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iLove - The Love Initiative

  Matthew 22:37-38 – “Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment.”             To take the initiative means to act before being asked, to step forward rather than wait, and to assume responsibility for doing what is needed. What is the Love Initiative? God took the initiative to love. He made the first move toward us. I John 4:19 says, “We love Him because He first loved us.” The Apostle Paul writes in Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”             One of the most famous New Testament Scriptures is found in John 3:16. The first six words of this verse reads, “For God so loved the world.” What motivated the Father to send His only begotten Son into the world? Love. It is...