Lesson 5 What Does Love Look Like?

Loving My Family

What Does Love Look Like?

Read: 1 Corinthians 13 & Galatians 5:22-23

Questions for Discussion:
What things from the list in verses 4-7 stand out to you?
Can you think of any stories of Jesus displaying love during his ministry?
Which of these things does our family do well in?
Which of these things do we struggle to do on a daily basis?
What is the first fruit of the Spirit mentioned?
What do you think this means?
If we are lacking in love, how can we increase it?

As a family play a favorite game. Make it a goal to display as many of the characteristics of love while playing. Before playing the game cut out a heart out of paper. Pass the heart as an acknowledgement whenever someone displays love (patience, kindness, not boasting a victory, not being easily angered etcetera).

Key Thought: The Bible puts a strong emphasis on love, and 1 Corinthians 13 describes what perfect love is like. Because we know that love is a Fruit of the Spirit, this means that as we pursue God and His Holy Spirit works in us, then the fruit of the Spirit, including love, will be increased in us. We can also pray that our ability to love our family and other people would be increased.

Pray and thank God for loving us with a perfect love. Thank him for constantly showing us the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13. Ask him to increase the fruit of the Spirit at work in your families’ life every day, and underline it all with love. Pray that your family would grow stronger in their ability to show perfect love to one another and to others.

Activities
Preschool: Help your child make Valentines in July and pass them out to family members. While making the Valentines discuss the ways that we can show love out of 1 Corinthians 13.

Lower Elementary: Cut out paper hearts with your child. Than, help them write a note to
each member of the family expressing something they love about the person. Then, decorate each heart with stickers or markers. At dinner, place a finished heart at each person’s place at the table.

Have your child draw a picture of a time that they really felt loved. Let them explain to you why they picked the time or event that they did.

Upper Elementary: Play a family game of charades and act out different characteristics of love found in the Bible passage. While one person acts, let the others try and guess which quality it is.

Make a collage of love. Write 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 on a piece of paper or poster board. Cut out pictures or color pictures to illustrate each of the characteristics listed.

Teens: Think over the past day or two of an instance when you failed to show love to a family member. Maybe you were rude, rushed them, or gloated over them. Ask for their forgiveness for not loving them.