Sermons on 1 John 4:7-9:

The Love Of God Ii

Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Jan 10, 2001

Sermon on the Love of God

THE LOVE OF GOD II TITUS 3:4 There was once this man who goes into a restaurant/lounge wearing a shirt open at the collar. Before he can get through the door he is met by the bouncer who tells him he must wear a necktie to be admitted. The man knows that there is not another restaurant around ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:4, 1 John 4:7-8

Denomination: Bible Church

God's Valentine

Contributed by Alton Coleman on Nov 29, 2001

A sermon for Valentine’s Day.

God’s Valentine Scripture Reading: 1 John 4:7-11 1 John 4:7-11 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 toward us, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Amanda: Loving Because She Was Loved

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 18, 2002

Funeral sermon for Mrs. Amanda Foye Jackson, who had suffered through two massive strokes and the loss of her son.

In Biblical times, a person’s name revealed something about who he was or what she was intended to be. In the creation story, there is Adam, meaning earth, and Eve, meaning mother. Their names told you who they were and what they were intended to be. Abraham, father of nations; Isaac, laughter; ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-19

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Love

Contributed by Ken Smith on Jan 19, 2002

To say that God is love does not mean that love is God.

God is Love 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. God is not sometimes loving and sometimes unloving, today loving some people and hating others, and tomorrow hate those who were previously loved. In everything God does, always, in dealing with all people, God ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:8

Denomination: Baptist

Funeral Service For Judy ____________

Contributed by Wayne Major on Jan 23, 2002

I was asked to share my feelings about suicide by the husband, who had been hurt many years earlier by some inappropriate comments by a pastor upon the suicide death of his friend.

“My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our hearts condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:18-23, 1 John 4:7-11

Denomination: Methodist

God Is Love.

Contributed by Robert Warren on Feb 9, 2002

Preached before Valentine’s Day, shows that true love comes from God, since God is love.

“God is Love” (A message on true love for Valentine’s Day) 1 John 4:7-12, John 15:9-13 Robert Warren February 10th, 2002 1 John 4:7-12 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"Wake The Town And Tell The People

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002

The love of God impels us to share it with everyone, everywhere.

Wake the Town and Tell the People I John 4:7-21 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. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Great Commandment

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 24, 2002

A great commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will build a great church.

Sermon for 6/18/2002 The Great Commandment Matthew 22:34-40 Introduction: John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40, 1 John 4:7-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God 101

Contributed by Dan Borchert on Aug 29, 2002

Who is God and what does he do? Is he some sort of Spirit Dude that you can only see when you are high, or is He a lot more then that?

1 John 4:7-16 God 101 Introduction A. Who is God and better yet what does he do. B. Is he some like spirit dude that you know just exist like C. Or is he someone you can only see when you’re smoking something wacky? D. Does God sit upstairs in his Lazy Boy and watch us E. Does he just party all ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-16

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Problem Of False Prophets

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Sep 6, 2002

with 9/11 more and more kooks and false teaching are coming up - how can we be sure who is right on

THE PROBLEM OF FALSE PROPHETS Text: 1 John 4:1-21 Original Letter circling the Internet: The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11. September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11 After September 11th there are 111 days left to the end of the year. 119 is the area code to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Why Be Saved? Series

Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 26, 2002

Exegetical, evangelistic verse by verse exposition of John’s Gospel; This sermon focuses on the theology of salvation in the end of John 3.

Why did Jesus die? Because God loved you & me so much, He gave His only Son for our salvation, to bring us back to Himself. We could not do this for ourselves. 1) Because God Loves You. How much does God love you? He gave His very best. His one & only Son. · Rom 5:8 “But God demonstrates ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21, 1 John 4:9

God's Love Has Your Name On It Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Oct 8, 2002

Sermon from a series on the "needs of the heart", this one on love, and showing from 1 John how God intends to fill that need.

Trinity Baptist Church September 9, 2002 Will God meet your deepest needs? God’s love has your name on it 1 John 4:9-11 Most of you know the story, but I love it, so I’ll tell it again. It’s the one about the SS teacher who was trying to illustrate a story. She asked, "Kids, what’s brown ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Offering

Contributed by Anne Robertson on Apr 14, 2003

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

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 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