1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,360 You and I have been having some heart-to-heart talks regarding something that everybody's talking about these days 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:09,480 And that's that thing of love 3 00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:11,960 and the 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:16,220 Longer I live the older I get the more I realize 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:18,840 how few people 6 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:21,240 know what love 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,520 really is I 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:28,760 Mean and yet I know that I'm dealing with something that's vitally important 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:35,000 when I discuss with you this thing of love because the Word of God and 10 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,720 always remember 11 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,560 The Bible is the highest authority that man has 12 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,040 and 13 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:46,480 the Bible 14 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:48,480 instructs us 15 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:50,480 to 16 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:51,440 follow 17 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,440 after love 18 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,960 Paul talking about the wonderful gifts of the Spirit and 19 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:11,000 Encouraging us to seek earnestly the best of the gifts of the Spirit 20 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:19,640 Yet he comes a great climax and he says I show you a more 21 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,640 excellent way 22 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,920 Something that is even greater 23 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,080 follow 24 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,080 after love and 25 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,320 Even the wonderful gifts of the Spirit and though you should be 26 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:40,560 Fortunate enough to be one to whom all the gifts of the Spirit were given 27 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,960 If you were not mastered by love 28 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:52,800 Then these gifts the Spirit would mean nothing absolutely nothing whatsoever 29 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,440 everything must be motivated by 30 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,480 love 31 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,720 And I left you in our last heart-to-heart talk 32 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:12,440 Concerning this thing of love in the individual life 33 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,440 Love 34 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,880 Suffer with long 35 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:23,920 Don't stop there the Word of God continues and is kind 36 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:31,720 Sometimes I think there's so little real kindness in the world today 37 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:34,840 So 38 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,840 Little of forgiveness 39 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,560 That's another word. That's completely 40 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,560 out of the human vocabulary 41 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:47,760 You know, we've been adding so many new words the human vocabulary 42 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:54,880 It seems like every time I have a conversation with somebody especially the youth of today 43 00:02:55,360 --> 00:03:03,560 I become aware of the fact that that's so many new words are being added to the human vocabulary 44 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,160 And on the other hand 45 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,160 There are so many words being 46 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,280 taken out 47 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,280 from the human vocabulary and 48 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:20,680 Another one of those words taken out is the word kindness 49 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,880 We hear a little about kindness 50 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,280 You know once Peter 51 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,320 Having his own theology 52 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:38,400 Having his own theology like a lot of folks today 53 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,800 Went to the Lord and said I'm telling you something 54 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:48,560 I'm having difficulty in forgiving my brethren and 55 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,560 I've just come to the conclusion that 56 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,640 Once is all right 57 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,760 To forgive him twice I can do that 58 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:04,480 I'm straining a little in forgiving him five times 59 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,160 I've almost reached 60 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,560 the end in 61 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,200 forgiving him six times 62 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,400 But seven times is the limit 63 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:24,200 I'll forgive him seven times and then after that 64 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,680 I'll take the matter in my own hands 65 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,680 And I'll give him what he deserves 66 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:39,240 That was Peter's theology when it comes to forgiveness and kindness 67 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:45,440 What did the master say? Oh, he says you poor child of mine. Oh 68 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,680 Dear me 69 