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  • Coming Into Maturity: Grace, Love, And Service

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 28, 2021
     | 1,926 views

    The world may be against us. It most certainly is. But it isn't so bad. God is with us. Of course it's better to be with God. Hopefully we can keep those one in the same. And mainly by not keeping anything, but allowing God to do the "keeping."

    Proverb 29:27 The righteous despise the unjust; the wicked despise the godly. The dichotomy mentioned is Proverb 29:27 is being played out in our culture today. Jesus said the world will hate you. But take heart, I have overcome the world. The world may be against us. It most certainly is. ...read more

  • Perfecting Love (Fifth Sunday Of Easter, Lectionary Year B)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 28, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,069 views

    Tying the Gospel portion of the lectionary (John 15:1 - 8) to today’s text (I John 4:7 -21) we can draw the conclusion that if we are detached from the life giving vine that we are incomplete, insecure, dissatisfied and spiritually starving.

    PERFECTING LOVE Text: I John 4:7 - 21 1 John 4:7-21  Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. (8) Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.  (9)  God's love was revealed among us in this way: ...read more

  • Pruning Of Your Heart

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on May 1, 2021
     | 2,613 views

    Understanding Love in the context of the original Greek. Wonderful story about someone that Loves and abides in God. Then understanding what God does for us because he loves us.

    Sermon Title: Pruning of your heart. Scripture Text: 1 John 4:7,8,15; Acts 8:26-40; John 15:1-8 Illustration by song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epArSqlMQ-E God’s love can be explained by knowing about “the love/agape feast”. The agape feast is explanation of God’s Love. (1) A love ...read more

  • Connected To The Vine

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on May 3, 2021
     | 4,497 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B

    May 2, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson John 15:1-8; 1 John 4:7-21 Connected to the Vine Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. This is the time of year when you see The Old Farmer’s Almanac in the magazine stand at the ...read more

  • Take Off Your Mask

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on May 4, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,597 views

    Written in 2020, this message applies to all fear; but especially addresses fear of the Corona Virus. Fear is part of the human condition; but our fears would cease if we would place our hope in Jesus Christ, instead of our false securities.

    I’ve entitled our sermon for this morning, “Take Off Your Mask and Be Unafraid.” All of us want to feel as though we have a good handle on life and that nothing ever shakes us; but in reality, we are fearful creatures. So, what are some common fears we might see? Well, some people fear growing ...read more

  • Love: The Foundation For Pentecost

    Contributed by Russell Metcalfe on May 6, 2021
     | 2,626 views

    "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another."

    May 27, 1990 AM  Lesson (I John 4:7-21) Text- John 13:34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another. INTRODUCTION 1. This is ...read more

  • Living, Loving And Leading Like Jesus Through The Four Stages Of Christian Experience

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on May 7, 2021
     | 3,480 views

    To fully enjoy the Christian experience, we need to go through a few steps. Let us look at them

    Living, Loving and Leading like Jesus through the Four Stages of Christian Experience Psalm 65:4 (NKJV) Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Of Your holy temple. We have different types ...read more

  • A Love That Lifts Others Up Above You Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on May 7, 2021
     | 3,869 views

    Love and Fresh air is not free anymore. Can we love in a such a manner that makes another person better than ourselves?

    A Love that lifts others up above you You must have heard the saying “ You can’t live on love and fresh air alone”. The underlying assumption behind this saying is that they are the only two things that are available free. Let us look at it in the context of today. Newspapers are full of stories of ...read more

  • All You Need Is Love, And You Have Plenty Of It In Jesus

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 7, 2021
     | 2,442 views

    John calls on us to live a life of love as we celebrate the resurrection in Easter season.

    5.9.21 1 John 4:7–21 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love has not known God, because God is love. 9 This is how God’s love for us was revealed: God has sent his only-begotten ...read more

  • Whatever Price Is Required Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 8, 2021
     | 1,269 views

    To get the joy of Christ, we have to be willing to imitate Him in His life and even in His death.

    What are the commandments of Jesus that we are supposed to keep, and why are they important? We have to start with the understanding that God is good, and never evil. He loves us, and wants only good for us. He is all-benevolent. St. John tells us: “In this is love, not that we loved God but that ...read more

  • Unity, Hypocrisy And Engagement With A Needy Culture Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 15, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,006 views

    But there’s more to Christian life. Much more. It’s a series of challenges and privileges that come to us with our existence in human society. We model our love for other human beings on the love God has for us.

    Seventh Sunday of Easter The prophet Isaiah said it several hundred years before Jesus was born: “My thoughts are not your thoughts. Your ways are not my ways.” Our psalm says it in another way: “As far as the east is from the west, so far has [God] put our transgressions from us.” God is not ...read more

  • The Joy Of The Lord Is Our Strength

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on May 17, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,673 views

    A two-part message on what biblical Joy is and how to cultivate it.

    "for the joy of the LORD is your strength" (Neh 8:10b ESV) What is Joy? Is it an emotion, feeling, or a state of mind? Is it the result of pursuing happiness? INTRODUCTION We have all experienced joy and want more of it. We have shouted and smiled in delight upon hearing good news ...read more

  • The Characterization Of Christian Love

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 19, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,554 views

    What is the difference between Christian Love and the way the world's love? The answer is astonishing

    Introduction I’ve always loved limericks: “There once were 2 cats from Kilkenny Each thought there was one cat too many They fought and they spit, and they clawed and they bit. Till instead of two cats… there weren't any.” (Pulpit Helps) Now that strikes us as funny because we can picture cats ...read more

  • I Am Eternal Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on May 23, 2021
     | 2,679 views

    Jesus … the Eternal One … stepped into time and history to deliver us from eternal hell. God’s plan of salvation was in His heart from the beginning of time. It’s an eternal plan. And God has loved You from the creation of the universe.

    What is truly the one thing that money can’t buy? It’s time! Nobody … and do mean NOBODY … not even Donald Trump or Bill Gates or George Soros or Oprah Winfrey or Warren Buffet or Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk can buy themselves a single second of time … as Steve Jobs found out on October 5th, ...read more

  • "Our Identity In Christ (I): We Are Humans, Created In God’s Image”

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Jun 2, 2021
     | 11,774 views

    Knowing who we are in Christ is vital. Without it, we can be confused, lost, and have no meaning and purpose in our lives, and therefore, fail to accomplish God's plans for us. This is the first sermon series on "Our Identity in Christ."

    Last week we learned from Romans 12:3 the importance of having a correct understanding of ourselves. Otherwise, we can become arrogant, feel that we are great, smart, strong, and right, when in fact it is not. Or conversely, we can become inferior, not realizing the gifts and abilities that God has ...read more