What if God’s love wasn’t meant to stay the same? So many of us treat love like a one-time truth or an obligation to uphold. As we finish our BeLoved series, we’ll see how Jesus’ closest disciple John, envisioned God’s love as dynamic—growing in us as we grow in Him. We be reminded that a vibrant faith is one where Jesus keeps deepening, stretching, and transforming our lives. 




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Discussion Guide 







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Begin your time together with prayer 







Introduction 



Take some time to discuss how your experience of asking God to remind you of how you are loved as God’s child went this week. How did that change how you viewed others around you? 



This week we will be discussing how our experience of God’s love shows up in our lives to the world around us. 







Connect  




* If you could instantly master any skill what would it be?  



* Who have you seen grow or change in a positive way recently and what made you notice it? 








Opening 



Growth isn’t always easy to notice in the moment. Following Jesus can sometimes feel like a list of “dos and donts,” which might make us think that love is the same way. But God’s love isn’t about rules. Instead, it grows and evolves in us as we grow in our understanding of Him. As we experience more of God’s love, it begins to shape everything about us, from how we treat others to how we face life’s challenges. 







This leads us to our main idea for this week 



We can show the marks of growth in our experience of God’s love.  







Unpack 



Read each set of verses out loud as a group, making observations as you go. Afterward discuss each of the connected questions before moving to the next set of verses: 



Read  



1 John 4:7-12 



Galatians 5:19-25 



2 Peter 1:3-8 




* What stands out to you about these verses?  



* Where do these verses say love comes from? 

* If love comes first from God, why might it be difficult for us to believe or receive God’s love sometimes? 



* What do you think practical love looks like?  





* Galatians 5:22 describes what is commonly referred to as the “Fruits of the Spirit”. Why do you think “love” is listed first in this list?  



* What are some of “fruits of the spirit” or other marks of growth that we read in these verses that you see in your life? Which ones do you think you could emphasize more?