In Sermon Illustrations: "Loved"

We Can Love Him With Our Mind By Reading All The ...

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

We can love him with our mind by reading all the great things he has done for us, we can have warm loving feelings toward him because of these things, but may I suggest that this is where many Christians are stuck. The part that is lacking is an experience of Him that makes the thoughts and ...read more

Tags: Love For God

The Bible Tells Us This About Love, "So We Know ...  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Feb 24, 2006

The Bible tells us this about love, “So we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. (1 John 4:16) In the very same epistle we find that Scriptures warn us with, “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 ...read more

Scripture: John 13:3-17

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

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

Anyone Who's Ever Had A Brush With The Thing ...  PRO

Contributed by R. Darrel Davis on Feb 10, 2001

"Anyone who's ever had a brush with the thing called love knows that this feeling so desired is also tough to pin down," writes Curt Degenhartt. He says,"There are so many kinds. We’ve got lusty love, compassionate love, fraternal love, the kind of love you have for your grandparents, thrilling ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Baptist

Mark Lowry: "God Not Only Loves Me But He Likes ...

Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 1, 2010

Mark Lowry: "God not only loves me but he likes me. There is a difference, you know. There are some people that I love but I don't ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Can We Love Someone We Find Unloving? Galatians ...

Contributed by Clifford Good on Jul 18, 2008

Can we love someone we find unloving? Galatians 5:13-14 says that we are given freedom to serve one another in love. Whenever I take a trip I come home with lots of stories that come out of the things I see and the people I meet. Here is a story from the last trip to highlight this point about ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-14

Tags: Love Of The Disciples

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Since Love Grows Within You, So Beauty Grows. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

A Man Who Really Loves A Woman Doesn't Bother ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A man who really loves a woman doesn't bother trying ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Find Rest In Those We Love, And We Provide A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Ought To Love Our Maker For His Own Sake, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We ought to love our Maker for His own sake, without either hope ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love, You Know, Seeks To Make Happy Rather Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love, you know, seeks to make happy rather ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Unless You Love Someone, Nothing Else Makes Any ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Unless you love someone, nothing else ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love Is All We Have, The Only Way That Each Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love is all we have, the only way that each ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Love, I Find, Is Like Singing. Everybody Can Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Him That I Love, I Wish To Be Free Even From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Him that I love, I wish to be free ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Love Those Who Know The Worst Of Us And Dont ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We love those who know the worst of us and dont ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Those Who Love Deeply Never Grow Old; They May ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

We Always Believe Our First Love Is Our Last, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We always believe our first love is our last, and our ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Augustine Put It, "He Loves Each One Of Us, As ...

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 4, 2004

Augustine put it, "He loves each one of us, as if there ...read more

Tags: God's Love

Denomination: Christian Church

Arsene Housaye States, "Tell Me Whom You Love, ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 13, 2010

Arsene Housaye states, "Tell me whom you love, and I will ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational