Sermon Tone Analysis

                                                                              *The Secrets of Love*                  6~/3~/07 A.M.

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*1Peter 4:7-8*7 But  the end of all things is at hand; therefore *be serious* and *watchful in your prayers.*

8 And *above all things have fervent love for one another*, for

                           */“love will cover a multitude of sins.”/

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*Verb,*   A word that describes an *action, state of being*, or the production of a result.

*present**,*   The verb tense where the writer portrays *an action in process *or a state of being that is occurring in the present time with no assessment of the action’s completion.

*active,*   The grammatical voice that signifies that *the subject is performing* the verbal *action or is in the state described by the verb.*

*indicative*  The mood in which the action of the verb or the state of being it describes is presented by the writer as *real*.

It is the mood of assertion, where the writer portrays something as *actual* (as opposed to possible or contingent on intention).

Depending on context, the writer may or may not believe the action is real, but is presenting it as real.[1]

*Prov.

17:9  *9     He who covers a transgression seeks love,

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*The Scriptures Teach Us to Both Possess and Pursue Love*

 

And above all things have fervent love for one another --- the possession of love

 He who covers a transgression seeks love, ---- the pursuit of love

 

*1 Cor.

13:4-8,13  *4  Love suffers long /and/ is  kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not 2puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely,  does not seek its own, is not provoked, 3thinks no evil; 6  does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails.

But whether /there are/ prophecies, they will fail; whether /there are/ tongues, they will cease; whether /there is/ knowledge, it will vanish away.

13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these /is/ love.

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*Love suffers long /and/ is  kind*

*1Thess.

5:14  *14 Now we 5exhort you, brethren,  …. *comfort *the fainthearted,  *uphold* the weak,  *be patient* with all.

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*Heb.

12:12  *12 Therefore  *strengthen* the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees,

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*Love does not envy*

*Gal.

5:26  *26  Let us not ….

, *envy one another.*

*Phil.

2:3-4  *  /Let/ nothing /be done/ through *selfish ambition or conceit,*

*Rom.**

12:15-16  *15 *Rejoice* with those who rejoice, and *weep* with those who weep.

16  Be of the same mind toward one another.

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*1 Cor.

12:26  *26 And if one member suffers, *all the members suffer with /it/*/;/ or if one member is honored, *all the members rejoice with /it./ *

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*Love does not parade itself,*

*Prov.

25:27   *27    …..

So  *to seek one’s own glory /is not/ glory*.

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*1Cor.

5:6  *6  *Your glorying /is/ not good*.

Do you not know that  a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

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*Prov.

27:2 *2      Let another man praise you*,* and not your own mouth;

                                    A stranger, and not your own lips.

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*Phil.

2:3-4  *   but  in lowliness of mind let each* esteem others better than himself.*



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*Rom.

12:10  *10  …  with brotherly love*,  in honor giving preference to one another;*

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*Love is not 2puffed up;* *arrogant*

*ar•ro•gant* \-gənt\ adj

[ME, fr.

L /arrogant-, arrogans,/ prp. of /arrogare/] 14c

*1*           *: *exaggerating or *disposed to exaggerate one’s own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner *〈an /arrogant/ official〉

*2          **: *proceeding from or characterized by arrogance 〈an /arrogant/ reply〉 */syn/* see proud — *ar•ro•gant•ly* adv[2]

 

*Gal.

6:3  *3 For  if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, *he deceives himself.

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*2Cor.

10:12  *12 For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves.

But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

*V18  *18 For  not he who commends himself is approved, *but whom the Lord commends.

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*Love does not behave rudely,*

*rude* \ˈrüd\ adj

*rud•er;* *rud•est* [ME, fr.

AF, fr.

L /rudis;/ prob.

akin to L /rudus/ rubble] 14c

*1*     *a*      *: *being in a rough or unfinished state *: *crude 〈/rude/ line illustrations〉

     *b*      *: *natural, raw 〈/rude/ cotton〉

     *c*      *: *primitive, undeveloped 〈peasants use /rude/ wooden plows —Jack Raymond〉

     *d*      *: *simple, elemental 〈landscape done in /rude/ whites, blacks, deep browns —Richard Harris〉

*2*           *: *lacking refinement or delicacy:

     *a*      *: *ignorant, unlearned

     *b*      *: *inelegant, uncouth

     *c*      *: *offensive in manner or action *: *discourteous

     *d*      *: *uncivilized, savage

     *e*      *: *coarse, vulgar

*3*           *: *marked by or suggestive of lack of training or skill *: *inexperienced 〈/rude/ workmanship〉

*4*           *: *robust, sturdy 〈in /rude/ health〉

*5*           *: *occurring abruptly and disconcertingly 〈a /rude/ awakening〉 — *rude•ly* adv

*/syn/* rude, rough, crude, raw mean lacking in social refinement.

rude implies ignorance of or indifference to good form; it may suggest intentional discourtesy 〈/rude/ behavior〉.

rough is likely to stress lack of polish and gentleness 〈/rough/ manners〉.

crude may apply to thought or behavior limited to the gross, the obvious, or the primitive 〈a /crude/ joke〉.

raw suggests being untested, inexperienced, or unfinished 〈turning /raw/ youths into polished performers〉.[3]

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*Gal.

5:22  *22 But  the fruit of the Spirit is * love*, joy, peace, longsuffering, *kindness*,  *goodness*,  faithfulness, 23 *gentleness*, *self-control*.

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*Love does not seek its own,*

*Phil.

2:4  *   4  Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for *the interests of others.

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*Love is not provoked, *

* pro•voke* \prə-ˈvōk\ vt

*pro•voked;* *pro•vok•ing* [ME, fr.

AF /~*provoker, provocher/, fr.

L /provocare,/ fr.

/pro-/ forth + /vocare/ to call, fr.

/voc-, vox/ voice — more at pro-, voice] 14c

*1*     *a*      /archaic/ *: *to arouse to a feeling or action

     *b*      *: *to incite to anger

*2*     *a*      *: *to call forth (as a feeling or action) *: *evoke 〈/provoke/ laughter〉