WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE
What the world needs now is love
sweet love
We live in a world of ever-increasing
violence.
There were 7,759 reported hate crimes in the
U.S. last year — the most in 12 years, the FBI reported this week. But some experts and
advocacy groups say the true number is probably even higher.
The number of recorded bias incidents reported by the FBI was
the highest since 2008 when 7,783 hate crimes were reported to the
agency, federal data shows.
The spike in 2020 follows a recent upward trend in bias
incidents, and it was a 6% increase over 2019.
There were 7,759 reported hate crimes in the
U.S. last year — the most in 12 years, the FBI reported this week. But some experts and
advocacy groups say the true number is probably even higher.
The number of recorded bias incidents reported by the FBI was
the highest since 2008 when 7,783 hate crimes were reported to the
agency, federal data shows.
The spike in 2020 follows a recent upward trend in bias
incidents, and it was a 6% increase over 2019.
Nearly two of every three hate crimes reported
last year — 64% — were motivated by a bias against race, ethnicity, or
ancestry, the FBI said. Of all hate crimes, 36% were anti-Black or
anti-African-American, 10% were anti-white and 9% were anti-Jewish.
"As [the Anti-Defamation League] has said time and time
again, when just one individual is targeted by a hate crime, it negatively
impacts the entire community, resulting in marginalized groups rightfully
feeling vulnerable and under siege," said ADL CEO Jonathan
Greenblatt in a statement.
The FBI defines a hate crime as an offense
that is motivated at least in part by a bias against a victim's race, religion,
disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. The FBI defines a hate
crime as an offense that is motivated at least in part by a bias against a
victim's race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or
gender identity.
When a country decides to annihilate the
people of another country putting the lives of its people at risk it is
motivated by hate.
When a man or woman decides to kill others to
satisfy some hurt in
them is hate
This is nothing new. Hate crimes began when Cain
killed Abel. It was motivated
by his parents, who disobeyed God’s first
command.
The solution to hate is the Great peacemaker,
Jesus Christ.
Jesus the author and creator of Love decided
to step down out of heaven
to become our example of love.
We have always had this, but the world does
not live according to love.
Going forward how do we instill love in this
generation for generations
to come?
What is the main importance of love?
The value of
love in the life of a human is defined as the main one. No matter who is the
person, love always takes an important place in his or her life because love
is defined as the most important subjective indicator of happiness. The
opposite feeling of love is hate, and that feeling is associated with
suffering. (from the internet).
Where does love start?
How do you teach love?
At what age do you begin teaching Love?
Is showing love enough?
Is it more important to say love in addition to showing Love?
“Telling somebody you love
them feeds the relationship, keeps it alive.” It reinforces your feelings
and helps remind your loved ones – whether your spouse, sweetheart, child, or
parent – that you are there for them and that they matter to you. “What people
are really looking for is emotional presence.
Is it important to say, love? Let’s look at the world’s view.
The following is information
from the internet.
IS IT IMPORTANT TO SAY I LOVE YOU?
There is no
doubt that saying “I love you” is important. It makes you and your partner feel good and
reaffirms that you have a positive relationship. Sometimes people feel love and
they want to say, “I love you,” but they are too scared. Even if your special
someone hasn't said it, take heart, they might feel it.
Definition of Love
This word seems to require explanation only in the case of
its use by our Lord in his interview with "Simon, the son of Jonas,"
after his resurrection (John 21:16,17). When our Lord says, "Lovest thou
me?" he uses the Greek word agapas
; and when Simon answers, he uses the Greek word
philo
, i.e., "I love." This is the usage in the first
and second questions put by our Lord, but in the third our Lord uses Simon's
word. The distinction between these two Greek words is thus fitly described by
Trench:, "Agapan has more of judgment and deliberate choice; philein has
more of attachment and peculiar personal affection.
(from Easton's Bible Dictionary, PC Study Bible formatted
electronic database Copyright © 2003, 2006
But why is love so important? Scientific studies have shown
that being in love causes our body to release feel-good hormones and
neuro-chemicals that trigger specific, positive reactions. Levels of
dopamine, adrenaline, and norepinephrine increase when people are in love.
WHAT DOES THE WORD SAY ABOUT LOVE?
