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  • Alton Coleman avatar

    God's Valentine

    Contributed by Alton Coleman on Nov 29, 2001
    based on 255 ratings
     | 31,661 views

    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

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Amanda: Loving Because She Was Loved

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 18, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 8,737 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Funeral Service For Judy ____________

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Jan 23, 2002
    based on 177 ratings
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    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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    How Much Does God Love You?

    Contributed by Eric Bland on Jun 16, 2003
    based on 109 ratings
     | 24,675 views

    God’s love is shown through salvation, forgiveness and restoration.

    How Much Does God Love You? Today?s scripture comes from the book of 1st John. ?God is love.? This scripture was written by John the apostle. One of Jesus? disciples and was one of the three core members that went everywhere with Jesus. He is noted for writing five of the New Testament books; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Ward avatar

    Agapomen Allelus Series

    Contributed by David Ward on Jul 27, 2003
    based on 211 ratings
     | 36,693 views

    This was the next-to-last message in a series from 1 John on John’s command to "love one another"

    "Agapomen Allelus" 1 John 4:7-21 Introduction: A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package; what food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a mousetrap! Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning, "There is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Is Love.

    Contributed by Robert Warren on Feb 9, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,951 views

    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

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bruce Howell avatar

    "Wake The Town And Tell The People

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 4,850 views

    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

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dana Chau avatar

    Reminders And Principles Of Love

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,957 views

    Discover the keys to love: Source, Sacrifice, Succession and Security.

    We continue with our study in 1 John 4, beginning this morning with verse 7 and ending with verse 21. If you remember, John interrupted his own teaching on love as the mark of a true Christian, and he inserted the qualification of having the Spirit of God. This morning, we will look at some ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Have You Believed The Love?

    Contributed by Jim Grinnell on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,215 views

    If we really believed God’s love for us, how would it change us?

    Have You Believed the Love? December 8, 2002 TEXT: 1 John 4:8-19 (key verse 16-18) PURPOSE: Reassurance of God’s love for each one of us SEMINAL: If we really knew we were loved . . . How has He loved us . . . Have you believed the love? INTRO: If we really knew we were loved by God . . ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Sacrifice Of Love

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 17 ratings
     | 7,310 views

    THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE PROVES A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD (4:7 - 5:3) 1.

    THE SACRIFICE OF LOVE PROVES A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD (4:7 - 5:3) 1. Two Arguments for Loving the Brethren (4:7-12) a. Based on God's Eternal Nature (:7-8) -- Love is Consistent with His Nature 1) Positively (:7) 2) Negatively (:8) b. Based on God's Historical Gift (:9-12) -- Love is Consistent ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Scott LeFebvre avatar

    Malice In Wonderland

    Contributed by Scott Lefebvre on Nov 16, 2000
    based on 96 ratings
     | 10,468 views

    A reminder of Jesus' words that we would be known by our love one for another.

    MALICE IN WONDERLAND I found a bizarre article in the newspaper not to long ago. It read… “Jimmy Bivins, a heavyweight title contender during the 1940s, underwent surgery after police found him wasting away in a dark, filthy attic. Bivins, 78 years old, was discovered by police who were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Anne Robertson avatar

    The Offering

    Contributed by Anne Robertson on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 50 ratings
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    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

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • William Baeta avatar

    The Holy Spirit, The Soul Of The Church

    Contributed by William Baeta on May 15, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 7,938 views

    “No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit” 1 Jn. 4:12-13.

    Theme: The Holy Spirit, the soul of the Church Text: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; 1 Jn. 4:11-16; John 17:6-19 The Church is often described in the New Testament using different descriptive images. It is sometimes described as a family and other times as a Kingdom. The only way to become a member of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Antonio Torrence avatar

    Forgive Me

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on May 18, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,340 views

    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

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • R. Erin Lenth avatar

    God - An Introduction

    Contributed by R. Erin Lenth on May 18, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,950 views

    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

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    Denomination: Methodist