Love—1 Corinthians 13:1–13 Open It 1. What to you is an unmistakable demonstration of love? 2. *Who is the most loving person you know? Why do you think so? 3. What qualities do you associate with love? Explore It 1. What makes speaking in tongues, faith, generosity, and even martyrdom worthless? (13:1–3) 2. How could a person use spiritual gifts in a useless manner? (13:1–3) 3. *What do we gain if we don’t have love? (13:3) 4. Why is love important? (13:3) 5. *What qualities does love have? (13:4–8) 6. Why will prophecy, tongues, and knowledge pass away? (13:8–9) 7. How will we be different when we see Christ? (13:10–12) 8. What is our spiritual imperfection like? (13:11) 9. How do adults and children act and reason differently? (13:11) 10. How will our knowledge of God change when we see Christ? (13:12) 11. *What is the greatest of all gifts? (13:13) Get It 1. Why do you think Paul wrote about love to the Corinthians? 2. Why might it be easy to use a spiritual gift without love? 3. How can a person demonstrate love? 4. How should Christians demonstrate love for each other? 5. *In what practical ways can you show a love that never fails? 6. How did Jesus exemplify love? 7. Why won’t prophecy, knowledge, and tongues be necessary when Jesus returns? 8. *When have you received the love described in this passage? 9. What is difficult about loving? 10. What expectations do you have, knowing you will see Jesus face to face one day? Apply It 1. What will help you to remember to use your gifts in a loving way? 2. *How could you show love to a difficult person this week?