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Page 1: 1 Corinthians 13. When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things

“THE GREATEST OF THESE…”1 Corinthians 13

Page 2: 1 Corinthians 13. When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things

WHAT DID YOU HOPE FOR TONIGHT?

To get refreshed or edified… To get some questions

answered… To resolve some struggles… To learn something new about

God… To meet up with friends… To get out of here as quickly

as possible…

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WHAT PAUL HAS FOR US TONIGHT

To participate in the heart of our Creator God.

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12

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WHAT PAUL HAS FOR US TONIGHT

To participate in the heart of our Creator God. What God looks like deep

inside (13:4-8) Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,

does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails;

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WHAT PAUL HAS FOR US TONIGHT

To participate in the heart of our Creator God. What God looks like deep

inside (13:4-8) Paul’s point to the Corinthians:I don’t just do what is best for me; I do

what is best for others so that many may be saved. And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. 1 Cor. 10:33-11:1

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WHAT PAUL HAS FOR US TONIGHT

To participate in the heart of our Creator God.

To end the war raging in our hearts. The power behind all our

tragedies.“To grow wise, you must listen to the wild dogs barking in the cellar.” — Nietzsche

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the war raging in our hearts A Truly Broken Heart

“For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.” Mark 7:21-23

"The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?

Jeremiah 17:9

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the war raging in our hearts A Truly Broken Heart Love is a Battlefield!

“I need your love tonight!”“You lust and do not have; so you

commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel…” James 4:2

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the war raging in our hearts A Truly Broken Heart Love is a Battlefield! Love Demands

Infantile Demands: “I deserve it because I’m me!”

Hidden Expectations: “You know what I want! Don’t make me say it!”

Creative Manipulation: “What do you think of my new haircut?”

“… so you fight and quarrel ! …” James 4:2

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the war raging in our hearts A Truly Broken Heart Love is a Battlefield! Love Demands Poisoned Relationships

“… You do not have because you do not ask.” James 4:2

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the war raging in our hearts A Truly Broken Heart Love is a Battlefield! Love Demands Poisoned Relationships The Emptiness of

Counterfeit Love“…but if I do not have love, I am nothing!”

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Definable / Stable

Unreliable / Unstable

When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.

1 Corinthians 13:11

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Definable / Stable

Patient (v.4)

Unreliable / Unstable

Instant Gratification

“You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel…” James 4:2

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Definable / Stable

Patient (v.4) Kind (v.4)

Unreliable / Unstable

Instant Gratification

Temper Tantrums“You…cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel…”

James 4:2

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Definable / Stable

Patient (v.4)Kind (v.4) Not Jealous (v.4)

Unreliable / Unstable

Instant Gratification

Temper TantrumsSmothering ‘Love’

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Definable / Stable

Patient (v.4) Kind (v.4) Not Jealous (v.4) Doesn’t Brag

Unreliable / Unstable

Instant Gratification

Temper TantrumsSmothering ‘Love’PRAISE ME!

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Definable / Stable

Patient (v.4) Kind (v.4) Not Jealous (v.4) Doesn’t Brag Not Proud

Unreliable / Unstable

Instant GratificationTemper TantrumsSmothering ‘Love’PRAISE ME!Tough Guy

1 Peter 5:5 “and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.”

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Definable / Stable

Patient Kind Not Jealous Doesn’t Brag Not Proud Not Rude

Unreliable / Unstable

Instant Gratification

Temper TantrumsSmothering ‘Love’PRAISE ME!Tough GuyInsensitive

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Doesn’t Seek its Own

TRIBAL: “me & mine”

"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. Luke 6:32

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…”

Matt. 28:19

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Doesn’t Seek its Own

Not Easily Provoked

TRIBAL: “me & mine”

Very ANGRY!Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, Ephesians 4:26

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

James 1:19

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Doesn’t Seek its Own

Not Easily Provoked

Forgives

TRIBAL: “me & mine”

Very ANGRY!Keeps a Record

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; Hebrews 12:15

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Doesn’t Seek its Own

Not Easily Provoked

Forgives Righteous / Truth

TRIBAL: “me & mine”

Very ANGRY!Keeps a RecordDumb Sacrifice

but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ… Ephesians 4:15

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LOVE DEFINED (13:4-8)

Mature LoveImmature Demands

Doesn’t Seek its Own

Not Easily Provoked

Forgives Righteous / Truth Bears all things,

believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things

TRIBAL: “me & mine”

Very ANGRY!Keeps a RecordDumb SacrificeThe Big Write-Off,

“I GIVE UP!”

While we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son… Romans 5:10

Replacing Demands with FAITH

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A NEW DEFINITION OF LOVE… Stable Patient Kind Not Jealous Doesn’t Brag Not Proud Not Rude

Doesn’t Seek its Own

Not Easily Provoked

Forgives Righteous / Truth Bears all things,

believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things

“Love never fails”

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GOD IS… Stable Patient Kind Not Jealous Doesn’t Brag Not Proud Not Rude

Doesn’t Seek its Own

Not Easily Provoked

Forgives Righteous / Truth Bears all things,

believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things

“Love never fails”


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