May 10, 2026 I 1 Corinthians 13

In fact, at the end of chapter 12, he says this, I still have to show you a better way and this way is love. This way is love. He's saying that you can have all these connections but if you don't have love, you really don't have a connection at all. You can have all this information that you can give and show yourself to be knowledgeable but if you don't have the wisdom of applying it with love, then, it is useless. It's ultimately like a clanging gong. [00:08:19] (31 seconds)  #WisdomRequiresLove

Is it only to feel good within ourselves so that we leave here unchanged or is it that we sit in the presence until he says to move? Are we willing to be in his presence to be changed? By who he is, by what his word tells us, by the authority that he has given to his word. Are we willing to sit and to be still? Because he tells us to be still and to know that he is god. What a privilege it is that we get the opportunity to sing from our mouths, hopefully, from the overflow of our hearts that we serve a holy and a good god. Amen. [00:01:20] (40 seconds)  #BeStillAndKnow

And we have been reconciled, made right. We are no longer enemies any longer because of what Jesus Christ has done. He saw us when we were at our worst and said, I want that one. I love them too much to leave them there. I'm going to give my life so that they might be drawn to the father to experience love even before they are made perfect so that they can experience the love and they can live their life for god's glory. So, what do we need to know? You need to know that your words, they're powerful, that your intentions are great, but your actions prove your heart. [00:29:00] (35 seconds)  #ActionsProveHeart

Love is not always gonna be on mountain peaks. In fact, I would dare say that love is greatestly displayed in the midst of valleys. For your willingness to be steadfast in long suffering. For your willingness to trudge through because you will mine out love in a far greater measure and manner than you have ever known before. When you could come out the back end and know that because of god's faithfulness and because of your willingness to stick it out, that god has been glorified and that he is drawing you two closer together. [00:26:10] (32 seconds)  #LoveInValleys