Broad Street Church of Christ

Broadstreet       Church of Christ

1213 Broad Street Phenix City, Alabama

Schedule of Services
Sunday:

Bible Study
10:00 A.M.

Morning Worship
11:00 A.M.

Evening Worship
5:00 P.M.          (winter)

6:00 P.M.        (summer)
 

Wednesday:
Bible Study
7:30 P.M.

Morning Worship

 Love Refuses - Part One of Two

Introduction:

a. How does love behave itself?

b. Song – “How sweet how heavenly is the sight when those that love the Lord”

3. True love refuses to be …

I. Envious

 I Corinthians 13:4

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Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

A. Explained: resentful feeling toward excellence or good fortunes of another

B. Exemplified

 Genesis 30:1

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And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

C. Enlightened - Envy is ugly. The Christian rejoices at the good and mourns the loss of another

 Proverbs 14:30

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A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

 Romans 13:13

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Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

I John 3:12

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Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

II. to be Proud

 I Corinthians 13:4

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Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

A. Explained: to boast of self, brag

B. Exemplified

Luke 18:10

10
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

C. Enlightened

 Matthew 6:1

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Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

 James 4:10

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Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

III. to be puffed up

I Corinthians 13:4

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Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

A. Explained: inflated personal pride, over inflated self esteem

B. Exemplified- Haman

 Esther 3:1-5

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And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

C. Enlightened-the ugliness of an arrogant spirit. Such results in rude behavior toward others

 Luke 11:43

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Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

IV. to be Rude

 I Corinthians 13: 5

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Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

A. Explained-Not behave itself according to the standards of good taste

B. Exemplified-Bad manners

C. Enlightened-love is mannerly – BE genuine ladies and gentlemen

Evening Worship

Love Refuses Part Two of Two

V. to be Self CENTERED

I Corinthians 13: 5

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Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

A. Explained-not pursue its own interest

B. Exemplified

Luke 12:16-21

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And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

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And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

18
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

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So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

C. Enlightened-Love looks outwards to the needs of others

Philippians 2:4

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Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Titus 3:10

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A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

 II Corinthians 9:13

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Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

VI. To be Soon angry

 I Corinthians 13:5

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Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

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A. Explained- stirred up, sharpened pause to anger

B. Exemplified

 Luke 4:28

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And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

C. Enlightened- not have a short fuse. Do not have a chip on your shoulder
do what you can to avoid conflict

II Peter 1:5, 6

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And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

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And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

VII. to BE A Record keeper

 I Corinthians 13:5

5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

A. Explained-not calculating up or considering evil done against you

B. Exemplified

 I Peter 2:23

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Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

C. Enlightened-Love harbors no bitterness or revenge

 Romans 12:19-21

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Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Deut 32:35

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Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Prov 25:21,22

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Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Matthew 18

 Philemon 10, 18

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I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

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Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

12
Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

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Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

14
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

15
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

16
Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

17
If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

18
If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

VIII. to Rejoice in evil

 I Corinthians 13:6

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Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

A. Explained-rejoice in evil and its works going forward

B. Exemplified

 Romans 1:18-22

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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

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Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

C. Enlightened

Romans 12:9

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Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

I Thessalonians 5:22