1. SECTION 3.5
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2. MAIN IDEA
Jesus Christ showed us love, forgiveness, and grace when we didn’t deserve it. He continues to treat us with grace. We should follow His example by showing love, forgiveness, and grace to others.
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3. MEMORY VERSES
EPHESIANS 5:1-2 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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4. Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
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Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
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5. What makes that person a good example?
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What makes that person a good example?
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6. MAIN LESSON
1. We can learn to follow Jesus’ example of loving others by reading about how He lived in the Bible.
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7. MAIN LESSON
1 Peter 2:21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in His steps.
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8. MAIN LESSON
2. We were enemies of God because of sin and we do not deserve God’s love and forgiveness. Jesus’ greatest demonstration of love was His death that took the punishment for sin.
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9. MAIN LESSON
Romans 5:8 But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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10. MAIN LESSON
3. God wants us to follow Christ’s example of love. We can do this by forgiving others, showing them grace, and doing kind things for them.
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11. MAIN LESSON
Colossians 3:13 Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
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12. Who is our greatest example to follow?
FAITH IN ACTION
Who is our greatest example to follow?
Whom should we show the love of Christ to?
How can we show the love of Christ to others this week?
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13. SUM IT UP
We can learn to follow Jesus’ example of loving others by reading about how He lived in the Bible.
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14. SUM IT UP
We were enemies of God because of sin and we do not deserve God’s love and forgiveness. However, Jesus’ greatest demonstration of love was His death and resurrection that took the punishment for sin.
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15. SUM IT UP
God wants us to follow Christ’s example of love. We can do this by forgiving others, showing them grace, and doing kind things for them.
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