God
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Salvation
Grace
Love
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“Eros” – refers to passion; English word “erotic” is
derived from this Greek word., It is a base word
denoting a passion which is selfishly seeking
satisfaction. Not in the NT.
“Storge” – natural affection; it refers to a love which
a parent naturally has for his children or any close
relation has for another. Romans 12:10
“Phileo” – Friendly Love; it is used to refer to the kind
of love that friends who have very much in common
have for each other. Brotherly Love, Kindness, Love
of the heart. - John 3:35
“Agape” – Love of the Will. Highest form of Love; it
speaks of a love that is awakened by a sense of value
in an object which causes one to prize it.– (Nothing
to do with emotions) – John 3:16
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Not a complacent kind of love;
Active, Sacrificing. – Romans 5:8
– It was an exercise of the divine
will in deliberate choice. (Matt.
5:43-48 Love your Enemies).
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It is commanded love. (Gal. 5:22)
Self-sacrificing.
Purposeful.
This is the kind of Love that God
commands in Marriage. (Eph. 5:25)
But God shows his love for us in
that while we were yet sinners
Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8
RSV)
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A new commandment I give to you,
that you love one another; even as I
have loved you, that you also love one
another. By this all men will know that
you are my disciples, if you have love
for one another." (John 13:34-35 RSV)
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Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of
God, and he who loves is born of God and
knows God. He who does not love does not
know God; for God is love. (1 John 4:7-8 RSV)
By this we know that we love the children of
God, when we love God and obey his
commandments. For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments. And his
commandments are not burdensome. (1 John
5:2-3 RSV)
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If I speak in the tongues of men and of
angels, but have not love, I am a noisy
gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have
prophetic powers, and understand all
mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have
all faith, so as to remove mountains, but
have not love, I am nothing. If I give away
all I have, and if I deliver my body to be
burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
(1 Corinthians 13:1-3 RSV)
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not envy
 Does not parade itself
 Is not puffed up
 Does not behave rudely
 Does not seek its own
 Is not provoked
 Thinks no evil
 Does not rejoice in
iniquity
 Suffers
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long (Long-Tempered)
kind
 Rejoices in the truth
 Bears all things
 Believes all things
 Hopes all things
 Endures all things
Love is Superior
 Love Never Ends
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◦ Love never ends; as for prophecies,
they will pass away; as for tongues,
they will cease; as for knowledge, it
will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:8
RSV)
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Love Abides
◦ And now abide faith, hope, love,
these three; but the greatest of
these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13
NKJV)
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Encouraging the saints
at the worship services.
Encourage Brother Ed
Smith - Support
Widows:
◦ Christine Fly
◦ Nell Turner
◦ Betty Totty
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Send note to
brothers/sisters who
are sick/struggling
Touch people with the
Gospel!
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"Teacher, which is the great
commandment in the law?" And
he said to him, "You shall love
the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul, and
with all your mind. This is the
great and first commandment.
And a second is like it, You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.
(Matthew 22:36-39 RSV)
As Jesus Does:
◦ See
◦ Accept
◦ Love
◦ Touch
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Love For God
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Love for the Brethren
◦ (1 John 4:19) We love, because he first loved
us. (RSV)
◦ (John 14:15) "If you love Me, keep My
commandments. (NKJV)
◦ (1 John 3:14) We know that we have passed
out of death into life, because we love the
brethren. He who does not love abides in
death. (RSV)
◦ (1 John 4:8) He who does not love does not
know God; for God is love. (RSV)
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Series from I Corinthians 13 by Mark
Copeland.
Information from Jim Deason
“The Greatest of These Is Love” by Steve
Higginbotham