Sermons on
1 Corinthians 13:1-3

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

The Call to Servanthood >  The Characteristics of a Servant  >  Love
Understanding the Concept of Gifts >  The Gift of Love  >  The role of love in the exercise of spiritual gifts
The Gifts of the Spirit >  The Unity and Diversity of Spiritual Gifts  >  Love as the Greatest Gift
Using Our Gifts >  Using Our Gifts Faithfully  >  Using our gifts in love, not for personal gain or recognition
The Importance of Depth in Our Spiritual Life >  Understanding the Concept of Spiritual Depth  >  The difference between spiritual depth and religious activities
The Importance of the Act, Not the Method >  Practical Application  >  In Our Love for Others
The Joy and Reward of Using Our Gifts >  The Call to Use Our Gifts  >  Using Our Gifts in Love
As Leaders in the Church >  The Qualities of Effective Church Leaders  >  Leading with Love and Compassion.
The Call to Serve >  Living Out The Call to Serve  >  Serving with love
Serving Others in Love >  The Nature of Serving in Love  >  Love is the motivation for service.
Loving One Another >  The Command to Love One Another  >  The importance of love
The Fruit of the Spirit in Service >  The Fruit of the Spirit in Our Service to Others  >  The role of Love in service
Serving in Our Communities and the World >  Cultivating a Heart for Service  >  Love
The Role of Motives in Our Actions >  Living Out Our Faith with Right Motives  >  The role of love in motivating our actions
Understanding the Concept of Spiritual Gifts >  The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Using Gifts in Love
Living Out the Truth in Love >  Expressing the Truth in Love  >  The Power of Truth and Love
Serve Others in Love and Humility >  The Role of Love in Service  >  Love as the motivation for service
Joy in Serving Others with Love >  The Role of Love in Serving Others  >  Love Makes Our Service Pleasing to God
Serving Others with Love and Compassion >  The Characteristics of Serving with Love and Compassion  >  Serving with Love
Fellowship as a Demonstration of Love >  Fellowship as an Expression of Love  >  Love as the Basis of Fellowship
Defining Service in a Biblical Context >  The Characteristics of Biblical Service  >  Love
The Greatest Commandment According to Jesus >  The Implication of the Greatest Commandment  >  The transformative power of love
A Call to Influence the World >  How to Positively Influence the World  >  Through love and kindness
The Power of Language in Eternity >  The Language of the Kingdom  >  The Language of Love
Service as a Form of Worship >  Practical Ways to Serve  >  Serving in Love
Identifying Your Spiritual Gifts for Service >  Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  Serve in Love
Understanding the Role of a Witness >  The Characteristics of a Good Witness  >  A good witness is compassionate and loving
The Power of a Passionate Life >  The Dangers of Misplaced Passion  >  Passion Without Love
Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts >  Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  Use Your Gifts in Love
Understanding the Gifts of the Spirit >  Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  In Love and Humility
The Future of Language in Heaven >  The Language of Love  >  Love
The Implications of the New Commandment >  Understanding the New Commandment  >  The essence of the New Commandment
The Call to Use Our Gifts >  The Proper Use of Our Gifts  >  Using our gifts in love, considering others above ourselves.
The Importance of Zeal in Witnessing >  Understanding Zeal  >  Zeal vs. Fanaticism
The Role of Love in Success >  Love as the Foundation of Success  >  Without love, all our achievements and successes are meaningless
Understanding the Concept of Heavenly Rewards >  Conclusion: Living with Eternity in Mind  >  Striving for heavenly rewards should not lead to legalism but to love
The Role of Love in Fellowship >  Love as the Foundation of Fellowship  >  Understanding the importance of love in fellowship
The Misuse and Misunderstanding of Gifts >  Conclusion: The Call to Properly Understand and Use Our Gifts  >  The call to use our gifts in love
The Future Reward of Active Service >  Preparing for Future Rewards through Active Service  >  Serving with the Right Motive
Responding to the Command to Go >  Going with the Right Attitude  >  Going with love
Understanding the Concept of Lasting Impact >  The Lasting Impact of Our Lives  >  The impact of our love and kindness
The Biblical Basis for Good Works >  The Impact of Good Works on Others  >  The Role of Love in Performing Good Works
214 The Gift of Tongues >  The Gift of Tongues and the Modern Church  >  The Importance of Love
Misplaced Zeal Can Harm Others >  Signs of Misplaced Zeal  >  Lack of Love
Using Our Gifts to Serve >  Using Our Gifts  >  With Love
Serving with Love and Compassion >  The Importance of Love in Serving  >  Love as the Foundation of Service
The Positive Aspects of Zeal >  Zeal as a Witness to the World  >  Zeal and love
Examples of Zeal in Service >  Cultivating Zeal in Our Own Service  >  Zeal Fueled by Love
Magnifying Him in Our Service >  The Importance of Serving with the Right Motive  >  Serving out of love, not obligation
Paul's Teaching on Good Works >  The Nature of Good Works According to Paul  >  Good Works are Rooted in Love
Serving One Another in Love >  The Role of Love in Serving Others  >  Serving Without Love
The Importance of Christian Fellowship >  The Role of Love in Christian Fellowship  >  Love is the foundation of fellowship
How to Avoid Misplaced Zeal >  Avoiding Misplaced Zeal  >  Be Guided by Love
The Importance of Fruitful Service >  Cultivating Fruitful Service  >  Serving in Love
The New Commandment of Jesus >  The New Commandment: Love One Another  >  The importance of love in Christian life
The Ultimate Act of Service >  Overcoming Barriers to Service  >  Lack of Love
Right Motives Enhance Our Testimony >  The Consequences of Wrong Motives  >  Wrong motives can discredit our testimony and hinder our witness.
