Love is giving self expecting nothing in return.
Scripture Text
1 Corinthians 13
Main Points or Ideas
Four Gifts that Need Love
- Tongues - speech
- Prophecy (knowledge) - study
- Faith - Stepping by faith
- Sacrifice (goods, burned body)
15 Verbal Descriptions of Love
- Suffereth long
- Kind
- Envieth not
- Vaunteth not self
- Not puffed up
- Does not behave itself unseemly
- Seeks not her own
- Is not easily provoked
- Thinketh no evil
- Rejoices not in iniquity
- Rejoices in the truth
- Beareth all things
- Believeth all things
- Hopeth all things
- Endureth all things
The Endurance of Love
- Never faileth - love
- Prophecies - fails
- Tongues - fails
- Knowledge - fails
Love Demonstrates
- Salvation - Conversion
- Sanctification - Commitment
- Service - Communication
Characteristics/Forgiveness As a Mark of Love
- Pure heart
- Good conscience
- Genuine faith
Conclusion
Call to take a much-needed rest for the pastors and ministry leaders at the conference.
