What does it mean to love and be loved? We probably have all heard 1 Corinthians 13 before, especially at weddings. This is a great biblical definition of love.
“1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body,a but have not love, I gain nothing.
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. 6Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away.
11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways. 12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.”
The greatest example of love is how God loves us. God shows us how we can love others and how we can be loved.
Listen to the episodes below to find out more about God’s love for us.
The Measure of Love
Today, Pastor Morris expounds on God's infinite love for us and how the realization of that love in our lives brings about our love for Him.
Love Letters
God has promised that no matter what mistakes we make and how often we leave Him, He will always love us and take us back. But we can avoid consequences and experience the deep relationship with Him that He intended if we stay with Him because then we will understand how much He loves us more and more and we can share that with others.
Love’s Perfect Recipe
We all want to love and be loved, don’t we? There is just something that God planted deep inside of us and knowing God’s love and expressing it is essential for all of us. But…are we looking for it in the wrong places? Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuthand Erika VanHaitsma look at the full meaning of the word “Love”...on Revive Our Hearts Weekend.
Don't Fear the Unknown
In today's program Pastor, Jack Morris is going to take us to Psalm 139 where we read about God's love for us and how he knows each one of us and promises to deliver us through heartache and pain.
When We Feel Inferior
Do you have trouble accepting God's love due to feelings of inferiority? If you know the Lord, He loves you and views you as His 'workmanship,' a precious work of art. Don't let your feelings block the beauty of that truth. Remind yourself of God's great love for you.
God's Love Matters - Part 1
The love of God.
Locating God’s Love!
We try to locate God's love in our feelings and circumstances. In this message, discover where God wants us to locate His love for us!
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