DO YOU LOVE ME ?
JA SON STRAND
APRIL 18/19, 2015
KEY SCRIPTURE
Psalm 127:3-5
Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a reward from him. Children
born to a young man are like sharp
arrows in a warrior’s hands. How
happy is the man whose quiver is
full of them!
Hebrews 8:12
I will forgive their wrongdoings, and
I will never again remember their
sins.
Psalm 130:3
Lord, if you kept a record of our
sins, who could ever survive?
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Love is patient, love is kind . . .
It is not proud . . . It is not easily
angered, it keeps no record
of wrongs.
ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE
NOTES
1 Peter 4:8
Continue to show deep love for
each other, for love covers a
multitude of sins.
Romans 3:24
God, in his grace, declares us not
guilty. He has done this through
Christ Jesus, who has freed us by
taking away our sins.
2 Corinthians 12:9
My grace is all you need. My power
is made perfect in your weakness.
Ephesians 2:8
You have been saved by grace
through faith, not by works, so you
can’t take credit for it. It’s a gift from
God.
2 Samuel 14:29-30
1 John 4:7, 9-10
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
DISCUSSION
1. Read Psalm 127:3-5.
QUESTIONS
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