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John 13: ³⁴"But I am giving you a new command. You must love each other, just as I have loved you. ³⁵If you love each other, everyone will know that you are my disciples" (CEV)

John 15: ¹².... love each other, as I have loved you..¹³The greatest way to show love for friends is to die for them.¹⁴And you are my friends, if you obey me..... (CEV)

John 17: ²¹I want all of them to be one with each other, just as I am one with you and you are one with me. I also want them to be one with us. Then the people of this world will believe that you sent me. (CEV)

I John 3: ¹⁶We know what love is because Jesus gave his life for us. That's why we must give our lives for each other. ¹⁷If we have all we need and see one of our own people in need, we must have pity on that person, or else we cannot say we love God. (CEV)

1 Corinthians 12: ¹⁸But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that he decided is best. ¹⁹A body isn't really a body, unless there is more than one part. ²⁰It takes many parts to make a single body. ²¹That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet.²²In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest. ²³We take special care to dress up some parts of our bodies. We are modest about our personal parts,.....  ²⁷Together you are the body of Christ. Each one of you is part of his body. (CEV)

Romans 12: ⁵ .... There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another.⁶God has also given each of us different gifts to use.... ⁸If we can encourage others, we should encourage them. If we can give, we should be generous.... (CEV)

Galatians 5: ²²God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, ²³gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways. (CEV)

1 Corinthians 13: ⁴Love is kind and patient, never jealous, boastful, proud, or ⁵rude. Love isn't selfish or quick tempered. It doesn't keep a record of wrongs that others do. ⁶Love rejoices in the truth, but not in evil. ⁷Love is always supportive, loyal, hopeful, and trusting. (CEV)

1. How does a small intimate group enable us to learn to love each other?
2. What did Jesus do constantly to help His small group love like He loves?
3. When friends meet periodically, what happens to help us encourage and support each other?
4. Why is love for each other so important in a culture where families are often separated?
5. Describe how the early Christians used their spiritual gifts to meet each other's needs.
Please study above references and questions and then add observations and applications:
Observations                                                                    Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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