A More Excellent Way LOVE 1 Corinthians 13

A More Excellent Way LOVE 1 Corinthians 13

A More Excellent Way 1 Corinthians 13: 1 -3 *Without love all activity in the church is valueless. Vss. 1 -3 - Fluency and eloquence is valueless. - Prophesy and knowledge is valueless. - Faith is valueless. - Benevolence is valueless. - Martyrdom is valueless. LOVE

A More Excellent Way The Doctrine of Love * Four kinds of love in Greek - Phileo – Brotherly love - Eros – Romantic love - Storge – Parental love - Agape – Self giving love LOVE

A More Excellent Way The Doctrine of Love 1. Agape love is the supreme attribute of God. 1 John 4: 7 -11 - God is love. Vss. 7 -8 - God loves us. Vss. 9 -10 - We are to love as God loves. Vss. 11 LOVE

A More Excellent Way The Doctrine of Love 2. Agape love is the supreme characteristic of the church. - Serve one another in love. Gal. 5: 13 - Be knit together in love. Col. 2: 2 - Do all things in love. 1 Cor. 16: 14 - Lay down our lives in love. 1 Jhn. 3: 16 LOVE

A More Excellent Way The Doctrine of Love 3. Agape love is a super-natural love. - Love is ours through the Spirit. Rom. 5: 5 - Love is a fruit of the Spirit. Gal. 5: 16 - Love is perfected in us by love. 1 Jhn. 4: 12 LOVE

A More Excellent Way The Doctrine of Love (Conclusion) How to make love a reality in our church 1. Walk in love. 2. Repent when we don’t love well. 3. Speak the truth in love. 4. Never forget that love is a command. LOVE

A More Excellent Way LOVE 1 Corinthians 13