Westminster Presbyterian Church Sumter SC

Love Bears All Things (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for part 9 of our series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this lesson, we return to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:1-13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us that . . . "Love Bears All Things". In this lesson, we see:

• Love bears all things.
• Love is willing to deal with all kinds of difficulties for the sake of the one loved.
• There are at least three ways love deals with various difficulties:
  
  1. Love is willing to help carry the burdens of others.
  2. Love is willing to wisely tolerate the offenses of others with kindness, gentleness, and patience.
  3. Love is willing to suffer for others.
• Jesus demonstrates this kind of love perfectly.
• Therefore, we ought to ask the Holy Spirit for the kind of love that is willing to bear all things.
• So, by the work of the Spirit, let’s pursue growth in this Christ-like, bearing all things love. 

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Love Celebrates the Right Things (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for part 8 of our series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this lesson, we return to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:1-13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us that . . . "Love Celebrates the Right Things". In this lesson, we see:

• Love celebrates the right things.
• Love does not celebrate sin.
• We are celebrating sin when we:
  1. encourage or praise sin in others.
  2. delight in the exposure of sin in others.
• A godly response to sin is not celebration, but heartache and grief.
• Instead of celebrating sin, love celebrates the truth.
• The ultimate truth we celebrate is the good news of Jesus. 
• Therefore, we ought to celebrate Jesus, not sin.
• So, by the power of the Holy Spirit, let’s grow in a love that celebrates the right things.

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Love is Not Irritable or Resentful (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Join Pastor Nathan for part 7 of our series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this lesson, we return to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:1-13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us that . . . "Love Is Not Irritable or Resentful". In this lesson, we see:

• Love is not self-centered.
• So, let us abound in steadfast love and pursue reconciliation.

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Love is Not Self-Centered (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for part 6 of our series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this lesson, we return to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:1-13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us that . . . "Love Does Not Envy". In this lesson, we see:

• Love is not self-centered.
• Sin is self-centered.
• Love desires what is best for the one loved.
• Jesus demonstrates his love for us by not seeking to please himself but to serve us generously and sacrificially. 
• Because we have been loved this way, we can grow in loving others by the work of the Spirit.
• Therefore, we ought to ask the Spirit:
  
  1. to reveal how you are selfish and self-centered.
  2. to produce in you selfless love for others.
• So, let’s continue to experience the selfless love of Christ so that we will grow in loving others well. 

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Love is Humble (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for part 5 of our series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this lesson, we return to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:1-13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us that . . . "Love Does Not Envy". In this lesson, we see:

• Love is humble.
• Pride’s focus is on self; love’s focus is on others.
• We can grow in humble, selfless love because of the love Christ has for us.
• Therefore, we ought to:
  
  1. Ask the Holy Spirit for humble love.
  2. Humble yourself to demonstrate love for others.
• So, by the power of the Spirit, let’s grow in humble love.

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Love Does Not Envy (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for part 4 of our series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this lesson, we return to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:1-13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us that . . . "Love Does Not Envy". In this lesson, we see:

• Love does not envy.
• Love celebrates when others are blessed; envy is bothered by those blessings.
• Not only is envy a lack of love, it is a lack of trust in God.
• The solution to our envy problem is God’s love for us in Christ.
• Therefore, we ought to:
  
  1. Admit envy is part of your life.
  2. Confess your envy as sin.
  3. Take your envy to Jesus.
• So, by the power of the Spirit, let’s grow in love that does not envy..

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Love is Kind (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for part 3 of our new series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this lesson, we return again to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:1-13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us that . . . "Love is Patient". In this lesson, we see:

• Love is kind.
• Kindness is shown by behavior that blesses and benefits others.
• Showing kindness involves being:
  
  1. considerate and thoughtful.
  2. gracious and merciful.
  3. generous with our time, talents, and treasures.
• We are enabled to love others with kindness because of the loving-kindness of God in Christ.
• Therefore, we ought to (1) pray for the habitual fruit of kindness to abound in your life, and (2) practice not-so-random acts of kindness.
• So, by the power of the Spirit, let’s grow in demonstrating lovingkindness to others.

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Love is Patient (1 Cor 13:1-13)

Join Pastor Stuart for part 2 of our new series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this lesson, we return to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 13:1-13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us that . . . "Love is Patient". In this lesson, we see:

• Love is patient.
• True patience is both active and willing.
• Being patient with others involves at least three things:
  
  1. Waiting.
  2. Bearing with graciously.
  3. Considering context.
• We are enabled to love others patiently because of the patient love of God in Christ.
• Therefore, when you’re tempted to be impatient, remind yourself of God’s loving patience.
• So, by the power of the Spirit, let’s grow in demonstrating patient love to others.

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The More Excellent Way (1 Cor 12:29-13:13)

Join Pastor Stuart as we begin our new series, I Want To Know What Love Is.

In this first lesson, we turn to the Apostle Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:29-13:13 as the Holy Spirit teaches us . . . "The More Excellent Way". In this lesson, we see:

• Love is preeminent.
• Love is the greatest of all the virtues.
• Love is what makes our gifting and actions meaningful, significant, and worthwhile.
• Love is THE defining characteristic of the followers of Christ.
• We are enabled to grow in love because God loved us first in Christ.
• Therefore, we ought to take growing in love seriously.
• So, let’s drink deeply of the love of Christ so that we will overflow in love for God and others.

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Striving to Enter God’s Rest (Heb 3:7-4:11)

Join Pastor Stuart in the final installment of our series, Rest in a Restless World.

In our fourth lesson, we turn to the Epistle to the Hebrews 3:7-4:11 as we learn about . . . "Striving to Enter God's Rest". In this final lesson, we see:

• God calls us to “strive” to enter his rest.
• This “striving” is engaging in a diligent, purposeful, and earnest battle against unbelief.
• Unbelief and rest are ultimately incompatible.
• Jesus will bring all who genuinely believe into the ultimate rest of the new heaven and new earth.
• Therefore, we ought to be zealous to promote belief and actively fight unbelief.
• So, let’s grow in trusting that God’s promises of rest are truly “Yes” and “Amen” in Christ.

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