From Superficial to Genuine

1 Corinthians 13

There are three different Greek words used in the New Testament for

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• EROS

  I love you

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  - this is a
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  love.

• PHILEO

  I love you

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  - this is a
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  love.

• AGAPE

  I love you

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  - this is an
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  love.

I. The

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of real love

But eagerly desire the greater gifts …1 Corinthians 12:31 (NIV)

Mike Shannon says, “Love is more important than

; if love is not in the equation then the sum is

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John 13:34,35

II. The

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of real love

- Real love is

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Love is patient, love is kind … 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)

• Real love is unselfish.

… It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered … 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (NIV)

• Real love is
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it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always truts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthinians 13:5-7 (NIV)

• Real love is
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Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 1 Corinthians 13:8 (NIV)

III. The

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of real love

TANGIBLE WAYS I CAN GROW IN EXPRESSING REAL LOVE:

With God’s help I will try to improve in the areas listed above.

And now these things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13