The True Character of Love

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The True Character of Love

• 1 John 311-24

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The True Character of Love

• Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt,
  then he wears it every day.

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The True Character of Love

• Love is the most important thing in the world,
  but baseball is pretty good, too.
• Greg, Age 8

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The True Character of Love

• "Love will find you, even if you are trying to
  hide from it. I have been trying to hide from it
  since I was five, but the girls keep finding
  me."
• Bobby, age 8

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The True Character of Love

• "Lovers will just be staring at each other and
  their food will get cold. Other people care more
  about the food." Brad, age 8

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The True Character of Love

• "It's love if they order one of those desserts
  that are on fire. They like to order those
  because it's just like how their hearts are... on
  fire."
• Christine, age 9

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The True Character of Love

• Kids Love Songs
• 'How Do I Love Thee When You're Always Picking
  Your Nose?'
• 'You Are My Darling Even Though You Also Know My
  Sister.
• 'I Love Hamburgers, I Like You!'
• 'I Am in Love with You Most of the Time, but
  Don't Bother Me When I'm with My Friends.'
• 'Hey, Baby, I Don't like Girls but I'm Willing to
  Forget You Are One!'

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The True Character of Love

• Greater love has no one than this, that one lay
  down his life for his friends.
• John 1513

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The True Character of Love

• The Way of Cain Worldly Hatred
• (11-15).

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The True Character of Love

• Whoever drinks of the water that I will give
  him shall never thirst but the water that I will
  give him will become in him a well of water
  springing up to eternal life. John 414

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The True Character of Love

• The Way of Cain Worldly Hatred
• (11-15).
• The Way of Christ Sacrificial Love (16-23).
• A. What It Looks Like (16-18).

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The True Character of Love

• Love is sacrificial.
• Love is generous.
• Love is active

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The True Character of Love

• The Way of Cain Worldly Hatred
• (11-15).
• The Way of Christ Sacrificial Love (16-23).
• A. What It Looks Like (16-18).
• B. The Assurance It Provides (19- 23).

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