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Each of us has a special role to play, and when we do our part, we help the whole Church grow stronger and full of love. Jesus is OUR Valentine, and we are His message to the world! Whenever you see a valentine in an envelope, remember that you are enfolded in the love of Jesus. You are hugged, embraced and surrounded by His great love! Romans 12:9, The Passion Translation, says, "Let the inner movement of your heart always be to love one another…." The Holy Spirit is always at work in your heart to help you love others, like Jesus loves you. Let your heart ow with His message! Let this nal word in verse 10 become your Superkid assignment for this month—and beyond: "Be devoted to tenderly loving your fellow believers as members of one family. Try to outdo yourselves in respect and honor of one another!" Your devoted friend, Commander Kellie Each of us has a special role to play, and when we do our part, we help the whole Church grow B V O V : 3 1 Commander Kellie's Corner Kellie Copeland is responsible for Covenant Partner Relations at Kenneth Copeland Ministries and is the developer of the Superkid Academy curriculum. Through her ministry and as "Commander Kellie," she ful lls the mission of drawing people of all ages into a personal, growing and powerful relationship with Jesus Christ. Happy Valentines Day, Superkid! February is a good time to talk about LOVE! This is a GOD-sized topic because GOD IS LOVE! Last month we learned from Ephesians 4:13-14 that as we continue to walk and talk with Jesus we will grow up in the Lord. When we grow in our relationship with Jesus, we become stronger and more secure. Our trust in Jesus will carry us through the most dif cult times, knowing we belong to Him. I shared three things with you that happen as we live life with our Savior: We trust and understand Jesus more, and we grow up in our faith as we follow Him. This makes it hard for the enemy to confuse us or lie to us about who we are! There are three more ways we become more like Jesus, and I saved them for the month of February because Ephesians 4:15-16 is all about LOVE! Let's look at these verses: "Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body t together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love" (New Living Translation). Instead of being confused or troubled, like verse 14 talks about, we start: Speaking the Truth In Love. We learn to say what's true, but we say it in a loving way, like Jesus. Growing To Be Like Jesus. We try to be more like Jesus in everything we do because we are part of His family—the Church. Working Together In Love. Jesus helps us connect in His love, so as each of us does our part, we help each other grow. This makes the whole Church strong and full of love. Each of us has a special role to play, and when we do our part, we help the whole Church grow stronger and full of love. Jesus is OUR Valentine, we are His message to the world! Whenever you see a valentine in an envelope, remember that you are ® As we walk and talk with Jesus, we are being rooted rmly in His love. This brings a sense of security in Him and the knowledge that we belong to Him. When we are convinced that Jesus loves us, we can boldly speak the truth in love. His love makes us brave enough to follow Him anywhere, and His love connects us with others as it ows through us, making us into one big family. I like how the Amplifi ed Bible, Classic Edition explains verses 15-16. It says, Rather, let our lives lovingly express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every wayand in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). For because of Him the whole body (the church, in all its various parts), closely joined and rmly knit together by the jointsand ligaments with which it is supplied, when each part [with power adapted to its need] is working properly [in all its functions], grows to full maturity, building itself up in love. It says we are ENFOLDED in love. Enfolded means "to be wrapped up or surrounded with love," the way an envelope "wraps up" a Valentine's Day card. Think about how Jesus came to us as God's perfect message of love. The Father's love is the reason Jesus died on the cross for us. That love wraps around us and makes us one with Him. We are enfolded and enveloped in His love, and we are now part of His loving message to others. We are becoming a family closely joined and fi rmly knit together—like pieces of a puzzle that t perfectly. Enveloped In LOVE!

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