Building Up Love

Who do you love?  What do you love?  When we started this year-long study of Building Up Love, we noted

1Fails: to be unsuccessful in the performance or completion of; (of some expected or usual resource) to prove of no

1Protect – to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.2Trust

1Evil: morally wrong or bad; the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin. 2Truth: a

Records: an account in writing or the like preserving the memory or knowledge of facts or events.1Wrongs: not correct in

Anger: a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire …[love] is not easily angered,…  (1Corinthians

Self-Seeking:  the seeking of one’s own interest or selfish ends. …[love] is not self-seeking… (1 Corinthians 13:5b, NIV) “But I

Dishonor – to deprive of honor; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on1Honor – honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs

Proud – having, proceeding from, or showing a high opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, or superiority …[love] is not

Boast – to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself. …[love] does not boast… (1 Corinthians 4:13d, NIV)

Envy – a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another’s advantages, success, possessions, etc.1 [Love] does not envy…

Kind: a good or benevolent nature or disposition as a person; having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence; indulgent, considerate, or

Patient: bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.

Building Up Love – Introduction “I love you.” Depending on who you say this to, the meaning of the word “love”