Loving one another1 John 4:7-20Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • According to this passage, how did God show his love among us?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • What fear does God's perfect love need to drive out of you?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Since God so loved us, whom will you love in a practical way this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you tell that love begins not with our love for God, but with his love for us?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).