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Building RelationshipsBuilding Relationships with God’s LoveWeek one – ‘What matters Most’1.If I don’t live a life of love, nothing I say will matter.Verse 1: ‘If I could speak in any language in heaven or on earth, but I didn’t love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging symbol.’ (NLT)2. If I don't live a life of love, nothing I know will matter. Verse 2a: ‘If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I knew all the mysteries of the future and knew everything about everything, but didn't love others, what good would I be? (NLT)3. If I don’t live a life of love, nothing I believe will matter. Verse 2b: And if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, without love I would be no good to anybody’. (NLT)4. If I don’t live a life of love, nothing I give will matter.Verse 3 ‘If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would be of no value whatsoever.’ (NLT)“A new command I give you: Love one another.” John 13:34 ‘Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.’ 2 John 1:6(NLT) “Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other, let us really show it by our actions.” 1 John 3:18 (NLT)‘God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.’ 1 John 4:16 (NLT)Learn how mature love acts and respondsStart your day with a daily reminder to loveMemorise what God says about lovePractice acting in unselfish, loving waysGet support from other loving people“Let love be your greatest aim.” 1 Corinthians 14: 1“Dear God, I really do want to become a more loving person. I want to develop healthy, authentic relationships, so I'm going to give you the next 40 days of my life. I know it will be busy, but I want to thank you, God, in advance for all that you’re going to do in my life and in my relationships during the next 40 days. Help me to focus on what matters most. In Jesus’ name. Amen.” Click here for week 2 - 28th February Sermon Notes This website was created using MAGIX Website Maker You will need the current version of Adobe Flash Player to view it. Further information can be found at magix.info - the Multimedia Knowledge Community by MAGIX, the market leader for music, photo, and video software. |