Love Never Ends

Sunday, May 31, 2015
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 KJV 

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What seven (7) spiritual gifts are meaningless if one does not have charity (love)? (v.1-3)
2) What eight (8) things does charity (love) do? (v.4-7)
3) what spiritual gifts are temporal? Why? 8b-12
4) What three (3) manifestations of the Holy spirit are eternal and which of the three is the greatest? (v.8a,13)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS 
5) What are your spiritual gifts?
6) What spiritual fruit is manifested through your life?

LIFE LESSONS
7) The Lord blesses His children with spiritual gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit to glorify Him on this earth.
8) Only Love is eternal!

Making Known the Lord's Name

Saturday, January 10, 2015
John 17:22-26 KJV

22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. 24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. 26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What has our Lord given us and why? (v.22-23)
2) What did our Lord ask of the Father and why? (v.24)
3) What statement did Jesus make to the Father? (v.25)
4) What has the Lord declared unto His disciples? Why? (v.26)

APPLICATION QUESTION
5) How do you know that the Father loves you? 
6) What do you do to share the Father's love with others?

LIFE LESSONS
7) God's love for us is manifested through His blessing and favor on our lives.
8) The Lord's blessing and favor does not keep us from trouble, but keeps us in trouble.
9) God's love has been revealed to us, not simply for ourselves but, to share with others who do not know Him.

Giving in Love

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

1Co 13:1-7

1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 
2 And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 
4 Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What are we like when we speak with angelic tongues but do not have charity (love)? (v.1)
2) What are we if we have the gifts of prophecy, divine knowledge and faith, but do not have charity (love)? (v.2)
3) What do we gain if we give all we have to the poor, or give our bodies to be burned, but do not have charity (love)? (v.4)
4) What are some of the attributes of divine charity (love)? (v.4-7)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
5) Has the Lord blessed you with any of the spiritual gifts addressed in this Scripture? If so, which please list your spiritual gifts. 
6) How do you know if you have the spiritual fruit of charity (love)? 
7) Have you ever manifested that spiritual fruit to other people? If so, please describe one such instance.

PRINCIPLES
8) All that we do for Christ is in vain if not done in the spirit of love.
9) God is love and His children should love as He does.
10) The proof of our love is not what we do for Christ, but who He is through us.