Love: The Most Excellent Way, Part 5

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Love The Most Excellent Way, Part
5 Learning to Love Like Christ
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Dear John I want a man who knows what love is
all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful.
People who are not like you admit to being
useless and inferior. You have ruined me for
other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings
whatsoever when were apart. I can be forever
happy--will you let me be yours? Jane Dear
John I want a man who knows what love is. All
about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people,
who are not like you. Admit to being useless and
inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I
yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever.
When were apart, I can be forever happy. Will
you let me be? Yours, Jane
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• The believers STANDARD for love.
• A new commandment I give to you, that you love
  one another, even as I have loved you, that you
  also love one another. By this all men will know
  that you are My disciples, if you have love for
  one another."
• John 1334,35 NASB

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The Greek word for love (agape) indicates a
selfless concern for the welfare of others that
is not called forth by any lovableness in the
person loved, but it is the product of a will to
love in obedience to Gods command. It is like
Christs love manifested on the cross.
NIV Study Bible Notes 1 Cor. 13
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2. The SOURCE of Gods love. Now as to the love
of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to
write to you, for you yourselves are taught by
God to love one another for indeed you do
practice it toward all the brethren who are in
all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to
excel still more. 1 Thessalonians 29,10
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Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the
morningFor I trust in You Teach me the way
in which I should walk For to You I lift up my
soul. Psalm 1438
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3. Become CHRISTS disciple. A pupil is not
above his teacher but everyone, after he has
been fully trained, will be like his teacher.
Luke 640
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i. Put your trust in Christ Love is from
God and everyone who loves is born of God and
knows God. 1 John 47 NASB ii. Develop this
vital spiritual discipline DAILY TAWG (TIME
ALONE WITH GOD) In the early morning, while it
was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and
went away to a secluded place, and was praying
there. Mark 135
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• ABIDING in Christ.
• "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot
  bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the
  vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.
  I am the vine, you are the branches he who
  abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit,
  for apart from Me you can do nothing.
• John 54,5

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B. Walk by the SPIRIT. Galatians 514-26 the
whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the
statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS
YOURSELF." But if you bite and devour one
another, take care that you are not consumed by
one another. But I say, walk by the Spirit, and
you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh for these are
in opposition to one another, so that you may not
do the things that you please.
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But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not
under the Law. Now the deeds of the flesh are
evident, which are immorality, impurity,
sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife,
jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes,
dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness,
carousing, and things like these, of which I
forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that
those who practice such things will not inherit
the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control
against such things there is no law.
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Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also
walk by the Spirit. Let us not become boastful,
challenging one another, envying one another.
Galatians 514-26