1 Corinthians 13:17

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God's 1 Ingredient for Your Home

• 1 Corinthians 131-7

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an absolute necessity

• An ingredient that, as the more excellent way
  (1 Cor. 1231), exceeds all others
• More important than anything I SAY (131)
• More important than anything I HAVE (132)
• More important than anything I DO (133)
• God calls it the greatest (1313)
• Agape Love
• Unconditional, sacrificial devotion
• Self is forgotten as the betterment of one being
  loved is put first
• Does not come go it never fails (138)

Love
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Love

• LOVE IS KIND! (1 Cor. 134)
• Love is patient!
• Gk macrothumiamacro (long), thumia (anger)
• Long in coming to anger (cf. Jas. 119 1 Th.
  514)
• Love is kind!
• Gracious, gentle, having a servants heart
• Love does not envy!
• Strong jealousy, fervent, boil over
• Anger hatred with anothers good fortune
• When mistreated, love is kind (Rm. 1220-21).

If I love you, I will be kind to you, in
everything I say, have do.
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Love

• LOVE IS HUMBLE! (1 Cor. 134)
• Love does not brag (parade itself, boast)!
• Showing off for display our accomplishments or
  drawing attention to our needs our wishes in
  order to receive praise be the center of
  attention
• Love is not arrogant (puffed up)!
• An inflated opinion of self our own importance
• Allow others to stroke our egoget puffed up
• Love diverts attention away from self (cf. Phil.
  23-4 Rom. 123) to the one loved!

If I love you, I will be humble toward you in
everything I say, have do.
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Love

• LOVE IS SACRIFICIAL! (1 Cor. 135)
• Love does not behave rudely!
• Disgracefully shame, embarrass or hurt others
• Love does not seeks its own!
• Insists on having its own way upon its own rights
• Love
• is tactful, courteous, polite, helpful
  respectful.
• edifies (1 Cor. 81) does no harm (Rm.
  1310)
• unselfishly sacrifices self for others (1 Cor.
  1024)
• does not have a ME-first attitude

If I love you, I will sacrificially care for
you in everything I say, have do.
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Love

• LOVE IS FORGIVING! (1 Cor. 135)
• Love is not provoked!
• Irritable, touchy, bad-tempered, short-fused
• Love does not keep a record of wrong!
• Gk accounting term entering an item into a
  ledger so that it is not forgotten
• Stores up resentment holds and nurses a grudge
• Love keeps a record of kindnesses received!
• Love learns to forgive like God (Eph. 432)!
• Not place on probation or keep under suspicion

If I love you, I will be forgiving toward
you, in everything I say, have do.
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Love

• LOVE IS TRUTHFUL (1 Cor. 136)
• Love does not rejoice in wrong-doing
• Rejoice when harm comes to one who harmed you
• Laugh with joy when enemies have problems
• Snicker when hear of anothers misfortunes
• Gleefully join in the gossip-mill
• Love joins in rejoicing in the truth
• Finds no pleasure in evil-doing or anything wrong
• Rejoices at good fortune of others (cf. Luke 15)
• Rejoices when right, truth and goodness win

If I love you, I will always be truthful toward
you, in everything I say, have do.
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Love

• LOVE IS PROTECTIVE! (1 Cor. 137)
• Love bears ALL things (lit. covers)!
• Protection that comes by placing a cover over
  itcarports over our cars, pavilions over picnic
  tables.
• Mercifully and quietly protects/covers the flaws,
  imperfections, faults mistakes of others rather
  than dig them up and drag them out for display
• Above allhave fervent love for one another, for
  love will cover a multitude of sins (1 Pet.
  48).
• Love does not condone sin but it does whatever is
  necessary to protect each other from sin conseq.

If I love you, I will be protective of you in
everything I say, have do.
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Love

• LOVE IS TRUSTING! (1 Cor. 137)
• Love believes ALL things!
• Believe in and trust each other until verified
  evidence forces us to think otherwise
• Give each other the benefit-of-the-doubt
• Place the best connotation possible on events,
  actions words of another
• Gracious, not suspicious careful, not critical

If I love you, I will be trusting of you in
everything I say, have do.
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Love

• LOVE IS ENCOURAGING! (1 Cor. 137)
• Love hopes ALL things!
• To hope is to desire something and expect to
  receive that something.
• Love moves us to desire and expect only what is
  best from each other and for each other
• Hoping for the best involves encouragement
• Looking for the best
• Expecting the best

• Finding the best
• Encouraging the best

If I love you, I will be encouraging toward
you in everything I say, have do.
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Love

• LOVE IS PERSEVERING! (1 Cor. 137)
• Love endures ALL things!
• Despite ingratitude, bad conduct and problems
  from others, love patiently endures and doesnt
  give up and run away.
• Love puts up with more than a lot!
• Love does more than just wait for better times
  and a cessation of mistreatment, love eagerly
  works to positively shape, even the worst
  circumstances, into a blessing for all involved.

If I love you, I will be persevering toward
you in everything I say, have do.
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Love
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KIND
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HUMBLE
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SACRIFICIAL
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FORGIVING
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TRUTHFUL
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PROTECTIVE
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Agape love is a condition of salvation (Matt.
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TRUSTING
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ENCOURAGING
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If you love me, keep My commandments (John
1415).

• Believe Jesus is Gods Son John 824
• Repent of your sins Luke 133
• Confess your faith in Jesus Matthew 1032
• Be immersed in water Mark 1616
• Sins are forgiven Acts 2216
• Added to His church Acts 247
• Registered in heaven Hebrews 1223
• Love serve Him faithfully John 1415