Love in Action!

30-DAY LOVE DOES CHALLENGE

A Church-Wide Daily Challenge for The Life Center

One action per day. Small enough to do. Specific enough to matter.

WEEK 1: LOVE SHOWS UP (Days 1-7)

Day 1: Write down the name of one person you've been meaning to reach out to but haven't. Reach out today. Text, call, or show up.

Day 2: Do something kind for someone who isn't expecting it. Drop off a meal, a coffee, or just stop by.

Day 3: Write a handwritten note to someone who has made a difference in your life. Mail it or deliver it.

Day 4: In your next face-to-face conversation, put your phone away and be fully present. Listen more than you talk.

Day 5: Pray specifically for three people by name. Not a general prayer. Name them and name their specific need.

Day 6: Tell someone in your household "I love you" and back it up with one concrete action today.

Day 7: (Family/Household Day): Ask together: "What would it look like for us to love one neighbor this week?" Make a plan.

WEEK 2: LOVE TAKES RISKS (Days 8-14)

Day 8: Do something kind for a stranger. Pay for someone's order, leave a generous tip, or hold a door and strike up a conversation.

Day 9: Invite someone to The Life Center who you've been nervous to invite. Send the text. Make the call.

Day 10: Say yes to something you would normally decline out of comfort or fear.

Day 11: Have one honest conversation you've been putting off. Say the thing.

Day 12: Give generously to someone in need today. Money, time, or resources. Don't overthink it.

Day 13: Pray specifically for boldness. Then act on whatever comes to mind within the next hour.

Day 14: Write down one dream you believe God has placed in your heart. Share it with one person you trust.

WEEK 3: LOVE SEES PEOPLE (Days 15-21)

Day 15: Make eye contact with someone who often goes unnoticed and ask, "How are you doing?" Then actually listen to the answer.

Day 16: Learn the name of someone you see regularly but have never formally met. A neighbor, a coworker, a cashier, a server.

Day 17: Volunteer for one hour somewhere in Terre Haute that serves people in need. If you don't know where, ask Pastor Tim.

Day 18: Buy a meal for someone experiencing homelessness or hardship. Sit with them if they're open to it.

Day 19: Write a note of encouragement to someone in a thankless role: a teacher, a first responder, a custodian, a caregiver.

Day 20: Sit with someone who is eating alone. At work, at school, at a restaurant. Just sit down.

Day 21: (Community Day): As a Life Center family, identify one person or household in your neighborhood that needs to be seen. Decide together on one specific thing you'll do for them this week.

WEEK 4: LOVE NEVER STOPS (Days 22-30)

Day 22: Forgive someone, even if they haven't asked for it. Write their name down. Pray for them by name. You don't have to tell them. Do it anyway.

Day 23: Keep showing up for someone who hasn't responded. Love doesn't stop because it isn't being acknowledged. Show up again.

Day 24: Do something kind today with zero expectation of being thanked, noticed, or credited.

Day 25: Go back to someone you reached out to in Week 1. Check in again. See how they're doing.

Day 26: Pray for someone who has hurt you. Not a vague prayer. Pray something specific and good for their life.

Day 27: Do one thing today that will outlast you. Plant a seed, write a letter to someone younger, start a tradition of generosity in your household.

Day 28: Celebrate with someone who has good news, even if your own life feels hard right now. Rejoice with those who rejoice.

Day 29: Recruit one person to keep practicing active love beyond this 30-day challenge. Tell them what it's done in you.

Day 30: Write down one thing that has changed in you over these 30 days. Share it with Pastor Tim or the Life Center community. Your story matters.