Essential Family: Unconditional Love
Scripture Verses
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Outline
Love is not an emotion that flows. Love is a commitment that grows.
Definitions
- Agape Love – unconditional, unselfish, giving (meeting needs), forgiving, sacrificial
- Modern definition – “It’s all about me.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
- Verse 4 – longsuffering, patient, kind, not envious, not based on pride
- Verse 5 – humble, generous, unselfish, slow to anger, pure
- Verse 6 – truthful, honest
- Verse 7 – bears, believes, hopes, endures
- Verse 8 – it never fails!
Unconditional Love is a Command
- John 13:34
Love is a Commitment
- Ruth 1:16-17
Difficulties
- Poor self-image
- Hurt, rejection
- Success
- Competitors
- Baggage
Supernatural Help
- 1 John 4:8
- Ephesians 3:17
- Romans 5:5
Characteristics of Unconditional Love
- Acceptance
- Unconditional love unifies
- Approval
- Unconditional love doesn’t manipulate or bargain
- Attention
- Unconditional love expresses itself
- Absurdity
- Unconditional love is sacrificial
- Ephesians 5:25-30; Titus 2:4
- Accounting
- Unconditional love forgives
- Ephesians 4:12; Colossians 3:13
- Matthew 18:23-25
- 1 John 4:7
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