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:50,360 Forgive him 70 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:55,320 Seven day times seven and then if he still needs forgiveness 71 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,920 Just keep on pouring it on 72 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:03,720 for real love self-wit long and is kind 73 00:05:05,280 --> 00:05:07,280 And I left you 74 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:14,120 By giving that wonderful illustration in what Jacob said about 75 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,680 one of his sons 76 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,680 He was talking about Joseph and 77 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,000 He said 78 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:28,800 Joseph is a fruitful bow 79 00:05:29,840 --> 00:05:31,680 a 80 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,680 fruitful bow 81 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,080 by a fountain 82 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,360 His branches run over the wall 83 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,400 That's beautiful 84 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,000 That's beautiful 85 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:54,120 And to think a father said that about one of his sons 86 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:01,280 Joseph is a fruitful bow 87 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:09,560 But he didn't stop there a fruitful bow by a fountain 88 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:15,040 His branches run over the wall 89 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,040 More 90 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,480 Than anything else I 91 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:24,800 Want to go that second mile. I want to go that third mile. I 92 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,840 Want to do more than is expected of me 93 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:35,040 More than even my Lord expects of me for I must please him first 94 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:40,880 Then I want to do more than my brethren expect 95 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:43,520 I 96 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,080 Want to go beyond that which my 97 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,440 Enemies even expect of me 98 00:06:53,680 --> 00:07:00,640 Not the third mile but the fourth mile the fifth mile his branches 99 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,400 run over the wall 100 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,800 Something for the man next door something for the outsider 101 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,960 Love suffereth long and is kind 102 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,080 What next? 103 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:18,160 love 104 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,160 Envieth not 105 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,840 That is to say the ear is never 106 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,560 undervaluing itself because 107 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,080 It's is not the eye 108 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,800 The ear is rejoicing in the brilliance of the eye 109 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:35,320 It's not 110 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:39,040 Anything that someone else possesses 111 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,120 Stop right there 112 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,120 Don't just hurry over these things 113 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,240 We talk about love everybody's talking about love 114 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,520 Everybody no matter where you go love 115 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,520 love 116 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,280 There those today who are wearing certain clothes 117 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:05,760 To to try to impress upon people what they stand for 118 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,560 love 119 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,920 But love isn't in just your dress 120 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:19,280 Or the length of your hair love is something that you do 121 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,560 That's it 122 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,040 Love is never jealous 123 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,640 Love Envieth not 124 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:34,400 And this is not only for the one with the long hair 125 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,960 But is for the man in the pulpit in clerical robe 126 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,520 That's another kind of dress 127 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,720 and sometimes I 128 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:51,440 Think that we find more jealousy in the pulpit 129 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:56,200 That we find more jealousy in the pulpit 130 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:03,880 Then we'll find anywhere else in the world why it is. I do not know don't ask me. I don't have the answer 131 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,720 But very often I 132 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,720 Think that we find 133 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,520 more jealousy 134 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:21,400 In clerical robe than in any form of dress you 135 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:23,960 Want me to hurry on past that? 136 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,000 But it's there 137 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,160 You know it'd be wonderful 138 00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:36,480 If those who are members the body of Christ would realize and acknowledge the fact 139 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:40,280 That we are in the same body 140 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:44,320 The body of Christ that Christ himself is the head 141 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:50,160 And if one in the body the body to whom we belong is 142 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:57,640 Successful is winning soul to Lord Jesus Christ is doing more than we are doing can say oh 143 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,720 I rejoice in it I 144 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,640 Rejoice in it 145 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,360 And we stand on the sideline and we applaud 146 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:12,960 Because it is the same family to whom we belong it is the same body 147 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,280 to which we are born into 148 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,880 If only we could do that do you want to know something? 