"The fulfilling of the law" (Romans 13:8,10), the
prominent perfection of God (1 John 4:8,16), manifested to us (1 John 4:10)
when we loved not Him (John 3:16). Passing our powers of knowledge
GOD’S LOVE CAN NOT BE FULLY EXPLAINED
Ephesians 3:18-19
, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of
Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that you may be
filled to the measure of all the fullness of God
LOVE IS EVERLASTING
Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:
"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with loving-kindness.
LOVE IS FREE AND REWARDS
Hosea 14:4
"I will heal their waywardness
and love them freely,
for my anger has turned away from them.
LOVE ENDURING TO THE END
John 13:1
Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world
and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed
them the full extent of his love.
LOVE CAN NOT BE SEPARATED FROM YOU
Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither
angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate
us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We say we love. But what do we mean?
WHAT IS THE STANDARD OF LOVE?
God is Love.
Jesus is the standard of Love.
When we say we love, do we mean we love like God?
Jesus sacrificed His life for ours. Would you hang on the
cross for another person?
Does God expect us to hang ourselves on the cross for another
person? Of course,
the answer is no!
Christ died for the atonement of our sins. Your death would
accomplish nothing.
Romans 5:7-8
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a
good man someone might possibly dare to die? 8 But God demonstrates his own
love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
So what attributes of Love does God expect from us?
Matthew 22:37-40
37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and
greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as
yourself.'
This seems simple. But what does it mean to love God with all
of you?
According to what Jesus did on the cross, love is
sacrificial, love is for the benefit of another
person. Love is an unselfish act. Love endures through trials
and tribulations. Love never
ceases.
God gives us 16 characteristics of Love.
Adults have to practice this for children to see love in
action.
This is SHOW AND TELL
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does
not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not
easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hope, and
always perseveres. 8 Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:13
13 And now these three remain faith, hope, and love. But the
greatest of these is love.
Reflect on these verses in some way that is practical. For
example, use
getting the wrong order at a restaurant to see how far we can
get from this doctrine.
HOW DO YOU TEACH LOVE?
Say I love you often
“Telling somebody you love
them feeds the relationship, keeps it alive.” It reinforces your feelings
and helps remind your loved ones – whether your spouse, sweetheart, child, or
parent – that you are there for them and that they matter to you. “What people
are looking for is emotional presence. (Internet)
We must remember that love is not a noun but a verb. We don’t
sit on love,
we act on it.
1 John 3:18-20
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with
actions and in truth. 19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth,
and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20 whenever our hearts
condemn us
1 John 5:3
This is love for God: to obey his commands.
HOW TO INSTILL LOVE IN A CHILD?
Say Love then show love
Parents, Grandparents, you are their SHOW AND TELL
Teach them to do acts of kindness, by showing acts of
kindness
Teach them responsibility, by being responsible.
Live a Discipline life, discipline children when needed.
Teach them to respect their elders.
Teach them to respect themselves by doing what is right.
Teach them to respect their peers by being role models for
rights.
Teach them to respect authority
Teach them to follow directions
Reward them for good behavior from time to time
Express your approval for the right
Express your disapproval of wrong
Explain that doing wrong has consequences
Let your kids experience the consequences of their actions
Give children chores to do daily
For example, let them start by keeping their room clean
Kids need to know that in life there is no free ride.
Let them earn your respect
Love involves trust
Trust is
important in relationships because it allows you to be more open and
giving. If you trust your partner, you are more likely to be forgiving of
their shortcomings or behaviors that irritate you because overall you believe
in them and know they have your back.
Trust in a
relationship means you believe that your partner is reliable and has
your best interests in their heart. It means you have faith and confidence
in them. And you feel emotionally and physically safe with them, just as they
do with you. (Internet).
If your
children can’t trust what you say, they will disrespect you.
If you say you
will punish them, do it.
Don’t make
threats you are not prepared to carry out.
If you make a
promise to them, keep it.
WHAT DOES THE
WORD SAY ABOUT TRUST?
Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the
Lord with all your heart
and lean not
on your own understanding;
6 in all your
ways acknowledge him,
and he will
make your paths straight.
Live these
verses so your children can see them in you.
Speak trust in
your life situations before your children.
To know the
Word and not practice the Word is useless.
CLASS EXERCISE
Practice the 5 Love Languages with your children
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BIBLE VERSES
1. Words of Affirmation Mark 14:6-9
2. Acts of Service John 13:2-5
3. Giving Gifts Luke 9:16-17
4. Spend quality time Mark 4:33-34
5. Physical touch Mark 10:15-16
Rev. M. Mitchell
