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“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 March 10, 2023 Love chooses to be confident about the future. This is not sentimental optimism. The love that the Holy Spirit works in the life of the believer is courageous. “It does not stop loving because it is

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 March 9, 2023 On the surface of it, love “believing all things” could be seriously misunderstood. Does true love believe anything it is told? Absolutely not! Context! We already know that love rejoices with the truth. True love chooses

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 March 8, 2023 It was the late J. Vernon McGee who said, “Love puts up an umbrella for others.” To say that love bears all things understands that love is a great problem solver. This is vital to remember.

“…it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.” 1 Corinthians 13:6 March 7, 2023 True love marches to a different drummer than the culture. Jesus did not rejoice in unrighteousness and neither should those who follow Him. Disordered love is everywhere, in movies, books, sit-coms, music. Take for example these song lyrics:

“…or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.” 1 Corinthians 13:5 March 6, 2023 God puts Christians in rock tumblers to turn us from being rough rocks to polished gems. True love does not come about in some emotional moment. It is made possible by the work

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 March 3, 2023 Who wants to attend a church known for its rudeness? The church at Corinth needed a slap on the wrist for failing to conduct

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.” 1 Corinthians 13:4 March 2, 2023 Boasting: calling attention to oneself, how important we are and what we have achieved. Sadly, this kind of public posture is found way too often in Christian circles. After all, if a book is

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.” 1 Corinthians 13:4 March 1, 2023 “Hey! Jealous Lover, You’re acting so strange, Hey, Jealous Lover, What is making you change?” These are some of the lyrics of a popular song a generation ago. The ESV translation of jealous is

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.” 1 Corinthians 13:4 February 28, 2023 Lest we think that love is only reactive (patient), we are to know that love is active by seeking to be helpful. Jesus immediately comes to mind as you think of His non-stop concern

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.” 1 Corinthians 13:4 February 27, 2023 What does love look like? How does it talk? How does it behave? These are down to earth questions we ought to ask about love. But first we need to understand that love is