LOVE IS A VERB
The People Experiment - Part 5 | Oct 31‑Nov 1, 2026
Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad
1. Love is the EVIDENCE of life
11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12 We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous. 13 So don’t be surprised, dear brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14 If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead. 15 Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them.
1 John 3:11-15
2. Love is defined by SACRIFICE
We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.
1 John 3:16
3. Love is demonstrated by ACTION
17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? 18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
1 John 3:17-18
THE EXPERIMENT…
Where are you now?
What do you want to change?
What could you try?
DIGGING DEEPER: For personal or group discovery
Read Luke 7:36-50 out loud. Then retell the passage in your own words. Then discuss the following questions:
What does this passage teach us about God?
What does this passage teach us about people?
If this is true, what should I do in response?
Who could I share this with?
