LOVE. 1st Corinthians 13 "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal." This episode speaks of love, love within a family actually within generations of a family, my family, and your family.
I was going through a few of my older sermons and happen upon a few notes I had gathered for a sermon on the topic of "love". This would be one of our greatest reunions before the call of many senior family members. Our family reunions always conclude with Sunday's church service before everyone departed homeward. If you decide to listen to the podcast, please note I did not script this one, nor did I dive into the Word or use commentary for closing and apology my heart was too heavy to edit.
Speaking about love, the love shared within our family and a few of grandmas' teaching points passed along to us and the generations to follow. Therefore, I just felt like sharing some of my notes from the sermon of that day many years back regarding family love and its teaching.
The one thing we were taught is that family gives you two things, roots, and the other wings. However, the greatest gift of everything is love!
In chapter 12 of 1st Corinthians Paul gave evidence of the Corinthians' lack of love in the utilization of spiritual gifts; chapter 13 defines real love; and chapter 14 shows how love works. Love is more important than all the spiritual gifts exercised in the church body. Great faith, acts of dedication or sacrifice, and miracle-working power produce very little without love. Love makes our actions and gifts useful. Although people have different gifts, love is available to everyone.
Love is the greatest of all human qualities, and it is an attribute of God Himself (1 John 4:8). Love involves unselfish service to others; to show it gives evidence that you care. Faith is the foundation and content of God's message; hope is the attitude and focus; love is the action. When faith and hope are in line, you are free to love completely because you understand how God loves you.
Blessings,
Elder Barbara
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