Sermons on 1 John 4:7-17:

Almighty God, Creator Of Life And Love

Contributed by Howard Gunter on May 26, 2019

A deeper understanding of God's love

Weekend Message/Devotion May 26, 2019 Almighty God, Creator of Life and Love Sermon Prayer: “Heavenly Father, I stand before Your people, to deliver Your message. Though the words are mine and I prepared this message, I pray that this message is Your message in its entirety. I pray your ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34, 1 John 4:8, John 13:4, 1 John 2:2, John 3:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Of All - Agape Love

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jan 30, 2019

This sermon is based on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. It speaks of the supremacy of agape love. It shares what agape love is and what agape love is not.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1 - 13; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 1 John 4:7 Theme: Love - Agape Love Title: The Greatest of All - AGAPE LOVE INTRO: Grace and peace from God our Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I want to talk to you today about love - "agape" love in particular. There ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, 1 John 4:7

Denomination: Nazarene

Love 1 John 1 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 3, 2019

Find the Word of Life by following the light this will lead us to love which will help us discover joy in the journey!

Video illustration: Are you Amazed! Series: Find Joy in the Journey in 2019 Thesis of series: Joy needs to be experienced in the journey of life! But Joy, like any other attitude, can come and go. It is not guaranteed simply because we are born again believers. We must put ourselves in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-10, 1 John 4:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Test Of Divine Sonship

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 1, 2019

Are people seeing God in you?

THE TEST OF DIVINE SONSHIP 1ST John 4: 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Unrelenting Love

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jun 2, 2019

God’s love causes people to help and hug the lonely, the hungry, the helpless and the hurting! God’s love puts boots and wheels on supplies, and sends them around the world to help all those in need.

Unrelenting Love The DNA of the human anatomy is the complex collection of information, that still baffles doctors understanding of the inter workings of our body’s ability to function, regenerate, heal and take care of itself. I heard a while back if you were to write down the genetic code of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-8, 1 Corinthians 13:1-10, Luke 10:25-37, James 4:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Develop Prayer Points - God’s Way

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Jun 2, 2019

Coming up with prayer points that God will answer is not an impossible exercise. Begin by practicing praying the word of God and you are well on the way to having your prayers answered. Holy Spirit will assist you.

Text: “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” I John 5:14-15 NKJV It seems that often the children of God find it ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:14-15, 1 Kings 13:1-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Propitiation And Peace

Contributed by Steve Klein on Feb 23, 2026

The concept of propitiation is the providing of a sacrifice or payment to appease God for having violated His law – to satisfy the Divine sense of justice and God’s wrath. A propitiation then is what enables sinful humans to have peace with God (and each other).

Intro: The concept of propitiation is the providing of a sacrifice or payment to appease God for having violated His law – to satisfy the Divine sense of justice and God’s wrath. A propitiation then is what enables sinful humans to have peace with God (and each other). Since man could not provide ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11, Romans 3:25, 1 John 2:2, Ephesians 2:14-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Weight Of Grace (Ephesians 2:4-8) Series

Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Feb 23, 2026

Sin has put us in spiritual death. But God, in His great love, has made us alive with Christ. Grace is not a light word; it is a burden that carries the weight of all the sins of the world. Let us feel that burden today.

The Weight of Grace Morning Lent Prayer, Day 7 Introduction There is a moment in every honest person's Lent when the weight becomes real. Not the weight of the fast or the early morning prayer, but the weight of what you are actually fasting from, and why. You begin to sense that something ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-5, John 1:17, Ephesians 2:1-2, Romans 6:23, Genesis 3:19, Romans 3:23, Titus 3:5, Ephesians 3:20, 1 John 4:8, Hosea 2:23, Romans 6:5, Psalm 103:8, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 3:28, Galatians 4:7, Galatians 5:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Prepare For The Day Of The Lord?

Contributed by Barnabas Park on Mar 2, 2026

As we prepare for the day of Christ's return, we are called to stand pure and blameless.This blamelessness is ultimately achieved by sharing an overflowing love for one another, which allows us to walk in the light and face the Lord's coming with absolute confidence

Philippians 1:9–10 “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.” When our love grows under the guidance of true knowledge and spiritual discernment, ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-10, 1 John 4:16-17, Philippians 2:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Sacrificial Love Of God Series

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Mar 11, 2026

I want to linger here before we close this series — because there's one more facet of God's greatness we haven't named yet, and it may be the most stunning of all. God is sacrificially loving.

**The Sacrificial Love of God** **Introduction: The Guide on the River** Several years ago, our family packed up and headed to Red River, New Mexico. Henriann and I, Melanie and Cina — the girls were young, maybe 8 and 10. We were looking for adventure, and we found it in the form of a white ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4-6, 2 Timothy 1:9, Philippians 2:5-8, John 1:1, John 1:14, Romans 5:6-8, 1 John 4:10, Matthew 20:28  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Paul's Thorn

Contributed by William Bixby on Mar 20, 2026

God bless you, in the name of Jesus our Savior and Lord . . . God's own Son . . . amen. Let's be encouraged how God's grace is sufficient.

Scripture quotes here are from the New King James translation. All else is original, which I am writing now . . . thanks to God, however He pleases to get credit. Our Apostle Paul says he had "a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure." This ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-15, 1 John 4:17, Colossians 1:28-29

That’s The Power Of Love (Bible Study) – The Secret Place Series

Contributed by Christi Campione on Mar 23, 2026

This study is about where The Secret Place in Psalm 91 is located, and how do we stay there. We'll also take a look at the Garden of Eden and how that ties into The Secret Place.

Download study PDF for easy reading and printing: https://myprayernotebook4life.wordpress.com/sermon-pdfs/ Password: SermonCentral This new study is on Love, God’s Love, and Its power to change you and protect you; hence, That’s The Power of Love. We’re going to follow the leading of The Holy ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:8, Galatians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

What Spirit Is In Your Box? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 17, 2024

Explores the profound mystery and power of the Holy Spirit dwelling within us, guiding, harmonizing, and empowering our Christian journey.

Welcome, dear brothers and sisters, to this gathering of hearts and minds united in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. In our shared pursuit of understanding, we gather here today to contemplate the profound mystery of the Holy Spirit, our divine dwelling, our harmonizer, and the source of our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9, 1 John 4:16, 1 Corinthians 3:16

Topics: Holy Spirit, In Us

Living In God

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 14, 2025

Even the most noble and selfless kind of human love is inadequate to define God’s love. Because human love and divine love are different.

When I was a little girl going to Sunday School, and used to come home with questions, my mother was in kind of a dilemma. You see, she didn’t believe in God. She thought there was a lot of good stuff in the Bible, as long as you left God out of it. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Go! And Believe The Witness! - 1 John 5:7-8 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 7, 2025

Step into the courtroom of your heart and listen closely, because God has placed within history—and even within you—three unshakeable witnesses to the truth of Jesus Christ. And these witnesses cry out for your belief, your repentance, and your surrender.

Go! And Believe the Witness! - 1 John 5:7–8 INTRODUCTION: THE COURTROOM OF ETERNITY Imagine standing in a courtroom. The air is tense. The judge is on the bench, and you are not the observer—you are the one on trial. Evidence is being presented. Witnesses are called. The question is: What will the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:7-8, Matthew 3:16-17, John 1:29, John 16:8, 2 Peter 1:21, Hebrews 9:22, Hebrews 12:24, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:9, 1 John 4:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal