Love Does -- Sermon Series

Sacrifices

Endures

Confronts

Forgives

Advocates

Love Prays

Restores

Love Never Fails

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2-12-12 Love is Learned -11- Love Never Ends = 1 Corinthians 13:7-8a

1 Corinthians 13:7-8a

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. - 1 Corinthians 13:7-8a

Jesus Posed for Paul's Portrait of Love.

    1 Thessalonians 4:9

Love Exposed:

    A. Love never puts down.

        Proverbs 10:12

        1 Peter 4:8

    B. Love always believes in.

    C. Love always holds on.

    D. Love never fails.

Paul Proposed that We Love More Like Jesus.

    Hebrews 10:24

    Philippians 1:9

    1 Thessalonians 4:9-10

2-5-12 Love is Learned -10- Love Says No!! = 1 Corinthians 13:6

Love is Learned - Love Says No!

1 Corinthians 13:6

1 Corinthians 13:6

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. (NIV)

It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth. (NET)

There are times when love must say no.

Romans 12:9-10

Proverbs 6:17-19

Malachi 2:17

What tough love looks like.

1 Timothy 3:15

Acts 4:12

1 John 2:5

What love wants to do:

* It loves to encourage what its good & true in others.

* It encourages people to get on the right track.

01-29-12 Love is Learned -9- Even When It Hurts = 1 Corinthians 13:5b

Love is Learned - Even When It Hurts

1 Corinthians 13:5

...it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. - 1 Corinthians 13:5b

Life is not always about Fairness.


Stones We Pick Up
Anger
Ephesians 4:26-27
Colossians 3:8

Resentment
Ephesians 4:31
2 Corinthians 2:8-11

Choose To Love Through the Hurt.
Romans 12:18


Remember how much God hurt to love others.

01-22-12 Love is Learned -8- It Is Courteous = 1 Corinthians 13:5

Love is Learned - It is Courteous

1 Corinthians 13:5a

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking - 1 Corinthians 13:5a

Courtesy refuses to live rudely in a grace-impaired world.

1 Peter 2:17

1 Corinthians 11

Courtesy chooses to be...

... tactful as well as truthful.

Proverbs 10:32

Ephesians 4:29

... gentle instead of judgmental.

Romans 14:13, 22

Colossians 3:12

Philippians 4:5

... understanding to the demanding.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

... a replenisher not a diminisher.

Colossians 4:8

Romans 12:16

Courtesy infuses a grace-impaired world with a glimpse of God.

01-15-12 Love is Learned -7- Not Full of Self = 1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is Learned - Not Full of Self

1 Corinthians 13:4

To be full of love you must be empty of self.

John 13

What does this kind of love look like?

Love will … 

… Rejoice over others having more blessings.
James 3:16
Matthew 27:18
1 Corinthians 4:7
1 Peter 2:1, 3

... Reject all opportunities of self-promotion.
Romans 12:3
Philippians 2:3-4

... Refuse to determine worth by applause.
John 13:3

For the call is to surrender your agenda to God's.

James 4:6

01-08-12 Love is Learned -6- Patient and Kind = 1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is Learned - Patient and Kind

Patient & kind. What does that mean?

A. It demands a willingness to practice risky love.

B. You can't love people without taking a risk.

Love will find ...

...and greet people even when they are in the ditch.

Acts 3-4

...and meet people mercy rather than judgment.

Matthew 12:7

Ephesians 4:2,32

...and treat people like they are worth the investment.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

Keep in mind how patient and kind God has been to you.

Titus 3:4-8

2 Peter 3:9

Luke 6:35-36

Matthew 18:33

01-01-12 Love is Learned -5- The Value of Love =

Love is a Command

Love is a Choice

Love is a Commitment

Love is a Conduct

Love is a Credit

12-25-11 Love is Learned -4- What Love Looks Like = Luke 6:27-36

Model of Love. Ephesians 5:1-2

God’s love initiated should be imitated. Luke 6:27-36

What Does This Love Look Like?

You are not despondent when your rights are not recognized.

You are not dependent on response of others to continue loving.

You are not delinquent in returning good for evil.

12-18-11 Love is Learned -3- God’s Love Is Safe = Romans 8

Love is Learned - God’s Love Is Safe

Romans 8

Why Are We Hesitant to Embrace the Love of God?

1. All We Have Experienced is “Conditional Love”

2. All Out Exposure to “Judgmental Attitudes”

3. All The Expectations of “Man Centered” Religion

4. All My Expertise at Self-condemnation

How Was Paul so Confident in the Love Of God? Romans 8

• No Condemnation vs. 1
• No Intimidation vs. 31-32
• No Separation vs. 35-39

12-04-11 Love Is Learned -1- What's Love Got To Do With It? = 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 2 Timothy 1:13

Love Is Learned -- What's Love Got To Do With It?

1 Thessalonians 4:9; 2 Timothy 1:13

Truths About Love

1. Many do not have the capacity to love.

2. Most do not consistently love.

3. Men do not courageously live lovingly until they know we are loved.

4. Mankind does not create reasons to earn your Heavenly Father's love.

5. Man can be in conflict with God's love.

I believe in the compelling power of love. I do not fully understand it. I believe it to be the most life altering power we can experience.

10-2-11 Limiting Liberty With Love = Galatians 5:13-21

Limiting Liberty With Love

Galatians 5:13-21

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.


Gaining Liberty Through Death. (Galatians 5:13-21)

Liberty & Love Means:

The Spirit enables me to oppose the flesh. (13)
The Spirit enables me to serve others. (13)
The Spirit enables me to fulfill God's morals. (14)
The Spirit enables me to avoid harming others. (15)

Command & Conflict:

The command (16)
The conflict (17-18)
The contrast (19-21)

Giving Liberty and Life Through Balance.
When my liberty could hurt a fellow Christian, I should yield. (15)
When my liberty could hinder God's work, I should yield. (16-17)
When my liberty creates unrest in my conscience, I should yield. (22-23)