Love > Gifts, Part 2

Summit Life with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The dilemma of the Great Commandment, Martin Luther said, is that it commands you to do something that, by definition, cannot be commanded: If you love something, you don’t need to be commanded to do it. In this message, Pastor J.D. explains why the love that is described in 1 Corinthians 13 must be received before it is shown—and how that love is found only in Jesus.

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0:00.0	Today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.
0:02.4	First time on 419, we love because...
0:05.6	Because why?
0:06.6	Because it's the right thing to do.
0:07.9	Because we memorize the list.
0:09.2	Because we had accountability partners who made us love.
0:12.4	Because he'll put us in hell if we don't love.
0:15.0	No, we love because he first loved us.
0:18.8	It is knowing the love of God for you that produces the love of God in you.
0:30.9	Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor, author, and theologian J.D. Greer.
0:37.7	As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitavitch.
0:40.4	You know, the dilemma of the great commandment, Martin Luther said,
0:44.6	is that it commands you to do something that, by definition, cannot be commanded.
0:50.1	After all, if you love something, you don't need to be commanded to do it, right?
0:54.6	You'll do it automatically.
0:56.2	Today, Pastor J.D. explains why the love that is described in 1 Corinthians 13
1:01.7	must be first received before it can be shown.
1:05.1	And how that love is the fuel for caring for a world in great need.
1:09.9	If you've missed any of the previous messages in this teaching series,
1:13.7	you can find them online at jdgreer.com.
1:17.3	The title of today's message is love is greater than gifts,
1:21.1	so let's jump back into God's word together.
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