{"id":7467,"date":"2018-01-22T08:01:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T13:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=7467"},"modified":"2018-01-22T08:01:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T13:01:38","slug":"true-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2018\/01\/true-love\/","title":{"rendered":"True Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THEME: Uncharted
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SERIES: Transformed<\/h2>\n

TITLE: True Love
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Text:\u00a0 Romans 12:9-13<\/h2>\n

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\u201cBy the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don\u2019t matter at all, because once you are Real, you can\u2019t be ugly, except to people who don\u2019t understand.\u201d\u00a0 Quote from Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams<\/p>\n

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I.\u00a0\u00a0 TRUE LOVE\u2019S FUNCTIONS \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Turn to I Corinthians 9: 24-27<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 True love lacks (hypocrisy<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 True love (discriminates<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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II.\u00a0 TRUE LOVE\u2019S DISPLAY<\/h4>\n

5 Love Languages:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Physical Touch<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Quality Time<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Acts of Service<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Words of Affirmation<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Receiving Gifts<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

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8 ways to display love to others:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brotherly affection. Another word for this is (devotion<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unselfishness. Another way: (showing honor<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enthusiasm. Another way: (Be passionate<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hope. Confident expectation of (the future<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be patient in difficulty. No matter: (God is in control<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be prayerful. (Be constant<\/strong><\/span>) in prayer.<\/p>\n

7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be generous. (Provide<\/strong><\/span>) for others when needed.<\/p>\n

8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hospitality. Word means (love for strangers<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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NEXT WEEK: \u00a0\u00a0Series: Transformed<\/p>\n

Title: True Love Tested<\/p>\n

Scripture: Romans 12: 14-21<\/p>\n

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