1 Corinthians 13

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1 Corinthians 13
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Whats Love Got to do with Service?

• Service without love is worthless (v.1-3)

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Whats Love Got to do with Service?

• Service without love is worthless

• Wont be appreciated
• May even backfire on me

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Whats Love Got to do with Service?

• Service without love is worthless
• Essence of love is serving others (v.4-7)

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Whats Love Got to do with Service?

• Service without love is worthless
• Essence of love is serving others
• Service with love is priceless (v.8-13)

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Whats Love Got to do with Service?

• Service with love is priceless

• Spiritual gifts are temporary (v.8-10)

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Whats Love Got to do with Service?

• Service with love is priceless

• Spiritual gifts are temporary

Like being a little child (v.11)
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Whats Love Got to do with Service?

• Service with love is priceless

• Spiritual gifts are temporary

Like a mirror reflection (v.12)
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Whats Love Got to do with Service?

• Service with love is priceless

• Spiritual gifts are temporary
• Love lasts forever (v.13)

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Whys Love Such a Big Deal?

• Its to be my top priority bottom line.

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1 Timothy 13-5
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Whys Love Such a Big Deal?

• Its the goal of all my learning.

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Matthew 2236-40
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Whys Love Such a Big Deal?

• Love track 1 Love God (Mt.2236-38)

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Whys Love Such a Big Deal?

• Love track 1 Love God
• Best way to measure my spiritual maturity.

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Whys Love Such a Big Deal?

• Love track 1 Love God
• Love track 2 Love others (Mt.2239)

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Whys Love Such a Big Deal?

• Love track 2 Love others
• Best way to maximize my spiritual influence.

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Whys Love Such a Big Deal?

• 10 Commandments
• 1-4 love God
• 5-10 love others

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Romans 13

• v.8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the
  continuing debt to love one another, for he who
  loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
• v.9a The commandments, Do not commit
  adultery Do not murder, Do not steal, Do
  not covet, whatever other commandment there
  may be
• v.9b-10 are summed up in this one rule Love
  your neighbor as yourself. Love does no harm to
  its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment
  of the law.

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Whys Love Such a Big Deal?

• Love track 1 Love God
• Love track 2 Love others

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How Can My Love Grow?

• Its a gift from God to me.

God has poured out His love into our hearts by
the Holy Spirit. Rom.55 We love each other as
a result of His loving us first.1 John 419
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How Can My Love Grow?

• Its grows as I submit to God.

Love others (new)
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How Can My Love Grow?

• Its grows as I submit to God.

Love others (new) vs. self-love (old)
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How Can My Love Grow?

• Its grows as I submit to God.

Love others (new) vs. self-love (old)

• Depends on which I choose to submit to.

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How Can My Love Grow?

• Its grows as I submit to God.

Love others (new) vs. self-love (old)

• Depends on which I choose to submit to. (v.4-7)

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How Can My Love Grow?

• As love grows, joy sprouts up as well
  (Gal.522-23)

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How Can My Love Grow?

• I may need to relearn what real love is.

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How Can My Love Grow?

• I may need to relearn what real love is.

A child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Prov.2915
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How Can My Love Grow?
Truth

• Service Love Worthless
• Service Love Priceless

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How Can My Love Grow?
Need

• Make Love Top Priority Learning Goal

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How Can My Love Grow?
Growth

• By submitting to Gods love leanings

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