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What Do You Love?

Are we loving the wrong things? The Subject of Love Important to every Christian 2 Pet. 1:7 Matt. 22:34-40 1 John 4:18-19 Is our service a drudgery? Are we loving the wrong things?

Colossians 3:13 What are we doing to overcome darkness? Misdirected Love Loving darkness John 3:19,20 (Agape) The message of Jesus rejected Is today any different? 1 John 5:19, Lk. 9:62 Colossians 3:13 What are we doing to overcome darkness?

James 4:4 How close are we to the world? Misdirected Love The World 1 John 2:15-17 (Agape) We live in a lustful world 2 Timothy 3:4 – perilous times James 4:4 How close are we to the world?

1 Tim. 6:6 Are we content with what we have? Misdirected Love Money 1 Tim. 6:9-10 (Philaguria) The pursuit of things are all around us Is this closer than it should be? Heb. 13:5, Lk. 12:15 1 Tim. 6:6 Are we content with what we have?

Phil. 2:3-5 Do we think of our brethren and others as we ought to? Misdirected Love Praise of men John 12:42-43 (Agape) Far too many crave acceptance at the cost of truth. 3 John 9 (fond of being first) Phil. 2:3-5 Do we think of our brethren and others as we ought to?

Matt. 6:33 Is God really first in our lives? Matt. 16:24, Rom. 12:1-2 Misdirected Love Toward self 2 Tim. 3:2 (Filautos) At the foundation of our sinful world – SELFISHNESS! Driven by Ego! Matt. 6:33 Is God really first in our lives? Matt. 16:24, Rom. 12:1-2

Properly directed Love Is toward God Matt. 22:37, 1 John 4:19, 5:3 (agape)

Properly directed Love Is toward His word Psalm 119:119, 97 Psalm 1:1-2

Properly directed Love Is toward truth 2 Thess. 2:10-12 What is truth? John 17:17 An acknowledgment that God’s word is ABSOLUTE truth!

Properly directed Love Is toward our neighbors Matt. 22:39 What is truth? John 17:17 Our neighbor is whoever we can help (Lk. 10:29-37)

Properly directed Love Is toward our companions Eph. 5:25 - husbands Titus 2:4 – Wives 1 Pet. 3:7

Properly directed Love Is toward our brethren 1 Pet. 2:17 – love the brotherhood 1 John 3:14, 4:20-21, John 13:34-35

Properly directed Love Is toward our enemies Matt. 5:43-47 – love them, bless them, pray for them, do good for them

Properly directed Love Described: 1 Cor. 13:1-8 “…Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;…”

Properly directed Love 1 Cor. 13:1-8 – “…does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails.”

Which path will you choose?