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Knowing God - #1 - God Is Love Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 5, 2001

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First in a series about attributes of God and how we are to reflect them in our lives. This message deals with the love of God.

KNOWING GOD - #1 God is Love 1 John 4:7-21 Introduction This morning we are starting a series of messages entitled, “Knowing God.” These messages are going to focus on character qualities, or attributes of God, and how we can best reflect them in our own lives. The purpose of these messages is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Living Godliness Transparent In Brotherly Love Series

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 23, 2008

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#6 In the scriptures there is the assumption that anyone who is born again of the Spirit of God, that that person has the very power of God to live a life of godliness. This is not a life that is some unproductive barren wasteland, but a life that is full

The Enlargement of Life. Living Godliness Transparent in Brotherly Love Reading: 1 Thes.4:1-12 2 Peter 1:5-11. Recap [Slide 1 -13] One of the words you often hear bounded about today is commitment. It is often used in the context of loyalty, more out of duty than out of relationship. The world ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

And They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love

Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Nov 12, 2002

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What we believe - our faith - is acted out in service to others.

I want to ask you a couple of questions and then I want to present you with a challenge. The questions are these: Do you love the Lord? Have you accepted Jesus as the rescuer and guide of your life? Do you want to be a disciple of Jesus and follow him? Then here’s your challenge: Put your money ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Methodist

T.r.u.e. Love

Contributed by Mark Ferrante on Feb 10, 2007

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How can we define what Agape love is all about?

T. R. U. E. LOVE 1 Cor 13 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

And You're Gonna Love Me

Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Feb 10, 2007

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The struggle for most of our lives seems to be learning how to love. This sermon is about how we can love each other as members of the body of Christ

And I’m telling You, You’re Gonna Love Me! Reverend A. LaMar Torrence Cross of Life Church, 1240 E. 7th St. Plainfield, NJ I. Tell your neighbor, “I’m telling you. You are going to love me. “The prerequisite for our entrance into heaven is to love each other. It doesn’t matter how many people we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-4

Denomination: Lutheran

God Loves All The Little Children Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Feb 12, 2007

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Jesus shares several pieces of Good News. One is that God is with us in the midst of tragedies and scarcity. Another piece of Good News is that Happiness can be experienced in the midst of the struggles of life. Luke’s sermon on the plain tells us how.

Luke 6:17-23 “God Loves All the Little Children” INTRODUCTION “Work hard!” “Dream Big!” “The world is your oyster to crack and grab the pearl.” We grow up hearing these phrases and others like them. “America is the land of opportunity,” we are told. “Anyone can become president.” We hear ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Loving The Bride - A Valentine's Day Sermon Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 12, 2007

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When Jesus shared His innermost desire with Peter, His highest priority was to have him take care of His bride. How can we do that today?

OPEN: It had been a big wedding, and the reception was well attended. Then came the honeymoon, the couple went to their hotel room After they unpacked their bags the groom took his bride by the hand sat her on the bed and said, "Honey, I hope you won’t mind, but now that we’re married I tho’t I’d ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19, John 15:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love One Another - A Short Course

Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007

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Basics of loving one another.

Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year C May 6th, 2007 Readings: * Acts 14:21b-27 * Rev. 21:1-5a * Jn. 13:1, 31-33a, 34-35 Love One Another - A Short Course Love One Another 101 Welcome to Love One Another 101. My dear students, today I would like to give you a short course on how to love one another. ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35, John 13:31

Denomination: Catholic

Can't Buy Me Love

Contributed by Carl Greene on Oct 16, 2007

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A Different way to look at Luke 16: 19-31. It really does matter how we live now!

“Can’t Buy Me Love” There is a fellow named Dr. David Demko who’s Death Device projects the date of a celebrity’s demise using lifestyle information such as smoking and exercise. Whitney Houston? 2022. Keith Richards? Should have died in‘95. But maybe it’s more important to discover when we are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Methodist

Marvelous Grace Of Our Loving Lord

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 19, 2007

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Grace is one of the greatest words in the Bible because it expresses God’s character and attitude toward people. From the Hebrew substantive we learn it means favor and the the corresponding adjective means favorable and gracious. In Greek we find derivat

Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord is Sufficient for All Your Needs (2 Cor 12:9-12) Song: Grace alone which God supplies Strength unknown He will provide, Christ in us our cornerstone, We will go forth in grace alone Ev’ry promise we can make, Ev’ry prayer and step of faith Ev’ry diff’rence we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love One Another And Everyone Else!

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 30, 2006

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Paul the church planter sends Timothy to encourage the church and to report back. Paul prays that they will have the love of Jesus for each other AND for everyone else. My prayer is that we will have Jesus’ love for each other, AND for everyone else!

[This is the first sermon I preached in Billericay. I hope you will forgive the nonsense at the start and then hear God’s call on us to love one another and to love the lost] Let me begin by saying that I cannot remember the last time I preached from this book. However, let me also say that I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Denomination: Anglican

L-Ove With Intensity (Part 9) Series

Contributed by Jeff Christopherson on Dec 23, 2004

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Experience a faith that looks beyond itself.

Love with Intensity Series, “Being Spiritual without being Religious” – Part 9 Pastor Jeff Christopherson November 14, 2004 Start with Authenticity… Preserve my Personality… Investigate the Ground Zero of Faith… Recognize my Net Worth… Invest Myself… Take Sanctuary… Undergo Nonjudgmental ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

How Do I Love Thee? Series

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Apr 18, 2004

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God expresses His relationship with man in a variety of ways

April 18, 2004 Morning Worship Text: Malachi 1:1-5 Subject: God’s Love for His People Title: How Do I Love Thee…? Sometimes it is difficult to preach an Easter sermon and then find something else to preach about following that day that is what we are all about. How can I top what God has done for ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:1-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Seven Truths About God's Love

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Apr 1, 2005

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From this unusual text, we are able to learn seven truths about God’s love, and how His love never changes, in spite of our changing conditions.

VERSE 1: GOD’S LOVE NEVER CHANGES, EVEN WHEN I AM ANGRY WITH HIM. Whenever the name “Job” is mentioned, people often associate him with suffering and patience. We like to see him as a tragic figure who endured his turmoil with grace and candor. Now, it is true that Job “did not sin with his ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Our Abba Daddy Loves Us Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Dec 23, 2008

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Go wants us to know without any doubts that we are His children and that He loves us.

1. REMEMBER the contrast in this wonderful GOSPEL OF GRACE is between the LAW & FAITH. • How do I relate to God? By faith or fear? RULES, REGULATIONS… RELIGION & RITUALS. • Don’t touch this. Don’t wear that. Don’t, Can’t, Shouldn’t! • It’s the spirit of bondage again to fear. • Think about ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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