Sermons on Agape Love:

Love: Our Beginning And End

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 3, 2025

A sermon for the 4th Sunday of Epiphany, Year C

February 2, 2025 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 Love: Our Beginning and End Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. We’ve heard today that remarkable passage from First Corinthians 13: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Unbelievable Love Is For Everyone Who Will Accept His Love.

Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Oct 23, 2013

God loves us so much, that He allowed His only Son to take upon Himself, our sins, and died for us, so that we may have everlasting life, as long as we accept Him as our Lord Savior. That is God's unbelievable love.

Sunday Morning, July 28th, 2013 Let us pray As Christians, we all have a testimony, we all have a story to tell, a story of what Christ is doing in our lives right now. Some people rely on past testimonies; some people rely on what happened in the good old days, some people rely on their ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Express Love

Contributed by Jeffry Abitan on Mar 7, 2020

Today I will preach about the other side of the coin, our love towards God. Christianity is a religion of action, religion of compassion, love, and mercy. FAITH WITHOUT ACTION IS A DEAD FAITH.

How are we going to express our love for God? 1. Express your love to God by obeying If you love God to obey his commandments! John 14:23-24 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Anyone who ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30, 1 John 3:18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Love And Obedience.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 1, 2023

Loving your neighbour in these end times.

LOVE AND OBEDIENCE. Romans 13:8-14. I). LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR. Romans 13:8-10. The imperative, “To no one nothing owe you (all), but to love one another” (Romans 13:8a) follows on from the discussion of being subject to ‘the powers that be’ who - whether we voted for them or not - are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Divine Cement For The Marriage Contract

Contributed by Donald Carpenter on Jan 18, 2003

Love is not an emotion, it is an holy commitment that trancends emotions.

Divine Cement for the Marriage Contract I Corinthians 13:1-8 Introduction: Many poems are written about it… many songs drone on and on… psychologists spout about it… liberals misrepresent it… The subject is true love. As the last part of our special Valentine’s Day celebration, we will spend ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Love One Another Series

Contributed by Jay Tigner on May 7, 2016

Jesus said that we would be known by our love for one another.

Coca-Cola Super Bowl Commercial. One of the most memorable commercials that aired during the Super Bowl (don’t roll the dice on what you are not sure of when you have a sure fire thing in your life) was a Coca-Cola commercial that challenged our culture to let go of all the expressions of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Love Me Part A Series

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 25, 2001

This sermon deals with what true love is by looking at the relationship between Ruth and her mother in law.

Do You Love Me? Part 1 2/6/2000 Ruth 1:2-18 John 21:15-19 This question is asked by a variety of people. The nine year old girl asks it of the fourth grade boy. A dad asks it of his daughter. A woman that’s been married twenty five years asks it of her husband. A person dying of Aids asks ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:2-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Love Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011

With humanity so confused about love, who is to say what love is?

The answer is God! 
It has accurately been said that "love does not define God, but God defines love." So it is important that we dig a little deeper into this passage to

God Is Love

 1 John 4:7-21 For many, the Christmas season is a period of dread. The days are getting shorter, decorations need to be hung, parties attended or prepared for, homes cleaned, shopping to be done and presents to be wrapped. All this under the countdown of the clock which ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Methodist

Who Loved Us?

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 27, 2013

To show that our Lovers are FATHER GOD, and the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

I. EXORDIUM: Who loved us? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that our Lovers are FATHER GOD, and the LORD JESUS CHRIST. IV. TEXT: 2 Thessalonians 2:16 (Amplified Bible) Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, Who loved us and gave us everlasting ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Of These Is Love!

Contributed by Michael Brown on Jan 30, 2024

I was asked to lead the Bible study for this Sunday, February 4. I chose a love verse because Valentine's Day is in February.

The Greatest of These is LOVE! What are some powerful forces in life? What has the power to move you? Is faith a strong force? A mustard seed of faith can move mountains (Mark 11:23). What about hope? One great gift we have as believers in Christ is hope for the blessed future that lies ahead. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13, Hebrews 11:1, 1 John 4:16, John 13:34-35, Matthew 22:37  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Love Of A Father

Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Mar 22, 2009

Facing up to John 3:16 and exactly what it means to me, phrase by phrase.

If you were like me, around the age of five or six, Miss Money taught you your first Bible verse in Sunday School; and it probably was John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but have eternal life." Over the ensuing ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: United Methodist

Fueled By Love Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the concept of God's unconditional love as the driving force behind sending Jesus to earth, emphasizing the importance of emulating this love in our own lives.

Welcome church. We are counting down the days to one of my favorite days of the year: Easter! This is a time each year that we as believers come together specifically to celebrate the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Pastor, don’t we celebrate those ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, 1 John 4:8

Topics: Unconditional Love, Atoning Sacrifice, Gospel Sharing

Sermon Series: Passion

I Want To Know What Love Is Series

Contributed by Tim White on Apr 16, 2012

John distinguishes the popular views of love and AGAPE, revealing the supernatural nature of Godly love.

I Want to Know What Love Is 1 John 4:7-13 • Let me make one disclaimer before I begin because I don’t want to lead anyone down the wrong path. • Tonight I am going to speak about the supernatural on several occasions. • I am not talking about divine healing, speaking in ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Supreme Virtue Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

Paul made it clear in I Cor. 13 that he could have all gifts and powers that anyone could ever hope to have, but if he lacked love he would be nothing. Peter agrees with Paul, and that is why he puts love at the top.

Pitiram Sorokin in his book The Ways And Power Of Love tells of how in 1918 he was hunted down by the Communist Government of Russia. He was imprisoned and condemned to death. Everyday he expected to be shot as he witnessed the shootings of his friends and fellow prisoners. For 4 years he ...read more

Love And Being Christ's Bride

Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010

The love described in 1st Corinthians chapter 13 helps heal and restore unity to a divided and bickering congregation to live out the unity of the faith.

Intro If there’s ever been a part of the Bible that we’ve used--and abused!--it’s 1st Corinthians chapter 13. We’ve understood that chapter in so many different ways that we’re not even sure what point Paul is making, except that it’s something about love. To ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran