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On The Wire Brad Powell, May 12-13, 2012

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Brad Powell, May 12-13, 2012

Genuine love is the safety net that frees us to experience healthy relationships. Genuine love is expressed by our will, but too often we express love based on our feelings. To love according to our will, we need objective discernment, healthy consciences, predetermined behavior, and discipline willpower.

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Series: The Family Circus Talk: On the Wire Weekend Services, May 12-13, 2012Introduction:Truth: Genuine love is the _____ ____ that _____ ___ to experience healthy and fulfilling relationships.1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.The Definition: Genuine love is…<ul><li>___________ rather than ________. </li><li>___________ rather than ________. </li><li>___________ rather than __________.</li><li>___________ rather than __________. </li></ul>The Problem: We tend to love according to ___ _______.The Solution: We must learn to love according to ____ _____.Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.The Requirements:<ul><li>________ ___________ Proverbs 3:21-22 - My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight; they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.   </li><li>________ __________ Acts 24:16 - So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.   </li><li>__________ _________ Daniel 1:8a - But Daniel resolved not to defile himself…   </li><ul><li>Predetermine to be _____. 1 Thessalonians 5:15b - …always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. </li><li>Predetermine to be _________. Proverbs 12:18 - Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. </li><li>Predetermine to be _______. Lamentations 3:22-23 - Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. </li><li>Predetermine to seek _________ and to be _______. Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.   </li></ul><li>_________ ________ 1 Corinthians 9:27 - But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. (NKJV) </li></ul>Application: In order to have healthy and fulfilling families and relationships that last, we must never _____ a __________ without ________ the safety net.1 Corinthians 13:8a - Love never fails.Final Thought: It’s impossible to _________ _____ until we have experienced the _________ _____ of God.1 John 4:7-11 - Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God…This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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