July 26, 2020 | 1 Corinthians 13
We love an underdog story. We love to cannonball in refreshingly cool water on a hot summer afternoon. We love grandma’s secret recipe, road trips with friends, and the family pet. We love a lot of things, but what is love? Are there different kinds of love? What does God mean when He said He so loved the world? In the thirteenth chapter of Corinthians, Paul speaks to a love unlike anything else we’ve ever experienced.

Love Calls for Love
God is

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love is a pure, willful, sacrificial love that intentionally desires another’s highest good. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

We must

to love like God. (Matthew 16:24-25)

Agape Assessment:

is patient,

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is kind.

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does not envy,

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does not boast,

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is not proud.

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does not dishonor others,

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is not self-seeking,

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is not easily angered,

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keeps no record of wrongs.

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does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

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always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.