Live LIGHT. Week 2 Tools

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1 Live LIGHT Week 2 Tools

2 Resources to Live LIGHT You can watch the videos and download the resources from other weeks on our website - Print off your personalized Identity in Christ AND book of Ephesians at Imagine Publishing. Used with permission.

3 Live LIGHT Challenge Pledge Live Loved Jesus said Make yourselves at home in my love. John 15:9 I pledge for the next 6 weeks to read Jesus everyday, read somewhere else in the Bible everyday and every week read something that makes my brain hurt. Live Intentional Jesus said I only do what I see the Father doing. John 5:19 I pledge for the next 6 weeks to practice God Talk for 15 minutes each day. Live Generous Jesus said Give away your life. Luke 6:38 I pledge for the next 6 weeks to bless three people every week - one inside the church, one outside the church and someone God highlights for me. Live Happy Jesus said, Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. Matthew 11:29 I pledge for the next 6 weeks to invite three people into a rhythm of my life each week, someone inside the church, someone outside the church and someone God highlights for me. Live Today Jesus said As you go... Matthew 10:7-8 I pledge for the next 6 weeks to meet with my Soul Friends for one hour every week and allow them to me accountable to Live LIGHT. This I pledge before God: Name Date

4 How to know if I live loved - notes August 13, 2017 Do you know you re l by God? 1 John 4:7-11 Do you know you can t be s from His love? Romans 8:37-39 Do you know His love h us in struggles? Romans 5:3-5 Do you know love f the law? Mark 12:28-24 The problem with Love Agapeo is not based on f. Agapeo is an a that comes from a decision. Will you make the decision to live loved? What does it mean to live Loved? (Find this in the 5 questions to know if I live loved tool.) 1. How did I g in the revelation of His love this week? 2. How did I live loved t God this week? 3. How did I live loved in a and truth this week? 4. How did I s my love to other Christians this week? 5. Do I need to f or ask for forgiveness of anyone this week?

5 How do you know you re responding to God s love? John 15: signs we re responding to God s love 1. We have no fears about our p being answered. Psalm 37:3-5, Isaiah 26:3 2. We b much fruit Colossians 1:9-10, Colossians 1:3-6, Galatians 5: We o his commands John 14: Our j is complete Nehemiah 8:10 5. We Love e other 1 John 4:7 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

6 Get filled up with Jesus this week. Read both passages each day and answer the following questions: 1. How can I summarize each passage into two or three sentences? 2. What does each passage teach me? 3. What is the Lord specifically leading me to do in response to this passage? Theme Read Jesus Read Theme Live Loved (Love) John John John 17 John John Matthew 3:1-4:1 Luke 17:1 8 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Romans 5: Peter 4:7-11 Ephesians 3:14-21 Hebrews 13:1-6 Galatians 5:16-26 Philippians 2:1-10

7 Take one of these statements about God s love for you each day and respond to God s thoughts for you. Write down His response to your response. It may help to read the context of these statements. Meditate on what s around these citations. Try to take 15 minutes a day to learn to converse with the Father with this tool. Day 1 - Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17 I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33 Day 2 - I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3 Day 3 - I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 Day 4 - I am the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Day 5 - I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Day 6 - One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4 Day 7 - I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23

8 3 people I can bless Dream with God How I can bless them 3 rhythms this week Dream with God what ryhthms He wants me to open. When will you be connecting with your Soul Friends? Have you gone over your responses to the questions ahead of time?

9 5 questions to know if I Live Loved Live loved. What a great summation of how we ought to live. The Bible is full of encouragement for us to love because we ve been first loved by God. How to use this tool Step 1 - Study the scriptures. Don t take the references to scripture I ve given as something that shouldn t be checked out. Delve into the context of what surrounds these sound bites. You ll be blessed as you study more about what the New Testament says about love. Step 2 - Honestly ask yourself the questions. Listen for the Holy Spirit to show you things you might have missed. Make this park of your rhythm of life. Step 3 - Make yourself accountable to live loved more naturally. This is a great thing for spouses to do, just remember to speak the truth inl love. Often a spouse sees things from a much different perspective than we do. If you have Soul Friends, and use the questions we provide, you ll be holding yourself accountable to them. Be ready to expand on the answer for the question, have you live loved?. You can do that by answering these questions. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NLT)

