Conclusion:
- God led us by His Spirit and word to grow in love, but we cannot be content (I Thess 4:9-10; 3:12; Phil 1:9).
- For those who truly want to grow in grace, rather than studying to see if you can discover a new doctrine or get prepared to confound seminarians, try learning to forbear, forgive, and serve others like Jesus and Paul.
- Do something for a personal “enemy” today. Pray for them. Give them a gift. Praise them in public. Do it!
- If love is truly the greatest in even one of the aspects above, it demands your attention, planning, and action.
For Further Study:
- Sermon Outline: The Definition of Love provides a careful explanation for each term in I Corinthians 13:4-7.
- Sermon Outline: The Lie of Self-Love condemns and refutes the modern narcissistic obsession with self-esteem.
- Sermon Outline: The Lie of Unconditional Love deals with the modern psycho-babble idea of baseless love.
- Sermon Outline: Brotherly Love is a simple review of the importance of loving and serving one another.
- Sermon Outline: Bowels of Compassion deals with the Bible view of bowels, compassion, and empathy.
- Sermon Outline: Why Wear Pretty Shoes? covers the Bible command to love the uncomely members in a church.
- Sermon Outline: One Another Duties explains and applies this inspired compound pronoun for church life.
- Sermon Outline: Selfish or Selfless provides detailed illustration of Paul’s love teaching in Romans 12:9-10.