Westminster Presbyterian Church Sumter SC

Join Pastor Stuart for part 12 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 Hopes". In this lesson, we see:

• Love endures.
• Love demonstrates grace-filled, wisdom-saturated, truth-abiding persistence in the face of opposition.
• Love perseveres even in suffering.
• The love of Jesus for his people always endures.
• Therefore, we ought to rehearse the truth of Christ’s
  enduring love for you daily – especially when loving others is difficult.
• So, by the work of the Spirit let’s continue to persevere in loving others well.

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Join Pastor Stuart for part 11 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 Hopes". In this lesson, we see:

• Love is constant and consistent in hope.
• The hope of love is not wishful thinking but a confident expectation that God is able to work in those we love.
• Because God is able to do more than we can imagine, we don’t consider others “a lost cause.”
• The confident expectation of Jesus for us will never fail.
• Therefore, instead of writing off others, we ought to pray for them.
• So, by the work of the Spirit, let’s grow in a love that hopes.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

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Join Pastor Nathan for part 10 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 Believes All Things". In this lesson, we see:

• Love believes all things.
• So let us love in a manner that believes in the Lord and bestows honor to all of our neighbors. 

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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. 

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

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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.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

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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.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

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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. 

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

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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.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

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..

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.

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.

You can learn more about Westminster Presbyterian Church at https://www.westminsterpca.net.

Find us on social media at @WPCSumter.