Love Matters ...

Love:  to love, to like, to have affection for
Hebrew 157 âhab**

Love:  to love, indicates a direction of the will and finding one's joy in anything
Greek 25 agapeo**

Matter:  speech, word(s), speaking, thing, saying, utterance, business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner
Hebrew 1697 dâbar**

Matter:  to be of importance; signify
Webster's (Vt, 2)***

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..."What commandment is the foremost (first, greatest, highest) of all?"  Jesus answered, "The foremost is 'Hear, O Israel!  The Lord our God is One Lord; and you shall

Love

the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and all your strength.'  The second is this, 'You shall

love

your neighbor as yourself.'  There is no other commandment greater than these."
Mark 12:28-31*

"A new commandment I give to you, that you

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one another, even as I have loved you, that you also

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one another.  By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have

love

for one another."
John 13:34-35*

If Love is the foremost, first, greatest, highest...
it means LOVE MATTERS!

These things I have spoken to you that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
-Jesus in John 15:11*

My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.  Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart.  For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their whole body.
Proverbs 4:20-22*

Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.
-Jesus in Mark 11:28-29*

Let the word of Christ dwell richly within you, in all wisdom teaching your minds psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
-Colossians 3:16*

Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”.
-Ezra in Nehemiah 8:10*

Love Matters ...

Love Matters ... Joy... Everyday
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
-3 John 1:4*
Love Matters ... Listen to Love :: Love to Listen
"This you know, my beloved brethren.  But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;"
-James 1:19*
Love Matters ...Trust - Truth
"...and put on the new self, which according to God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth."
-Ephesians 4:24*
"Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth, each one of you, with his neighbor, for we are members of one another."
-Ephesians 4:25*
Love Matters ... Freedom - Liberty
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death."
-Romans 8:1,2*
Love Matters ... Light
"The one who loves his brother abides in the light and there is no cause for stumbling in him."
-1 John 2:10*

Love God, Yourself, Your Neighbor ...

"The one who does not love does not know God, for God is Love."
-I John 4:8*

Thank God... He LOVES YOU - exactly as you are, and you are unique! And so are your friends and your family...

Tell them!
BE WITH them!
Send an email! Call and text them!
Write a note!  Send a card!
Share a Motivational Quote
Remind them of how wonderful and special they are, because...

Love Matters ...

"...be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another (and yourselves) in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
-Ephesians 5:18-20*

Love...

your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
-Jesus in Matthew 5:44-45*

Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
-Jesus in Matthew 7:12*

Love Matters ... Please share what MATTERS to you...