The Call to Love

Grand Lake Church

Read 1 Peter 4: 7-8, 1 John 4: 16b-21, 1 Corinthians 13: 1-8a & 13.

6 Greek words for love:

1. Eros is physical love or sexual desire. Eros is the type of love that involves passion, lust, and/or romance.

2. Philia is affectionate love. Philia is the type of love that involves friendship.

3. Agape is often defined as unconditional, sacrificial love. Agape is the kind of love that is felt by a person willing to do anything for another, including sacrificing themselves, without expecting anything in return.

4. Storge is familial love. Storge is the natural love that family members have for one another.

5. Pragma is practical love. Pragma is love based on duty, obligation, or logic.

6. Philautia is self-love. Philautia refers to how a person views themselves and how they feel about their own body and mind.

Challenge: This week I give you a 3-fold challenge:

1. Write a love letter to God giving voice to your love for God and how you see God’s love at work in your life. Tuck this into your Bible and add to it as God continues to show you incredible love.

2. Write a love letter to someone else. This could be a spouse, friend, child, or co-worker. Be specific about what you love about that person and what they mean to your life.

3. Look at your life and see if there is some fear that needs to be driven out so that you can show God’s love to the world in a deeper way.

Prayer for the Week:

God, you are love. We come to you knowing that we need your love, have been called to love you and to love others, and even to love ourself. Help

me to remember that your perfect love drives out fear and that there is no condemnation in you. God help us to live a life of confidence in your love and to go out and spread that love to others this week. Amen.