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“Our Commitment to Love and Serve God”. 1 Cor. 13:4-7. 3 practical expressions of love:. Showing love through humility (vv.4-5a). 1. Love humbly serves those who don’t deserve it (v.4a). The loving humble servant “ Suffereth long”. b. The loving humble servant shows kindness.
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“Our Commitment to Love and Serve God” 1 Cor. 13:4-7
3 practical • expressions of love:
Showing love through humility • (vv.4-5a) • 1. Love humbly serves those who don’t deserve it (v.4a) • The loving humble servant • “Suffereth long”. • b. The loving humble servant shows kindness.
Love humbly serves even without people’s admiration • (vv. 4b-5a) • 4 Negative qualities with one idea: • “It envieth not” • “It vaunteth not itself” • “It is not puffed up” • “It doth not behave itself unseemly”
II. Showing love through purity (v.5b-6) • Two areas of purity • 1. Purity from self-centeredness. • “Love seeketh not his own” • “Love is not easily provoked” • “Love thinketh no evil”
II. Showing love through purity (v.5b-6) • Two areas of purity • 2. Purity in affections (v.6) • Love rejoices not in iniquity • Love rejoices in truth
iii. Showing love through mercy (v.7) • Merciful love “Bears all things”. • Merciful love “Believes all things”. • Merciful love “Hopes all things”. • Merciful love “Endures all things”.