The Greatest of These is Love (1 Corinthians 13:1-13)

I. The delusion of misunderstood love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)

1. Eloquence without love (1 Corinthians 13:1)
2. Gifts and knowledge without love (1 Corinthians 13:2)
3. Sacrifice without love (1 Corinthians 13:3)

II. The description of love (1 Corinthians 13:4-12)

1. Love’s attributes (1 Corinthians 13:4-6)
   1. Is long-suffering (1 Corinthians 13:4; Acts 7:54-60; Luke 23:34; Isaiah 53:7)
   2. Is kind (1 Corinthians 13:4; Romans 2:4)
   3. Envieth not (1 Corinthians 13:4)
   4. Vaunteth not itself (1 Corinthians 13:4)
   5. Is not puffed up (1 Corinthians 13:4)
   6. Does not behave unseemly (1 Corinthians 13:5)
   7. Seeketh not her own (1 Corinthians 13:5; Matthew 20:28; Luke 22:42; Philippians 2:3-5)
   8. Is not easily provoked (1 Corinthians 13:5)
   9. Thinketh not evil (1 Corinthians 13:5)
   10. Rejoiceth not in iniquity (1 Corinthians 13:6)
   11. Rejoiceth in the truth (1 Corinthians 13:6)
2. Love’s fortitude (1 Corinthians 13:7-12)
   1. Beareth all things (1 Corinthians 13:7; Romans 5:8)
   2. Believeth all things (1 Corinthians 13:7)
   3. Hopeth all things (1 Corinthians 13:7)
   4. Endureth all things (1 Corinthians 13:7)
   5. Charity nevereth faileth (1 Corinthians 13:8-12)

III. The durability of love (1 Corinthians 13:13)

1. The three pillars that remain (Hebrews 11:6; 1 John 4:8; 1 Corinthians 13:7)
2. Love is the greatest (John 13:3; Matthew 27:38-39; Matthew 22:39-40)