No matter a person's special gift -- whether it's one of tongues, sacrifices, special knowledge or extraordinary faith -- love is greater than anything else, and there are no limitations to love.
Pilgrim Baptist Church minister Pastor John Darville delivered the sermon to conclude Christ the King Anglican Church's youth month, and he told the congregation that love is not about personal feelings; it is an action, not emotion.
Referencing 1 Corinthians 13, which speaks to love, Darville said the kind of love that Paul writes about is seen, experienced and demonstrated, which he said is contrary to a culture that honors personal feelings above almost everything.
"We do what we want when we want because we feel like it. And if we don't feel like it, we don't do it. But as I study this passage, I am struck by the complete absence of any stress on personal feelings. Hence, if love is an action, not an emotion, we need to study what God has to say about love. We need to know what love is and what it looks like when it is lived out in the church."
He emphasized Paul's definition of love as patient, kind, not jealous, not braggadocios, lacking arrogance, well-behaved, unselfish, slow to anger, willing to forget wrongs suffered, refusing to rejoice in the misfortune of others and truth-loving.
Darville challenged church members to seek a more vibrant relationship with God as a means to becoming more loving toward others.
"God has called us to love people. Jesus said that all people will know we are his disciples by the love that we have for one another," he said.
February was designated Youth Month at the church. The overall theme was "The Greatest of These is Love". Events included a community service day; young people assisted by working in the thrift store and serving meals at the Salvation Army, while others made visits and delivered gifts to the church's sick and shut-in members. Bake sales; banner construction; short ministry minutes, where youngsters gave their interpretation of the theme; and a wall of fame highlighting the achievements of church young people were also featured during the activities.

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