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"THE SECRETS OF LASTING LOVE
40 Days of Love – Part 6
Oct.29, 2017 1Cor.13:6-13 Play AUDIO (32 kbps mp3)
God:
“I will show you my love
forever. So says the Lord who saves
you.” Isaiah 54:8 (TEV)
“I
command you to love each other in the same way that I love you.” John 15:12 (NLT)
“Love
never stops being
patient, never stops believing, never stops hoping, never gives up.” 1 Cor. 13:7 (GW)
1. LASTING
LOVE EXTENDS GRACE
“Love never stops
being patient” 1 Cor. 13:7a (GW)
“…puts
up with anything” (MSG)
“…
patiently accepts all things” (NCV)
“…is
always ready to make allowances” (NJB)
“There is no one who
always does what is right, not even one. If we say we have no sin, we’re only fooling
ourselves and refusing to accept the truth.” Romans 3:10f
“Accept each other just as Christ has accepted
you.” Romans 15:7
“Be humble and gentle. Be
patient
with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of
your
love.” Eph. 4:2 (NLT)
2. LASTING
LOVE EXPRESSES FAITH
“There is no fear in love.” 1Jn 4:18
“Love never stops
believing” 1 Cor. 13:7b (GW)
“…always
trusts” (NIV)
“…
never loses faith” (NLT)
“I don’t think the way you think and the way
you work isn’t the way I work. For as the sky soars high above the
earth so the
way I work surpasses the way you work and the way I think is beyond the
way you
think.” Is.55:8f
“The only thing that counts is faith
expressing itself through
love.” Gal. 5:6
3. LASTING
LOVE EXPECTS THE BEST
“Love never stops
hoping” 1 Cor. 13:7c (GW)
“…always
expects the best” (LB)
“…always
looks for the best” (MSG)
4. LASTING
LOVE ENDURES THE WORST
“Love never gives
up” 1 Cor. 13:7d (GW)
“…endures
through every circumstance” (NLT)
“…always
perseveres” (NIV)
“…never looks back,
but keeps going to the end” (MSG)
“Your attitude should be the same as that of
Christ Jesus.” Php.2:5