Unity Requires Humility and Love >  The Challenges to Unity  >  The dangers of lack of love
The Replacement of Real Relationships >  The Rise of Artificial Relationships  >  The illusion of connection without intimacy
Passion as an Intense Desire >  The Dangers of Misplaced Passion  >  Passion without Love
Different Gifts for Different People >  Discovering and Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts
Understanding the Importance of Service >  The Attitude Towards Service  >  Serving with Love
Cultivating and Developing Our Gifts >  Cultivating Our Gifts  >  Using our gifts in love, as love is the greatest gift of all.
The Misuse of Spiritual Gifts >  Correct Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Use Gifts in Love
Expressing Passion in Our Service >  The Role of Love in Passionate Service  >  Love as the Foundation of Passionate Service
The Eternal Perspective of Success >  The Role of Love in Achieving Success  >  The power of love in transforming lives
Manifestation of Spiritual Gifts >  The Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Using Gifts in Love
Good Works and Witnessing >  Cultivating a Lifestyle of Good Works  >  Being Motivated by Love
In Our Spiritual Gifts >  Using Your Spiritual Gifts  >  Serve with Love
Man as the Leader >  The Qualities of a Godly Leader  >  Love
Servants of the Church >  The Qualities of a Good Servant  >  Love
The Teaching of Paul >  Paul's Teachings on Christian Living  >  The importance of love in Christian living
Love Breaks Down Barriers >  The Power of Love in Breaking Barriers  >  Love as a universal language that transcends all barriers
Good Works and Love >  The Role of Love in Good Works  >  Love as the Motivation for Good Works
Spurring One Another On >  The Role of Love in Spurring One Another On  >  Love as the foundation
Influence on Our Surroundings >  Positive Influence  >  Demonstrating love and kindness
Definition of a Eulogy >  The Elements of a Biblical Eulogy  >  Love
Love and Good Works >  The Relationship Between Love and Good Works  >  Love Validates Good Works
Phinehas' Zeal for Justice >  Lessons from Phinehas' Zeal  >  Our zeal must be guided by love for God and others, not by personal anger or ambition
The Barrier of Busyness >  The Consequences of Busyness  >  Relationship Strain
Through Service to Others >  The Attitude in Service  >  Serving with love
The Law and Love >  The Law of Love  >  The Primacy of Love
Defining a Godly Legacy >  Characteristics of a Godly Legacy  >  Marked by love
The Gift of Serving >  The Attitude in Serving  >  Serving with love
The Gift of Teaching >  Using the Gift of Teaching for God's Glory  >  Teaching with Love
Negative Impact on Witnessing >  Lack of Love and Compassion  >  The Importance of Love
Serving in Practical Ways >  Serving with the Right Attitude  >  Serving with love
Demonstrating Equality in Service >  The Role of Love in Promoting Equality  >  Understanding that love is the foundation of all service
The Stewardship of Gifts >  The Proper Use of Our Gifts  >  Using Our Gifts in Love
The Language of Love >  Understanding the Language of Love  >  Love as a universal language
Understanding Zeal and Enthusiasm >  The Dangers of Misplaced Zeal and Enthusiasm  >  Zeal and Enthusiasm without Love
The Challenges of Service >  Maintaining a Heart of Service  >  Serving with love
The Apostle Paul's Teachings >  The Importance of Love  >  Love is the Greatest Gift
Diversity of Gifts >  The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Using Gifts in Love
Leading with Love >  The Role of Love in Leadership  >  Love as the Foundation of Leadership
Desire Spiritual Gifts >  The Importance of Desiring Spiritual Gifts  >  Spiritual Gifts are a Means of Expressing Love
Desire Spiritual Gifts >  The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Use Gifts with Love
Spiritual Growth >  The Fruits of Spiritual Growth  >  Love
A Life Well-Lived >  The Importance of Love in a Life Well-Lived  >  Love is the greatest of all virtues. Without love, all our deeds are worthless.
