Jesus said that our unity and love will be the distinguishing marks of our faith in Him. It's how people will actually KNOW we belong to Jesus. This week's study for your LifeGroup gets real practical as we discuss  the "P" of EPIC: "Practical Love."

 

Stepping In: Getting things started!

 

1-What was the best thing that happened to you since we met last week?

 

2-“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” How have you seen this to be true in your own experience?

 

 

Building Up: What is God Saying? 

 

Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-4. What do you think is significant or powerful about the way the importance of love is described here?

 

 

Read 1 Corinthians 13:5-7. We’re going to camp out here and chew on these for a while. There are 16 phrases in these 3 verses that describe what practical love looks like in real life. Use phrases like these to help guide your discussion:

 

*I’ve seen practical love in action when …

 

*Love really changed things when I learned to …

 

*One person who did that for me was…, and here’s what happened…

 

*Practical love helped me avoid some serious pain by…

 

*I’d like to work on…

 

*Love has changed me because…

 

 

 

 

Living Out: How do I obey?

 

1- What’s one thing you will do this week to demonstrate “practical love” to someone who needs it?

 

2-Get a plan in place for your service project.