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  • More Than A Tingle Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,337 views

    This sermon looks at 1 Corinthians 13 and considers agape love and what that means for marriage and the 5 love langages

    Love Is More Than a Tingle 1 Corinthians 131-8a, 13 In a survey of couples nationwide, when asked what makes a good marriage, the answer “Being in love” was given by 90% of the respondents. When asked to give the essential ingredients of love, no one characteristic was given by more than 50% of ...read more

  • The Greatest Gift

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Oct 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,698 views

    THE GREATEST GIFT IS LOVE. WHY?

    GIFT OF LOVE INTRO: THE GREATEST GIFT 1: THE BIBLE’S DESCRIPTION OF LOVE A) THE GREATEST GIFT B) PAUL DEDICATED A WHOLE CHAPTER TO LOVE C) ROMANS 12:9-12 SAYS LET LOVE BE GENUINE, KINDLY AFFECTIONED WITH BROTHERLY LOVE POINT: LOVE IS WORD PEOPLE OFTEN USE BUT THEY NEVER REALLY UNDERSTAND. THE ...read more

  • Four Weddings And A Funeral

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,170 views

    1 Corinthians 13’s message about Christian community

    In the film Four weddings and a funeral, during the first wedding, the reader begins the well-worn reading of 1 Corinthians 13, saying, "if I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal". As the reader pauses for breath, someone ...read more

  • My Church Family

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 5, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,282 views

    In this sermon you will see the benefits of involvement in a church family

    In I Corinthians 12 Paul compares the church to a body. I want to use the body as a teaching point to teach the benefits of a church family. 1. My church family provides a team to work with. A Christian is not a lone ranger. We need a team to support us. A team is a unit working together. Paul ...read more

  • Getting Onboard With The Church Family, Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 16, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,607 views

    A challenge to commit ourselves and covenant together in the body of Christ.

    What are we aiming for? Getting onboard with the church family Part 3 A. A church covenant is an agreement between parties on certain matters a. We could then say, that the covenant we will enter into the next week or so, is our solemn agreement between the other brothers and sisters in ...read more

  • The Labor Of Love

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 4, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,799 views

    Loving God and loving others is hard work. However, hard it is at times, it is still the way that God has created us to live. We’ll look at what this Labor of Love is and what it is not.

    The Labor of Love 1 Corinthians 13 August 31, 2008 Labor Day. Originally a day set aside to honor the American worker. Now it is really a holiday or three day weekend to mark the end of the summer season. According to the movement of the earth around the sun, we still have a couple of weeks of ...read more

  • Thirty Years And Still Learning

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 6, 2008
     | 2,348 views

    Longevity in relationships leads to learning, and as followers of Christ, we are to be learners (disciples)

    Thirty Years and Still Learning TCF Sermon August 10, 2008 We’re in a season of weddings – have you noticed? Several of our young people have tied the knot in the last year, and some in recent weeks, – and at least two of our, shall we say, older ones, too. And there are still more weddings to ...read more

  • Discern The Call Of Christ

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,231 views

    From the gifts you have been given, and with spiritual counsel, you can discern your life’s vocation.

    September 16, 2008 Cornelius and Cyprian, Martyrs 1 Cor 12: 12-14 & 27-31 One body with many members, each with special gifts to share. That is the meaning of the Church for St. Paul, who first experienced the unity of Jesus and the Church on the Damascus road. “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute ...read more

  • "Know Your Spiritual Gifts!" 1 Cor 12 Pt 12 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,837 views

    Paul tells us all to know our spiritual gifts and know how to use them for the common good of the church. We also need to know that we all have different gifts but this is God’s plan and it’s a good thing to have diversity. We also need to know that each

    “Know Your Spiritual Gifts!” 1 Cor. 12 – pt 12 Opening Illustration: Chris Tomlin talking about making a difference for the Lord by using his gifts from Blue Fish TV. Thesis: Paul tells us all to know our spiritual gifts and know how to use them for the common good of the church. We also need to ...read more

  • The Godly Portrait Of Marriage, Pt. 4

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,124 views

    Do American marriages really believe that love never fails? Is this verse out of the realm of reality in America? If American marriages end in divorce, does that mean that “love does fail”? How would you answer these 3 questions?

    “Motivated Marriages” 1 Corinthians 13 A funeral service was being held for a woman who had just passed away. At the end of the service the pall bearers were carrying the casket out of the chapel when they accidently hit the wall and it jarred the casket pretty hard. Then all of the sudden there ...read more

  • The Spirit Of Supportive Ministry

    Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 20, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,178 views

    Exploring how we should operate in the ministry of helps

    The Spirit of Supportive Ministry Diversities of Ministries - 1 Cor. 12:4-7; Rom. 12:1-5. No ministry can succeed alone, we all need help, hence the ministry of helps. The Ministry of Helps - 1 Cor. 12:28-31. It is a ministry to bring help not hell. We are all "technically" called to this ...read more

  • The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 28, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,223 views

    We, as a church, are the body of Christ. Are we functioning as we should?

    THE BODY OF CHRIST 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 INTRO: The producers of our church literature are always anxious to receive evaluations of their product by those using them. Some is good, some bad. One comment was: "Why all this talk about the Body of Christ in our ...read more

  • One Head, One Body, Many Parts Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 16, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,178 views

    As Paul continues to address the problems in the church at Corinth, he now turns to the issue of spiritual gifts and how the church is supposed to function like a human body.

    Introduction: A. Many of you know how much I love the Peanuts comic strip. 1. In one of the strips, Snoopy, the lovable beagle, was pictured with his left leg broken. 2. Snoopy philosophized about his plight one day while perched on top of his doghouse. 3. He thought, “My body blames my foot for ...read more

  • The Greatest Gift

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,337 views

    This message explains the meaning of real love.

    Text: “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love” (I John 4:8). The text tells us that “God is love.” We have heard these words many times, but have we given much thought to what they really mean? Is it worldly to believe that “God is love?” I believe the world’s ...read more

  • Love - The Greatest Of All Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,614 views

    To really understand the "love chapter," a person has to read it in context. All the problems the Corinthians were facing in the church could be corrected by love.

    Introduction: A. One day an elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. 1. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their face painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws. 2. A girl in line turned to the ...read more