In Sermon Illustrations: "Love For God" showing 141-160 of 20,415

A Child Given Command Not To Touch A Hot Stove. ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004

A child given command not to touch a hot stove. That command comes from a loving parent who is concerned for the child. The commandments of God come from a loving, heavenly Father who ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Love For God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Met A Young Girl Who Was Brought Up In The ...

Contributed by Ramon Canals on Jun 5, 2009

I met a young girl who was brought up in the church, had all the advantages of christian home, loving father and mother. But she wanted to experiment the world. She wanted to have more freedom than what her parents were giving her and so she came to NY and as she tried to board the subway somebody ...read more

Tags: Sin, Love For God

Denomination: Adventist

It's Like A Poison. It Can Take You Over. ...

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 6, 2009

It’s like a poison. It can take you over. Before you know it, it can turn us into ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:28

Tags: Power, Love For God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Free For The Taking: Grace

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017

Joseph Cooke was a missionary to Thailand a generation ago. He illustrated grace this way. Picture a happily married couple in which both husband and wife are all that either could ever wish the other to be. The husband always respects his wife’s feelings, always treasures her individuality, is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:8

Tags: Grace, Love Of God

Denomination: Charismatic

Charity Is A Principle Of Prevailing Love To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Charity is a principle of prevailing love to God and goodwill to men, which effectually inclines one endued with it ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

People Will Understand As Much Of The Love Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

People will understand as much of the love of God as they see in our own lives. The first Bible many ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

The God Of Unmatched Shoes  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

A man who was commissioned to paint a picture of the Prodigal Son. He went into his work fervently, laboring to produce a picture worthy of telling the story. Finally, the day came when the picture was complete, and he unveiled the finished painting. The scene was set outside the father’s house, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Tags: Luke, God's Love, God's Provision

C.h. Spurgeon Told The Story Of The Preacher Who ...  PRO

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 7, 2005

C.H. Spurgeon told the story of the preacher who was walking in the country side and stopped by a farm house for a drink of water. The old farmer who lived there went out to talk to the preacher. As they were talking the preacher noticed that the barn had a weather vane on it that was spinning ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, God's Love, Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

The Love Of Christ  PRO

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 23, 2002

THE LOVE OF CHRIST I want to tell you of a modern day Damascus road experience that some of you may find hard to believe. It is reported in an article by Fred Markert in the current issue of Pray Magazine. Fred is the International Director of YWAM’s Strategic Frontiers, a group that focuses on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:5

Tags: God's Forgiveness, Mercy

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Picture This: The Nation Enters Ww2, And A Son ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 21, 2003

Picture this: The nation enters WW2, and a son receives notification that he has been drafted into the armed forces. The son ships out, leaving his loving parents behind. He also leaves behind his most prized possession, a 1930 Ford Model A coupe. Will the father of this lad will simply allow that ...read more

Tags: God's Provision, Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

Agape Love, The Highest Form Of Love, Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Feb 9, 2001

AGAPE LOVE, THE HIGHEST FORM OF LOVE, IS REFERENCED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 137 TIMES AS ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Tags: Christian Love, God's Provision

Denomination: Free Methodist

God Is For Us

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012

GOD IS FOR US Keith Hartsell of Wheaton, Illinois, was driving around with a friend of his in California, when he noticed that his friend's cell phone was locked with an unusual password -- pro nobis. Keith asked him what pro nobis meant and why he chose that for a password. Keith's friend told ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Tags: God's Love

God's Love Is Like A Bridge That Makes ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 8, 2002

God’s love is like a bridge that makes reconciliation possible. If you take away the bridge, the separation remains. George Herbert said, “He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass.” (T. T. Crabtree. Ed. The Zondervan 2001 Pastor’s Annual. Howard S. Kalb. “Forgiveness.” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-25

Tags: Forgiveness For Others, Forgiveness General

Denomination: United Methodist

God Loves The Unlovely... (Perhaps The Only ...

Contributed by David Butcher on Dec 8, 2006

God loves the unlovely... (Perhaps the only human comparison is the continued love of child/parent in the face of cruelty etc. - Fred West’s daughter. Fred West, together with his wife Rose, was a ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

To Be Like God Means That Love Translates Into ...

Contributed by Matthew Sullivan on Feb 18, 2008

To be like God means that love translates into action. So, who do you know that needs love today? Maybe, it’s the alcoholic family member that can’t seem to get a grip on life. Maybe, it’s the co-worker that was just fired from the company. Could it be the son or daughter going through a rebellious ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The God We Know And Love Is Not To Be Portrayed ...

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 17, 2008

The God we know and love is not to be portrayed as the Deists would have us believe. A 'god' who is supposed to have made the world much as a watchmaker might make a timepiece ...read more

Tags: God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Baptist

God's Love For Me Is Inexhaustible, And His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God's love for me is inexhaustible, and His love for me is the basis of my love for others. We have to love where we cannot respect and where we must not respect, and ...read more

Tags: God The Father

To Believe In Gods Love Is To Believe That Hes ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To believe in Gods love is to believe that Hes passionately interested in each of ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Love Was Bestowed On The World By God, In Order ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love was bestowed on the world by God, in order to ...read more

Tags: God The Father

God Is The Source Of Love; Christ Is The Proof ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God is the source of love; Christ is the proof of love; Service is the expression of love; ...read more

Tags: Christian Love