What is Real Love?

-The Way of Love (1 Cor. 13:1-13)

-What is a spiritual person?
         -1 Cor. 4:18-19

-"We are called, as spiritual people, to grow in Love."

-Agapa Love-"a deep Love for the unworthy." 
         
-to behold-1 Cor. 13:11-12
           -Fully known and still Loved by God
           -Even the deepest, darkest secrets

-to become-Verse 13 (NASB)

-"Agapa love is impossible without God."


-"in enterity, hope and faith will go away but Love won't."


-I made a list of what I need to work on to really know that I love
  the people around me. These are the things that, for me, I need to
work on everyday and pray that God will give them to me.
           
            -I need patience everyday.
            -I need to stop being rude.
            -I need to stop getting so easily angered.
            -I need to trust the people around me but more importantly
                    God. He knows what is best for my life.
            -I need to stop self-seeking and start God-seeking.
            -I need to preserve through the hard things especially for the people
                     I do love. I might not want to at times but if it important to
                     them to get through it then I need to be there to support them
                     all the way.



-The Pursuit of Love (1 Cor. 14:1-25)

-"Gifts only operate properly in the context of Love."
           -1 Cor. 13

-"Pursue Love, build others up." 
            -Chapter 14

-Follow the way of Love.
-Chase after ____________(fill in the blank).
        -When you feel the blank in with what you truly do love, is it
           God or someone or something else in this world? Do you
           Love that thing or person more then God?
-"Love builds up."

-"Builds up" means to - comfort, encouraging, cheering, challenging, 
strengthening other people to their goals and dreams. 

-"The Message" Version of the Bible sort of puts Chapter 14 in those words.

-"The passionate pursuit of Love makes the edifying of others the motivation." 
           -Verse 40

-When you have to deal with prophecy, here are two things you need to know:
              -It has to be in agreement with God's Word and have 100%
               accucry.
              -It speaks to people and builds them up.
              -It also will strengthen the church if it is true prophecy.

-When dealing with prophecy:

             -Understanding is necessary for building up.
             -Indistinct sounds are confusing.
             -unintelligible sounds have no meaning (that is talking about the music).

-"If we are pursuing love, then our goal will be to build others up."

-"People are built up by hearing, understanding, and embracing the Word of God."

-"Love is Action." -(Romans 12:9-21)