The Missing ingredient Week 2

SCRIPTURES FROM SUNDAY:

1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Galatians 5:16-18, 22-26; John 13:34-45; 1 John 4:7-12

REFLECT/DISCUSS:

Q: How would you define the word love? Is it a feeling? Action? Choice? Experience? Something Else?

Q: How do you know if someone loves you? You love someone else?

Q: Compare your answers to the last couple of questions to 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. How are your ideas similar to the love God describes here? How are they different?

Q: How often do you think about the connection between your love for God and your love for other people? Based on what you see in the scriptures above, how would you describe God’s view of the link between the two?

Q: Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 and substitute your name for the word love. (Ex. Bob is patient, Bob is kind….) How accurately does this passage describe you right now? Which elements of love feel like a fit? Which don’t?

Q: If becoming more loving is a combination of God’s Spirit working in us and our cooperation with Him (see Galatians 5), which do you need more of right now: God’s power or your effort?

Q: Do you ever notice yourself choosing between following God’s Spirit or your own corrupt nature? How do you pay attention to your spiritual nature and let God lead you on a day-to-day basis?

TRY IT:

1. Identify one aspect of love that you need help with. Ask God to make you more loving this week. Pay attention to the opportunities you’re given to act that way.

2. Memorize 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

FOR NEXT WEEK:
Read 1 Corinthians 13:8-13