13/08/2026
𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲
(Tagalog Translation in Comment Section)
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, NIV)
Introduction
Love is the essence of Christian life. It is patient, kind, forgiving, hopeful, and enduring. It avoids envy, pride, selfishness, and resentment. Jesus embodies this perfect love, showing us that true maturity is measured not by knowledge or gifts, but by how we love.
Sunday – The Essentialness of Love
Agape love is the foundation of spiritual maturity. Without love, even great spiritual gifts or sacrifices are meaningless. Love must shape our daily actions so others experience Christ through us.
Monday – What Love Does
Love acts: it is patient, kind, joyful, enduring, trusting, hopeful, and persevering. Paul emphasizes that love is practical, revealed in how we treat others, especially when patience is tested.
Tuesday – What Love Does Not Do
Love avoids jealousy, pride, selfishness, anger, and keeping records of wrongs. It does not rejoice in evil. True love is seen both in what we do and in what we refuse to do.
Wednesday – A Portrait of Jesus
Jesus is the living example of love—patient, kind, joyful, enduring, and always trusting. His life and sacrifice reveal the true nature of agape love. Our lives should reflect His character.
Thursday – Faith, Hope, and Love
Faith connects us to God, hope anchors us in Christ’s return, and love expresses God’s character now. Faith and hope will be fulfilled in eternity, but love never ends—it is heaven’s atmosphere.
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:
“If you say you are a Christian, then your heart will be filled with love for God and for people. If your heart isn’t filled with this love, then you aren’t a true follower of Jesus. Maybe you have enough faith and power to do miracles. But without love, your faith is useless. Maybe you give big offerings to the church and help many people. But if you don’t have love in your heart, then all your gifts won’t earn you God’s favor. Even if you gave away all of your belongings to feed the poor. Maybe you are willing to die for God. But if you don’t have love for God in your heart, God will not reward you for giving up your life."
— 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐆. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠, pages 318, 319.