Love

<p>Life Group Questions:</p><p><br></p><p>1. In Genesis, God’s first command to mankind was to “be fruitful and multiply.” The Hebrew words used help us see “fruitful” as a quality word and “multiply” as a quantity word. Why do you think God would address the quality of what we produce before the quantity?</p><p><br></p><p>2. Pastor Ryan referenced a quote from John Murray: “Whatever else we may have, if we don’t have character, we have nothing. It is character that determines destiny.” Are you more focused on what you can accomplish for God or on who you are becoming in God? Why?</p><p><br></p><p>3. When you honestly look at the way you treat the people in our church family, what evidence do you see that you genuinely love them? What evidence might reveal areas where you need to grow?</p><p><br></p><p>4. 1 Peter 4:8 says, “Above all, love each other deeply.” What keeps you from developing deep relationships with other believers?</p><p><br></p><p>5. In Sunday’s message, we were challenged to practice love so consistently that our hearts become “trained in love” and we become “experts” in it. If someone observed your life for the next 30 days, what would they need to see from you specifically to know that you are actually growing in love?</p>