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  • Benjamin Utomo avatar

    Be Like Valentine

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Feb 9, 2023
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    Billions of people around the world celebrate Valentine's Day. More than celebrating it, we should follow the good examples of Valentine.

    Opening: A husband always carries a photo of his wife in his wallet. Whenever he faced a difficult situation, he opened his wallet and saw the picture of his wife. When his friends saw what he did, they said, "You love your wife so much, don't you?" He replied, "When I saw my ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Becoming Whole - From Shadow To Light Series

    Contributed by Roberta Karchner on Apr 19, 2024
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    What if the second half of the Psalm happened there in the darkest valley? The 23rd Psalm teaches us that God is with us, no matter what.

    When I was young, one of the early movies I saw was called Pollyanna which was released in 1960 by Disney. I mentioned on Easter that I used to watch the Wonderful World of Disney with my family on Sunday night, and it was there that I saw the movie. For those who have never actually seen the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    To Live To Give Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 24, 2024
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    I’ve found over the years that the Lord is constantly turning things upside down. That's the way He gets things rightside up.

    Fifth Sunday of Easter 2024 The psalm that we sang or heard just a little while ago, our responsorial today–does anyone remember the first words of the whole psalm in Scripture? It’s Psalm 22. The last time we encountered it this year was during Holy Week. The first words were spoken by Jesus from ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Like Cain Or Like Jesus Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 28, 2024
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    This is the 8th Sermon in the Series "Be Genuine" from 1 John.

    Series: Be Genuine [#8] LIKE CAIN OR JESUS? 1 John 3:11-24 Introduction: In this Series, we have been studying about being a genuine Christian- Being real in our faith. When your faith is genuine, love is evident. Throughout the Bible, love is the characteristic that is necessary to live in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hatred And The Outworking Of Love.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 26, 2024
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    Recalling Jesus' commandment to love one another.

    HATRED AND THE OUTWORKING OF LOVE. 1 John 3:13-24. “Marvel not” – stop wondering – that the world of the ungodly hates you (1 JOHN 3:13). Abel’s righteousness stood as a rebuke to Cain, and Cain killed him for it (cf. 1 John 3:12). The ones who ‘abide in death’ (1 JOHN 3:14) are identified as ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    No Greater Love Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Sep 15, 2021
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     | 17,363 views

    Valentine's Day: This message examines the real story behind Valentine’s Day, and discusses the true nature of the love that’s supposed to be remembered and practiced on this holiday.

    As you well know, Valentine’s Day will be here in just a few days. In America, Valentine’s is a day of love. It’s a day for remembering our vows of love made for each other, and it’s a day for those who are desperately trying to win the affection of another male or female by enticing them with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Dare To Love"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 11, 2018
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    A sermon about what it means to lay down our lives.

    “Dare to Love” 1 John 3:16-24 In Matthew Chapter 7 Jesus says an interesting thing. ***Put UP Words on Screen*** He says: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    What Love Is

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jul 22, 2018
     | 6,548 views

    The heart of the gospel is love - God's love expressed through the willing sacrifice of Jesus on the cross four our sins. When embraced, this leads to us living lives of love.

    July 22, 2018 Sermon - What Love is - 1 John 3:11-24 There’s a dual purpose to today’s service, and also to my message today. Today we’re continuing in our study of the Letter of 1st John, and it has a lot to say about relationships and about love. And of course the main reason we gather ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    More Than Just Sending Cards Or Giving Chocolates And Flowers

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Feb 12, 2022
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     | 3,432 views

    Americans spent $21 billion on Valentine's Day in 2021 to send cards or buy chocolates and flowers for their loved ones. God wants us to show our love more than that. As Christ always loves us, He wants us to love others every day!

    Opening: A husband always carried a photo of his wife in his wallet. Whenever he faced a difficult situation, he opened his wallet and saw the picture of his wife. When his friends saw what he did, they said, "You love your wife so much, don't you?" He replied, "When I saw my ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Loving Others Series

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 2, 2022
     | 1,443 views

    The life of grace is the start and first standard in the heart of a Believer. Those who have disdain in their hearts for their brother must be deprived of love.

    The life of grace is the start and first standard in the heart of a Believer. Those who have disdain in their hearts for their brother must be deprived of love. Jesus taught that hate is the same as murder. The life of Jesus, eternal life, cannot abide in us if we hate others. Do we detest any of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Have We Had The Saint’s Test? Series

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 3, 2022
     | 1,169 views

    We must love others. We are to love in deed and in truth and not just in word.

    1 John 3:11-24 depicts the differentiation among love and hate, and how love should be found in the existence of every Christian believer. Evil has an envious scorn for goodness. For this reason, Cain killed Abel, and it is why hatred is viewed as murder’s spiritual identical. Christians are relied ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Remember The Greatest Commandment? Series

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Sep 11, 2019
     | 2,842 views

    Remember the Greatest Commandment?

    Introduction: The Professor’s Confession Horrified by his students’ poor writing habits, renowned author and college professor David Foster Wallace considered how he might improve their skills. That’s when a startling question confronted him. The professor had to ask himself why a student would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Courtier avatar

    The Apostle John's Journey With God Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Sep 16, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,033 views

    We continue in our series Dare to be Different and this month our theme is Different Footpath.

    We continue in our series Dare to be Different and this month our theme is Different Footpath. In our lives, there are many different types of journey we can choose to take. We can go on a journey to visit family, to go to work, to go on holiday, to go shopping, to go to church. We can journey ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How To Have A Clear Conscience

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Aug 20, 2024
     | 933 views

    As people in Christ, what we want is to be able to stand before the Lord with a clear conscience. But there are times when we are aware of who we are and what we have done. And it does trouble us, and our conscience bothers us.

    Alba 8-18-2024 HOW TO HAVE A CLEAR CONSCIENCE I John 3:19-24 In 1960 there was a comic strip called Willie Lumpkin. He was a mailman in the made up small town of Glenville. In one strip, he’s slumped in front of the television set with a coffee cup resting on his pot belly. As he flicks his ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    1 John 3:11-24 Series

    Contributed by Zak Saenz on Mar 25, 2025
     | 708 views

    1 John 3:11-24

    1 John 3:11-24 Love One Another We need to always be remind that as we study scripture we are looking at the context in which the section of scripture is written. This helps us to ensure that we are not causing any issues with what God is saying to us. The context here in these verses is that ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church