In Sermon Illustrations: "Love Your Enemy"

God's Love For Us Is Not A Love That Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God's love for us is not a love that always exempts us from trials, but rather, a ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Love That Reaches Up Is Adoration. Love That ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Love that reaches up is adoration. Love that reaches out is affection. Love ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Loving Mean To Love That Which Is Unlovable Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Loving mean to love that which is unlovable or it ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

The Secret Of Being Loved Is Being Lovely; And ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The secret of being loved is being lovely; and the secret of being ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

To Love And Be Loved Is To Feel The Sun From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

To love and be loved is to feel the sun ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

In Praising Or Loving A Child, We Love And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"In praising or loving a child, we love and praise not that which is, ...read more

Tags: Children

The Fruit Of The Spirit Begins With Love...love ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"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; ...read more

Tags: Character

Your Son, Your Apprentice  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002

YOUR SON, YOUR APPRENTICE "Consider your son to be your apprentice in life. That’s the way it used to be. The son was always with the father, either in the shop or in the field. So he learned from a very early age what being a man and a father was all about. Now we place more emphasis on our ...read more

Tags: Father's Day, Children, Parenting

Treasure Your Relationship, Not Your ...

Contributed by Wincci Yin Chee on May 30, 2006

Treasure your relationship, not your possession. ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Concrete Love  PRO

Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 10, 2003

CONCRETE LOVE Pastor Joel Gregory tells the story of a seminary professor who taught the Christian graces of love and forbearance for forty years until he retired. Occupying himself in his retirement years, he poured a new concrete driveway to his house. Finished, he went in to rest and get a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:13

Tags: Patience, Forgiveness General, Forbearance, Christian Values

Denomination: Baptist

Love Of God

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010

LOVE OF GOD Let’s say you had a child who kept getting in trouble, you kept bailing him out as a child, and eventually as he grew up even you couldn’t bail him out anymore, you had to let him go live his life the way he was choosing because nothing you or anyone else did could stop ...read more

Tags: God's Love

He Is Your Friend, Your Partner, Your Defender, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his leader. He will be yours, faithful ...read more

Tags: Family

No Farewell To Love  PRO

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 2, 2007

“No Farewell to Love” As an aged Christian lay dying, a friend called to say farewell. “I have just had three other visitors,” said the dying man, “and with two of them I parted; but the third I shall keep with me forever.” “Who are they?” “the first was Faith, and I said, ‘Goodbye, Faith! I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:2

Tags: Love, Priorities

Denomination: Christian Church

Love At Last!!!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 20, 2022

George, age 92 and Edith, age 89 are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding and on the way, they pass a drugstore. George suggests they go in and he addresses the man behind the counter. "Are you the owner? "The pharmacist answers, ...read more

Tags: Love, Marriage, Humor, Old Age, Weddings, Senior Adults  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Love Me Not

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011

THE LOVE ME NOT Dostoevsky tells the story of a woman who found herself in hell and felt she did not belong there. She could not bear the suffering and cried out in agony for the mercy of God. God listened and was moved with pity and so He said to her: "If you can remember one good deed that you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:7

Tags: Mercy

God's Love

Contributed by Greg Burcham on Feb 11, 2017

“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” 1John 3:1 With everything that has been going on in the news and the world lately, it is safe to say that most of us don’t ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1

Tags: Morality, God's Love

Denomination: Baptist

Failed Love

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Sep 15, 2020

Thomas Carlyle lived from 1795 to 1881. He was a Scot essayist and historian. During his lifetime, he became one of the world’s greatest writers. However, he was human, and humans make mistakes. On October 17, 1825, Carlyle married his secretary Jane Welsh. She was an intelligent, attractive, ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 7:1

Tags: Love, Marriage

Denomination: Baptist

Law Is Love

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008

LAW IS LOVE We have a little 10 lb. Sheltie-Poo at home, and we all love him. He thinks he’s so macho as he stands in our bay window, looking out at the street. A big German Shepherd walks his owner down our sidewalk every day, and our little Teddy goes nuts trying to get thru that window and take ...read more

Tags: Commandments General

Loving Neighbour

Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Feb 29, 2016

A Little Pointer on Keeping a Balance Here’s a little bonus tip that I’ve found helpful to keep my wits about me as I live next to these wild Vikings we call sinners, pagans, and wacko unbelievers while keeping my vertical relationship with God strong. It’s called “whimsical holiness,” which is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:34

Tags: Witnessing Tools, Loving Neighbor

Denomination: Baptist

Tough Love  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012

TOUGH LOVE "Living in this house is like living in hell," screamed the young girl as she stamped her feet on the way upstairs to her room. The mother stood looking at her daughter, a hint of tears forming in her eyes. She wanted to run up the stairs and hug her daughter but she knew the timing ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:24

Tags: Parenting