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  • Troy Borst avatar

    Fireproof -- A Love That Dares Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 14, 2010
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    Our church is doing a FireProof Marriage Series. Here is my offering of the first in our series.

    FIREPROOF – A LOVE THAT DARES 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 INTRODUCTION… Truth or Dare This morning as we begin, we will begin with a game. We are going to play a game of Truth or Dare. I have in my hands a basket… with two types of cards… one for ‘Truth” and one for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Elements Of Love Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 14, 2010
    based on 31 ratings
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    Love is not simply a component of life but love is an intent, a purpose, that causes thoughts, words & acts of everyday life. This intent to love was the need of the Corinthians, & this is still our need today.

    [LIVING IN LOVE SERIES] 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-6a THE SPECTRUM OF THE ETERNAL GIFT OF LOVE [Galatians 5:22-23] Perhaps you’ve seen this Peanuts cartoon: Linus announces to his cranky sister, Lucy, that he’s going to be a doctor. “You, a doctor?” She asks. “How can you be a doctor? You don’t love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Fathers Love

    Contributed by Michael Mcbrien on Jun 18, 2010
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    A Fathers Love based on 1 Corinthians 13.

    Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 says, “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Product Of Real Love Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 28, 2010
    based on 24 ratings
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    The act of loving is what makes a person better than he is. Love enlarges the boarders of our heart, it deepens us & overflow from us. It is by loving that we come nearer to God & knit our soul to that of Jesus. To refuse to love is to contract inward

    [LIVING IN LOVE SERIES] 1 CORINTHIANS 13:6b-8a THE PRODUCT OF REAL LOVE Here we find Real Love’s Outcome. Love, says Browning, “is the energy of life.” The Bible says where God is, love is, for God is love. All of these 15 colors and hues of the spectrum of love we find in this passage are verbs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Permanence Of Love Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jun 28, 2010
    based on 27 ratings
     | 31,475 views

    Every right-thinking Christian will want to build his/her life upon the permanent and the preeminent. Love is God’s gift of gifts. Love is the most excellent way of life.

    [LIVING IN LOVE SERIES] 1 CORINTHIANS 13: 8-13 THE PERMANENCE OF LOVE Following the elaboration of the preeminence of the love (vv. 1-3) and the elements of the love (vv. 4-7), chapter 13 concludes with a discussion of The Permanence of Love. Love lasts. Throughout all eternity love will never ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Love That Lasts A Lifetime

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 8, 2010
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    A wedding sermon on the permanency and power of love.

    A LOVE THAT LASTS A LIFE TIME 1 Corinthians 13 & Proverbs 30:18-19 Sermon Objective: A wedding sermon on the permanency and power of love. My, oh my! Rob and Anna, I have been looking forward to this day. I know you have too. I believe God has wonderful things in store for you as a couple ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Living A Legacy Of Love Series

    Contributed by Ryan Reed on Jul 8, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,130 views

    Understanding love is a choice, there are three aspects of Love we will examine this morning: Love is the FOUNDATION upon which we are to live, the COMMAND by which we are to live, and the EXAMPLE for how we are to live.

    Text: 1 Cor. 13; 1 John 4:8-21 Introduction: 1. For the past few weeks we have been looking at Living a Legacy. A Legacy is something you possess and pass on to someone else (typically, but not limited to, family). Generally what is transferred is of value to the recipient . So far we have seen ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Labor Of Love

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 4, 2008
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     | 5,851 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

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Thirty Years And Still Learning

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 6, 2008
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    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Godly Portrait Of Marriage, Pt. 4

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,162 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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Smith avatar

    More Than A Tingle Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,393 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

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Jeff Pearce avatar

    The Greatest Gift

    Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Oct 22, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,727 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

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    Denomination: Other

  • Michael Hopkins avatar

    Four Weddings And A Funeral

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Nov 3, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,314 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

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    You Can Not Fail If You Love

    Contributed by Terry Jones on Nov 8, 2008
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     | 3,014 views

    This message was delivered by Pastor Terry at the 2008 Nations Network of Ministers Conference. In this encouragement to Pastors and church leaders, Pastor Terry reminds us of the key ingredient to successful ministry - Love!

    A young man called on Watchman Nee on day distressed and fearful that he was losing his salvation. “I pray and pray to be faithful to Christ” he cried, “yet I continue to do the most displeasing things”. As if not responding to the young man at all Nee said “see that dog lying at my feet? He is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    No More Bridge Burning!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Nov 16, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,128 views

    We cannot call ourself a Christian and leave relationships! Life is all about relationships. Relationships require constant attention; they are never maintenance free. Every good and lasting relationship is based on love.

    No More Bridge Burning I Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal