Agape

Everything prepared and gathered in this series centres on a right knowledge and understanding of God's true and enduring love. Focusing on 1 Corinthians 13:4, this lesson series explores some of its qualities.

All lessons in this series

Lesson 0

Introduction

With a right understanding of God's enduring and true love, and with attention to the model given to us — Jesus Christ — let us learn what true love is, and practise Christ's command to love God an…

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Love Is Patient

With a right understanding of God's enduring and true love, and with attention to the model given to us — Jesus Christ — let us learn that patience is one of the qualities of true love, and learn a…

Lesson 1

Love Is Kind

With a right understanding of God's enduring and true love, and with attention to the model given to us — Jesus Christ — let us learn that kindness is one of the qualities of true love, and learn a…

Lesson 2

Love Doesn't Envy

With a right understanding of God's enduring and true love, and with attention to the model given to us — Jesus Christ — let us learn that being free of envy and having a generous heart is one of t…

Lesson 3

Love Is Humble

With a right understanding of God's enduring and true love, and with attention to the model given to us — Jesus Christ — let us learn that humility is one of the qualities of true love, and learn a…

Lesson 4

Love Doesn't Behave Unseemly

Let us learn that respect and courtesy are among the qualities of agape love. Our conduct and our speech can express the depth of our love. Biblical respect does not depend on the behaviour or soci…

Lesson 5

Love Isn't Self-Seeking

With a right understanding of God's enduring and true love, let us learn that true love puts others before and above oneself, and let us practise how, by taking Jesus as our model, we can love self…

Lesson 6

Love Doesn't Get Angry Easily

Let us learn that God's love is a gentle and calm love. Gentle love decides to control its anger and not to act out of rage in a way that leads to sin and harm to others. The difference between Pet…

Lesson 6

Love Doesn't Keep a Record of Wrongs

With a right understanding of God's enduring and true love, let us learn that from God's perspective forgiveness and grace come before revenge and resentment, and let us learn how to take him as ou…

Lesson 7

Love Doesn't Rejoice in Evil

With a right understanding of God's enduring and true love, let us learn and practise how not to be indifferent to the world around us, not to compromise with evil, and to stand behind what is good.