In Sermon Illustrations: "Love Of The World"

Just Wanted To Tell You I Love You  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2011

JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU I LOVE YOU Paul Powell tells the story of a well-known preacher from years ago. His name was Carter Jones. Carter had a small room in the attic of his home that he used as a place of prayer. When he was especially burdened, he would make his way up the winding staircase to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:29-31

Tags: Love For God

God Loves You Just As You Are But Too Much To ...

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 19, 2011

"God loves you just as you are but too much to leave you ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Wide And Long And High And Deep Is The Love Of Christ?

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 14, 2024

In the last century, Napoleon's armies opened a prison that the Spanish Inquisition had used. They found the remains of a prisoner who had been incarcerated for his faith. The dungeon was underground. The body had long since decayed. Only a chain fastened around an ankle bone cried out his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19, Romans 8:38-39

Tags: Hope, Suffering, Unconditional Love, Christ's Love

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Your Sermon Reminded Me Of The Peace And Love Of God!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 12, 2024

After a very long and boring sermon the parishioners filed out of the church saying nothing to the preacher. Towards the end of the line was a thoughtful person who always commented on the sermons. "Pastor, today your sermon reminded me of the peace and love of God!" The pastor was ...read more

Tags: Paul, Preaching, Peace Of God, Eutychus, Love Of God, Preachers, Boring Sermons, Long Sermons  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Didn’t Know I Loved It That Much

Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 16, 2024

One important thing I have learned is that you don’t appreciate something until it’s missing. I’ve learned that by many things that I just took for granted. Last week, for example, I had some problems with my truck, so I had to take it in for service. It took longer than I had expected, but ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:13

Tags: Love, Appreciation

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

John Piper Wrote A Paper--Written Years Ago ...  PRO

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006

-John Piper wrote a paper--written years ago (1995)--on how Christian leaders should avoid sexual sin. Piper lists ten potential pitfalls and proposes ten protections against them: • PITFALL: Falling in love with the present world. PROTECTION: Think long and hard about the deadly poison of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1

Tags: Love For God, Obedience, Glory Of God, Relationships

Denomination: Pentecostal

[160]. A Message From A Poem – Jesus So Loved Me

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 9, 2025

[160]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS SO LOVED ME We have here a poem that covers some of the great and important aspect of the gospel. The Lord died for my sins. We ask why the innocent One has to die for the guilty. Jesus is the Substitute and love was behind that. {{1 Corinthians 15:3 “I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3, Romans 1:21, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8

Tags: Christian Poems, Christ The Sacrifice, Sin, Heaven, Guilty, Substitute, Substitutionary Atonement, Christian Poetry, Love, Jesus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Are My Dear, Dear Child: I'm Delighted With You.

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 22, 2023

A famous movie-maker had a huge legal wrangle with his longtime mentor and guide. The younger man simply couldn't handle criticism and ended up rejecting the person who had helped him so much. When it was all over, a close friend summed up the real problem. "It was all about an ungenerous ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:9-13, Matthew 3:13-17

Tags: Loved By God, Jesus Baptism, God's Love, Loved

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Hero Is The One Who Kindles A Great Light ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Jesus Said In John 13: 35, "Your Love For One ...

Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 3, 2008

Jesus said in John 13: 35, “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” A great New Testament example of this being done is in the early church. As Jews began to put their faith in Christ as the Messiah, they began to feel the effects of hostility toward them. They ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Denomination: Baptist

My Oldest Son Loves To Read. His Mom Gets The ...

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 13, 2005

My oldest son loves to read. His mom gets the credit for that. She has a ferocious appetite for reading, (as well as being extremely beautiful). One of the first series of books Kenny read was the children’s version of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. The seventh book is entitled The Last ...read more

Tags: Heaven

Denomination: Pentecostal

Blessed Is The Season That Engages The Whole ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Blessed is the season that engages the whole world in a ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

E. Paul Hovey Once Said: "A Blind Man's World ...  PRO

Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Feb 8, 2005

E. Paul Hovey once said: "A Blind man’s world is bound by the limits of his touch; an ignorant man’s world is bound by the limits of his knowledge; a ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Want To Know How God Created This World. I Am ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2006

“I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

He Does Most In God's Great World Who Does His ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He does most in God's great world who does his best in ...read more

Tags: Worldliness

Every Man Builds His World In His Own Image. He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to ...read more

Tags: Truth

In The Last 5,500 Years Our World Has Only Seen ...

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010

In the last 5,500 years our world has only seen 292 years of peace. Over 14,000 wars have caused nearly 4 billion deaths. According to recent reports, stress-related claims rose 700% since the 80′s; in fact, 3 out of 5 doctor visits are stress-related. All kinds of factors today contribute ...read more

Tags: Peace

Denomination: Baptist

Changing Audiences

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010

CHANGING AUDIENCES We have let the world define greatness for us. Our society has built itself on the philosophy of the devil instead of on the wisdom of God. As long as we believe Satan’s big lie that our lives are insignificant unless we are on top, we will live in constant state of ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: *other

So Many Paths That Wind And Wind; When Just The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

So many paths that wind and wind; When just the art of being kind Is ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Christ Declared That He Was The Light Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Christ declared that He was the light of the world. Religion must scatter that Light or fail in the ...read more

Tags: Love Of The Disciples