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THE WITH LOVE. CHAPTERTHE GREATEST GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS LOVE, SO DO EVERYTHING

AN ITALIAN STAMP PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1976 DEPICTING AN IMAGE OF CURSUS PUBLICUS

CURSUS PUBLICUS

Emperor Augustus created cursus publicus—a POSTAL SERVICE FOR THE ROMAN PEOPLE. Relay stations allowed mail carriers to transport letters up to 150 miles in a single day.

Today, mail travels up to 400 miles in a day via the United States Postal Service.

Check out these PHILEO Koine Greek a gentle, happy-feeling love words for love between friends and used in the : neighbors

AGAPE noble and complete love, like God’s love for His and for His people affectionate love, like between and kids

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WORD SEARCH THE BOOK OF 1 CORINTHIANS IS AN EPISTLE IN THE PAUL’S Find each of the bold words from LETTERS DIVISION OF THE BIBLE. AN EPISTLE IS A LETTER. in the word search. PAUL WROTE HIS FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS IN THE YEAR A.D. 55. PAUL WROTE THE LETTER TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF P A T I E N T N E E V O L MAIL THE PROBLEMS THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH WAS HAVING AND ALSO TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS THE CHURCH HAD. Q L R L O V E O Z K I N D B O A Q S E L F I S H Q U IF YOU COULD WRITE A LETTER TO ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD YOU WRITE TO? WHAT O V C N Y A L O V E Z H S WOULD YOU WRITE ABOUT? A E K Z G Q U A L L U O E S L O V E R Y D U O R P V T T R U T H Y L O V E E E E N V Y I Y R Q E T E S I E L O V E U A V F E V L L V E Z U D Z O I A Z O O E O N E E Y L G E V O L V B L D Q S E R U D N E Z E Q

“Love is PATIENT. Love is KIND. Love does not ENVY. Love does not BOAST. Love is not PROUD. Love is not RUDE. Love is not SELFISH, insisting on having its way. Love does not get ANGRY easily. Love does not keep TRACK of when someone does wrong. Love does not like evil because love rejoices in the TRUTH. Love bears ALL things. Love BELIEVES. Love HOPES. Love ENDURES. Love doesn’t END or give up. The greatest GIFT is love.”

WHAT 1. DOES THE BIBLE SAY? BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 CORINTHIANS 13 PICK ANY THREE VERSES FROM THE LIST 2. AND CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT LOVE. RECORD SOME OF YOUR THOUGHTS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. MEMORY VERSE: :34B PSALM 100:5 JOHN 13:34 PSALM 117:2 :14 3. PROVERBS 17:17 2 TIMOTHY 1:7 MARK 12:30-31 1 JOHN 4:9 LUKE 6:27

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