15/08/2026
Happy Sabbath Summary: Lesson 7 — A Portrait of Love
Memory Text: “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” — 1 Corinthians 13:13
The main message of the lesson is that true Christian love is essential to our relationship with God and with others. Paul taught the Corinthians that spiritual gifts, knowledge, faith, and service have little value if they are not motivated by love.
Sunday – The Essentialness of Love
Love is more important than spiritual gifts or achievements. Without love, even great acts of faith and service are meaningless.
Monday – What Love Does
Biblical love is patient, kind, compassionate, truthful, hopeful, and enduring. It looks for the good in others and remains faithful during difficulties.
Tuesday – What Love Does Not Do
Love is not jealous, boastful, arrogant, rude, selfish, easily angered, unforgiving, or happy when others fail. Christians should allow God to remove these attitudes from their lives.
Wednesday – A Portrait of Jesus
Jesus is the perfect example of agape love. His life demonstrated patience, kindness, truth, endurance, forgiveness, and concern for others. The more we focus on Jesus, the more His love can be reflected in us.
Thursday – Faith, Hope, and Love
Faith and hope are essential while we live in this world, but love is eternal. This is why Paul says that among faith, hope, and love, the greatest is love.
Main Lesson
Love is not merely a feeling—it is a way of living. True Christian love is demonstrated through our words, actions, patience, forgiveness, kindness, and concern for others. When we allow the Holy Spirit to develop God's love in us, we become more like Jesus.
Key thought:
❤️ If God is love, then the goal of every Christian should be to receive His love and share it with others.