149 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,960 We'd win the world for God 150 00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:32,760 If we could manifest that love of the Lord Jesus Christ to that degree 151 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:36,440 Where we rejoice in our brother's success 152 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:42,080 And we do everything humanly possible to help him to succeed 153 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:48,400 Literally the world would see the love of Christ 154 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:57,040 Manifested through our lives and we'd win the unconverted and unregenerated for God 155 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:03,360 Do you want to know who my worst critics are today? Not the man on the street 156 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:09,120 Not the hippie not the unregenerated 157 00:11:11,680 --> 00:11:13,680 But very often 158 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,120 One who is a member of the clergy I 159 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,160 Said a mouthful 160 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:26,720 Do you want to know who understands Catherine Cooman the least? 161 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,240 Not the hippie 162 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:35,920 Not the sinner 163 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,760 But the one who professes religion 164 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,080 Love 165 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,160 Enriching 166 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:53,040 Mm-hmm love endeth not 167 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,080 It means 168 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:04,560 Do not envy anything that someone else possesses 169 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,600 Love vaunteth not itself 170 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,160 Oh 171 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:13,440 now 172 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:19,200 If you're doing something stop doing it right now and listen very closely. This is practical 173 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:25,920 If only you and I would get back to the word of god, it has everything the word of god has all the answers 174 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:30,240 Do you want to know the greatest need in the world today? 175 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,440 Is the lack of our knowledge of the word of god? 176 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,400 If man would just come back again 177 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:45,120 And go to the bible and see what the bible really teaches and get back again to the word of god the laws 178 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,440 of god instead of living 179 00:12:48,060 --> 00:12:50,080 contrary 180 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:55,680 To the laws of god the word of god and you see that's the reason we've gotten ourselves in such a mess is because 181 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,520 We're all living contrary to what the bible teaches 182 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:05,280 We're living contrary to god's laws and god's rules 183 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:10,320 And we've gotten ourselves in the state that we're in today 184 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,320 Love vaunteth not itself 185 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:24,900 And the whole emphasis here is on the word itself that little word itself 186 00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:32,920 Love that talks of loving is not love 187 00:13:34,580 --> 00:13:36,020 You know 188 00:13:36,020 --> 00:13:38,020 I get scared of these people 189 00:13:38,500 --> 00:13:43,700 Who constantly are telling me how much they love me? 190 00:13:44,580 --> 00:13:45,780 Oh 191 00:13:45,780 --> 00:13:47,780 Miss kuhlman miss kuhlman 192 00:13:48,340 --> 00:13:52,420 Oh, I love you. I love you. I love you 193 00:13:52,420 --> 00:13:54,420 I love you. I love you 194 00:13:58,420 --> 00:14:00,420 I found out a long time ago 195 00:14:02,900 --> 00:14:07,140 That those are the people who'd be the very first ones to turn on you 196 00:14:08,660 --> 00:14:10,660 If something would happen 197 00:14:11,380 --> 00:14:18,340 Is the person who never talks about how much they love you? 198 00:14:18,340 --> 00:14:23,940 Love but who show their love by doing 199 00:14:26,820 --> 00:14:29,060 Their uh confidence in you 200 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:35,540 Their loyalty to you they're right there when you need them 201 00:14:37,140 --> 00:14:44,820 There are some folk who have never told me that they love me never and yet I know 202 00:14:44,820 --> 00:14:47,300 That if I needed them they'd be right there 203 00:14:48,900 --> 00:14:52,100 Through thick and thin they'd be right there 204 00:14:53,380 --> 00:14:58,900 I could call on them night or day. They'd be right there 205 00:15:00,580 --> 00:15:04,500 Love vaunteth not itself 206 00:15:06,420 --> 00:15:08,980 What a man has to come home and say to his wife 207 00:15:09,780 --> 00:15:10,980 Oh 208 00:15:10,980 --> 00:15:16,660 Oh, darling, I love you. I love you. I love you. I'm gonna tell you something 209 00:15:16,660 --> 00:15:22,100 If papa ever had come home and said emma, I just love you. I love