Love perseveres. What does that mean to you? Has it been true in your life? When? When did love NOT persevere in your life?
Love perseveres. What makes it difficult for you to live this out? Could this change with God’s help? Have you asked for it? Could you do that now?
The Greeks recognized several types of love: agape (unconditional love), philos (brotherly/sisterly love), and eros (romantic love)
Which of these three do you think would be most likely to persevere? Why? Which would be least likely to persevere? Why?
Do you love Jesus? Are you willing to feed his sheep? What does that look like? What does that have to do with love perseveres?
Here’s what all of I Corinthians 13:7 (NIV) says: [Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Take a few minutes and think about this entire verse. What would your life look like if you took this verse seriously? Would you need to make some changes? What would they be? Are you willing to do that? With God’s help? Why not ask for it?
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