Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. —I Corinthians 13:4-7 Love: · is patient, but impatience is unloving · is kind, but cruelty is unloving · is not jealous, but is trusting · is not boastful, but is reserved · is not proud, but is humble · is not rude, but is polite · is…

I Corinthians 12 7-A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 11-He alone decides which gift each person should have. 13-But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. 20-21- Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” 25- all the members care for each other. We had an exciting time together last night at the NH State prison as we spent 2 ½ hours in our small group…

You are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again. —I Corinthians 11:26 When you and I take part in the Lord’s Table, Communion, the Lord’s Supper or whatever that time is called at the local church you attend, we are publicly proclaiming Jesus’ death on the cross and that one day He will come back again. This also means we are stating our faith in Jesus having risen from the dead (I Corinthians 15:20) and ascending back to heaven (Acts 1:11). These are foundational truths (I Corinthians 15:1-9). Jesus came to that last Passover knowing what was just ahead for Him. His body would be beaten— given for us—…