you 210 00:15:23,620 --> 00:15:26,180 Mama would say joe 211 00:15:27,460 --> 00:15:29,460 What's up now? 212 00:15:30,980 --> 00:15:34,180 What have you been doing, you know 213 00:15:34,180 --> 00:15:40,740 Kind of like that if that husband of yours 214 00:15:42,020 --> 00:15:45,780 Has to keep telling you that he loves you he loves you 215 00:15:46,980 --> 00:15:48,980 You will know something 216 00:15:49,780 --> 00:15:53,380 When there is real love 217 00:15:55,620 --> 00:15:58,340 In the heart of that husband 218 00:15:59,620 --> 00:16:01,620 He'll work the flesh and blood 219 00:16:01,620 --> 00:16:07,700 He'll work the flesh off his bones to give to his little family 220 00:16:08,980 --> 00:16:10,980 a nice home life 221 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:14,100 I didn't say a mansion 222 00:16:15,220 --> 00:16:17,220 I didn't say 223 00:16:18,020 --> 00:16:21,060 Stakes at every dinner 224 00:16:22,980 --> 00:16:28,660 I didn't say the finest car in the block. I didn't say that 225 00:16:28,660 --> 00:16:35,460 But when he really loves he'll give to his little family the best that he can afford 226 00:16:36,340 --> 00:16:38,340 the very best 227 00:16:39,380 --> 00:16:45,460 He'll work he'll sacrifice love is something that you do 228 00:16:46,740 --> 00:16:51,940 And he isn't continually saying I'm doing this because I love you 229 00:16:52,580 --> 00:16:55,060 I'm sacrificing because I love you 230 00:16:55,060 --> 00:16:59,060 I'm giving because I love you he doesn't have to 231 00:16:59,860 --> 00:17:01,860 You know 232 00:17:01,860 --> 00:17:07,300 In your own heart that he is doing it because he loves you 233 00:17:08,740 --> 00:17:10,740 Why in the world you think 234 00:17:11,540 --> 00:17:14,580 That papa ate mama's burnt cookies 235 00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:19,780 And sat there and said emma these cookies are so good 236 00:17:21,300 --> 00:17:23,300 Well, i'm gonna tell you something 237 00:17:23,300 --> 00:17:28,900 Well, i'm gonna tell you something the neighbor's dog wouldn't have eaten those burnt cookies 238 00:17:31,380 --> 00:17:33,380 But papa loved mama 239 00:17:34,420 --> 00:17:36,420 Mama wasn't a very good cook 240 00:17:37,140 --> 00:17:39,700 I don't think she'd mind if I would tell you 241 00:17:40,740 --> 00:17:42,100 that 242 00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:48,180 Mama wasn't a good cook. She was never a slave to her kitchen 243 00:17:48,180 --> 00:17:56,900 And yet papa would say oh emma I would rather eat your food 244 00:17:58,340 --> 00:18:00,340 Than 245 00:18:00,500 --> 00:18:07,640 Bale's best cooking are the best dinner in any restaurant 246 00:18:09,860 --> 00:18:13,460 Wasn't mama's good cooking it was just because papa loved mama 247 00:18:14,820 --> 00:18:16,820 and some of you wives 248 00:18:16,820 --> 00:18:22,420 Can put the best meal in the world on the table if your husband doesn't like you 249 00:18:23,220 --> 00:18:25,220 I dare say he doesn't even know what he's eating 250 00:18:26,580 --> 00:18:28,740 When he sits down at the table 251 00:18:29,860 --> 00:18:31,860 and eats 252 00:18:32,020 --> 00:18:39,620 Your wonderful cooking there's something about love. There's something about love everybody's talking about it 253 00:18:42,340 --> 00:18:44,340 But yet you have to go to the word of god 254 00:18:44,340 --> 00:18:50,020 You want to really analyze love and break it apart 255 00:18:51,060 --> 00:18:53,060 And see what it's made of 256 00:18:56,740 --> 00:19:00,660 Love vaunted not itself 257 00:19:03,380 --> 00:19:11,620 Love that talks of loving is not love and so it is with our love for the master 258 00:19:11,620 --> 00:19:17,780 When somebody goes around and has to constantly tell you how much they love the lord 259 00:19:19,540 --> 00:19:20,740 Oh 260 00:19:20,740 --> 00:19:22,740 I love him. Oh 261 00:19:23,140 --> 00:19:25,140 I love the lord 262 00:19:25,220 --> 00:19:29,540 You don't have to tell the whole world how much 263 00:19:29,940 --> 00:19:31,940 You love him 264 00:19:31,940 --> 00:19:35,540 Your actions will speak louder than your words 265 00:19:36,420 --> 00:19:40,100 It's the deeds that you do it's your everyday living 266 00:19:40,100 --> 00:19:42,100 It's your everyday living 267 00:19:43,220 --> 00:19:52,820 It's the sacrifices that you make for the lord and yet love knows no such thing as a sacrifice not really 268 00:19:54,980 --> 00:19:59,240 That word sacrifice will never be in your vocabulary 269 00:19:59,940 --> 00:20:04,660 It'll be taken out completely when you love the lord enough 270 00:20:06,260 --> 00:20:07,860 Your giving 271 00:20:07,860 --> 00:20:10,900 Will never be a sacrifice never 272 00:20:12,260 --> 00:20:14,260 When somebody comes and said 273 00:20:14,980 --> 00:20:16,980 Here's a gift 274 00:20:17,140 --> 00:20:19,140 Use it for the lord's work 275 00:20:19,940 --> 00:20:22,260 And I only wish 276 00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:25,700 It was more 277 00:20:25,780 --> 00:20:30,100 I know that love prompts the giving of that gift 278 00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:37,960 Gift when somebody says here is a real sacrificial gift 279 00:20:40,100 --> 00:20:42,100 I hope you appreciate it 280 00:20:44,500 --> 00:20:49,700 Or maybe you're giving it because you're propositioning god, you know something like that 281 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:55,060 You know good and well that love 282 00:20:55,060 --> 00:20:58,980 Is prompting the giving of that gift 283 00:21:00,980 --> 00:21:02,980 But when you can give and say 284 00:21:04,260 --> 00:21:06,420 I wish it were more 285 00:21:07,940 --> 00:21:09,940 It's all that I have 286 00:21:10,020 --> 00:21:14,500 It's the best that I have god knows my heart 287 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:21,780 When you can say I wish there was more strength in my body with which to serve him 288 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:28,500 I wish I could do more for him. I've done so little 289 00:21:29,940 --> 00:21:33,540 I wish there was more that my hands could do 290 00:21:34,580 --> 00:21:36,820 I wish I could give more than 291 00:21:37,540 --> 00:21:39,060 I'm giving 292 00:21:39,060 --> 00:21:41,060 That's love 293 00:21:41,540 --> 00:21:44,420 But when you have to speak of your love 294 00:21:45,700 --> 00:21:49,140 It is not love at all for the word of god says 295 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,200 love 296 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,200 wanteth not 297 00:21:53,200 --> 00:22:21,200 itself