The 3 Colors of Love

Husbands and Wives: "Honey! Do you think I could love you any better?"

One of the most powerful reflections of God's love to the world around us is when married couples (or future married couples) grow in their love for one another. Perhaps you are starting out on a budding romance or have smelt each other's morning breath for years. Either way, why not ask the question above, buy yourself and your beloved a 3 Colors of Love book, then ask them to walk with you and help you grow along the way. Having seen your teachability, they might just be willing to let you do the same. The words, "I love you” will soon mean more than you could imagine.

Best friends: "Do you want to grow up together?"

Friends can often say that they grew up together. However this often means that in the long time they've spent with each other, they simply got larger and older. What if for the next season of time, you and a friend could say that you've grown up together in the most important of all areas—love! Why not invite a close friend to be your classmate?

Parents: "How do I love my children when they...?"

Whether you face parenting alongside a loving spouse or alone, discovering the fullness of God's love will take away a lot of the potential heartache of being a mum or dad and bring into your home newfound joy you never thought possible. You will soon discover just how a fuller understanding of love helps you with the day-to-day challenges of loving your kids as fully as you would like. Ask your spouse or—if you are parenting alone—another parent to sit at the 'School of Love' desk beside you.

Leaders and apprentices: "So you'd like to be a leader?"

Do you know someone who would like to be or could make a great leader? There is no greater attribute for a leader than their ability to fully love those in their care. If you have the opportunity to walk alongside emerging leaders, then using the teaching of The 3 Colors of Love as a guide in their character development will allow you to make a profound difference to the fruit of their influence. Why not work through this process with those you are mentoring or encourage the next level of leaders under your care to take their own apprentices through it. It might even develop into their specialist ministry!

People of different faiths: "We may not believe the same things, but do we believe on love?"

Perhaps you have a friend or relative who doesn't profess to be a Christian but at the same time—like most people—believes that "love” is very important (however they define it). With the common starting point that "love matters,” you have the chance to grow together through a journey that will change both of your lives. Who knows, such a journey may just lead them to the one who is love.

Small Groups: "If our group is the light of the world, how bright are we?"

You may be the leader of a small group or leadership team that meets together on a regular basis. Imagine if you could measure the brightness and colors of love that your group reflects to the world around you. Having tested that, think of the effect it would have on that world if together you were able to step week-by-week closer to a full reflection of God's love in ways that transform each head, hand and heart.

Church Planting: "So, you want to transform your community?"

There is much excitement and energy associated with starting a new church. Dreams and visions of what could be, a clean slate to start rewriting history, opportunities everywhere… Without love though, it is not much more than a clanging gong or crashing cymbal. Imagine if your fledgling faith community were to become such a bright reflector of God's love that it served as an illuminating, warming, healing and attractive "city on the hill that could not be hidden” (Matthew 5:14). Maybe you better get the School of Love up and going before all the new students arrive!

Church-wide Campaign: "What if our whole church were to love a little more?"

Having spent time in the School of Love with a few classmates, maybe you're motivated to see your whole church transformed into an oasis of love. If so, you might like to embark on a 3 Colors of Love church-wide campaign.