Love’s Lifestyle

From Pastor Tricia -

Recently, in Travelers (you all are invited, by the way, to join us Thursday nights at 7.00), we have been exploring what the Scriptures teach about the concepts of love, obedience and unity and how they relate to the life of a disciple or follower of Christ.  We are on a quest to bring definition to these terms and out of that we hope to bring definition to our lives, ultimately displaying the life of Christ in, around, and through us (godly living), as we adjust our lives to what we are learning.

As we have let the Scriptures define love, we have discovered that the Word encourages us to so much more than just having an understanding of the concept of love, but invites us to actually put it into practice and live a lifestyle of love.

So what does it look like to live a lifestyle of love?  While the New Testament makes a great case for God’s love for us and of our love response back to Him, did you know that most of the mentions of love in the NT have to do with how you and I as Christ followers should live a life of love. In The Message Bible, Paul brings great definition to living a life of love in his letter to the Ephesian church: “Mostly what God does is love you.  Keep company with Him and learn a life of love.  Observe how Christ loved us.  His love was not cautious but extravagant.  He didn’t love in order to get something from us, but to give everything of Himself to us.  Love like that.” (Eph. 5.2)   Learn and live the love of Jesus…give everything and expect nothing… love like that…

So what’s your lifestyle of love look like? How well is Christ being shown in, around, and through your life these days?  Maybe it’s time for some definition.

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