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“ Love Is A Many Splendored Thing ”

It Is A Many Splendored Thing

“ There Is Nothing Broken Here But What Love Can’t Fix” Pride Critical Spirit Idolatry Outreach Purpose Tradition Power Partisanship Unforgiveness Unresolved Conflict Gossip

Warren Wiersbe “Few chapters in the Bible have suffered more misinterpretation and misapplication than I Corinthians 13. Divorced from its context, it becomes a hymn to love or a sentimental sermon on Christian brotherhood. Many people fail to see that Paul was still dealing with the Corinthians’ problems when he wrote these words. ”

I Corinthians 13 “With all humility and The Circulatory gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in System Of The Body love, eager to maintain the Of Christ Is Love. unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:2-3).

II Timothy 3 1. Lovers Of Themselves 2. Lovers Of Money 3. Not Loving Good 4. Lovers Of Pleasures 5. Not Lovers Of God

I. The Context Of Love “And I Will Show You A More Excellent Way” (I Corinthians 12:31)

A. Comprehensive Context 1. Spiritual Gifts (12:31) 2. Divisions (1:10) 3. Boasting (1:31) 4. Jealousy (3:3) 5. Immorality (5:1) 6. Law Suits (6:1)

A. Comprehensive Context 7. Divorce & Remarriage (7:10-11) 8. Weaker Brothers (8:9) 9. Communion (11:21) 10. Doctrinal (15:12) 11. Fellowship (15:33-34)

B. Correlating Context 1. Two Greatest Commandments (Matthew 22:37-39) 2. Communicable Attribute Of God (I John 4:11) 3. Fruit Of The Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)

C. Comparative Context

II. The Conduct Of Love A. Overview Of The NT 1. Command To “Love One Another” (John 13:34-35) 2. Command W/O “One Another” (I Peter 2:17) 3. Commended For Love (Colossians 1:3-4) 4. Prayer For Love ( Philippians 1:9)

II. The Conduct Of Love A. Overview Of The NT 5. Encouragement To Love (Philippians 2:2) 6. Exhorted To Love (Hebrews 10:24) 7. Love Our Leaders (I Thessalonians 5:12-13)

II. The Conduct Of Love B. Outline Of I Corinthians 13 1. Value Of Love (1-3) 2. Virtues Of Love (4-7) 3. Victory Of Love (8-13)

Warren Wiersbe Outlines 1. Enriching (1-3) 1. Essential (1-3) 2. Edifying (4-7) 2. Effectual (4-7) 3. Enduring (8-13) 3. Eternal (8-13)

Four Greek Words For Love 1. Eros – Physical 2. Phileo – Brotherly 3. Storge – Family 4. Agape - Will

“ Love Is Not Big Headed, It Is Big Hearted ” (George Sweeting) “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony” (Colossians 3:12-14)

Blessing To Love One Another “And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints” (I Thessalonians 3:12-13).