1) Love in the Bible...
a) God is love. 1 John 4:8,16
b) God is the source of love. 1 John 4:7
c) Giving is at the root of love. John 3:16
d) All relationships depend on love.
i) People LOVE God. Matt 22:37
ii) Husbands LOVE their wives. Eph. 5:25
iii) Wives LOVE their husbands. Titus 2:4
iv) Christians LOVE other Christians. John 13:34-35
v) Christians LOVE their enemies. Matt 5:44
vi) People LOVE their neighbor. Matt 22:39
e) Ability to love is proportional to experiencing God's
love. 1 John 4:8,16,19
2) Love from 1 Cor 13:4-8
LOVE IS P A T I E N T
1) Definition:
a) Accepting
a difficult situation from God without giving him a deadline to remove it.
b) Antonym:
restlessness
2) Underlying Principle:
a) God is
sovereign and controls both me and the circumstances of my life.
b) This
includes the faithfulness of God as seen in 1 Cor 10:13.
3) Illustrations:
a) 1 Samuel
1:1-18 (Hannah)
b) 1 Samuel
19-31 (David waiting for his day to be king)
4) Biblical principles:
a) Identify
symptoms of "restlessness" with the passage.
Worry
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Hebrews 12:3 |
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Anger
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Exodus 16:7-8
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Grumbling
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Eccles. 7:8-9
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Laziness
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Luke 8:13,15
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Losing heart |
Psalm 37:7
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Falling Away
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Heb. 6:12
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