In Sermon Illustrations: "Love Of Jesus"

Love Of Money

Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 19, 2024

One day a certain old, rich man of a miserable disposition visited a rabbi, who took the rich man by the hand and lead him to a window. “Look out there,” he said. The rich man looked into the street. “What do you see?” asked the rabbi. “I see men, women and children,” answered the rich man. Again, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:10

Tags: Money, Riches

The Desire For Love

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Aug 8, 2024

The Desire for Love Humor: A couple who had been chatting online for weeks finally met on their first date. After an expensive meal in an upscale restaurant, the lady plucked a daisy from the flower arrangement on the table, pulling the pedals off one by one. She repeated to herself, “He loves me, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:5, 1 John 5:4-5, 1 John 5:10, James 4:4, John 15:19  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Love, Romance, Humor, Priorities, Love Of World  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

A Superior Love

Contributed by David Tack on Sep 18, 2024

“The strenuous Christian mandate to extend unconditional love towards those that hate you is a fatiguing duty for the soldiers of the cross of Christ! In the heat of a damning spiritual warfare, when the spiritual defensive battlefronts are diminishing, the fleshly armaments derived from the human ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Romans 5:7-8, Ephesians 2:4-7

Tags: Love, Unconditional, Soldier

Denomination: Baptist

A Loving Congregation

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 2, 2025

This is the greatest need we have in the local congregation today – to be seen as a place where love for on another is present. What does that look like? A quote from St. Francis of Assisi: “Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and an ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35, 1 Peter 4:8

Tags: Love, St Francis Of Assisi

Denomination: Methodist

One Bible Mom Came To Jesus: Then Jesus Went Out ...

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2009

ONE BIBLE MOM came to Jesus: Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.’ But He answered her not a ...read more

Tags: Youth

Simple As That God Loves All, Loves You, Me And ...

Contributed by Richard Francis on Dec 2, 2007

Simple as that God loves all, loves you, me and everyone we have ever met and seen, has no favourites hates none, excludes none all are precious and all have been given his greatest of gifts life and Jesus, all receive the former and have to chose to unpack the later to really receive the first ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love Received And Love Given Comprise The Best ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

"Love received and love given comprise the best form of therapy." Gordon William Allport (1897-1967) American ...read more

Tags: Romantic Love, Disappointment

Love Is The Key. Joy Is Love Singing. Peace Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004

Love is the key. Joy is love singing. Peace is love resting. Long-suffering is love enduring. Kindness is love’s touch. Goodness is love’s character. Faithfulness is love’s habit. Gentleness is love’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:14, Luke 2:15-20, 1 Thessalonians 16:14, Galatians 5:22-23, Colossians 3:12-14, 1 John 4:16, Luke 2:15, Luke 2:15-20  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Conflict, Fruit, Marriage, Love, Love For God, Unconditional Love  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Love Is The Key. Joy Is Love Singing; Peace Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Love is the key. Joy is love singing; peace is love resting; long-suffering is love enduring; kindness is love's touch; goodness is love's character; faithfulness is love's habit; gentleness is ...read more

Tags: Character

If We Are To Love Others As We Love Ourselves, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we are to love others as we love ourselves, then we must learn to love the little self which so often needs to be forgiven for doing the things we do not ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

If We Are To Love Others As We Love Ourselves, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If we are to love others as we love ourselves, then we must learn to love the little self which so often needs to be forgiven for doing the things we do not ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love Cannot Be Forced, Love Cannot Be Coaxed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love Is Most Divine When It Loves According To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is most divine when it loves according to needs, and ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love Makes Everything Lovely; Hate Concentrates ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Love makes everything lovely; hate concentrates itself on ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love Of God Is The Root, Love Of Our Neighbour ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love of God is the root, love of our neighbour the fruit of the Tree of Life. Neither can exist without the other, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love Is The Key. Joy Is Love Singing. Peace Is ...

Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 17, 2008

Love is the key. Joy is love singing. Peace is love resting. Long-suffering is love enduring. Kindness is love's touch. Goodness is love's character. Faithfulness is love's habit. Gentleness is love's ...read more

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit

Quotation: Christian Love Links Love Of God And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quotation: Christian love links love of God and love of neighbor in a twofold Great Commandment from which neither element can be dropped, so sin against neighbor through lack of ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Quotation: Joy Is Love Exalted, Peace Is Love In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Quotation: Joy is love exalted, peace is love in repose, long-suffering is love enduring, gentleness is love in society, goodness is love in action, faith is love on the battlefield, meekness is love in ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

Hymn Story: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2011

HYMN STORY: O LOVE THAT WILL NOT LET ME GO BY GEORGE MATHESON George Matheson was only fifteen when he was told that he was losing what little eyesight he had. Instead of giving up, Matheson immediately continued with his plans to enroll in the University of Glasgow, and his determination lead to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Tags: God's Love

Jesus Went Into The Synagogue On The Sabbath And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Jesus went into the synagogue on the Sabbath and saw a man with a crippled hand. He knew that the Pharisees were watching to see what he would do, and he felt angry that they were only out to put him in the wrong. They did not care a scrap for the handicapped man, nor did they want to see the power ...read more

Tags: Emotions