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  • Carl Willis avatar

    Loving Others Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 15, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,317 views

    The importance of loving others

    Loving Others 1 John 3:11-24 May 2, 2004 1 John 3:11-12 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Demands Of Brotherly Love Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 16, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 14,588 views

    Brotherly love demands some things from us. Are we up to the task?

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1 • In life, everything has demands. If you want children, when you have them, they demand a lot of time and a lot of money. • If you want a spouse, it will require a lot of time, effort and patience once you get one. If you want to be a good ball player, it will demand a lot ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Characteristics Of A Christian

    Contributed by David Cambridge on Jan 19, 2002
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    There are several characteristics that every Christian should possess. Reveiwing these will help us to examine ourselves, and be in a better position to help the erring.

    The Characteristics Of A Christian A Question Of Judgment Introduction 1. What characterizes a disciple of Jesus? I ask this question because I believe there are some people who are “confused” about this! 2. In this lesson I will share my concerns and remind us of what ought to characterize a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Being The Family Of God

    Contributed by David Gant on Apr 25, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,748 views

    This sermon can be used to call a congregation into closer fellowship, or to teach the believer’s responsibility toward the church family. [Key points in this sermon may have come from other sources. If you see anything that should be credited to another,

    Being the Family of God Drawn from 1st John 3 The church is Identified With God as being His Children … therefore, we make up the Family of God [John 3.1] Many Christians have been infected with the most virulent virus of modern American life, what sociologist Robert Bellah calls "radical ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    Glorifying God By Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 9, 2005
    based on 46 ratings
     | 7,322 views

    Our ultimate goal in life is to glorify God. One way in which we glorify God is by loving other believers. This sermon explores different levels of relationship, three that are inadequate, and one that demonstrates that we belong to God’s family.

    Scripture One November day in 2002, Jim Sulkers, a 53-year-old retired municipal worker from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada), climbed into bed, pulled the covers up, and died. Nearly two years later, on August 25, 2004, police who had been called by concerned relatives entered Jim Sulkers’ apartment ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Do Not Hate, But Instead, Love One Another Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 15, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,456 views

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    1 John 3:11-18 Last week we looked at the previous passage that used very strong language to lalk about God’s over-the-top love for us and our response to that love being holiness and obedience. He ends with the verse “Those who do not what is right are not God’s children; nor are those who do not ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Authentic Love Series

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Jan 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,519 views

    What is real love? We throw the word around all the time in connection to family and hamburgers. But what is love and what does it look like?

    Love is a word that we throw around all over the place nowadays. In any given day you hear love used in a number of different contexts and in connection with a number of different things. In the morning before you head out the door for school one of your family members might shout out, “I love ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    El Odio Vs El Amor Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Jan 24, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,391 views

    El apóstol Juan repite la idea del amor por los hermanos varias veces en la primera carta. El versículo 11 dice, Porque este es el mensaje que habéis oído desde el principio: Que nos amemos unos a otros. En 3:11-18, Juan hizo algunos contrastes entre el

    EL ODIO VS EL AMOR 1 Juan 3:11-18 El apóstol Juan repite la idea del amor por los hermanos varias veces en la primera carta. El versículo 11 dice, Porque este es el mensaje que habéis oído desde el principio: Que nos amemos unos a otros. En 3:11-18, Juan hizo algunos contrastes entre el odio y ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love In Action

    Contributed by Scott Carmer on Jul 31, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,371 views

    The fullness of living in the love of Christ requires faith AND action in his name.

    Love in Action I John 3:16-24 May 7, 2006 There was this girl who called her boyfriend one day and asked him to come over to her house because she needed some help. She had started to put together a jigsaw puzzle and she just couldn’t get it. She had been working on it all afternoon and hadn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Real Love Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Aug 14, 2006
    based on 35 ratings
     | 14,237 views

    5th in the series "Love Notes: A Letter from John." What genuine love looks like.

    A girl gave a photo to a boy she was dating with this inscription on the back. “Dear Johnny, the last two weeks have been the best of my whole life. I will love you as long as the stars shine and until the oceans run dry. Love Susan. p.s. If we break up I want this picture back.” We know ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    The Test Of True Love

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,236 views

    The test of true Love. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Sermon outline: LOVE IS PROVED BY: by sacrifice (vs 16) by mercy (vs 17) by actions (vs 18) THE RESULTS OF TRUE LOVE: assurance (vs 19-20) answered prayer (vs 21-22) abiding (vs 23-24) Sermon text: Ill: • 4 boys in secondary school had a reputation of playing truant; • One morning they ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Mark Elkins avatar

    Loving Others Series

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Jan 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,044 views

    What does it mean to 'BE THE CHURCH?"

    LOVING OTHERS 1 John 3:14-20 If you knew that Jesus was coming back tomorrow, what would you do different? Would you change how you live? If so what? Is there someone that you would repay? What would you do? This was asked to a Clear Creek class. One student said that he would immediately go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Nichols avatar

    Love One Another Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Feb 21, 2011
     | 6,998 views

    The 10th sermon in the series Letters from John. In this sermon, John is going to describe for us exactly what real love is all about.

    ***It should be noted that the outline is one that was adapted from another preacher...however, the points have been changed and so the content is (to my knowledge), original. TEXT: 1st John 3:11-24 TITLE: REAL love SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: Love OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gabriel Ayala avatar

    5 Verdades Que Debemos Saber

    Contributed by Gabriel Ayala on Mar 12, 2011
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     | 6,348 views

    5 verdades que debemos saber que Juan nos ensena en su epistola, acerca del pecado, la verdad, la vida y la muerte, acerca de permanecer y la semejanza

    5 Cosas que debemos saber. En el maratón de lectura tuve la oportunidad de leer un libro llamado “El Camino a Dios” escrito por D.L Moody, quien fue uno de los grandes predicadores del siglo 19 y de todos los tiempos, se dice que es el hombre a quienes más personas han escuchado antes ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Children Of God

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 26, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,595 views

    God’s love, sin, brotherhood, and brotherly love all come together in this chapter. John says four times, "This is how we know..."

    (The audio version of this concludes better) What does this chapter say about Children of God? The Old Testament describes a privileged relationship between God and his chosen people in terms of “covenant.” God made a covenant with Noah, with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the children of Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