Sermons on Christ Loves The Church:

Arrows Of Truth # 20 - Recap Of The 5th Step: Spiritual Warfare Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 25, 2022

A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.

Arrows of Truth # 20 - Recap of the 5th Step: Spiritual Warfare To summarize the strategy of our spiritual warfare on behalf of the dropout believer: 1. Note or observe the behavior or works (fruit) of the flesh (Gal 5:19-21) in the dropout believer. 2. Pray for discernment by the Holy Spirit ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-21, Ephesians 6:12

Arrows Of Truth # 21 - What Happens When The Dropout Believer Returns To Church? Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 25, 2022

A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.

Arrows of Truth # 21 - What happens when the dropout believer returns to church? As we undertake to pursue our dropout family & friends in the Lord, we must be conscious of our goal for each one: Connectedness It is not sufficient to undertake our pursuit only ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:25, Ecclesiastes 4:12

Arrows Of Truth # 22 - What Is The 1st Cord Of Connection To The Local Church? Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 25, 2022

A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.

Arrows of Truth # 22 - What is the 1st cord of connection to the local church? Last time we introduced the concept of connectedness as the goal of the local church for every believer (including restored dropout believers). We will look at the three cords of connectedness over the next three ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:12, Philippians 1:7-11, Philippians 1:25-26

Arrows Of Truth # 23 - What Is The 2nd Cord Of Connection To The Local Church? Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 25, 2022

A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.

Arrows of Truth # 23 - What is the 2nd cord of connection to the local church? We are considering the concept of connectedness as the goal of the local church for every believer (including restored dropout believers). Last week we looked at the first ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:12, Colossians 3:12-14

Arrows Of Truth # 24 - What Is The 3rd Cord Of Connection To The Local Church? Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 25, 2022

A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.

Arrows of Truth # 24 - What is the 3rd cord of connection to the local church? We are considering the concept of connectedness as the goal of the local church for every believer (including restored dropout believers). Last week we looked at the second ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:12, Philippians 2:1-4

Arrows Of Truth # 25 - What Does The Local Church Need To Do To Connect Believers? Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 25, 2022

A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.

Arrows of Truth # 25 - What does the local church need to do to connect believers? We are considering the concept of connectedness as the goal of the local church for every believer (including restored dropout believers). Each local church is painfully aware of the problem of the ‘back door’ – ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:12

Arrows Of Truth # 26 - How Can I Help Spread The Word About Hunters Of The Harvest? Series

Contributed by Louis Posthauer on Mar 25, 2022

A weekly series to help believers engage with loved ones, friends and neighbors who are dropout believers to restore them to the church - the Body of Christ.

Arrows of Truth # 26 - How can I help spread the word about Hunters of the Harvest? We have come to the final Arrow of our 26 week series. It’s sad but true that since 2016, out of all adults in the U.S., only 3 of 10 are currently in church. And, of the other 7 adults not in church now – 4 used ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 16:16

The Greatest Love

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 12, 2015

The love of God to mankind demonstrated through the person of Jesus Christ is the greatest love ever demonstrated. God gave His only begotten son, and Jesus laid down His life for our sins. No love could be greater.

THE GREATEST LOVE Study Text: John 3: 16 Introduction: - The biggest lie ever told to humanity is that God doesn’t care about you or your problems. That is a lie from Satan himself that he has spread for generation.Gen 3: 4 – 5. - And for generation people have said “God ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

It's A Love Story Series

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Dec 19, 2003

4th Sunday of Advent 2003 -- Christ’s life as a man and as our Savior is love story, a ministry of love for us. He, then, is the perfect example for us to following in living a life of love.

It’s A Love Story 4th Sunday of Advent, 2003 Scripture Ref: Luke 19:5-10; 23:33-34a John 15:12-14 1 John 3:15-16 Hebrews 7:23-25, 9:24 Additional References: The Bible Knowledge Commentary New Topical Textbook 1. 4th Sunday of Advent Candle Lighting a. Last Sunday we lit the candle of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:5-10, Luke 23:33-34

Our First Love Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on May 17, 2022

Zeal for Christ and His Word must always be covered in love. Love for God and for others.

Lord of the Lamp Stands Revelation 2:1 NLT 1 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Ephesus. This is the message from the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lampstands: Angel - lit. “messenger.” Likely the person(s) who represented ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-8, Acts 19:28, Acts 20:29-30, Ephesians 5:11, John 13:34  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Grace, Love, And Fellowship Of The Spirit

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Sep 18, 2008

Message examining the blessing Paul speaks to the church at Corinth.

Grace, Love, and Fellowship of the Spirit 2 Corinthians 13:14 Introduction - Sometimes, each of us needs a little something in our lives to hold onto; a promise from God - Every day, we are faced with difficult issues in life that challenge or stretch us to be different - Tonight, let’s look at ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:14, Genesis 5:1-4, Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Spirit-Filled Love Series

Contributed by William Nowak on Apr 12, 2002

Why are we commanded to love one another fervently as brothers and sisters in Christ?

I Peter 1:22-25 “Spirit-filled Love” Intro—Last week, as we were looking at the book of First Peter, we saw that Peter calls on us, because of the great promises of God that we possess and the living hope that we are given, to live a holy life. Holy living means doing what God wants us to do, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Love Your Neighbor As Yourself Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 16, 2013

The council fathers get specific about how we can help the poor.

Monday of 1st Week in Lent 2013 Gaudium et Spes You Shall Love Your Neighbor One of the great heresies of modern time is a subtle one based on the notion of sola fide or “faith alone.” That was Martin Luther’s great mistake, of course. The only place in the NT where we read ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Catholic

Whom Will Christ Return If His Bride Is Married To The World

Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jan 13, 2025

This sermon explores what happens when the Bride, betrothed to Christ, has turn her affections to the world.

Beloved in Christ, The Bible paints a beautiful picture of Christ as the Bridegroom and His Church as the Bride. This imagery is rich with love, devotion, and faithfulness. However, it also comes with an expectation of loyalty. What happens if the Bride, who has been betrothed to Christ, ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Glory In The Church

Contributed by Ian Lyall on Oct 20, 2005

Part of the High Priestly prayer of the Lord Jesus Christ was that God’s glory might be in them. What our Lord prayed for is staggering.

A story is told of a boy who was drawing a picture. His teacher asked what he was drawing. “I’m drawing a picture of Jesus, miss,” he replied. “But, Johnny, we don’t know what Jesus looked like.” Johnny paused for a moment, perked up, and said, “but they will when I’ve finished” We laugh at that ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-26

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican