Heb 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Introduction Before we can deal with provoking unto love we must define love
1Co 13:1 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.
1Co 13:2 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.
1Co 13:3 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.
1Co 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1Co 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
1Co 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1Co 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1Co 13:8 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.
Subject Importance of Love I Corinthians 13:1-3
Theme Why Love is important
Proposition Every Christian should understand the importance of love in the local church
Transition Because of the following reasons
Point 1 It doesn’t matter what you do without love
Argue It doesn’t matter how often you go to church or serve if you don’t love
Illustrate I John 4:7-5:2 (Equates our love for one another with our love for God)
Apply Do you love the people in your church?
Point 2 If you unloved in your church they cannot help you
Argue If you suspect nobody in your church loves you everything they do is nothing
Illustrate Acts 16, Paul saves Jailers life
Apply If you are unsure if you are loved are you willing to ask?
Conclusion
Do you love people in your church? Do they love you? To be a healthy person you need to love and be loved. What are you willing to do to make both happen in your local church?
Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Introduction Before we can deal with provoking unto love we must define love
1Co 13:1 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.
1Co 13:2 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.
1Co 13:3 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.
1Co 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1Co 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
1Co 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1Co 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1Co 13:8 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.
Subject Importance of Love I Corinthians 13:1-3
Theme Why Love is important
Proposition Every Christian should understand the importance of love in the local church
Transition Because of the following reasons
Point 1 It doesn’t matter what you do without love
Argue It doesn’t matter how often you go to church or serve if you don’t love
Illustrate I John 4:7-5:2 (Equates our love for one another with our love for God)
Apply Do you love the people in your church?
Point 2 If you unloved in your church they cannot help you
Argue If you suspect nobody in your church loves you everything they do is nothing
Illustrate Acts 16, Paul saves Jailers life
Apply If you are unsure if you are loved are you willing to ask?
Conclusion
Do you love people in your church? Do they love you? To be a healthy person you need to love and be loved. What are you willing to do to make both happen in your local church?