1 Corinthians – Agape

September 11, 2026

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1 Corinthians Study (right click, save as to download)

I. Introduction

II. Greetings From Paul and Sosthenes (1:1-1:9)

III. Divisions in the Congregation (1:10-4:21)

IV. Moral Disorder (5:1-6:20)

V. Marriage (7:1-40)

VI. Food Sacrificed to Idols (8:1-11:1)

VII. Men and Women in Worship (11:2-16)

VIII. The Lord’s Supper (11:17-34)

IX. Spiritual Gifts (12:1-14:40)

A. Jesus is Lord (12:1-3)

B. The Need for Diversity (12:4-31)

C. Love – The More Excellent Way (13:1-13)

1. What am I without love? (v. 2)

agapē : affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love

2. The Character of Love (13:4-7)

2. What are the 15 attributes of love described by Paul? (v. 4-7)

Patient, Kind, Does not Envy, Does not Boast, Is not Arrogant

Is not Rude, Is not Self-Serving, Is not Easily Provoked, Keeps no Record of Wrong, Does not delight in Evil, Rejoices in Truth

3. The Permanence of Love (13:8-13)

3. What will happen to the spiritual gifts given to the Ekklesia? (v. 8)

4. What is “the perfect” and what will “be done away”? (v. 10)

D. The Need for Intelligibility in the Assembly (14:1-25)

1. The “Greater Gift” – Prophecy (14:1-5)

5. What should be our attitude regarding spiritual gifts? (v. 1)

6. What does Paul wish for? (v. 5)

2. Analogies That Argue for Intelligibility (14:6-13)

7. What should the person who speaks in tongues in a corporate setting pray for? (v. 13)

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