In Sermon Illustrations: "love one another"

Separation From Your Love

Contributed by Michael Buckingham on Jun 24, 2011

SEPARATION FROM YOUR LOVE I remember once there was girl I loved so much in my youth, I thought that we would be together forever, and I thought that I could never live without her! But now I hardly ever think about her... the truth is that I really can live without her. So what changed between ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Let Us Love Them

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 25, 2011

LET US LOVE THEM Tony Campolo tells about some homeless teenagers from the Philadelphia streets who beat to death a Korean honor student doing graduate work in medicine at the U of PA. His parents came to the U.S. for the trial, and sat silently through his murderers’ entire trial. At the end, ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness For Others

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pure Love Brings Joy

Contributed by Christopher Sweeney on May 19, 2017

Many of you may have experienced this but I have from my two nephews and my time in youth ministry that there are times when you are having the worst days and then a child will run up to you and give you a hug or say I love you and everything goes away. Why, why is it that a hug can help erase the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16, Philippians 4:4

Tags: Love, Joy

Falling In Love With His Word

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

The reason God gave us the Bible is that he wants us to know who he is. If you want to know God, read his Book, read His words. Our words reveal who we are. Wayne Hudson tells the story of Ben who had left the East Coast 8 years earlier to head out West in hopes of making his fortune. It was 1898. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:16

Tags: Bible, Scripture, The Word, Bible Reading

Denomination: Methodist

Because He Loved Them

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 14, 2023

Because He Loved Them They tried to shame Him. They tried to destroy Him. They tried to ruin Him. He died for them! They despised Him. They mocked Him. They humiliated Him. He died for them! They stripped Him. They spat in His face. They beat Him. He died for them! They made Him bear the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Romans 10:9-10

Tags: Easter, Crucifixion, Salvation, Redemption, God's Love, Greater Love, Poems Of God's Love  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Worth Of Someone You Love

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 3, 2025

My niece was going through a bit of a hard time, so I decided to send her a tiny bit of money to help. I included it in a nice card thanking her for solving a big problem for me recently. The money wasn’t as much as I would like to have sent I thought, as I was writing a note to include. I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8, John 13:34, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Tags: Love, Debt, Helping Others, Needy

Denomination: Charismatic

If There Is One Thing Upon This Earth That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave manit is the man who dares to look ...read more

Tags: Endurance

One Must Always Maintain One's Connection To The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from ...read more

Tags: Growth In Christ, Forgiveness General, Forgiveness For Others

One Day A Gentleman Walked Into One Of Ben ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002

One day a gentleman walked into one of Ben Franklin’s book stores. As one of the clerks went to assist him, the gentleman asked the clerk the price of the book he wished to purchase. The young clerk looked at the price posted on the book and said, "That book is one dollar, sir." The gentleman ...read more

Tags: Church Practices, Workplace, Money

It Is Often Said That One Has But One Life To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"It is often said that one has but one life to live, but that is nonsense. For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction and biography and history offer an ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

If One Is Going To Change Things, One Has To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"If one is going to change things, one has to make a fuss and ...read more

Tags: Change

Marriage Is A Lifetime Covenant: One Man, One ...  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 19, 2003

Marriage is a lifetime covenant: one man, one woman, under God. [The Lifetime Covenant of Marriage, Citation: Elizabeth Cody ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Marriage General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In One Year, Every One Member: ¡¥evangelizes ...

Contributed by Bledar Valca on Dec 29, 2008

¡§In one year, every one member: ¡¥Evangelizes one, restores one and teaches one.¡¨ The theme of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

To The World You Might Be One Person, But To One ...

Contributed by Larry Langston on Jan 7, 2009

To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might ...read more

Tags: Giving Yourself

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

No One Ever Reached Any Eminence, And No One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No one ever reached any eminence, and no one having reached it ever ...read more

Tags: Christian Disciplines

Ones Work May Be Finished Someday, But Ones ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ones work may be finished someday, but ones ...read more

Tags: Culture

Wild Animals And Ones Relations: If One Would ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Wild animals and ones relations: If one would watch them and know what they are driving at, ...read more

Tags: Family

There Was Only One Virtue, Pugnacity; Only One ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There was only one virtue, pugnacity; only one vice, pacifism. That is an ...read more

Tags: War

One Hour Of Eternity, One Moment With The Lord, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One hour of eternity, one moment with the Lord, will make us utterly forget ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God

One Friend, One Person Who Is Truly ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"One friend, one person who is truly understanding, who takes the trouble to listen to us as we consider our problem, ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening