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Faith, Hope and Love
1 Corinthians 13:13
Faith, Hope and Love
And now these three remain: faith,
hope and love. But the greatest of
these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
The Original 1 Corinthians 13
Ch. 12
Spiritual
Gifts
Body of
Christ
Ch. 14
Ch. 13
The use of
The
Way
gifts
in
of
Love
worship
The Original 1 Corinthians 13
Ch. 13
The Way
of Love
Ch. 14
The use of
gifts in
worship
What is love?
I love …
Love in Greek
Eros
Phileo
Storge
Agape
Agape Love
“For God so loved the world that He gave
His one and only son …” John 3:16
Jesus’ Definition of love
“Greater love has no man
than this, that he lay down
His life for his friends.”
John 13:13
Worldly Love
Christ’s Love
Getting
Giving
Love as Key to Life
“By this shall all men know that
you are my disciples, if you love
one another.” John 13:35
Without Love
1
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.
Without Love
2
If I have the gift of prophecy and can
fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move
mountains, but have not love, I am
nothing.
Without Love
3
If I give all I possess to the poor and
surrender my body to the flames, but
have not love, I gain nothing.
Love Is the Reason
“God demonstrates his own love for us
in this: while we are still sinners,
Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8
Love Checklist
4
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is
not proud.
5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is
not easily angered, it keeps no record of
wrongs.
Love Checklist
6
Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth.
7
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
The Way of Love
“And now I will
show you the most
excellent way.”
(1 Cor 12:31)
“Follow the way of love …” 1 Cor 14:1