God Is Love

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: 1 Corinthians 13 God Is Love Sermon Outline by Pastor Dennis Tuuri , June 22, 2008 Intro: Greyfriars Refresher - Twelve Things That Could Blow the Church Up I. Love and Everything Else Getting the Corinthians (And Our) Attention vv. 1-3 II. Love In Action vv. 4-7 A. The Header: God Is Love (1 Jn. 4:16 Love is Patient Kind is Love 1. Well-known verses (and songs) from the Old Testament a. Exodus 34:5-7 b. Numbers 14:18-35; Jnah 4:1-3 c. Psalms 86:15; 103:8: 145:8 2. New Testament Citations a. God Rom. 2:4 b. Us, by Means of the Gods Spirit Gal. 4:22; 2 Cor. 6:6; 1 John 4:16; Romans 5:5 3. Patience 4. Kindness B. The Contrasts 1. Self-interest vs. Kindness 2. Hostility vs. Patience 3. The Right Joy C. Four Commendations bears all things, (Patient) believes all things, (Kind) hopes all things, (Kind) endures all things. (Patient) III . Maturity, Love and, Surprisingly, Victory vv. 8-13 The Love in the Love Feast 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ( NASB ) Two Characteristics Love is patient love is kind Seven Contrasts Contrasted by Self-interest (Kind) is not jealous; love does not brag is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, Contrasted by Hostility (Patient) is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, The Right Joy does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; Four Commendations bears all things, (Patient) believes all things, (Kind) hopes all things, (Kind) endures all things. (Patient) God Is Love - Questions for Children from I Cor. 13 1. We should pray for our ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 2. Without love, our most beautiful things become ___ ___ ___ ___ 3. How many verbs (action words) describe love in verses 4-7? ___ ___ 4. Love is about what we ___ ___. 5. Love can be said to do what two things? A. Love ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ long B. Love is ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 6. The Greek letter that looks like an X is ___ ___ ___. 7. ___ ___ ___ is said to be patient and kind in Exodus 34. 8. When we pray, we ask God to be ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 9. When we praise God we praise Him for His love, which is His ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and His kindness. 10. Gods ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ makes us like Him, patient and kind. 11. Love is ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ with other peoples success. 12. Love isnt ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 13. Love thinks about how to help ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 14. Love is ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and caring. 15. When people hurt you, love doesnt ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 16. Love thinks the ___ ___ ___ ___ of others. 17. Love ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ with many things that others do. 18. Love ___ ___ ___ ___.