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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Become Mature In Christ Like Love – I Cor. 13

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 3, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,599 views

    How to Become Mature in Christ like Love – I Cor. 13 & Eph. 4:15

    How to Become Mature in Christ like Love – I Cor. 13 Eph. 4:15 – Speaking the truth in love let us grow up in all aspects into Christ. We live in a world that subtly influences our assumptions and perspectives about love. Recognize that we have to overcome the world’s way of thinking about love. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Holding Onto Hope

    Contributed by Keith Linkous on Jun 24, 2002
    based on 196 ratings
     | 17,667 views

    This message helps identify some of the things that contributes to the feelings of hopelessness. Find out how you can hold onto hope.

    A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy what the score was. “It’s 18 to nothing - we’re behind.” The man said, “I’ll bet you’re discouraged, aren’t you?” “Why should I be discouraged?” the little boy said. “We haven’t even got up to bat yet.” Hope is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    The Love Of God

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 28, 2002
    based on 429 ratings
     | 82,813 views

    In this passage, the simplest & yet most profound statement of all is "God is love." That sounds beautiful, but what does it mean? We use the word "love" a lot, & I’m afraid that our use of it can be rather confusing.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2022) TEXT: 1 John 4:7=10, 1 Corinthians 13 Some of the greatest words about love in Scripture are found in 1 John 4:7-10. Listen as I read them to you. “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. . . . ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Most Important Virtue - Love

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 14, 2001
    based on 157 ratings
     | 17,666 views

    The Bible has a lot to say about love. But so does the world. The problem is that the world doesn’t say the same thing the Bible says, & we tend to get the two mixed up.

    MELVIN NEWLAND,MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX ILL. I like the story about a rather legalistic Seminary student who wanted to have a scriptural basis for everything he did. He felt he was on solid ground if he could quote Bible book, chapter & verse to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Living On The Now Side

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on Dec 17, 2001
    based on 15 ratings
     | 4,403 views

    This sermon deals with the difficulties of having to walk by faith.

    Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1 – 12 Title: “Living On The Now Side” Introduction: To understand the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians we need to know some things about the city of Corinth. Corinth was the most important city of all Greece in Paul’s day. Its wealth was fabulous. Men spent their days ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Fairy-Tale Wedding

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 108 ratings
     | 8,321 views

    Urges the couple to seek faithfulness and communication in their marriage. Appropriate for an Interfaith wedding.

    You all know the story about fairytale marriages. A beautiful princess goes into a forest and sees a frog. She kisses the frog. He turns into a prince. They get married, and live happily ever after. Or maybe you remember the prince who searches through every house in town and won’t give up until he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    What's Love Got To Do With It?

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,544 views

    Discusses Paul’s use of love as the yardstick for Christian living, then turns to several congregational issues to ask what the loving response would be.

    Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C) 1 Corinthians 13, is a popular passage to use for wedding sermons, because of course the topic is love. Brides and grooms have often chosen this lesson because of the beautiful, poetic prose it contains. But Paul did not write this to the Corinthians so ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Nearly Bankrupt Of Love

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Jan 14, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 3,176 views

    Love. A nice thought. But genuine love is not shown as much as we might like to think. Our love account is not as full as God would like. May He help us.

    "Nearly Bankrupt of Love" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, KJV Purpose: Love. A nice thought. But genuine love is not shown as much as we might like to think. Our love account is not as full as God would like. May He help us. INTRODUCTION Opening Why would I call this ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Dan Erickson avatar

    The Key Ingredient

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000
    based on 160 ratings
     | 6,703 views

    LOVE: We sometimes pay a high price, a very high price, when we don't love each other as we should.

    A Peanuts cartoon shows Lucy standing with her arms folded and a stern expression on her face. Charlie Brown pleads, "Lucy, you must be more loving. This world really needs love. You have to let yourself love to make this world a better place." Lucy angrily whirls around and knocks Charlie Brown to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Most Excellent Way Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 1,250 ratings
     | 397,359 views

    Paul is saying, "I want to show you the best way to take care of virtually every situation, & that is the way of love." Then he points out that love is more important than four things Christians consider very important.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2015) TEXT: 1 Corinthians 13:1 3 ILL. A story was told a few years ago about an actor who was playing the part of Christ in a Passion Play. As he carried the cross up the hill a bystander in the crowd began heckling him, & ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Does Not Boast Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 230 ratings
     | 57,869 views

    If we're going to have the kind of relationship with one another that God wants us to have, then we need to understand why Paul says, "Love does not boast, it is not proud."

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2015) A. As most of you realize, & you husbands should remember, this Saturday is a very special day. It is Valentine's Day, & we are in the midst of a series of sermons from 1 Corinthians 13, the "Love ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Expressing Kindness Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 470 ratings
     | 121,811 views

    Let’s see how Jesus showed kindness, because I think those are the ways we need to learn to show kindness today.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2015) A. Two weeks ago I started a series of sermons based on 1 Corinthians 13, & we began to consider what Paul said was "the most excellent way" to live. And that "most excellent way" is the way of love. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Trust And Obey - The Only Way Series

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 29, 2000
    based on 221 ratings
     | 23,902 views

    Trusting in God's commands will bring about the healing, restoration, and reconciliation needed in every relationship you have had or will ever have

    Remember the time the Disciples were with Jesus on the lake and a storm came that was so strong that men who had spent most of their life as fishermen, were terrified. This was one serious storm! “One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake." So ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Love Is Polite

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 23,755 views

    Paul, what is so important about politeness? It sounds like a rather wimpy subject to me.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. As most of you know, I’m in the midst of a series of sermons based on 1 Corinthians 13, the "Love chapter" of the Bible. And that chapter begins with some powerful statements. Listen as I read those first 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is Kind

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 225 ratings
     | 24,961 views

    The apostle Paul comes close to being the composer of a great love song in 1 Corinthians 13. Here are three very important things about kindness.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2018) TEXT: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a ILL. A movie shows 2 people in a canoe in the middle of a lake, with a beautiful moon shining above. The sky is filled with twinkling ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