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Love Does Bible Study Guide: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
Love isn't a feeling. It's an activity. It's something you do. And participating in the act of love is the secret to understanding God's love--the secret to a life well lived.
Building on the foundation of the New York Times bestseller, Love Does, the Love Does video study (DVD/digital video sold separately) is a case study in love done--a love that's practical, functional, active. Not a "love" that has all the right answers. Not a "love" with ulterior motives. Not a "love" that's all talk or paralyzed by doubt. But a radically alive love that's an intentional participation in God's world.
How is that kind of love done?
The how is what this study is about. Real growth happens when you learn how to tap into the empowering, energizing love of God. Using it fills you. Risking it secures you. Giving it satisfies you.
Each of the five sessions in the Love Does video study explores a different aspect of God's active love through Bob Goff's teachings and
I'm With You - we've been given the invitation to love. Taking it seriously is where life meets faith.Free to Fail - exploring the nature of failure, how it works, and what God does with it.Audacious Love - understanding why receiving love is essential to giving love.Be Not Afraid - chasing out the anxieties that keep us from acting and living the life that Jesus has called us to.Follow Me - delving into how to bring our passions and plans together and bind them to God's plan.This study guide provides teaching notes, discussion questions, Bible study, between-session activities and a practical application called "Putting Love into Action," which gives you the opportunity to put the principles you have learned into real-life practice.
It's time to step off the ledge and fall into God's immeasurable love.
Designed for use with the Love Does Video Study (9781400206292), sold separately.
Building on the foundation of the New York Times bestseller, Love Does, the Love Does video study (DVD/digital video sold separately) is a case study in love done--a love that's practical, functional, active. Not a "love" that has all the right answers. Not a "love" with ulterior motives. Not a "love" that's all talk or paralyzed by doubt. But a radically alive love that's an intentional participation in God's world.
How is that kind of love done?
The how is what this study is about. Real growth happens when you learn how to tap into the empowering, energizing love of God. Using it fills you. Risking it secures you. Giving it satisfies you.
Each of the five sessions in the Love Does video study explores a different aspect of God's active love through Bob Goff's teachings and
I'm With You - we've been given the invitation to love. Taking it seriously is where life meets faith.Free to Fail - exploring the nature of failure, how it works, and what God does with it.Audacious Love - understanding why receiving love is essential to giving love.Be Not Afraid - chasing out the anxieties that keep us from acting and living the life that Jesus has called us to.Follow Me - delving into how to bring our passions and plans together and bind them to God's plan.This study guide provides teaching notes, discussion questions, Bible study, between-session activities and a practical application called "Putting Love into Action," which gives you the opportunity to put the principles you have learned into real-life practice.
It's time to step off the ledge and fall into God's immeasurable love.
Designed for use with the Love Does Video Study (9781400206292), sold separately.
85 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 31, 2013
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August 27, 2018
Compelling eccentric Christian
I had never heard of Bob Goff before my Sunday school class chose this for our summer meetings. Goff is quite humorous but deliberate in his intention to steer one towards a fuller giving life as a witness to one’s faith. Our study continued through the five weeks I found myself led to writing a letter to a person serving a life sentence for murder. “The least of these, my brothers.” You will find a spiritual journey you could not have imagined. I highly recommend this book to church groups, family and friends.
I had never heard of Bob Goff before my Sunday school class chose this for our summer meetings. Goff is quite humorous but deliberate in his intention to steer one towards a fuller giving life as a witness to one’s faith. Our study continued through the five weeks I found myself led to writing a letter to a person serving a life sentence for murder. “The least of these, my brothers.” You will find a spiritual journey you could not have imagined. I highly recommend this book to church groups, family and friends.
August 22, 2019
This is an excellent companion to the video study and book. It offers a guide for small groups and their leaders. As usual, Bob's humor is used to drive home important and deep truths to consider and implement in daily life.
December 30, 2018
I liked the test each mate takes to determine what they have in common.
August 2, 2021
The study guide that accompanies Goff's book by the same name worked well for a lighter summer study that was easy to drop in and out of without too much homework. I feel about it pretty much the same way I feel about the book. It's good, but you get what you put into it. It's easy to skate along the surface of good feelings, but if you want to dig deeper, you can.
September 11, 2021
Bob Goff is a masterful writer ✍️ and even more importantly, an exceptional human! He shares his life experiences of the people and places that have made an impact by serving Christ right where they are.
February 2, 2021
I love this study, but I wish it followed the order of the book and listed the chapters that each video covered.
May 25, 2025
An absolute must read, especially for those just starting their faith (or young youth groups like the one I lead). Bob encapsulates one of the most profound statements Jesus ever makes.
“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15.
What other god has called us friends? Bob does an incredible job personifying that in his writing. Showing what friendship with Jesus is meant to look like. How to take His freedom and love seriously, but also with the lighthearted friendship it was meant to be.
A must read :)
“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15.
What other god has called us friends? Bob does an incredible job personifying that in his writing. Showing what friendship with Jesus is meant to look like. How to take His freedom and love seriously, but also with the lighthearted friendship it was meant to be.
A must read :)
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