Experiencing the Love of God
By Women of Faith and Patsy Clairmont
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We see love everywhere. It binds husbands and wives, parents and children, brothers and sisters, and close friends. But all the love we experience in this world pales by comparison to the love God has shown to us. This was a love so profound that He “gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish” (John 3:16).
In Experiencing the Love of God, you will look at key passages in Scripture that talk about the divine love that God has for you. You will see how the Bible is really a love story, for God—your Hero—was so determined to be with you that He went to incredible lengths to save you. One day, He will return for you and take you to the home He has prepared! God’s love is truly unparalleled, and all He asks is that you receive it!
The Women of Faith® Bible Studies provide intriguing insights into topics that are relevant to women’s lives today. Each guide includes twelve weeks of study, down-to-earth illustrations, and reflections to help you move the truth from your head to your heart. A leader’s guide for use with small groups is also included.
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Experiencing the Love of God - Women of Faith
Copyright 2005 © Thomas Nelson
Previously Published as Receiving God’s Love
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ISBN: 978-0-3106-8273-8
ISBN: 978-0-3106-8274-5 (eBook)
First Printing August 2016
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In this ebook edition, please use your device’s note-taking function to record your thoughts wherever you see the bracketed instructions [Your Notes] or [Your Response Here]. Use your device’s highlighting function to record your response whenever you are asked to checkmark, circle, underline, or otherwise indicate your answer(s).
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Ebook Instructions
Foreword
Introduction
Theme Verse
Chapter 1 God Is Love
Chapter 2 God So Loved
Chapter 3 Chosen
Chapter 4 This I Know
Chapter 5 Responding
Chapter 6 If You Love Me
Chapter 7 Set Your Affections
Chapter 8 Love Is Kind
Chapter 9 Abiding in Love
Chapter 10 Commanded to Love
Chapter 11 Love Compels Us
Chapter 12 Beloved
Shall We Review?
Leader’s Guide
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I love valentines! I think it’s a leftover from my childhood when I would decorate a shoe box, put a slot in the top of the box, and then wait for my classmates to fill it. Gratefully, they did. Boys and girls would line up around the room and drop cards in each mailbox. Adorable cupids, bouquets of forget-me-nots, and chubby red hearts crowded the brightly colored greetings—greetings usually touting one’s fondness for the recipient, asking the age old question, Will you be my Valentine?
I still have the first valentine my husband ever sent me when I was 15 and he was 16. And get this—I still have a valentine I made my dad when I was 10 years old. I know I may seem sappy, but there’s just something about love. It makes the soul sing, the feet dance, and the heart celebrate!
This study is a Women of Faith® valentine
designed with you in mind. We care about you and we can think of no better way to express our fondness than a study on the greatest love of all time—God’s love. Divine love that is tender and sometimes tough—tough in the sense that it is not the mushy-gushy crush of a fickle child, but it’s the steadfast, holy heart of a God who has manifested His love to us through Christ. Talk about a valentine! He sent us His Son that we might know of His holy affection for us—for while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
I don’t know about you but I am a visual learner, which is probably why I enjoy valentines. I can hold, touch, display, and reread, each of them reminding me of the sender’s feelings for me. Likewise, when I see a sample, a map, or a model from a lesson I’m far more likely to remember it, which is why I appreciate Trinkets to Treasure
in each section of this study. The trinkets
are physical visuals, which help tack the truths we study to our minds, so we don’t forget.
Life is breakneck for most of us. Exhaustion is a constant complaint especially among us girls. We feel, at times, overworked and under appreciated. It’s easy to run ourselves numb, so we need the tender jolts of love-notes to thaw our hearts, to cheer our dispositions, and to remind us what this life is really all about.
Girlfriends, you are of value. You matter and you are loved.
—Patsy Clairmont
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Have you ever meandered through the index of your hymnal and considered just how many hymns extol God’s great love for us? What Wondrous Love Is This?
O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus.
Jesus Loves Even Me.
Consider for a moment what each of these song titles is saying, the messages they convey: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
—God’s love for us exceeds any other love we might experience. Jesus, Lover of My Soul
—we have a Savior who loves us for who we are on the inside. O Perfect Love
—flawless, faultless, fervent, forever love. And look at some of the lines: Amazing love, how can it be?
I will sing of my Redeemer, and His wondrous love for me.
O, how He loves you and me.
Thy loving kindness is better than life.
We sing them with familiarity, but do we consider the truth behind these lyrics?
God’s love for us really is wondrous, perfect, deep, divine. In this study, we’ll take the time to look at the key passages in our Bibles that talk about that love. We need to understand the precious nature of the love God holds out to us in order to receive it with our whole heart.
I’ve never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!
Jeremiah 31:3 MSG
images/img-11-1.jpgCHAPTER ONE
GOD IS LOVE
GOD IS LOVE, AND ALL WHO LIVE IN LOVE LIVE IN GOD, AND GOD LIVES IN THEM.
1 John 4:16
NLT
CLEARING THE COBWEBS
Is your hometown famous for anything—some landmark, special dish, or other claim to fame?
The Krispy Kreme doughnut chain gained national attention in the 1990s when it began opening stores outside the southeastern United States. I know for me, I had never even heard of them before moving to