Based on Chapter 7 of the book entitled “March to Maturity: Grounded and Built” by Dr. Wendy Sproul, this lesson discusses issues involved in grounding and building on Love. It explores the Personhood of God; identify factors which prevent the believer from cultivating that personal relationship with God and some of the challenges encountered in loving others. Finally it provides the believer with strategies to facilitate loving others.

 

. Objectives

 

At the end of this lesson the student will:

 

• Learn about God’s personal attributes.
• Be able to identify the ways in which God’s Personhood is manifested.
• Be equipped to cultivate strategies to Love God.
• Understand critical aspects of Godly Love for others.

 

Duration: 50 Minutes

 

Exercise: What Is Love?

Ask Students to report what they learned from lesson 6

Use this discussion to Segway into a discussion of the term “Love”. Invite them to explore how love relates to God and others using examples from their own and others’ experiences. Introduce them to the Biblical concept of love.

 

The Personhood of God (revisited)    324

Briefly review aspects of the Personhood of God such as Spirit, Soul, Body and heart from lesson 6

 

Implications of the Personhood of God         341

 

Attributes of God as a Person          360

• God Is a Cognitive Being 360
• God Has and Expresses Emotions 362
• God Acts or Does Things 365
• God Has Personal Attributes and Character Traits 374

 

Issues in Loving Others          389

Why Do We Have Difficulty with Loving?   391

“Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself”        400

 

Conclusion: Why Bother to Ground and Build?       411

Ask for a volunteer to pray.

 

Sproul, Wendy. 2017.

March to Maturity: Grounded and Built.

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North Charleston, South Carolina.