Sermons on Costly Love:

Embraced By God's Love

Contributed by Carolyn Butler on Aug 7, 2024

God love is a constant and comforting presence in our life. When we are embraced by God's love we have everything we need.

Introduction Today, we gather to reflect on a profound and beautiful truth: the constant and comforting presence of God’s love in our lives. Throughout our journey, we experience many seasons of change. We encounter good days and not-so-good days, moments of happiness, sadness, and even pain. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 23, 2024

Psalm 118:1-29 gives us several practical instructions about praising God for his steadfast love.

Introduction What was Martin Luther’s favorite psalm? You may say, as I thought, that it was Psalm 46. After all, Martin Luther wrote the great hymn “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” based on Psalm 46. But, if you said that Psalm 46 was Martin Luther’s favorite psalm, you and I would be ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 118:1-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Perils Of The Love Of Money And The Test Of Prosperity

Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Sep 5, 2024

This sermon explores the danger that is present in every Christian - the love of money.

Introduction: The Rich Man's Dilemma A few years ago, I heard a story about a man named John, who grew up in humble beginnings. His family didn’t have much, but they were rich in faith. Every Sunday, they sat in the same pew at church, and John’s parents always taught him to trust God in all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love's Ultimate Sacrifice

Contributed by Gary Holt on Sep 21, 2024

God loves YOU!

Credit: I used a lot of Jeff Strites material I used some from Chatgpt I used Logos. I didn't document what came from where, so I hesitate to share this but I think it's worth sharing. “Love’s Ultimate Sacrifice” John 3:16-17 In the Holy Land there is a cliff: - outside Jerusalem that ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Believers Lose Their First Love

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Oct 22, 2025

When believers lose their first love, their passionate devotion, intimacy, and zeal for God fade, leaving them with outward religious activity and an empty heart disconnected from true fellowship with Him.

WHEN BELIEVERS LOSE THEIR FIRST LOVE By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Revelation 2:4-5 “Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:4-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hosea. The Prophet Of The Merciful And Loving God. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 7, 2025

Israel, sinful and twisted and its thinking and does God sit back and let it happen, as always, he challenges the nations thinking and drags his beloved adulterous wife back from the abys.

Hosea. Prophet of the merciful and loving God. 1. Historical Context The Book of Hosea is one of the books of twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament. It is traditionally attributed to Hosea, a prophet active in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Last week Rhys mentioned that Amos, who lived at ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 1:2, Hosea 5:1-7, Hosea 6:1-6, Matthew 9:10-13

Denomination: Salvation Army

Unspeakable Joy: Loving The Unseen Savior Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Nov 10, 2025

This sermon teaches that our faith allows us to genuinely love the unseen Christ, resulting in an inexpressible and glorified joy that transcends our circumstances and serves as a foretaste of heaven.

Introduction: The World's Motto The world lives by a simple motto: "Seeing is believing." We are creatures of the senses. We trust what we can see, what we can touch, what we can measure. We demand evidence, proof, and personal experience. To love someone, you must know them, see ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:8

Denomination: Baptist

The God Who Is Love: Understanding The Trinity

Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025

The Father loves us, the Son redeems us, and the Spirit abides in us—three Persons, one God, eternal love shared with humanity.

--- Part 1 – The Mystery of Love --- There are some truths in Scripture so deep, so radiant, that human language strains to carry them. The Trinity is one of those truths. It is not a puzzle for theologians to argue; it is a window through which redeemed hearts catch a glimpse of God’s own inner ...read more

Scripture: John 14:16-23, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Matthew 28:19, Ephesians 4:4-6, 1 John 4:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Advent Call: Love Through Preparation Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 4, 2025

John the Baptist’s message to prepare for the arrival of Christ is put in three ways to first 1) Prepare (Mark 1:1-3), 2) Purify (Mark 1:4-5), and finally to 3) Proclaim (Mark 1:6-8).

Mark 1:1-8. [1:1] The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. [2] As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, [3] the voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Other

Elevate To The Next Level - "Living In Love”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jun 8, 2025

In this message we’re finishing our mini-series within our main series about elevating our discipleship to the next level. In our time together we’ll be looking at the attribute of love, which the Apostle Paul says it the greatest quality of them all.

Elevate to the Next Level “Living in Love” 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a, 13 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zSXOofAmp8 We’re continuing in our series surrounding this fourth word, “Elevate,” where we’re looking at elevating our transformation (“Exchange”), and our energy ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:14, 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, 1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 John 3:18, John 13:34, Matthew 22:37-39  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Why Should We Love Jesus?

Contributed by Dasol Kang on Jun 8, 2025

We love Jesus because he loved us first. This sermon was preached during a Youth Group Retreat

When we ask young people why they believe in God or attend church, we often hear responses like: "I don’t know" "I grew up in church" "I like my friends here" "My parents made me come" While these answers explain why someone might be present at church, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sermon On The Taj Mahal: A Symphony Of Love?

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 14, 2025

The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Aysha Taryam, a United Arab Emirates born author and first Middle Eastern female Editor-in-Chief of an English language newspaper once remarked: “The world believes it was built by love but reading Shah Jahan’s own words on the Taj, one could say it was grief that built the Taj Mahal and it was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:19-21, Song of Songs 2:4, Romans 12:9-10, 1 Peter 4:8

Love Does Not Seek Its Own

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Dec 9, 2025

These days, a lot of people are demanding their “rights” and live in such a way as to trample the rights of others. There are those who are always thinking of what life owes them. But there are others who never forget what they owe to life.

Alba 12-7-2025 LOVE DOES NOT SEEK ITS OWN I Corinthians 13:5 I Corinthians 13 continues to describe what love is not. It says in verse five that love, “does not seek its own”. Other translations say that love does not “insist on its own way”, “doesn't think about itself”, or “is not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Love Got To Do With It? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 15, 2023

To explore and understand the profound meaning of Jesus' teaching about the greatest commandments: loving God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and loving our neighbor as ourselves.

Good morning, family. Today we're going to take a dive into a wonderful teaching from Jesus, one that fundamentally shapes our walk with Him. We're looking at Matthew 22:34-46 and Leviticus 19:1-18. We're going to talk about the greatest commandment of loving God with our heart, soul, and mind, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-46, Leviticus 19:1-18

Topics: Loving God, Loving Neighbor

Love: What The World Needs Now PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2023

This sermon explores the nature of divine love as described in Corinthians, and how we can embody and share this transformative love in our lives.

Welcome, dear friends, to this sacred gathering where we seek to draw closer to our Creator, to understand His word, and to let His love fill our hearts. Today, we turn our hearts and minds towards one of the most profound, powerful, and pivotal passages in the Holy Scriptures. A passage that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Topics: Love