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1 Corinthians 13:1-8
Old Testament Words:
- אהב ʾâhab – to have affection for – love, like, friend.
- חֵסֵד chec̨ed, – kindness; piety; beauty:—favor, good deed, kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
New Testament Words:
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ἀγάπη, agapē – the quality of warm regard for and interest in another, esteem, affection, regard, love
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φιλέω, philĕō – to have a special interest in someone or someth., freq. with focus on close association, have affection for, like, consider someone a friend
Big Idea: At LifeBridge we are striving to be a community of love.
2 keys to being a community of love:
- Ground your gifts in love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)
- Make love a verb (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
Characteristics of Love:
| Love is… | Love is not… |
| Patient | Envious |
| Kind | Boastful |
| Delighted with the Truth | Arrogant |
| Bears all | Rude |
| Believes all | Selfish |
| Hopes all | Irritable |
| Endures all | Resentful |
| Delighted in Evil |