Click on the order button below to download all 4 sessions of the Like the Ones You Love study as a Microsoft Word file, developed with Community Christian Church and New Thing Network. You'll receive a Bible-based guide for personal use or group discussion.

Overview

As Christians we are committed to loving those who are in our lives. But what about liking them? This series moves us beyond a white-knuckled commitment to hang in there with our loved ones, to discovering how to really like them.

Session One

Like Your Mate
When we change our behavior, our mate’s may change too.
Matthew 7:1–5, 18:21–35; Galatians 5:22–23; Ephesians 5:21–33; Philippians 4:8; 1 Peter 4:8

This study will help you answer the question, How can God help me build positive feelings for someone—to like someone I love?

Session Two

Like Your Kids
If we find the balance between discipline and freedom, our children will be more pleasant to be around.
Luke 2:41–52; Ephesians 6:1–4; Hebrews 12:5–11

This session will help parents, stepparents, and parents-to-be learn to get past the things that generate dislike with their kids, and to move toward a relationship where kids know they are liked as well as loved.

Session Three

Like Your Family
If we trust God’s purposes, we can find his work in the most unlikely people.
Genesis 29:1–28, 45:1–15

This study will discuss how we can learn to like people who give us plenty of reasons to dislike them.

Session Four

Like Yourself
Liking myself happens when I reject my self-evaluation and embrace how God sees me.
Genesis 1:27; Psalm 139; Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 1:6

This study will explain that God likes us even though we’re not good enough.

Total number of pages - 34 pages

You have permission to make up to 1,000 copies for use in your local church.