How to be a better lover Love Perseveres Rev. Robert J. Smith Pastor Colonial Hills Baptist Church

1 Corinthians 13:8-13 7  Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8  Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9  For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10  But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11  When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12  For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13  And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

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Oswald chambers “Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen.”

Paul’s thesis 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 (KJV)

The measure of perseverance 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

The measure of perseverance 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 1 Corinthians 2:6 (KJV)

The measure of perseverance 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Colossians 3:14

The measure of perseverance 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James 1:4 (KJV)

The reason for perseverance 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

The reason for perseverance What we know – 1 John 3:2   2  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 (KJV)

The reason for perseverance Who we are – 1 Corinthians 3:1-2   1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 1 Corinthians 3:1-2 (KJV)

The reason for perseverance What we see – Revelation 22:4   4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. Revelation 22:4 (KJV)

The Reality of perseverance 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

The Reality of perseverance 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8 (KJV)

The Reality of perseverance 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17 (KJV)

Oswald chambers This total surrender to “the love of Christ” is the only thing that will bear fruit in your life.”