ONE MONTH TO LIVE SERIES:

“Love Completely”

1 Corinthians 1:18

Pastor Jay LaScolea

January 24, 2010

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Cor. 1:18

• The Mountain of Misunderstanding
• The Mountain of “Me First”
• The Mountain of Mistakes

1. THE ROPE OF ACCEPTANCE

“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Romans 15:7

Acceptance: Stop trying to change me and start cherishing me.

“The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” Genesis 2:25

2. GAIN TRACTION WITH LOVING ACTIONS

• Consideration

“And look out for one another’s interests, not just for your own.” Phil. 2:4 (GN)

• Cooperation

“It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He now showed them the full extent of his love.” John 13:1

• Commitment

“For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him.” Phil. 2:13 (NLT)

3. TETHERED BY FORGIVENESS

“Get along with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you.” Col. 3:13 (NCV)

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” 1 John 3:16