How to live in Love
1. Love Your Enemies
Matthew 5:43-48 – Love Your Enemies
Proverbs 25:21-22 – Give to Your Enemy In Need
Luke 6:27-36 – Do Good to those Who Hate You
Who is my enemy?
How can I reconcile with him
What is my profit if I continue to hate him?
Prayer: Most holy everlasting Lord,. Your love doesn’t discriminate and that is what I need to learn. Father, today open my understanding about your love and help me to love like you, in Jesus name, amen.
2. Love your neighbor
Matthew 22:36-40 – You shall love your neighbor as yourself
Romans 13:8-10 – Love does no wrong to a neighbor
John 15:12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
Who is my neighbor?
Who is my neighbour Luke 10:25–37.
1 Corinthians 10:24 Seeking the good of others
Helping the strangers -Hebrews 13:1-2
Prayer:
My heavenly Father help me to love like you . Open my eyes to see where love is needed and help me make a difference Jesus name, amen
3. Build on Love
Romans 12:16-18 -Live in harmony with one another
1 Peter 4:8 -We need to love one another
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Encourage one another
Prayer: Help me to build every relationship and conversation on love. I ask this in Jesus name, amen.
4. Speak with Love
Colossians 4:6 -Let your words seasoned with salt
Luke 6:45 – Our Heart is a treasure of good or evil
Ephesians 5:4 -Let no filthy words come out your mouth
Prayers: Lord let every word that comes out of my mouth be coated with your love so that people would see what you have done in me and give you the glory, in Jesus name I pray, amen.
5. You are loved by God
Jeremiah 31:3 –God loves you with an everlasting love
Romans 5:8 -God’s love is without any reason
Psalm 25:6 -God loves you with an everlasting love.
Prayer: Father I want to know you more and have an intimate relationship with you. Help me to know how deep your love for me is, help me to understand your love.
6. Everyone Deserves Love
Romans 13:8 –Owe nobody exempt love
Proverbs 3:3-4 -Let love not leave you
Colossians 3:13-14 Forgive one another
Everybody wants to be loved and respected, but do we love and respect others for who they are?
Prayer: -Heavenly Father, help me to love like you. I need to learn how to initiate acts of love to those around me just like you initiated love with us even when we were sinners. In Jesus name.
7. Living with love daily
Ephesians 5:25–27 -Love means commitment
1 Corinthians 13:4–8 -Love never ends
Ephesians 4:1–3 -Maintain the unity of the Spirit
Prayer: Father, please open my eyes of understanding to know what love can do in every situation and present me with opportunities where I will be able to use love to bring sinners into repentance. In Jesus name