{"id":4584,"date":"2015-07-12T17:59:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T21:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=4584"},"modified":"2015-07-12T17:59:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T21:59:18","slug":"the-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2015\/07\/the-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SERIES:\u00a0 Freedom!
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TITLE:\u00a0 The Winner
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Scripture:\u00a0 Galatians 5:22
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cLove is the beginning and the end, and everything in between, and everything before and everything after. Love is infinite, immeasurable. Love is complete. Love is the answer, not the question. Love is always good.\u201d Jason Clark in Prone to Love (pp.29-30)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cLeading with love is counterintuitive in today\u2019s business environment because it turns many so-called leadership principles upside-down.\u201d Joel Manby in Love Works (p.12)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0 LOVE\u2019S FOUNDATION
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4 basic words in the Greek language which we translate love<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Storge\u2019 is (family love<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eros- (selfish<\/strong><\/span>) \u201clove\u201d-\u00a0 \u201cI love you if\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philos- (brotherly<\/strong><\/span>) love- \u201cI love you because\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Agape- (unselfish<\/strong><\/span>) love- \u201cI love you in spite of\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBy this we know love, that he laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.\u201d I John 3:16<\/p>\n

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One step further: I John 4:9-11 (p.1023)\u00a0 Propitiation means (atoning sacrifice<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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II.\u00a0\u00a0 LOVE\u2019S REACH
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\u201cLove in your heart isn\u2019t put there to stay. Love isn\u2019t love till you give it away.\u201d Oscar Hammerstein II<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Love gives, (whatever the cost<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Love stays, (defying the odds<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Love forgives, (declaring supremacy<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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Qualities of love: I Corinthians 13.<\/p>\n

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NEXT WEEK:\u00a0 The Real Thing<\/p>\n

Scripture: Galatians 5: 22<\/p>\n

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SERIES:\u00a0 Freedom! TITLE:\u00a0 The Winner Scripture:\u00a0 Galatians 5:22   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cLove is the beginning and the end, and everything in between, and everything before and everything after. Love is infinite, immeasurable. Love is complete. Love is the answer, not the question. Love is always good.\u201d Jason Clark in Prone to Love (pp.29-30)   \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cLeading with … <\/p>\n

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