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EternityInsights into Grace, Image, Vision, and

Eternity

1. What is LOVE?1. What is LOVE?

Love is a relationship Love is a relationship

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1. What is LOVE?1. What is LOVE?

It is more blessed to give than to receive Acts 20:35 It is more blessed to give than to receive Acts 20:35

Love is a relationship Love is a relationship Love is a giving (act) Love is a giving (act)

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1. What is LOVE?1. What is LOVE?

Love is a relationship Love is a relationship Love is a giving (act) Love is a giving (act) Love’s ingredients (GIVE): Love’s ingredients (GIVE):

Grace– kindness, that’s freely given Grace– kindness, that’s freely given

Image – God’s image = God’s nature of love Image – God’s image = God’s nature of love Vision – hope, view of great future Vision – hope, view of great future

Eternity – time which never ends Eternity – time which never ends

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2. Who is perfect LOVE?2. Who is perfect LOVE?

God is merciful! He is kind and patient, and his love never fails. God’s Nature

God is merciful! He is kind and patient, and his love never fails. God’s Nature Nobody has seen God, but Jesus shows us who God is, and what God is like

God’s Image

Nobody has seen God, but Jesus shows us who God is, and what God is like

God’s Image Jesus is perfect love, God’s one and only son dwelling among us full of grace and truth God’s Beloved

Jesus is perfect love, God’s one and only son dwelling among us full of grace and truth God’s Beloved

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3. Where does perfect LOVE come from?3. Where does perfect LOVE come from?

God gives perfect love through Jesus Christ for free, so we should receive it without hesitation

God gives perfect love through Jesus Christ for free, so we should receive it without hesitation

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When Jesus died on the cross, When Jesus died on the cross,

HE fulfilled perfect LOVE from GodHE fulfilled perfect LOVE from God

4. LOVE is in practice at International Home4. LOVE is in practice at International Home

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Jesus, Son of God, our saviorJesus, Son of God, our savior

Love people from the heartLove people from the heart

Hospitality shows LOVEHospitality shows LOVE

Enabling & Encouraging each other demonstrates:

“Love one another”

Enabling & Encouraging each other demonstrates:

“Love one another”

Personal illustration & practicePersonal illustration & practice

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish, but have eternal life

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish, but have eternal life

(John 3:16)

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Perfect LOVE is freely givenPerfect LOVE is freely given through Jesusthrough Jesus