Week One

Part 1: Love Contrasted

It’s not even what you do it’s the motive behind it that matters.

Read Corinthians 13

Our key text for the whole theme is 1 Corinthians 13. We suggest that you read this text each time you come to this material on your own, or as a group, (perhaps you could even read the chapter every day this month) as it is the backbone of the entire theme.

Read Revelation 2: 4-6

This passage sums up the opening verses of 1 Corinthians 13. How easy do you think it is is to go through the rituals of outward worship but lose sight of our love relationship with God?

Read 2 Kings 5: 1-14

Take time to trace the love circle in this story. How many times did Naaman encounter love? Was Naaman looking for the faith mentioned in 1 Corinthians 13:2?

Read Acts 9: 26 & 1 Corinthians 13: 4

How would kindness change our relationship with the world? How did it change Paul’s relationship with God?