1. What is Love? Part Two Love and Performance

2. Galatians 5:13-16 13 For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." 15 But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another. 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.”

3. What Is Love? 1.Legalism is setting up ways to M__________ your spirituality that is really based on our own E_______ and A___________. 2.Performance Based Living is where you feel you must reach or achieve certain S_____________ in order to feel good or right about yourself. 3.Legalism and performance based living is a contradiction of and a R___________ to accept God’s unconditional love. Part Two

4. What Is Love? 1.Legalism is setting up ways to MEASURE your spirituality that is really based on our own EFFORTS and ABILITIES. 2.Performance Based Living is where you feel you must reach or achieve certain S_____________ in order to feel good or right about yourself. 3.Legalism and performance based living is a contradiction of and a R___________ to accept God’s unconditional love. Part Two

5. What Is Love? 1.Legalism is setting up ways to MEASURE your spirituality that is really based on our own EFFORTS and ABILITIES. 2.Performance Based Living is where you feel you must reach or achieve certain STANDARDS in order to feel good or right about yourself. 3.Legalism and performance based living is a contradiction of and a R___________ to accept God’s unconditional love. Part Two

6. What Is Love? 1.Legalism is setting up ways to MEASURE your spirituality that is really based on our own EFFORTS and ABILITIES. 2.Performance Based Living is where you feel you must reach or achieve certain STANDARDS in order to feel good or right about yourself. 3.Legalism and performance based living is a contradiction of and a REFUSAL to accept God’s unconditional love. Part Two

7. What Is Love? 4.Legalism carries with it a certain amount of S__________, because it tends to define the parameters of what the minimum requirements of behavior are, or at what level will my performance finally be A__________. 5.The Law was given to show us our need for a S____________. 6.We cannot love unconditionally when we haven’t E_____________ unconditional love first hand. Part Two

8. What Is Love? 4.Legalism carries with it a certain amount of SECURITY because it tends to define the parameters of what the minimum requirements of behavior are, or at what level will my performance finally be ACCEPTABLE. 5.The Law was given to show us our need for a S____________. 6.We cannot love unconditionally when we haven’t E_____________ unconditional love first hand. Part Two

9. What Is Love? 4.Legalism carries with it a certain amount of SECURITY because it tends to define the parameters of what the minimum requirements of behavior are, or at what level will my performance finally be ACCEPTABLE. 5.The Law was given to show us our need for a SAVIOR. 6.We cannot love unconditionally when we haven’t E_____________ unconditional love first hand. Part Two

10. Galatians 5:14 “For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

11. 1 John 4:10 “ This is real love. It is not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice. to take away our sins!”

12. What Is Love? 4.Legalism carries with it a certain amount of SECURITY because it tends to define the parameters of what the minimum requirements of behavior are, or at what level will my performance finally be ACCEPTABLE. 5.The Law was given to show us our need for a SAVIOR. 6.We cannot love unconditionally when we haven’t EXPERIENCED unconditional love first hand. Part Two

13. What Is Love? 7.REAL LOVE coming from our lives must be the R_______________ of God’s love being received and integrated into our own lives. 8.Unconditional Love accepts and kindly treats another person without conditions or qualification, regardless of their P___________ or behavior. 9.If you want to love like Jesus did, you must learn to W_________ by the Spirit. 10.Spiritual I_____________ is the attempt to get your needs met from human sources rather than from G______. Part Two

14. What Is Love? 7.REAL LOVE coming from our lives must be the RESULT of God’s love being received and integrated into our own lives. 8.Unconditional Love accepts and kindly treats another person without conditions or qualification, regardless of their P____________ or behavior. 9.If you want to love like Jesus did, you must learn to W_________ by the Spirit. 10.Spiritual I_____________ is the attempt to get your needs met from human sources rather than from G______. Part Two

15. What Is Love? 7.REAL LOVE coming from our lives must be the RESULT of God’s love being received and integrated into our own lives. 8.Unconditional Love accepts and kindly treats another person without conditions or qualification, regardless of their PERFORMANCE or behavior. 9.If you want to love like Jesus did, you must learn to W_________ by the Spirit. 10.Spiritual I_____________ is the attempt to get your needs met from human sources rather than from G______. Part Two

16. John 5:19 “Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. “

17. What Is Love? 7.REAL LOVE coming from our lives must be the RESULT of God’s love being received and integrated into our own lives. 8.Unconditional Love accepts and kindly treats another person without conditions or qualification, regardless of their PERFORMANCE or behavior. 9.If you want to love like Jesus did, you must learn to WALK by the Spirit. 10.Spiritual I_____________ is the attempt to get your needs met from human sources rather than from G______. Part Two

18. What Is Love? 7.REAL LOVE coming from our lives must be the RESULT of God’s love being received and integrated into our own lives. 8.Unconditional Love accepts and kindly treats another person without conditions or qualification, regardless of their PERFORMANCE or behavior. 9.If you want to love like Jesus did, you must learn to WALK by the Spirit. 10.Spiritual IDOLATRY is the attempt to get your needs met from human sources rather than from GOD. Part Two

19. What is Love? Part Two God loves you Just as You are!