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Dr. George Bannister

Steel Valley Baptist Association | 54 sermons

February 2010

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Seven Positive Characteristics of Love

1 Cor 13:1–13

TITLE: "Seven Positive Traits of True Love"
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
ETS: The Apostle Paul gives a detailed description of love.
ESS: Love exhibits certain characteristics.
OSS: Christians will gain a new understanding of love and endeavor to live it out.
UW: Characteristics
PQ: What are dome defining characteristics of true love?
 
*INTRODUCTION:*
 
 
*I. * *TRUE LOVE IS PATIENT* (*makroyumew*= /to be of a long spirit, not to lose heart/) (*/VS. 4A/*).
*A.**  *Patient means to be longsuffering, slow to anger, slow to punish 
*1.**       *Patient with those who need to grow
*2.**       *Patient with the imperfections of others 
*3.**      *Patient when mistakes are made. 
 
*II. * *TRUE LOVE IS KIND* (*crhsteuoami*=/ to be kind, use kindness /) (*/VS. 4B/*).
*A.** **Kindness means Carrying out acts that demonstrate louingkindness. ** **(1 Jo 3:18**/)  “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.”/*
*/(Pr 31:20)  She extends her hand to the poor, Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy./*
*/1./**/       /*Love seeks ways to demonstrate itself.
*2.**       *Love goes beyond what is “expected”.
·         Example of the Good Samaritan
 
*III. TRUE LOVE DEFENDS *(*stegw* = /to protect or keep by covering, to/ /preserve, to cover over with silence/ )(*/VS. 7A/*). 
(*Pr 10:12*) */“Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.”/*
*/(1Pe 4:8)  “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins."/*
*/A./**/ /**Love does not attack, but defends.*
1.       Love attempts to protect and defend.
 
*IV. * *TRUE LOVE BELIEVES AND COMMITS* (*pisteuw* =/ believe , be committed unto /)(*/VS. 7B/*). *(1Jo 3:16)*  */“By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for th-e brethren.”/*
*A.  Love Produces Strong commitment.*
*1.**       *Like that of the Apostles of old who were committed to Christ even to the point of being martyred.
 
*V. * *TRUE LOVE TRUSTS* (*elpizw* = trust , hope )(*/VS. 7C/*)
*A.  Trust means assuming the best about Someone, not the worst. *
*/(Heb.5:9) “Beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner./*
 
*VI.   TRUE LOVE PERSEVERES* (*upomenw* =/ endure , to preserve:/ /under misfortunes and trials /)(*/VS. 7D/*).
*/(Job 13:15) “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. Even so, I will defend my own ways before Him.”/*
*/(2 Ti 2:10)  Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory./*
*A.   **Perseverance means staying loyal in bad times as well as the good. *
* *
*VII.  TRUE LOVE ENDURES -* (*menw* = /Abide, continue, dwell, endure,be present, remain, stand, tarry (for),)/(*/VS. 13/*)
*/(Ge 29:20) “So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had for her.”/*
*A. ENDURANCE means a refusal to give up or give in.*
 
 
*CONCLUSION:*
 
 
 
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