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  • Howard Strickland avatar

    Love Is A Verb

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 15, 2009
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    Love is willing to undergo or endure long. It’s compassionate and generous, it’s humble, open, gentle, thinks good of others, rejoices in righteousness, open, simple child like faith, believes in the success of others, doesn’t give up, love is a survivor

    Love is a Verb I Corinthians 13:4-8a Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Finer Points Of Love (Part 3)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
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    This study examines characteristics 8-11 of the fifteeen qualities of love found in I Corinthians 13.

    The past two weeks we have been studying the fifteen characteristics of love that are listed in I Cor. 13. We have covered the first seven. These are challenging! Love requires hard work and God’s enabling. Maybe you heard about the guy who fell in love with an opera singer. He fell in love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Love Waits - Youth Abstinence

    Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 16, 2009
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    True Love Waits is an international campaign designed to challenge students to be sexually abstinent until marriage. This messages talks about the benefits of abstinence.

    TRUE LOVE WAITS (February 2009 – Beausejour Church Youth Rally – Pastor Chris Jordan) WHAT IS TRUE LOVE WAITS? True Love Waits is a campaign designed to challenge students to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. 2.5 – 3 million students have made the True Love Waits Pledge. When I hosted ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    The Love Deal

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
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    Our society confuses LOVE and LUST. Unlike lust, God’s kind of love is directed toward others, not inward toward ourselves. This kind of love goes against our natural inclinations. It is natural to love them that love us, but it is supernatural to love th

    Opening illustration: Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. "I do not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has me." Dr. Crane suggested an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    The Finer Points Of Love (Part 4) Series

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Feb 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,814 views

    The sermon examines the fifteen qualities of love found in I Cor. 13:4-7.

    Today we look at the last four qualities of love found in I Cor. 13:4-7. Instead of examining these four individually I want to make three connecting statements about love. These three statements connect the four and give clarity since they are all interrelated. The first statement is: Love has ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rev. Mike Willard avatar

    Love Is Basic But The Greatest

    Contributed by Rev. Mike Willard on Mar 14, 2009
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    This sermon is about getting back to the basics of being a Christian and one area is love.

    LOVE IS BASIC BUT THE GREATEST Last week we looked at getting back to the basics of Christianity. Staying with that theme in mind today, love must be included in getting back to those basics. Yes, I have spoke on love twice since 2007, but we will take al little different approach to the most ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Spencer Homan avatar

    Non Traditional Wedding Sermon

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 18, 2008
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    This was a very non traditional wedding sermon for a couple who met online.

    What began as a Facebook search resulting in the response “Boy, he’s hot!” turned into a sneak attack setup date resulting in the response “Boy, she’s hot!” turned into a relationship… turned into a friendship… turned into an engagement… and now has turned into a marriage. Much has happened ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Nate Herbst avatar

    Dating, Relationships, Marriage And Sex

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 1, 2009
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    The Biblical keys necessary to successfully navigate the dating scene, glorifying God and finding the mate God created you to live your life with.

    GODLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX - “God thought up and created two sexes. It is his idea.” – Dean Sherman. The Kingdom of God is based on relationships (and almost every problem on the planet arises out of bad relationships). Relationships are top priority to God (Mat. 22:37-39). Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Agape

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Jan 11, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,282 views

    Loving others unconditionally is humanly impossible but He has given us the tools and power to love others like He does.

    AGAPE LOVE AND GODLY RELATIONSHIPS “Christian love has God for its primary object and expresses itself first of all in explicit obedience to His commandments. Self-will, that is self-pleasing, is the negation of love to God. Christian love whether exercised toward the brethren, or to men generally, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Is Perfect Loved Possible?

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 12, 2009
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     | 3,223 views

    What does Jesus mean when he said: “Be perfect, therefore as your heavenly Father is perfect?” Matthew 5:48

    Is Perfect Love Possible? I Corinthians 13:1-7 Matthew 22:37-38 What does Jesus mean when he said: “Be perfect, therefore as your heavenly Father is perfect?” Matthew 5:48 To answer this question are going to look at three different aspects of God’s love. 1. Understanding God’s Love. 2. God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Christopher Faulknor avatar

    How About Love?

    Contributed by Christopher Faulknor on Jan 13, 2009
     | 2,377 views

    How do you look back on your life?

    A while back, I had the opportunity to view a musical-turned-movie called "Rent." Set in New York City, it depicts the struggles faced by several gay couples, including victims of the HIV virus and AIDS. This play depicted scenes that involved rebellion against society, violence, drug use, and more ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Greatest Of These Is Love Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 24, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,492 views

    Paul, Pt. 8

    THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE (1 CORINTHIANS 13) “Darling,” he murmured into the phone, “I love you. I adore you. I’d climb Mount Everest in my bare feet for you. I’d slay dragons for you. I’d walk on hot coals for you. I would endure any hardship for you.” “Oh, Ralph, I love you, too. When will I ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    The Finer Points Of Love (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Feb 2, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,623 views

    This series examines the fifteen characteristics of love found in I Cor. 13:4-7.

    Would you agree, small details can be very important? Consider the following examples. If you and your family are leaving on a dream vacation to Hawaii, it is important that you remember to carry your tickets. If you and your friends are leaving on a Gulf fishing trip, it is important that you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    The Greatest Gift

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,357 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

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Love - The Greatest Of All Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 21, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,634 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

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