Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 8, 2010
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Agape love: ‘an unconditional commitment to actively pursue & secure the good of another through sacrificial
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Baptist
Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 8, 2010
The word ‘love’ conjures up so man different things today. A modern dictionary lists 28 various uses for the word: tender affection, warm attachment, intimate passion, strong predication, & amorous benevolence. Yet not of these are complete to define / describe what the Bible speaks of as a
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Baptist
Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 9, 2001
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Maybe you heard about the guy who fell in love with an opera singer. He hardly knew her, since his only view of the singer was through binoculars - from the third balcony. He was convinced he could live “happily ever after” married to a voice like that. He scarcely noticed that she was
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Lutheran
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There are 10 key points about the Love of God in I John 4:7-21:
1. LOVE IS OF GOD (4:7) - not that God is love only. He is not limited or bound by anything.
So, what is love? Study I Corinthians 13...... There are 3 Greek words (agape, phileo, eros). This love is agape, unconditional,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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LOVED, TO BE LOVE
One of the neatest gifts I've ever received was this little, hand towel. I was given this during my seminary commencement, and have cherished it ever since. The towel has a little saying on it: "Blessed to be a blessing" Isaiah 61:1. Isaiah 61:1-2 says: "The Spirit of the
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Lutheran
Contributed by Alton Coleman on Jan 31, 2008
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Love is
Slow to suspect -- quick to trust. Slow to reprimand -- quick to forbear.
Slow to belittle -- quick to appreciate. Slow to condemn -- quick to justify.
Slow to offend -- quick to defend. Slow to demand -- quick to give.
Slow to provoke -- quick to
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 11, 2009
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LOVING HOLLAND
I love what Emily Kingsley says about disappointment and handling disappointment. She’s talking about the disappointment when your kids don’t turn out the way you thought they ought to turn out -- particularly a handicapped child. She says, "I’m often asked to describe the
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Contributed by Roger Whipp on Dec 30, 2014
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Love is one of the most powerful emotions we have. The actress Joan Crawford once said “Love is a fire but whether it warms your heart or burns your house down, you can never tell!” Love can motivate, give pleasure, hurt even destroy. It can make us do bold, even stupid things. During the 17th
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Love not pleasure; love God. This is the everlasting Yea, wherein all contradiction is solved, wherein whoso
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2008
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LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE
James Moore tells about a man named George. George was a peacemaker with a big heart and wonderful sense of humor. Everyone loved George at church, and he was respected at the hospital where he worked. The reason why so many people loved George was because he was always kind
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Contributed by James Snyder on May 15, 2020
Here in Florida, we have what people call "Love Bugs." I know exactly why they are called “Love Bugs,” but I am not fond of these little critters. Why don’t they just get a motel room?
Being shut down at home for quite a while it is not that exciting. You can only be shut down for so
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 30, 2008
"Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired. The beloved may not even be aware of this person’s deep feelings for them. This can lead to feelings such as depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, and rapid mood swings between depression and
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 8, 2010
Jesus’ love is not a pampering love; it is a perfecting love. It is not a love motivated by man’s will, but by the Father’s plan.
Why did Jesus delay going to Bethany? Why does He ever seem to delay in answering any prayer? Why does He seem to delay His coming on the clouds of
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Orthodox
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Love came down at Christmas, love all lovely, love divine; Love was born at Christmas;
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
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"The fruit of the Spirit begins with love...love is the first thing, the first in that precious cluster of fruit. Someone has said that all other eight can be put in terms of love. Joy is love exulting; peace is love in repose; long-suffering is love on trial; gentleness is love in society;
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"God's love for us is not a love that always exempts us from trials, but rather, a
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