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The first of a 4-part series on The Love Chapter, this sermon lays the foundation for a study on what, according to Paul, is the only thing that counts in your life, especially within the context of the Body of Christ. The main theme of 1 Corinthians 13—on church membership—uses a variety of extreme or impossible situations to underscore that the only thing that counts is to have God’s agape love as the driving force in everything you do as a member of Christ’s body. There is a pattern or formula that becomes evident in the first 3 verses of the chapter: some extreme or impossible feat, the phrase “but do not have love”, and a dismal pronouncement such as “nothing”. Without God’s unconditional, sacrificial and everlasting love, whatever you do is worthless.