Our last two lessons taught us a lot about love. Do you remember what we learned? First, we learned that nothing can “separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 8:39). Not troubles on this earth, not persecution or pain, not dangers or demons or death—nothing! God loves us always and forever in Christ, who died for us and brought us into relationship with God. Then we learned what love is like. We listened as Paul described that “love is patient and kind,” “love bears all things,” and “love never ends” (1 Cor. 13:4, 7, 8). And we learned in both lessons that “if God so loved us [in Jesus!], we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11). Today we’re going to see how seriously Paul took these commands to love God and one another. And we’re going to hear how Paul called his dear friend (whom he loved!) to show God’s love to a runaway slave with a memorable name. We’re going to learn that love is always more than a feeling—it requires action. Let’s listen!