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“PROVOKE UNTO LOVE” (Hebrews 10:24)

“PROVOKE UNTO LOVE” (Hebrews 10:24). Provoke: to irritate, to rouse, to make angry, stir up. Examples of usage: Acts 15:39; 1 Cor. 13: 5 Those provoked often act without thinking. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME. I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE.

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“PROVOKE UNTO LOVE” (Hebrews 10:24)

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  1. “PROVOKE UNTO LOVE” (Hebrews 10:24) • Provoke: to irritate, to rouse, to make angry, stir up. • Examples of usage: Acts 15:39; 1 Cor. 13:5 • Those provoked often act without thinking.

  2. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME

  3. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE “The Greatest of These is Love” (1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 13) “Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth…”

  4. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE THE TESTIMONY OF ONE WHO SEEKS LOVE (Song of Solomon 8:6-7) • The strength of love, v. 6 • The jealousy of love, vs. 6c - 7a • Love cannot be purchased, v. 7

  5. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE The Devotion of Love (Ruth 1:16-18) 1. Forsaking early associations of life. 2. Refusing freedom from the one she loved. 3. Refusing to follow the example of her sister-in-law. 4. She would go with Naomi, though the route was unknown. 5. She would dwell with Naomi, though in an unknown home. 6. She would die with Naomi, though buried in an unknown grave.

  6. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE The Sacrifice of Love “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.” (Jn. 3:16) “Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.” (Jn. 12:3)

  7. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE Obedience Prompted by Love (Jn. 14:15) Other things that can prompt obedience: • PATRIOTISM • FEAR • DUTY • MONEY “The greatest of these is love!” (1 Cor. 13:13)

  8. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE II. WHAT HUSBANDS AND WIVES, FATHERS AND MOTHERS CAN DO TO PROVOKE LOVE IN THE HOME, Eph. 5:25; 6:4; Lk. 15:11-24; Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Pet. 3:1-6 A. I must strive to be lovable, Phil. 4:8 “pleasing, agreeable, lovely, amiable” (Arndt and Gingrich, p. 720) “Adapted to excite love, and to endear him who does such things.” (Vincent’s Word Studies of the New Testament,, vol. 3, p. 459)

  9. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE II. WHAT HUSBANDS AND WIVES, FATHERS AND MOTHERS CAN DO TO PROVOKE LOVE IN THE HOME, Eph. 5:25; 6:4; Lk. 15:11-24; Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Pet. 3:1-6 A. I must strive to be lovable, Phil. 4:8 “Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth…” (1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 13)

  10. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE II. WHAT HUSBANDS AND WIVES, FATHERS AND MOTHERS CAN DO TO PROVOKE LOVE IN THE HOME, Eph. 5:25; 6:4; Lk. 15:11-24; Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Pet. 3:1-6 A. I must strive to be lovable, Phil. 4:8 B. Consideration, Heb. 10:24; Lk. 12:27; Acts 11:6; Matt. 18:23-35 “to consider attentively, fix one’s mind or eyes upon” (Thayer, p. 334)

  11. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE II. WHAT HUSBANDS AND WIVES, FATHERS AND MOTHERS CAN DO TO PROVOKE LOVE IN THE HOME, Eph. 5:25; 6:4; Lk. 15:11-24; Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Pet. 3:1-6 A. I must strive to be lovable, Phil. 4:8 B. Consideration, Heb. 10:24; Lk. 12:27; Acts 11:6; Matt. 18:23-35 C. Love those who are unlovely, Matt. 5:43-48; Prov. 15:1; Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:19; Titus 2:4 D. Sacrifice, Eph. 5:25; Prov. 31:20; 1 Tim. 5:8 E. Devotion F. Wise rule and restraints, 1 Tim. 3:4 -- Jn. 12:3; 1 Jn. 4:19

  12. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE • 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 • The testimony of one who seeks love • The devotion of love • The sacrifice of love • Obedience Prompted by Love

  13. PROVOKING LOVE IN THE HOME I. THE GREATNESS OF LOVE II. WHAT HUSBANDS AND WIVES, FATHERS AND MOTHERS CAN DO TO PROVOKE LOVE IN THE HOME, Eph. 5:25; 6:4; Lk. 15:11-24; Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Pet. 3:1-6 A. I must strive to be lovable, Phil. 4:8 B. Consideration, Heb. 10:24; Lk. 12:27; Acts 11:6; Matt. 18:23-35 C. Love those who are unlovely, Matt. 5:43-48; Prov. 15:1; Eph. 6:4; Col. 3:19; Titus 2:4 D. Sacrifice, Eph. 5:25; Prov. 31:20; 1 Tim. 5:8 E. Devotion F. Wise rule and restraints, 1 Tim. 3:4 -- Jn. 12:3; 1 Jn. 4:19

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