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Sermon - Lauren McCoy - The Most Excellent Way [1 Corinthians 13]
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In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul tells the church to desire gifts, but then in 1 Corinthians 13, he tells them the greater gift to desire is love. God's agape love validates all other spiritual gifts. Paul only uses one word here - "agape" - the sacrificial, life giving love of God. It's not an emotion- it's an action! The cross is the true definition of this love.
We see in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 that without love, all the other spiritual gifts amount to nothing. God's love illuminates and brings light. The more we give, the more ourselves we become. Paul uses 15 verbs in 3 verses to show us that love is an action! We fall short, but as we grow in love, God is patient with us. We can't love on our own, only through the Spirit can we love others. We have the perfect example of this love through the cross. Love is the more excellent way. Let's unlearn the world's definition of love and learn to love like Jesus.