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Love. Love Does Not Envy

Part 6 “Love does not envy.” (1 Cor 13:4) We do not hear much spoken in the church these days on this topic. However, it was important enough for God to include this truth in the 10 Commandments… Read More

Love. Love is Kind

Part 5 “Love…is kind.” (1 Cor 13:4) The Greek word for kind here is chrēsteuomai and means “to show one’s self mild, to be kind, use kindness.” The Passion Translation translate the verse wonderfully: “Love is gentle and… Read More

Love. Love is Long-Spirited (patient, suffers, endures)

Part 4 We have found our way to the words that Paul uses to describe what love looks like. Interestingly, his first choice may not be the choice of many modern preachers. It certainly does not tickle the… Read More

Love. To Have Love

Part 3 Note: I am continuing the series on God’s love. I am persuaded that the love of God’s love is the answer we need to the many things that face us. Some of you are facing some… Read More

Love. Sounding Brass or Clanging Cymbal

Part 2. In this series we are going to learn what the love of God looks like. As part of this process we will look at what love doesn’t look like as well. Paul made a point of… Read More

Love. Puffed Up or Built Up

Part 1 In this series we will be using 1 Corinthians 13 – the love chapter – as the base. We will move around a bit as the Holy Spirit leads. It is our firm belief that the… Read More

Love Lesson from the Unlovely

 In Luke 7 we are introduced to a woman who was known as “a sinner.” The consensus was that she was a prostitute. We meet her as she enters the house of a Pharisee named Simon. She knew… Read More

Prayers of Paul – Love with Discernment – Pt. 10

We are moving on to the third of Paul’s epistle prayers. This prayer deals with our love flowing out but balanced with a high level of discernment. There is a great need for both love and discernment in the… Read More