Monday Mar 03, 2025
Episode 69 - Heart Health and Love, Part 3
Leading up to and throughout Lent, keep in mind that above all, this season is a time for deepening your relationship with the Lord. The three pillars of Lent—prayer, fasting and almsgiving—serve as guideposts on this 40-day journey. Prayer, in particular, holds a special place in this season of repentance and renewal..
What is true love?
'The light of God’s love shined within us when he sent his matchless Son into the world so that we might live through him. This is love: He loved us long before we loved him . It was his love, not ours. He proved it by sending his Son to be the pleasing sacrificial offering to take away our sins. Delightfully loved ones, if he loved us with such tremendous love, then “loving one another” should be our way of life! No one has ever gazed upon the fullness of God’s splendor. But if we love one another, God makes his permanent home in us, and we make our permanent home in him, and his love is brought to its full expression in us. And he has given us his Spirit within us so that we can have the assurance that he lives in us and that we live in him.'
1 John 4:9-13
- 1 John 4:19: "We love because he first loved us"
- John 3:16: "For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life"
- 1 John 3:1: "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we could be called children of God; and so we are"
Love between people
1 Corinthians 13:13
"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love"
1 John 4:7
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God"
1 Peter 4:8
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins"
- John 13:34-35
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another"
The importance of love
- Colossians 3:14
"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity" - Ephesians 4:2
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love"
The five love languages
Words of Affirmation:People with this love language feel most loved when they hear positive and encouraging words from their partner.
Acts of Service:This means showing love through actions like doing chores, running errands, or completing tasks for the other person.
Receiving Gifts:Individuals with this love language feel appreciated when they receive thoughtful presents, which symbolize that their partner was thinking of them.
Quality Time:This involves giving your full attention to your partner during dedicated time together, like having deep conversations or engaging in shared activities.
Physical Touch:People with this love language feel most loved through physical contact like hugging, kissing, holding hands, or cuddling.
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