“Valentine's Treat: Love's Hidden Filling”
1Cor.13 SS 8:6f Feb.11, 2007 Play
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Love is like... a Caramel Kiss?
○ deepening love in relationships not just for
couples
○ 3 parts to Hershey Caramel Kiss like
dimensions of love
Don’t be Foiled by Dod Alone
○ Heb. ‘dod’ relates to sensual /
physical pleasures shared (So 1:13; 2:3; 7:9,13)
○ attraction may be dampened by effects of time
○ chemistry can be powerfully distracting
The Solid Support of Raya
○ Heb. ‘raya’ denotes companion / friend /
soul-mate
○ positive imaginative word-pictures show
support (So 1.9,15; 2.2; 4.1,7; 6.4)
○ many ways to use simple expressions to
communicate love
○ 1Cor 13: patient, not rude / easily angered
/ always (4X) protects
The Passionate Pouring-out of Ahavah
○ Heb. ‘ahavah’ passionate love of the will –
emotion that leads to commitment, pours itself out
○ love stronger than death, more valuable than
great wealth (So 8:6f)
○ beloved pursues lover, won’t quit until
finds & brings him (So 3:1-4)
○ 1Cor 13: kind, not envy / boasting / proud /
self-seeking
○ forgiving – as Jesus absorbed the pain for
us, laying down His life so we could be saved (Jn 13:34; 15:12f; 1Jn
4:19)
Ready with a Smile
○ notable daughter recalls parents’ eagerness
to greet each other with warm, delicate affection