1 Corinthians 13

1. Hammond family

3. Building Strong
Relationships
Love

4. 1Corinthians 13 verses 1 – 8
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of
angels, but do not have love, I am only a
resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can
fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,
and if I have a faith that can move
mountains, but do not have love, I am
nothing.
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give
over my body to hardship that I may
boast, but do not have love, I gain

5. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does
not envy, it does not boast, it is not
proud.
5 It does not dishonor others, it is not
self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails.

6. Love is…
v4 patient, kind
v5 keeps no record of wrongs
v6 rejoices with the truth
v7 always protects
always trusts
always hopes
always perseveres
Love is not/does not…
•V4 envy, boast, proud
•V5 dishonours others,
• self-seeking,
• easily angered
•V6 delight in evil
v8 Love never fails

7. Know God
• in perfect relationship
• “…I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do
only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the
Father does the Son also does.” John 5v19;
• “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the
Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he
will testify about me.” John 15v26
• creates us “in His image”
• God’s love is totally self-giving and
sacrificial

8. Know our Salvation
• we are sinners
• “For God so loved the world that he gave his one
and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life. For God did not
send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but to save the world through him.” John 3v16
• repent then God will forgive us
• HS gives us ability to make
relationships his way

9. Know ourselves
• Our strengths and weakenesses, our
needs and desires, our contentment or
lack of contentment… all of these,
and more, can have an influence in
our relationships
• Ask someone who knows you well how
they ‘see’ you?
• How do you come across to them in
your relationship?

10. Know the other person
• We need to spend time with them,
listen to them and truly understand
them.
• Then we can bring what they need to
the relationship.
• remember that they are a sinner saved
by grace too!

11. for healthy, strong
relationships we need to…
• know God
• know our salvation
• know ourselves
• know the other person

12. be aware of
our motivation
and
our
methods

13. our motivation
“why am I doing this?”
• my needs
• the needs of the other person
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14. our methods
“why this way?”
5 love languages
Gary Chapman

15. our methods
“why this way?”
5 differing ways we like to receive love:
•gift giving
•quality time
•words of affirmation
•acts of service
•physical touch

16. A simple act of love
can make such
a difference
in our relationships!