WHAT THE CHURCH NEEDS NOW IS LOVE (32 OF 53)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7
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What the Church Needs Now Is Love (32 of 53)
Series: Straight up Truth for a Messed Up Church
Mike Stone
1 Corinthians 13:1-7
In 1965, Jackie DeShannon released a song that simply said, ''What the world needs now, is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of.'' The song was first offered to Dionne Warwick. But she said it was too country and too preachy. I'm pretty country myself and I intend to be ''preachy'' this morning. Because in 1 Corinthians Chapter 13, Paul tells us that what the church needs now is love.
Someone had aptly stated that ministry would be great if it weren't for people. Church is a place where you can be blessed, encouraged, and strengthened. But it's also a place where you can be hurt, offended, and wounded. Because church is a place of PEOPLE.
And people are crazy. People are weird. People are selfish.
People are moody. People are touchy. People are sensitive.
It's certainly true that the world needs love. But Paul says that church is also a place that needs a good dose of L-O-V-E. Let's walk through the opening of this section. The good news is, I only have a 2 point message this morning. The bad news is, it won't be one bit shorter than a typical 3 point message.
1. The excellency of love (1-3)
The second half of 12:31 goes better with chapter 13. After describing the various gifts in the body of Christ he says he has something more important to say...because there's something more important for us to do.
''More Excellent'' is the Greek word for ''HYPERBOLE.'' A hyperbole, of course, is an exaggeration for effect. It's an intentional use of over-speak. Such as:
I cried a river of tears.
I've told you a million times.
She's so dumb she thinks Taco Bell is a phone company.
But, Paul is not exaggerating. He is simply saying, ''There's something indescribably better than all these other gifts.'' He literally says, ''I'm going to give you some hyberboles.''
A. Love is greater tha ...
Series: Straight up Truth for a Messed Up Church
Mike Stone
1 Corinthians 13:1-7
In 1965, Jackie DeShannon released a song that simply said, ''What the world needs now, is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of.'' The song was first offered to Dionne Warwick. But she said it was too country and too preachy. I'm pretty country myself and I intend to be ''preachy'' this morning. Because in 1 Corinthians Chapter 13, Paul tells us that what the church needs now is love.
Someone had aptly stated that ministry would be great if it weren't for people. Church is a place where you can be blessed, encouraged, and strengthened. But it's also a place where you can be hurt, offended, and wounded. Because church is a place of PEOPLE.
And people are crazy. People are weird. People are selfish.
People are moody. People are touchy. People are sensitive.
It's certainly true that the world needs love. But Paul says that church is also a place that needs a good dose of L-O-V-E. Let's walk through the opening of this section. The good news is, I only have a 2 point message this morning. The bad news is, it won't be one bit shorter than a typical 3 point message.
1. The excellency of love (1-3)
The second half of 12:31 goes better with chapter 13. After describing the various gifts in the body of Christ he says he has something more important to say...because there's something more important for us to do.
''More Excellent'' is the Greek word for ''HYPERBOLE.'' A hyperbole, of course, is an exaggeration for effect. It's an intentional use of over-speak. Such as:
I cried a river of tears.
I've told you a million times.
She's so dumb she thinks Taco Bell is a phone company.
But, Paul is not exaggerating. He is simply saying, ''There's something indescribably better than all these other gifts.'' He literally says, ''I'm going to give you some hyberboles.''
A. Love is greater tha ...
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