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Reading: 1Corinthians 13 \\ /If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal./
1Corinthians 13:1 (NIV)
!! I. Gifts without love are Pointless
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Without love, my talking is Just Noise
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Paul puts this in the 1st person singular.
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If I... identifying with these tendencies!
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If I speak human language . .
.
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The tongues of men...
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Talk is cheap–Do I love those I talk to?
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Eloquence is just making nicer noise!
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If I speak “in tongues” . .
.
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A gift of spiritual ecstacy.
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Without love–it’s just making noise!
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Without love, my insight is Nothing
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If I prophecy without love /I am nothing/
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Not the prophecy–I am a nobody!
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I have no status with you or b~/4 God
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If I understand everything w~/o love...
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To understand but /not/ understand...
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If I have deep & powerful faith w~/o love...
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Who cares about moving mountains!
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Without love, my serving does No Good
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Yes we can serve w~/o love.
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For show, out of guilt, because I couldn’t say “No thanks.”
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To impress others~/God (?)
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This sort of service gets me nowhere.
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If I give w~/o love I get no benefit~/blessing
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Even if I give /everything/ to the poor . .
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If I sacrifice myself w~/o love I gain nothing
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If I die for my faith w~/o love, it’s nothing
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If I do all those things a radical Christian would do, w~/o love–it’s worthless
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W~/o love everything means nothing.
!! II.
What love Really is
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Love is Patient and Kind
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Patient=long suffering
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Yes, “True love waits!”
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Patient with the immaturity of others
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Kind=gentle
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No drill-sergeant disciplers please!
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“If you can’t say~/do nothin’ nice . .
.
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Love isn’t Selfish or Hurtful
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Doesn’t envy–get jealous of others
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“I wish I had your gift(s).”
~/ sour grapes
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Doesn’t brag; “Doesn’t strut” (/The Message/)
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“Too bad you don’t have my gift(s).”
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Doesn’t behave badly~/shamefully
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“Shut up and listen to~/watch /me./”
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Doesn’t “look out for #1”
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“If it would help me, I’d do it.”
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Isn’t irritable
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“Why are you always so . .
.”
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Doesn’t keep statistics on fouls.
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“I remember back in ‘62 when you . .
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Isn’t happy about wrong-doing~/injustice
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“Well, he~/she deserved it.”
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Love stays on Their Side
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It’s happy when things go right
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“Isn’t it great what happened to . .
.”
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It’s always quiet about another’s faults
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“I’ve always liked this about him~/her”
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It always gives the benefit of the doubt
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“I’m sure s~/he didn’t mean it /that/ way.”
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