©Archangel Raphael and St. Mina, Palmdale CASeattle, Love Ret., March 2013 LoveLoveLoveLove.

©Archangel Raphael and St. Mina, Palmdale CA Seattle, Love Ret., March 2013

Love


Love

What ?

Why?

How?


What is Love ?


Love is...When someone hurts you... even when you hurt

terribly...you don’t cry because you know it will hurt the person who

has hurt you!

Mathew – 6 years old


The word Love has 3 different meanings


CarnalDimensionsCarnal

Dimensions

DivineDimensio

ns

DivineDimensio

ns

Eros Eros

Philo Philo

Aghape

Aghape

HumanDimension

s

HumanDimension

s

Me-Me(Media Love )

Pure selfishnessReceive only

Mutual benefits

Me-U

(Natural Love)Give / Receive

U-U (Divine love)

Give / Give

Self-sacrificing


"For God So Loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16,


Bible it


1Co 13

Bible it


• Love is Patient, love is kind.

• It does Not envy, it does Not

boast,

• it is Not proud. 5 It does Not

dishonor others,

• 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.

Love Never Fails


Love is sacrifice so you sacrifice yourself to give whatever the others like even you don't like it but u gonna do it for them!


Love is a decision & Choice


Love is something to learn & practice


Tank of Love

Fill My

Heart with

Your Love


It's apparently thatGod's decided law of the universe that

Fulfillment Is To Be Found In

Giving - Not Receiving


Despite what society

says these days!

If we only receive,

eventually we begin to

feel empty!


If u do everything in

love, do not Expect

anything in Return ?

Love is our own

Rewards!


All our deeds & action

to be done in love

"By this all will know that

you are My Disciples, if

you have LOVE for one

another" (Joh 13 : 35)


The 5 Languages of Love

Time

Giftswords

Actions Touches


The 5 Languages of LoveThree Directions

God

Me

Me Others


God

Me


God’s Love

Clearly seen & Understood by the things that are made,


God’s Love


God

Me


1.Time: sat at Jesus’ feet

2.Touches: kissing His feet

3.Acts: washed His feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.

4.Gifts: fragrant oil.5.Words: tears


The 5 Languages of LoveThree Directions

God

Me

Me Others


The 5 Languages of Love

Time

Giftswords

Actions Touches

Primary Language


Primary Language ? 3 Questions

1. What they complain about more often?

2. the thing that hurts you most?

3. How do u express love to other people?

We have to be willing to learn the other's language , The more we do

it, the more we will feel comfortable about it


Touches


Love expressed by Touches

Our Lord touched the leper before He healed him.

The bleeding woman: He stopped and asked “who touched me?

“ Be confident”



Smile International Language

Looking at the EyesThe Rich man, “ He looked

at him and Loved him”With Purity



Shaking hands, Hugging , Kissing,

Patting on the back Start by touching ur hand

We have to be willing to learn other's language

The more we do it, the more we will feel comfortable

about it


TIME

Undivided attention “All Yours”

Undivided attention “All Yours”


Love expressed by Time spent

Best: Quality: May be short but valuable

Quantity time is to do something together so after we finish this is we did it together

Whether activities or conversation


Gifts

What do they like ? What do they like ?


Love expressed by Gifts

Our Lord is always giving

The woman who gave the

two mites, was counted

more than all.

Way of presenting: How do you

give?!, you spent time to think

How to offer.


Love expressed by Gifts

Surprises/ Occasions: Gifts do not have to be

expensive! He was thinking about me!

What kind of gift they want ! Put an effort to know what they want !

Go & ask


WordsOf Love

CaringCaringActive Listening

Active Listening

I am sorryI am sorry

Encouragement AppreciationEncouragement Appreciation

LoveLove


ActsOf Love

EffortEffort

Sharing

Sharing

SimpleSimple

Unexpected

Unexpected


Love expressed by Acts

What I can do to help you? What they can do to make

your life easier? How can I be a better husband 2u?

I let her teach me how to serve her!

Serving her , serving Christ

" for ur love sake"


Doing the right because its right not waiting for The result

Pleasing God not a man! what do you like vs what they like


When I give her what she needed she will give me what I needed !

When I'm speaking your language and you speaking my language we will feel in love

When I understand the value! I will learn the language that would make the other feel in love

©Archangel Raphael and St. Mina, Palmdale CASeattle, Love Ret., March 2013 LoveLoveLoveLove.

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