**Introduction

Love must undergird everything we do. (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)**

Discussion:

• How and why love is more important than any gift you’ve been given or could give?
• Why do you think God considers the use of our gifts without love to be meaningless?

Love reflects the character of Christ. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

Discussion: 

• Discuss some additional ways in which Paul’s description of love reflects the character of Jesus.

Love does not diminish, fade, or go away. (1 Corinthians 13:8-13)

Discussion: 

• How does love work in harmony with God’s other attributes? For example, how is love and justice compatible?
• How is it possible for us to love others as we should? What can we do to increase our love for others?

Implications

Discussion:

• How important is it to love others as God loves us?
• What must we do to learn to love others with God’s perfect love?
• What are some lasting truths for us to apply from this passage in 1 Corinthians?