1 Corinthians 13:1-7

13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.   8 Love never ends.......

13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.   4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Eros love – Boy/Girl; Husband/Wife; Romantic feeling of attraction Phileo love – Brotherly love; Feeling of friendship / mateship Agape love – A God-given attitude of the heart, and an act of the will The sort of love that God has for us The love that loves enemies (not reliant upon a feeling) 4 Jesus is patient and kind. Jesus does not envy, or boast. He is not proud, or rude. He is not self-seeking. He is not irritable, and He keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Jesus does not delight in evil, but He rejoices with the truth. 7 Jesus always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Jesus never fails. …

1 Cor 13 is about Spiritual Gifts & Relationships within the Church Agape love – A God-given attitude of the heart, and an act of the will The sort of love that God has for us The love that loves enemies (not reliant upon a feeling) We love because He first loved us 1 Cor 13 is about Spiritual Gifts & Relationships within the Church Spiritual giftedness, without love, is worth nothing. It’s even annoying... Sacrificial giving, without love = nothing gained God wants us to be so filled with love, that we give generously If we sacrifice for a reward, there is no reward. But sacrificial love = great reward 2 Corinthians 9:6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Agape love – A God-given attitude of the heart, and an act of the will The sort of love that God has for us The relationship between Christians MUST be Agape love!!!! 1. Patient Puts up with a lot 2. Kind 3. Does not Envy Eager striving for the good of others – not for self 4. Does not Boast 5. Is not Arrogant (or proud) No inflation of self-importance 6. Is not Rude Good order; good taste; courtesy; no inappropriate talk 7. Not self-seeking / selfish 8. Not irritable / easily angered Isn’t ‘touchy’ / easily offended 9. Keeps no record of wrongs Doesn’t keep account of the faults of others 10. Does not rejoice at wrongdoing Never happy to see another fall 11. Rejoices in the truth Doesn’t pretend. Doesn’t try to cover up bad news 12. Bears all things 13. Never loses faith 14. Never exhausts hope

Agape love – A God-given attitude of the heart, and an act of the will The relationship between Christians MUST be Agape love!!!! 1. Patient Puts up with a lot 2. Kind 3. Does not Envy Eager striving for the good of others – not for self 4. Does not Boast 5. Is not Arrogant (or proud) No inflation of self-importance 6. Is not Rude Good order; good taste; courtesy; no inappropriate talk 7. Not self-seeking / selfish 8. Not irritable / easily angered Isn’t ‘touchy’ / easily offended 9. Keeps no record of wrongs Doesn’t keep account of the faults of others 10. Does not rejoice at wrongdoing Never happy to see another fall 11. Rejoices in the truth Doesn’t pretend. Doesn’t try to cover up bad news 12. Bears all things 13. Never loses faith 14. Never exhausts hope 15. Endures

Agape love – A God-given attitude of the heart, and an act of the will The relationship between Christians MUST be Agape love!!!! 1. Patient 2. Kind How to love like this: Receive Love from God (enter into the Love of God) Recognise that feelings are imperfect / distorted love Repent of our distortion of what love is Make “Love”, an act of the will 3. Does not Envy 4. Does not Boast 5. Is not Arrogant (or proud) 6. Is not Rude 7. Not self-seeking / selfish 8. Not irritable / easily angered 9. Keeps no record of wrongs 10. Does not rejoice at wrongdoing 11. Rejoices in the truth 12. Bears all things 13. Never loses faith 14. Never exhausts hope 15. Endures