Sermon for June 30, 2019 - "If Love Is the Answer, What Was the Question?"

Paul didn't write the "Love Chapter" in 1 Corinthians so people could have a convenient Bible passage to read at weddings. The church of Corinth knew how to do weddings. What they didn't know was how to live in a new Christian community that was brought together in love. Rev. Tom describes how Paul debunks the idea that the variety of the believers' spiritual gifts - such as glossolalia - could be used as a "status indicator." The church is not a talent show; it's a fellowship where extraordinary graces are given for the work of love. And just as love is a gift available for all Christians, Tom tells us how love can start with an important talent we all can do - listening. (Bible reading - 1 Corinthians 13)