The document discusses the importance of love according to 1 John 4:7-12. It says that God showed his love for us by sending his Son to be the atonement for our sins. Because of how much God has loved us, we ought to love one another. When we love one another, God remains in us and his love is perfected in us.

2. 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from
God, and whoever loves has been born of God and
knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not
know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of
God was made manifest among us, that God sent his
only Son into the world, so that we might live
through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved
God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the

3. propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved
us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has
ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in
us and his love is perfected in us.
- 1 John 4:7-12

4. Love:
1) Having an interest in, and high regard for, the well-
being of people in general.
2) A conscious choice to pursue the good for another,
usually at one’s own personal expense.

5. Love:
1) Having an interest in, and high regard for, the well-
being of people in general.
2) A conscious choice to pursue the good for another,
usually at one’s own personal expense.
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he
loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our
sins. - v. 10

6. If I’m Going to Love Others (When I Don’t Like Them) as
God has Loved Me, I Must:

7. If I’m Going to Love Others (When I Don’t Like Them) as
God has Loved Me, I Must:
1) Willfully Abandon My Contempt for People In
General.

9. If I’m Going to Love Others (When I Don’t Like Them) as
God has Loved Me, I Must:
2) Reorder My Life Toward Seeking the Good For Those
Whom God Has Placed Around Me.

10. If I’m Going to Love Others (When I Don’t Like Them) as
God has Loved Me, I Must:
2) Reorder My Life Toward Seeking the Good For Those
Whom God Has Placed Around Me.
Critical Question: “What do the people who are around
me now really need, that only I can give them?”

11. YTD Snapshot:

12. YTD Snapshot:
Goal – $21,800/week

13. YTD Snapshot:
Goal – $21,800/week
1st Quarter (Jan – Mar): $19,133

14. YTD Snapshot:
Goal – $21,800/week
1st Quarter (Jan – Mar): $19,133
2nd Quarter (Apr – present): $19,489

15. YTD Snapshot:
Goal – $21,800/week
1st Quarter (Jan – Mar): $19,133
2nd Quarter (Apr – Jun): $19,489
$2,311/week deficit in actual spending

16. What That Means:
$2,311/week

17. What That Means:
$2,311/week
$5.00/person

18. Solutions:

19. Solutions:
1. If you’re cheerfully and sacrificially giving your tithes and
offerings, thank you!

20. Solutions:
1. If you’re cheerfully and sacrificially giving your tithes and
offerings, thank you!
2. If you’re giving but not tithing, consider the 6-month Tithing
Challenge

21. Solutions:
1. If you’re cheerfully and sacrificially giving your tithes and
offerings, thank you!
2. If you’re giving but not tithing, consider the 6-month Tithing
Challenge
3. If you aren’t giving, start with $5 a week!