Hear O’ Israel. Adonai is God. Adonai is ONE. Blessed be His glorious kingdom forever. And You shall love Adonaiyour God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength…And you should loveyour neighbor as yourself. Matthew 12:29-30Fruit of the Spirit: love(definitions from layingdown the rails SonyaSchafer and what yourchild really needs toknow by robinSampson)1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 : LoveBlessings from the Sermon onthe MountMatthew 5:3-11 JOY/ Gladness- Love does not do the wrong thing. Love does notdelight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Love is notglad when people do wrong things. But it is alwaysglad when they do right. Love is not happy with evil.But it is full of joy when the truth is spoken. It doesnot rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, butrejoices when right and truth prevail, it takespleasure in the flowering of truth.Blessed are those who mourn,for they will be comforted.PEACE Love is not selfish or self-seeking. God's love in usdoes not insist on its own rights or its own way. Itdoes not look out for its own interests. Love does not just think of itself. Love cares more for others than forself, it never thinks of itself, it does not seek its ownthings. Love isn't always "me first”. Love does notinsist on its own way. It does not demand its ownway.Blessed are the peacemakers, forthey will be called sons of God.patience- bearingpains or trials calmly orwithout complaint; nothasty or impetuous:steadfast despiteopposition, difficulty,or adversityLongsuffering-an even temper-making the best of things; looking on thebright sideLove is patient, long suffering, charity suffereth long,it is benign. Love endures long, does not give up, haslong patience.Love is not quick tempered. Love isn’t easily angeredand does not easily become angry, it is not easilyprovoked. It is not irritable, touchy, fretful orresentful. Love does not get angry and doesn't fly off the handle.Blessed are the merciful, for theywill be shown mercy.KINDNESS- friendlyregard shown towardanotherGOODNESS/ good willLove is Kind.It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,always perseveres. It bears all things, believes allthings, hopes all things, and endures all things. Itnever gives up. Love takes everything that comeswithout giving up. Love keeps on in all things. Loveforgives everything. Love is always trusting. Lovesuffereth all things, it sustaineth all things. Love putsup with anything, trusts God always, always looks forthe best, never looks back, but keeps going to theend. Love bears up under anything and everythingthat comes, is ever ready to believe the best of everyperson, its hopes are fadeless under allcircumstances, and it endures everything [withoutweakening]. Love is always supportive and loyal.Love never gives up, never loses faith, is alwayshopeful, and endures through every circumstance.Blessed are the pure in heart, forthey will see God.FAITHFULNESS/ faithLove never ends. Love never fails [never fades out orbecomes obsolete or comes to an end]. Love nevergives up. Love never dies. Love will last forever!Love never comes to an end.Blessed are those who arepersecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is thekingdom of heaven. Blessed areyou when people insult you,persecute you and falsely say allkinds of evil against you becauseof me. Rejoice and be glad,because great is your reward inheaven, for in the same way theypersecuted the prophets whowere before you.GENTLENESS- mildnessof manners ordisposition; free fromharshness, sternness,or violenceMeekness- enduringinjury withoutresentmenthumilitydoes not boast or brag. is not boastful or vain,glorious, proud, or arrogant. Love doesn't strut, isnot puffed up, doesn't have a swelled head, is notconceited or inflated with pride. Love is not boastful;is not conceited, does not put itself up as beingimportant. Love has no pride. It is not covetous [of worships]. Love doesn't revel when others grovel.Love doesn't keep a record of wrongs that others do.It keeps no record of wrongs. It doesn’t think on evil.It takes no account of the evil done to it. It pays noattention to a suffered wrong. Love holds no wrongfeelings in the heart. It does not keep track of otherpeople's wrongs. Love does not remember thesuffering that comes from being hurt by someone, ortake into account a wrong suffered. Love doesn'tBlessed are the meek,for they will inherit the earth.Blessed are the poor in spirit, fortheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Love isLove is notpatience- bearing pains or trialscalmly or without complaint; nothasty or impetuous: steadfastdespite opposition, difficulty, oradversityNot envious-

It doesn't wantwhat it doesn't have, it does notwant what belongs to others.KINDNESS- friendly regard showntoward anotherNot Jealoushumbledoes not boast or brag- not vain,glorious, proud, or arrogant. ; is notconceited, does not put itself up asbeing important. Love has nopride. It is not covetous [of worships].an even temper- making the bestof things; looking on the brightsideSullennessHonorWillfulnessManipulationdoes not dishonor others or forceitself on othersMean-does not do things that are notnice.Well behaved- Goodnessis not rude or unmannerlyLove does not act improperly, doesnot behave in an unseemlymanner, does not actunbecomingly.Courtesy- behavior marked byrespect for and consideration of othersArrogant- Love doesn't revel whenothers grovel.SELF CONTROL – keeping back theexpression of our passions andemotionsSelfish-Love is not selfish or self-seeking.

temperance- moderation in action,thought or feeling; restraintPushy/bossy-God's love in us doesnot insist on its own rights or itsown way.PeaceServiceCompassionComfortsEncouragingSupportiveBelieves the best of every personIt does not look out for its owninterests. Love does not just thinkof itself. Love cares more for othersthan for self, it never thinks of itself, it does not seek its ownthings. Love isn't always "me first”.Love does not insist on its ownway. It does not demand its ownway.GENTLENESS- mildness of mannersor disposition; free from harshness,sternness, or violenceAnger:Pride envy JealousyLustCovetousnessSelfishambitionis not quick tempered. Love isn’teasily angered and does not easilybecome angry, it is not easilyprovoked. It is not irritable,touchy, fretful or resentful. Lovedoes not get angry and doesn't flyoff the handle.forgivenessUnforgiving-doesn't keep a recordof wrongs that others do. It keepsno record of wrongs. It doesn’tthink on evil. It takes no accountof the evil done to it. It pays noattention to a suffered wrong.Love holds no wrong feelings in theheart. It does not keep track of other people's wrongs. Lovedoesn't keep score of the sins of others.Meekness- enduring injury withoutresentmentLove does not remember thesuffering that comes from beinghurt by someone, or take intoaccount a wrong suffered.SELF CONTROL – keeping back the Love does not do the wrong thing.