10 To live loved means that we re loved and the fact we re loved by God is most important John 16:27, Romans 5:8, 1 John 3:1; 4:10;19, Revelation 1:5 Because God s love for us surpasses knowledge Ephesians 3:17-19 and nothing can separate us from His love Romans 8:35-39 remembering God is love and love comes from God 1 John 4:7-8;16 and he disciplines those He loves.hebrews 12:6; Revelation 3:19 1. How did I grow in the revelation of His love this week? To live loved means that we love God with all our hearts, soul, mind and strength.matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27 more than the earliest, dearest and nearest love.matthew 10:37, Luke 14:25 more than anything else in this world.matthew 6:24,Luke 16:13, 1 John 2:15 and show it by obeying Jesus John 14:15, John 14:21, John 14:23, John 15:10, 1 John 4:18-22, 1 John 2:3-5, 1 John 3:10, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 5:2-3, 2 John 1:6 helping his people Hebrews 6:10, 1 John 3:11,17-18 caring for the least of these Matthew 25:32-40 and seeking His Kingdom in all things Matthew 6:33 Knowing we re promised a crown of life. James 1:12 2. How did I live loved towards God this week? To live loved means we love in action and truth Our motivation is love 1 Corinthians 16:14, 2 Corinthians 5:14, Galatians 5:6, Colossians 3: 17 Our labour is prompted by love 1 Thessalonians 1:3 We re generous 2 Corinthians 8:7-8 We speak the truth in love Ephesians 4:15 We walk in love Ephesians 5:1 We grow in love Philippians 1:9, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:10 We keep ourselves in God s love Jude 1:21 We have peace and are thankful Colossians 3:14-15 We find comfort in love Philippians 2:1 Our love springs from hope Colossians 1:5 We have compassion, kindness, humility and patience Colossians 3:12 3. How did I live loved in action and truth this week?

11 To live loved means we love each other We forgive each other from our heart Matthew 18:35 We are patient, kind. We don t envy, don t boast and are not proud 1 Corinthians 13:4 We are not rude, we re not self-seeking, we re not easily angered 1 Corinthians 13:5 We are united together John 17:23 And can t be motivated by fear 1 John 4:18 Knowing love covers a multitude of sins 1 Peter 4:8 The only debt that remains outstanding is our debt to love one another Romans 13:8 4. How did I show my love to other Christians this week? To live loved means we live unoffendable We keep no record of wrong 1 Corinthians 13:5 We always protect, always trust, always hope and always persevere 1 Corinthians 13:7 We don t live offended at God Luke 7:23 We forgive as Christ forgave us Colossians 3:13-14 We walk in the Spirit and keep in step with the Spirit Galatians 5:25 We don t take revenge Romans 12:19 If our enemy is hungry we feed them or thirsty we give them something to drink Romans 12:20 We bless those who curse us Luke 6:28 We pray for those who persecute us Matthew 5:44 If someone strikes one cheek, we turn the other to them Matthew 5:39 We represent our Father who is love and sends rain on the righteous and unrighteous Matthew 5:45 People know we our His because of our love.john 13:35 5. Do I need to forgive or ask for forgiveness of anyone this week? Never forget You are loved. Live loved. and have fun storming the castle!

12 Live LOVED Homework 1. Sign the Live LIGHT pledge card (if you haven t) 2. Read Jesus everyday, read somewhere else in the Bible everyday and read something that makes my brain hurt. 3. Practice God Talk for 15 minutes each day. 4. Bless three people this week - one inside the church, one outside the church and someone God highlights for you. 5. Invite three people into a rhythm of my life each week, someone inside the church, someone outside the church and someone God highlights for me. 6. Meet with my Soul Friends for one hour every week and allow them to hold you accountable to Live LIGHT. Or at least pray about who to contact to be Soul Friends. 7. Use the 5 questions to know if I live loved tool in your quiet time this week. Let God show you if you can be more consistent in living loved.