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  • Christopher Benfield avatar

    Abiding In Christ Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jun 23, 2016
     | 11,069 views

    The ultimate goal of every believer should be Christ-likeness. The closer we walk with Him, growing in grace, the more like Him we become. In order to live victorious, fulfilling Christian lives, we must abide in Christ.

    Abiding in Christ 1 John 3: 18-24 Living a Christian life requires much more than church attendance during weekly services. Being known as a Christian is literally to be known as a follower of Christ, one who strives to live life as Christ lived. Being a Christian isn’t merely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Connected & Confident Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 4, 2017
    based on 2 ratings
     | 11,827 views

    Message provides practical insight on how to increase prayer effectiveness by (1) maintaining a clear conscience (including how we do that) (2) Then staying connected by abiding in Christ daily in our thoughts.

    Connected and Confident Prayer 1 John 3:22 11/29/15 We are dealing with the subject of prayer, not as an intellectual exercise, but in a sincere pursuit of relating to our God in such a way that we are effective in our prayers. If we are to become effective in any human endeavor, we must be ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Real Love (3) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Sep 23, 2013
     | 7,981 views

    Everyone loves love! We want to be loved and we want to give love. The problem is—our love is often lacking. This four-sermon series explores 1 John in order to discover a love that's truly worth having and giving: real love! PowerPoint available.

    REAL LOVE (3) Scott Bayles Blooming Grove Christian Church: 6/2/2013 The Bible has a lot to say about love. Jesus said that the greatest commands ever given were to love the Lord with all you heart and to love your neighbor as yourself (Mark 12:29). Paul wrote, “Three things will last ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • David Owens avatar

    Love Is A Verb Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 30, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,066 views

    In this sermon, we explore what love is and conclude that love is a decision and love is what we do.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a husband and wife, who had been married for many years and who were having dinner one night. 1. As they ate, the wife commented, “When we were first married, you took the small piece of meat and gave me the larger piece, but now you take the large one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Chapter Three Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 20, 2014
     | 4,928 views

    1 John: Chapter Three

    1 John: Chapter Three DOL produces Holiness (26-28 – 3:3) In this new section John addresses the believers as little children, and commands them to abide or persevere so that (purpose) they have confidence when he returns. He knows that there will be people who will shrink back when Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living In Love Or Death Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 14, 2013
    based on 15 ratings
     | 29,719 views

    We are taught here in John that we know that we have passed out of death into life because we love the brethren. Love of the brethren is a proof of sonship. People with a heart for God have a heart for people.

    1 JOHN 3: 11-18 [LIFE, LIGHT & LOVE SERIES] LIVING IN LOVE OR DEATH [Matthew 22: 35-40 / John 15:12-14 / Luke 10:25-27] In his book Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home, Richard Foster tells of an OLD SAGE who asked his disciples, "How can we know when the darkness is leaving and the dawn is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Assured Heart Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 21, 2013
    based on 11 ratings
     | 26,051 views

    Three wonderful blessings are promised in these verses to those that continue believing in Jesus and loving the brethren. These blessing are assurance in God's presence, answered prayers, & the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit.

    1 JOHN 3: 18-24 THE ASSURED HEART [Hebrews 9:13-22] There is a warm assurance, a sound persuasion of heart, that loving people in deed and truth gives the believer. Such love provides us with a confidence that we can go into God's presence and ask and receive whatever we need. These requests, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Like Christ Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 23, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 16,067 views

    Christmas is a time that God showed us how much he loved us. Now He calls us to love other as He loved us. Let’s see some ways that God loved so we might learn to love like Christ!

    Love like Christ Keep Christ in Christmas 12/21-22/2013 Introduction Slide Love. Love is a word that is quite overused. We love a lot of things. We love our football, our cars, our houses, our kids. We love our freedom, we love our guns. We love our dogs, and even our cats. We love chocolate and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Love? Turn Right Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 22, 2012
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     | 4,959 views

    As we grow in love for each other in a Church, we learn more and more about each other, discovering more reasons to not like each other. This passage teaches the importance to choose love, unconditionally and depend upon Christ for His righteousness and l

    Why Love? 1 John 3”10-18 Ill. What is love? It is silence--when your words would hurt. It is patience--when your neighbor's curt. It is deafness--when a scandal flows. It is thoughtfulness--for other's woes. It is promptness--when stern duty calls. It is courage--when misfortune falls. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Know That You Know Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 2, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,479 views

    God wants you to have assurances before Him. John lists four things that will give us assurances in times of doubt and trials.

    How To Know That You Know 1 John 3:18-24 1Jn 3:18-19 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 1. We have Assurance because we love Him and love like Him. • We read verse 18 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Love Is Known Through Action"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 12, 2012
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,786 views

    A sermon about loving others as Christ calls us to love.

    1 John 3:16-24 “Love Is Known in Action” “This is how we know love: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” Lay down our lives? What in the world does that mean? For Jesus it ultimately meant death on a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    The Encounter

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Apr 17, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,320 views

    This sermon is about what one encounters as a result of being a child of God.

    1 John 3:1-7 "The Encounter" 1. First the writer shares we are about to encounter something that is worthy of Our Attention A. 31"Behold" what manner of love the Father has lavished on us B. The word Behold refers to Observe What Love ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Be Fully Alive In The Deadest Sense Of The Word

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 3, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,232 views

    God puts our hearts at rest through HIs commands to love and believe.

    May 6, 2012 1 John 3:18-24 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Clear Conscience

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 23, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,006 views

    When our lives are pure, our conscience does not condemn us.

    A Clear Conscience October 28, 2007 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: When our lives are pure, our conscience does not condemn us. Focus Passage: I John 3:19-24 Supplemental Passage: Pro 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Having A Clean Heart - Test #4 Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 23, 2012
     | 6,734 views

    If our hearts are really clean, then we love God, but if our hearts condemn us, we don’t love God. How can we have a clean heart

    We are in the middle of 6 tests that prove if we really love God. Tonight’s test asks, “Do you have a clean heart?” If our hearts are really clean, then we love God, but if our hearts condemn us, we don’t love God. How can we have a clean heart? Let’s look at what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist