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Knowing God - #1 - God Is Love Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 5, 2001

based on 70 ratings

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First in a series about attributes of God and how we are to reflect them in our lives. This message deals with the love of God.

KNOWING GOD - #1 God is Love 1 John 4:7-21 Introduction This morning we are starting a series of messages entitled, “Knowing God.” These messages are going to focus on character qualities, or attributes of God, and how we can best reflect them in our own lives. The purpose of these messages is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Reminders And Principles Of Love

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 18, 2002

based on 36 ratings

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Discover the keys to love: Source, Sacrifice, Succession and Security.

We continue with our study in 1 John 4, beginning this morning with verse 7 and ending with verse 21. If you remember, John interrupted his own teaching on love as the mark of a true Christian, and he inserted the qualification of having the Spirit of God. This morning, we will look at some ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: *other

I Know What Love Is! Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 11, 2001

based on 94 ratings

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In contrast to what the world calls love, this sermon explains the Bible’s definition of what real love is.

What Do You Know? I Know What Love Is 1John 3:11-24 & 4:7-21 May 13, 2001 Mother’s Day Intro: A. [Kellie Ammons sent the following e-mail to me this week…] Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24, 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Meditation And Contemplation

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on May 14, 2001

based on 66 ratings

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WHAT ARE THEY - HOW DO YOU EXPERIENCE THEM?

The young couple were obviously very much in love.When they came to the Vicarage to ask if I`d marry them it shone out of their faces. On the night of the wedding rehearsal I took them step by step through all the things they would have to do and say - and one thing I always insisted upon was ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

God Is Love

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jun 23, 2004

based on 24 ratings

| 3,964 views

A short sermon delivered to our older-age service on the love of God.

God is love. 1 John 4:7, John 3:16. Silver Service Thurs 24th June 2004 THE FATHER¡¦S LOVE Illustr: charlotte & nose bleed last night. (don¡¦t mind as it gives a chance to show love and cuddle while they sit on your lap!) God is described as a Father in the Bible. Full of fatherly love. ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing God - His Nature

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jun 29, 2004

based on 9 ratings

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I feel very impressed through the Holy Spirit that we need to grow in our understanding of who God really is and when we do that, we can grow in our relationship with Him, and know Him better.

Knowing God - His Nature Pastor Glenn Newton 10-7-01 1JN 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Last Sunday I talked to you about How We come to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Can't Get Away From Love

Contributed by Guy Glass on Jul 21, 2004

based on 18 ratings

| 3,567 views

John has once again returned to the main theme of this epistle/sermon – love, the sum of righteousness and the test of salvation! John never stray too far from this theme, and yet once again provides us with a rich bounty of biblical truth meant to guid

CAN’T GET AWAY FROM LOVE 1 John 4:7-21 INTRODUCTION: John has once again returned to the main theme of this epistle/sermon – love, the sum of righteousness and the test of salvation! John never stray too far from this theme, and yet once again provides us with a rich bounty of biblical truth ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Baptist

How The Holy Spirit Protects Us From Manipulation

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 7, 2004

based on 20 ratings

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Regardless of how much abuse the world may heap on us or how small we may seem compared to others, we are precious in the sight of God. Because of Christ, we have immeasurable worth.

How the Holy Spirit Protects us From Manipulation Illustration: One day, educator and comedian Sam Levinson was standing with a group of men who seemed to tower above him. Someone asked, "Sam, don’t you feel strange surrounded by so many tall people?" He replied, "Yes, I do. I feel like a dime ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:2-10, 1 John 4:2-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grounded In Love Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 19, 2004

based on 30 ratings

| 6,089 views

We as Christians, need to be people that are grounded in love as it is expressed all throughout Scripture. We need to know the source of love and what it means in our lives.

Grounded in Love 1 John 4:7-21 INTRODUCTION... “Doc, When Do I Die?” from Robert Coleman, Written in Blood In his book Written In Blood, Robert Coleman tells the story of a little boy whose sister needed a blood transfusion. She had a rare blood type which she shared with her little brother. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Offering

Contributed by Anne Robertson on Apr 14, 2003

based on 50 ratings

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Giving as a response to God’s love.

THE OFFERING TEXT: 1 John 4:7-12; Numbers 18:21-29 You’ve heard it said sometimes that a person “knows just enough to be dangerous.” That doesn’t necessarily mean a person is learning to be violent, it just means that when we know a little bit about something, we might do something we would ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12, Numbers 18:21-29

Denomination: Methodist

Forgive Me

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on May 18, 2003

based on 44 ratings

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This sermon is about forgiving our enemies so that we can truly experience love.

"Forgive Me!" by Rev. A. LaMar Torrence, Pastor of the Cross of Life Lutheran Church Luke 6:27-38, John 15:12, 1 John 4:7-21 Once again I find the words of Maya Angelou appropriately for my initial response to today’s divine edict of loving our enemies. In her poem, “Lord in my heart”, she ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-38, 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Lutheran

God - An Introduction

Contributed by R. Erin Lenth on May 18, 2003

based on 14 ratings

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Based on an outline by Dan Borchert, this message provides an introduction to God... who He is... what He’s done... and what he’s doing.

Based on an outline by Dan Borchert What’s the first thing most of us want to know when we meet someone new? It may seem trivial, but the two things that always seem to come up in the first two minutes of a first-time conversation: Who are you? What do you do? How many of you know God? I’m ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-16

Denomination: Methodist

O Deus Que Eu Conheço

Contributed by Jeferson Tavares on May 20, 2003

based on 6 ratings

| 1,726 views

Como é Deus para você.

O DEUS QUE EU CONHEÇO Como é Deus? Como você o vê? Quem é Deus para você? O apóstolo São Paulo diz em I Coríntios 8:5, que muitos são os deuses e senhores do homem. “O paganismo povoou a terra e o céu com diferentes ordens de divindade, e os homens imaginaram deuses presidindo sobre as ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:8

Denomination: Adventist

All You Need Is Love

Contributed by Edward Frey on May 22, 2003

based on 74 ratings

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God’s love shown to us in Christ is all we need to soothe our guilty conscience and in turn to find the freedom to forgive others.

The Fab Four sang about it. In fact their words and music are immortalized on Oldies radio. And rightly so. The Beatles seemed to be on to something. “All you need is love,” they sang. And that appeared to be the right message for a hurt and frightened world. Love is all you need. It’s all ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

My Very Dear Antichrist

Contributed by Robert Baker on May 23, 2003

based on 10 ratings

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A sermon for the 6th Sunday of Easter, series B, in the style of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. The author addresses the spirit of the Antichrist in today’s Church, particularly in reference to the Holy Scriptures.

“My Very Dear Antichrist” 6Easter2003 1 John 4:1-11 May 25, 2003 © 2003 by the Rev. Robert C. Baker, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Vero Beach, Florida, with sincere apologies to C.S. Lewis! My very dear Antichrist, Cordial greetings in the name of our most abysmal potentate, the Prince ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

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