If you were a part of last Sunday's service you already have a head start on our Preparing our Hearts this week.
At the end of Douglas' teaching he challenged us to complete some "homework" during the week and I want to remind us all of that challenge.
Last Sunday we learned that if we want to make love last we have to make love a verb. This coming week we're going to take a look at how to do that.
Our homework is to daily read the following scripture:
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
In your relationships with one another, have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had:
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human being, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!
Philippians 2:3-8 (TNIV)
and then take some time this week to answer for ourselves (this is not a group or even couples' project) the following questions:
What is one thing you could do to show someone close to you that you value him or her above yourself?
What is one specific way you could show interest in the things that are most important to someone you love?
What act of service could you do for someone you love that would come as a shock to him or her?
What emotions surface when you think about acting on these ideas?
What keeps you from making these ideas habits in your relationships?
What would you do differently this week if your goal were to actively love the person you are closest to the way he or she deserves?
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