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Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we're going on a journey into God's vision for His Church—our identity, calling, authority, love, unity, and mission. Each day you'll find the passage in full on our website alongside something to help you focus and pray so that you can apply the Word to your life. As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

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Week 4 – Love, Unity, Sacrifice & Community
Day 25 – The Love Chapter

Focus: Love is the most excellent way.
Prayer: "Lord, teach me to pursue love as the highest priority above all else."

1 Corinthians 13

Be motivated by love1Even if I speak in many languages, naturally or spiritually, I am only a noisy gong or a crashing cymbal unless I speak in love.2If God has given me a prophetic gift so that I am able to understand what are mysteries to others, and even though I have deep spiritual knowledge, I am nothing if the gift is used without love. The same would be true if I used the gift of faith without love; yes, even faith that can move mountains is worthless without love.3If I give everything I have to the poor and even sacrifice my body for the sake of the gospel, I gain nothing if I am not motivated by love.Characteristics of love4These are the qualities of the love God gives us: His love in us enables us to be patient and kind. When motivated by this love we do not envy others, neither do we boast. Nor are we proud!5God's love in us is not rude, nor self seeking. We are not roused to anger quickly, and we certainly do not keep a mental record of the wrongs others have committed.6When God's love works through us, we take no delight in what He regards as evil. Rather, we rejoice in the truth that sets people free from evil.7Those who truly love always protect others, they always trust and are always full of hope. They always persevere, regardless of the circumstances.8So God's love never fails us.9At best, our knowledge is only partial and our prophecies imperfect.10When we are made perfect, we will have no need of the imperfect things; they will all disappear.11All this contrasts with my actions when I was a child. Then I could only think, reason and speak like a child. When I became an adult, I grew out of my childish ways.12Yet still I can see myself only as a poor reflection in a mirror compared with what God intends me to be. But when I see Him face to face I shall be like Him. Now I can only partially understand myself, but then I shall know God fully, and will see how complete is His knowledge of me.13Everything will then pass away, apart from these three things that will remain eternally: faith, hope and love. And I consider that love is the most important of these.

Father, thank You for making me a member of the Body of Christ. Help me to love Your Church as You love her. Teach me to serve with humility, walk in the authority of Jesus, be led by the Holy Spirit, and lay down my life for my brothers and sisters. Build us together into a dwelling place for Your presence and make us a powerful witness of Your Kingdom until Christ returns. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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