1. AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE 1 CORINTHIANS 13
FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE
AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE
1 CORINTHIANS 13

2. Love is more excellent than spiritual gifts 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13
Gifts without love 13:1-3
Tongues w/o love is noise v.1
Prophecy & knowledge w/o love is nothing v.2
8:1 knowledge puffs up, but love builds up
Giving w/o love does no good v.3

3. Love is more excellent than spiritual gifts 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13
The more excellent way of love 13:4-7
Love suffers longs and makes itself useful v.4a
How? v.4b-6a love does not envy, show itself off, is not inflated, does not behave rudely, doesn’t look for personal advantage, isn’t easily upset, doesn’t hold a grudge, doesn’t rejoice in evil

4. Love is more excellent than spiritual gifts 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13
The more excellent way of love 13:4-7
Love suffers longs and makes itself useful v.4a
How? v.6b-7 rejoices in the truth, puts up with all things, believes the best about all things, hopes for the best about all things, keeps working through all things

5. Love is more excellent than spiritual gifts 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13
Love is eternal 13:8-13
Love never ends v.8
Gifts will end v.8
Prophecy & knowledge are given in pieces v.9
Pieces of what?
The revelation of God’s will 1 Cor. 2:9-13
When whole revelation has come, pieces stop v.10 (v illustrations)

6. Love is more excellent than spiritual gifts 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13
Love is eternal, the greatest 13:8,13
Gifts temporary v.9
3 permanent things: faith, hope, love v.13
One eternal thing: love
No gifts today (signs)
We need to use faith, hope, and love as “signs” to draw others to the gospel