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happy Valentine's Day

  Welcome to Valentine’s Day.  Don’t expect some of that sappy, romantic sharing that some might share, or I might have shared in the past.  But what you will get today is just a little look at what God says love is all about. Here we go.  Just three different things to help us know real, lasting and incredible love. 1 John 4:18-19  NLT   Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. 19 We love each other because he loved us first. The beginning of love is with the one who loves us most.  Perfect love that have changed us and will continue to change us.   1 Corinthians 13:4-7  NLT   Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but r...

what His love does

What difference does God’s love make?   Maybe we are talking about His love in the world or the way that His love deals with us.   Maybe we are talking about how His love changes our outlook on life or on others. The fact is that God’s love does many things.   Here are a few: 1 John 4:16-21   NLT We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. 17  And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. 18  Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. 19  We love each other because he loved us first. 20  If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar;...