Defining Fruitful Service >  The Characteristics of Fruitful Service  >  Love
Love Motivates Service >  Love as the Foundation of Christian Service  >  Love Shapes Our Service
Brotherhood Requires Love >  The Role of Love in Brotherhood  >  Love as the Foundation of Brotherhood
In Our Service >  The Attitude in Our Service  >  Serving with love
Worship with Love >  The Role of Love in Worship  >  Love as the expression of worship
Power and Authority >  The Misuse of Power and Authority  >  Power and Authority without Love
Leading Others Astray >  The Call to Lead Others Towards Christ  >  The role of love in leading others rightly
The Greatest Commandment >  The Implications of the Greatest Commandment  >  The Centrality of Love in the Christian Life
Conquest in Evangelism >  Engaging in the Battle  >  Demonstrating Love and Compassion
To Guide Others >  The Characteristics of an Effective Guide  >  Leading with love and compassion
To Influence Others >  The Characteristics of a Positive Influence  >  Showing love and kindness to others
A Lasting Legacy >  Building a Godly Legacy  >  Demonstrating Love and Kindness
Favor with People >  How to Grow in Favor with People  >  Walk in Love
Lack of Love >  The Consequences of Lack of Love  >  Spiritual emptiness
Zeal of Paul >  Lessons from Paul's Zeal  >  Zeal in Love
Understanding the Spirit >  The Gifts of the Spirit  >  The Use of Gifts
Understanding Fruitful Service >  The Characteristics of Fruitful Service  >  Love in Fruitful Service
Understanding Eternal Rewards >  The Criteria for Receiving Eternal Rewards  >  Love
Cultivating Mutual Dependence >  The Role of Love in Mutual Dependence  >  Love as the Foundation
Building Community >  The Role of Love in Building Community  >  Love as the Foundation
Deliverance Of >  Sharing the Message of Deliverance  >  Love and Compassion
Rejecting Legalism >  Encouraging Others to Reject Legalism  >  Demonstrating Love
Spiritual Rewards >  How to Seek Spiritual Rewards  >  By Love
Teaching Others >  The Characteristics of Effective Biblical Teaching  >  Teaching with love
Mutual Edification >  The Role of Love in Mutual Edification  >  Love as the Foundation
Misguided Zeal >  The Dangers of Misguided Zeal  >  Zeal without Love
The Diversity and Purpose of Spiritual Gifts >  The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Using Gifts in Love
Recognizing the Gifts God has Given Us >  The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Use Gifts in Love
The Command to Love and Serve Others >  The Intersection of Love and Service  >  Love Motivates Service
The Unity and Diversity of Spiritual Gifts >  The Proper Use of Spiritual Gifts  >  Using Gifts in Love
The Challenges on the Road of Service >  The Challenge of Love  >  The necessity of love in service
The Challenges to Unity in the Church >  Lack of Love and Compassion  >  The Challenge of Loveless Actions
Lack of Love for God and Others >  Identifying the Lack of Love  >  The consequences of a loveless life
The Role of Love in Promoting Unity >  The Role of Love in the Church  >  Love as the foundation for effective ministry
The Blessings of Serving Others in Love >  The Power of Serving in Love  >  Love transforms the act of serving into a blessing
Examples of Divine Discipline in the Bible >  God's Discipline of the Church in Corinth  >  The Misuse of Spiritual Gifts
The Challenges of Making a Personal Impact >  The Challenge of Love  >  The importance of love in making a personal impact
The Holy Spirit Gives Spiritual Gifts >  The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts  >  Spiritual gifts are to be used in love
Authority Must Be Exercised With Love >  The Role of Love in Authority  >  Love as the Foundation
The Biblical Perspective of Personal Impact >  Personal Impact through Love and Service  >  Love as a tool for impact