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10. Think about a way you have experienced God’s love in the past. How can remembering times like that help when you experience times of adversity, rejection, or animosity?
How does God’s love help you face those trials (see Colossians 3:13)?
11. What are some practical ways you believe God wants us to live our lives as a response to the gift of His unconditional love and forgiveness?
12. What do you think would happen in our town and neighborhoods if our group reacted in these practical ways to the truth of God’s unconditional love and forgiveness without reservation?
What is stopping us?
Prayer Requests

Doing life together

April 22, 2018
Living with Love
1 John 3:11-24
Love must be a C C in the life of every believer
1. Because… we’re T by love
2. Because… we’re C by love
Ezekiel 33:31
3. Because… we’re E by love
Hebrews 4:16
What do I need to do with what I have heard today?

April 22, 2018
1. What is the most radical act of love you have ever seen or experienced?
2. What is the difference between doing something out of love and doing something to earn love?
read romans 5:1-5
3. Paul began his explanation of how the gospel—the good news of saving grace in Jesus—impacts the lives of those who believe in Jesus. How have you struggled with the issue of peace with God?
Why is peace with God such a significant benefit of having a relationship with Jesus?
How should this peace impact our relationships with others?
4. Paul mentioned hope three times in these five verses. How should our hope in the glory of God change our values and priorities for how we do life?

GROWTH GROUP HOMEWORK

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5. In verse 5, Paul wrote that God has poured out His love in the lives of His children. What would you identify as examples of God’s love being poured out daily into your life?
What are some steps we could take to be more consistently aware of His love?
Read romans 5:6-11
6. Paul revealed that although our sin offended God and alienated us from Him, if we have trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins, we have been restored into a favorable relationship with Him. What do these verses teach us about the nature of love?
What do they teach us about God?
7. Is there anything we need to do as sinners to persuade God to love us? Explain.
Why would He love people like us?
8. If God’s love compelled Christ to die for us when we were alienated from Him by our sin, of what can we be confident now, having been reconciled to Him? See verse 10.
9. In light of God’s unconditional love for us, how should we as God’s people respond to others in love, even those who reject us?