1. Loving More through Love Languages by Jody Capehart
First Friday
October 5, 2012
www. jodycapehart.com
Head of School at Grace Academy of North Texas

2. What is “Love”? Love is a many splendored thing
Love is the most used word
Love is the most abused word
Love is the most desired word
Love is the most confused word,
So, “What is love?” 2

3. I believe there are layers to how each of us process and learn which reveals how we are uniquely created by God!
Process Information
Learning Styles
Preferences Brain
Research
Personalities
DISC

4. Personalities: DISC Model
Personality Inslghts

5. Personalities! Dynamic Donna Fun Loving Feebie Steady Sandy
Conscientious Connie,
Perfectionist Patty
Steady Sandy
Personalities!

6. We learn differently… Are you a Visual Vi? Are you an Auditory Audrey?
Are you a Tactual Tina?
Are you a Kinesthetic Karen?

7. How do you process information?
Are you a Concrete
Sequential Connie?
Do you need things to be
organized
sequential
predictable

8. Are you a…
Global Gladys?
Analytic Al?

9. I pondered….

10. Because, you see, I have assessments such as…

11. My Story

12. “Just 5 easy questions, dear!”

13. Question: “What fills up your love tank?”
Words of affirmation?
Quality time?
Giving and receiving gifts?
Acts of service?
Physical touch?

14. Fill ‘er up please!
Keeping the love tank full! Just 5 easy questions. How hard can this be? I had a captive audience…..

15. Turning point in MY life!
Was blind, but now I see!

16. These are the 5 Love Languages:
Words of affirmation
Quality time
Giving and receiving gifts
Acts of service
Physical touch

17. Love Language # 1 “Talking” Words of Affirmation
“The tongue has the power of life and death.” (Proverbs 18:21)
Words are powerful communicators of love.
The word encourage means to inspire courage.

18. Encouraging Words For your mate For your child For your parents
For your friends
For your co-workers
For your boss
For those you don’t like so much….

19. Words of Affirmation are:
Words that convey empathy
Words of kindness
Words of encouragement
Words of forgiveness

20. Lookin’ for the Signs:
They encourage others easily, naturally, and sincerely.
Their ‘inner flower’ wilts when they are around negative people.
Their ‘inner flower’ blooms and they lit up when they are encouraged.

21. and, of an empty love tank

22. Story of the Babbling Brook and The Dead Sea

23. Kids “Talking” Today

24. # 2: Quality Time
My Report card: F

25. What they need: Love is spelled T-I-M-E! Focused attention
Being together
Quality conversation
Eye-contact

26. Multi-tasking Cell phone interruptions Watching TV Texting

27. The irony….
I was giving “Gifts of Time” to my children without even realizing it…

28. I needed to fill up my husband’s “TIME” Love Tank:

29. #3: Giving and Receiving Gifts
Giving gifts
Receiving gifts
Gifts are visual symbols of love
Gifts that showed you were thinking of the other person
Not the value but the thought and time taken

30. What are some signs? They give meaningful gifts
They delight in the tiniest of “gifts” if they believe they reflect you were thinking of them.
As children, they make you presents.

31. What drains the Token Tank?
Gifts without meaning
Presents without their
presence
Disagreements about $

32. A true story about a big anniversary:
Both loved each other
She wanted…
He gave…
He wanted…
She gave…
Both came home with empty love tanks even though they really loved
each other.
Sad tale but ever so true.

33. # 4: Acts of Service Up and beyond the norm Doing the unexpected
Serving without being asked
“Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.”
(Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman page 92)

35. To whom do we serve? Mates Children Friends Neighbors Co-workers
Those in need
Those who can never do anything back for us.

36. Signs of the Love Language of “Acts of Service”
They love helping others
They “light up” when you do something for them
They “shut down” when acts of service are not present

37. #5 is: Physical Touch
Physical touch can make or break a relationship. It can communicate love…
or hate.

38. Signs of the Love Language of Touch:
In a child
In a teen
In an adult
In a marriage
In older people

39. Testimony Time
He said, “In our dating, I had always taken the initiative on kissing and hugging. She was always responsive. After we got married, she never wanted anything physical. I took it personally. I felt rejected, unwanted, and unloved. I withdrew completely.

40. The other side of the story…
She said, “When we were dating, I thought all the physical affection was how he showed me he loved me.
After we got married, it seemed that all he could think about was sex. Did he love me, or just my body? Did he want to spend time with me or just have sex?

41. God is always ‘right on’!
“This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.” (Ephesians 5:32-33 ESV)
Suggested Reading:
Ephesians 5
For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn

42. Wrapping it up with an easy way to remember:
Talking: Words of Affirmation Time: Quality Time Towel: Acts of Service Tokens: Giving and Receiving Gifts Touch: Appropriate Physical Touch

43. What is your love language?
Talk? Time? Towel?
Tokens or Touch?
“I feel most loved when…
We usually love others in our love language and feel most loved when it is returned in the same language.

44. How to tell the Love Language of others:
Look for how your loved one shows love.
If you aren’t sure, love in one language for a week at a time and watch how the person responds.
Look for signs of what fills up their “Love Tank”

45. How to best love those with the Love Language of “Words of Affirmation”
Communicate:
Kind Words
Positive, affirming words
Do:
Send encouraging notes
Avoid:
Critical words

46. How to best love those with the Love Language of “Quality Time”
Communicate:
One-on-one time
Without interruptions
Do:
Spend time together
Avoid:
Times apart
Spending too much time
time with others

47. How to best love those with the Love Language of “Acts of Service”
Communicate:
Action words: I will!
What else can I do?
Do:
Help with chores
Avoid:
Not doing your part or
waiting to be asked

48. How to best love those with the Love Language of “Giving and Receiving Gifts”
Communicate:
You are thinking of them
Do:
Give gifts for special times
and also, just because you
are thinking of them
Avoid:
Forgetting special and
significant dates

49. How to best love those with the Love Language of “Physical Touch”
Communicate:
Lots of non-verbals
Do:
Touch often, lovingly,
and appropriately
Avoid:
Physical neglect or
abuse

50. Look for the signs… If you are married:
What does your spouse do or fail to do that hurts you most deeply?
What have you most requested of your spouse?

51. What not to do:
Withhold love in their love language when you are angry with them
For children: use their love language to punish them for disobedience

52. Remember… Love is a choice.
Choose to give love outside of your love language because you love someone and want them to know it!
“Love doesn’t erase the past but it makes the future different.”
Dr. Gary Chapman

53. Resources: Love Languages Books by Gary Chapman:
The Five Love Languages for Couples
Love Languages for Children
Love Languages for Teens

54. Books by Jody

55. If I can be of service to you, your women’s ministry, church or school, you may contact me at:
Jody Capehart