This document outlines an Adventist youth program that focuses on exploring the different types of love described in the Greek language in the Bible. It introduces four main types of love - Eros, Storge, Phileo, and Agape. For each type of love, it provides the Greek word, definition, and examples from Scripture to explain the meaning and usage. The program then involves the congregation in activities like forming acronyms for the word "love" and discussing how better understanding these biblical concepts of love can influence relationships.
This document outlines an Adventist youth program that focuses on exploring the different types of love described in the Greek language in the Bible. It introduces four main types of love - Eros, Storge, Phileo, and Agape. For each type of love, it provides the Greek word, definition, and examples from Scripture to explain the meaning and usage. The program then involves the congregation in activities like forming acronyms for the word "love" and discussing how better understanding these biblical concepts of love can influence relationships.
This document outlines an Adventist youth program that focuses on exploring the different types of love described in the Greek language in the Bible. It introduces four main types of love - Eros, Storge, Phileo, and Agape. For each type of love, it provides the Greek word, definition, and examples from Scripture to explain the meaning and usage. The program then involves the congregation in activities like forming acronyms for the word "love" and discussing how better understanding these biblical concepts of love can influence relationships.
SONG SERVICE [15 minutes]: Ethel WELCOME & GREETING [5 minutes]: Baliton and Kathy Java ACTIVITIES [15 minutes]: Morning Watch, Testimonies, Hot Seat, OPENING/THEME SONG [3 minutes]: Action group/unit meetings, etc. 248 – O, How I Love Jesus PROGRAM INTRODUCTION [2 SCRIPTURE READING [2 minutes]: minutes]: 1 Cor 13:4,5 SPECIAL [5 minutes]: PRAYER [3 minutes]: MAIN PROGRAM [45 minutes]: PRELIMINARIES[3 minutes]: Introduce the Love Jeopardy Bible Quiz. Feel free to choose whether or not to AY MISSION: keep score, use individuals or groups or The salvation of youth through Jesus just throw the questions randomly Christ. We understand youth ministry to across the congregation. The Quiz will be that work of the church that is be the first part of the program. conducted for, with, and by young people. The English language is very general with the word love. You can use the AY AIM: same word to say "I love my wife" or "I The Advent message to all the world in love to eat bananas". Neither statement my generation. truly conveys the magnitude or kind of love you are expressing for them, in fact, AY MOTTO: if you say "I love my wife and I really The love of Christ compels me. love to eat bananas", it almost sounds like you have greater love for bananas. AY PLEDGE: Thankfully, the Bible was not originally Loving the Lord Jesus, I promise to take written in English, so we have insights an active part in the youth ministry of the as to how the word "love" was used in church, doing what I can to help others its various contexts in the Bible. Today, and to finish the work of the Gospel in all we will be focusing on love in the the the world. Greek language, and we will learn what words are used to express the different AY SONG: forms of love, what they mean and how Adventist youth are we from every land they were used. and sea Together we pray and work and play in There 4 types of Love happy harmony The ancient Greeks had at least 8 words We have a faith to share to represent the different types of love. With others everywhere For this program, we will stick to four of A message of love from God above the most common, and the types you To show the world we care can observe in the Bible. These four are Eros, Storge, Philia, and Agape. Not physical attraction as a necessary part all of these words are directly found in of love, hence the use of the word the Greek new testament, but platonic to mean, “without physical understanding their meaning, makes it attraction.” clearer what the Author was trying to convey. Agape “The most common word for all forms of Phileō love in the New Testament is agape, The first type of love we will look at is agapao. This is one of the least common Phileō. This defines an affectionate or words in classical Greek, where it kindly love, generally referred to as expresses, on the few occasions it brotherly love. Examples can be found occurs, that highest and noblest form of in Matthew 10:37, John21:17, Titus love which sees something infinitely 3:15. In the modern world, we often refer precious in its object.” (1) to this as platonic love. Agape [noun] and agapao [verb] according to Vine’s “are used in the New Storge Testament "Storge is only used a few times. Below is one instance in the New Testament. (a) to describe the attitude of God In Romans 12:10 “storge is used as part toward His Son, John 17:26 ; of a compound word with philos:” the human race, generally, John philostorgos “… is translated devoted or 3:16 ;… and to such as believe kindly affectionate. Phílos means on the Lord Jesus Christ, “dear friend; actively, fond, friendly” and particularly, John 14:21 “storgḗ (cherishing one’s kindred, (b) to convey His will to His especially parents or children); fond of children concerning their attitude natural relatives, i.e. fraternal towards one toward another, John 13:34 fellow Christian.” Wikipedia records that , and toward all men, 1 “storge means “love, affection” and Thessalonians 3:12 … “especially of parents and children”… (c) to express the essential It’s the common or natural empathy, like nature of God, 1 John 4:8 .” (2) that felt by parents for offspring… Rarely “Love can be known only from the used in ancient works, and then almost actions it prompts. God’s love is seen in exclusively as a descriptor of the gift of His Son, 1 John 4:9 ,10 . relationships within the family. [Ibid] Activity Eros Create 3 or 4 groups and have them “Éros means “love, mostly of the sexual create Acronymns for the word L.O.V.E passion.” The Modern Greek word and present them to the congregation. “erotas” means “intimate love.” Plato VESPER SERVICE [10 minutes] refined his own definition: Although eros CHARGE is initially felt for a person, with CLOSING SONG contemplation it becomes an PRAYER appreciation of the beauty within that DEPARTURE SONG [1 minute]: person, or even becomes appreciation ANNOUNCEMENTS: of beauty itself. Plato does not talk of