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  • Antonio Silveira avatar

    True Love

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Mar 2, 2012
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    True Love is not a religious experience, as some Christians want to convince us. Love is part of our Nature and we need to cultivate it in order to have a real relationship with God. Without love life has no meaning.

    True Love is not a religious experience, as some Christians want to convince us. Love is part of our Nature and we need to cultivate it in order to have a real relationship with God. Without love life has no meaning. Today we will learn what God has to say about it. Let's start at 1 Corinthians ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Not Loving The World Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
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    How do we know if we really know God? We have been discussing a series of 7 tests for the past few weeks to determine if we really know God. Tonight we take test #4. Do we love the world? This is another test the believer can take to determine whether

    How do we know if we really know God? We have been discussing a series of 7 tests for the past few weeks to determine if we really know God. Tonight we take test #4. Do we love the world? This is another test the believer can take to determine whether or not he knows God. READ SCRIPTURE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Gift Of Love Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 20, 2012
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    Jesus tells us there are real consequences in our lives. He tells us this so that we can see the contrasts, look clearly at our lives, appreciate the gracious gift of God as a gift of love and live in fearless confidence of that love.

    John 3:14-21 “The Gift of Love” INTRODUCTION Traveling in foreign countries it becomes apparent to the observant tourist that there are basically two different types of travelers. There is the traveler who packs his or her country in the suitcase and brings the country on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Eric Johnson avatar

    The Same Love

    Contributed by Eric Johnson on Mar 27, 2012
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    A sermon inspired by Paul Baloche's single, "The Same Love"

    Integrity Music Paul Baloche – “The Same Love” Sermon Outline THE SAME LOVE You choose the humble and raise them high You choose the weak and make them strong You heal our brokenness inside and give us life The same love that set the captives free The same love that opened eyes ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Love First

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Apr 10, 2012
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    We see real love in Jesus as he gave up his life for us.

    Love First Jan 8, 2012 Intro: Let’s start with a little exercise: I want you to think of a fictional character that is widely admired. I’ll give you a bit of a start – I looked online for some lists of famous fictional characters and came up with some names: Batman, James ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving In Holiness

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Apr 15, 2012
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    God's love for us compels us to evangelize, and we are able to proclaim God’s salvation because we ourselves have received it

    When designing a building, I typically don’t work alone. Although I could produce all of the necessary documents myself, I couldn’t work on very many projects and would quickly be spread thin. So I chose people to do certain tasks according to their strengths or an area in which they ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Monty Newton avatar

    The Ought Of Love Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on May 14, 2012
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    Love is at the core of what it means to be a Christian.

    Title: The “Ought” of Love! Text: I John 4:7-21 Thesis: Love is at the core of what it means to be a Christian. Series: The second in the series from I John 4:7-21, “The Christian’s Litmus Test” (If there were one decisive factor in determining the reality of one’s Christianity… what would that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Tainted Love Series

    Contributed by Erik Estep on May 16, 2012
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    Today in our passage of Scripture the Apostle Paul is going to point out to us several stages that have marked man’s futile search for love and meaning. And it’s my hope as we examine this text that we’ll discover how we can avoid these stages so that we

    “Tainted Love” Romans 1: 18-25 October 2, 2011 Intro: Today we’re beginning a new series of messages entitled “Classic Rock.” Now for me, classic rock is music from the 1960s but when I talked to Matthew and James I was chagrined to find out that classic rock ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Love Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 22, 2012
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    Jesus highlights the core message of his ministry and his gospel to the disciples and his followers. Jesus' life, ministry and message can be summed up, "Love each other."

    John 15:9-17 "The Power of Love" INTRODUCTION Jesus is nearing the end of his earthly ministry. His disciples have been with him for three years. They have seen Jesus cast out demons, heal the sick, give sight to the blind and enable the lame to walk. They have been with Jesus when he ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love Reaffirmed

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Apr 13, 2013
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    Jesus desires our love above all else. Can we leave the past behind and reaffirm our love to Christ?

    I was reading in the book, “Streams in the Desert” which stated that one of life’s greatest paradoxes is knowing that the only person who is truly at rest is the one who had achieved it by working through the struggles of conflict, mistakes and regret. The book went on to note that: “The person ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Tim White avatar

    Absolute Love Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Apr 18, 2013
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    God's absolute love for us removed every barrier that keeps us from Him, and He calls us to love others by removing barriers.

    Have you ever heard a preacher say something that made you wince about his correctness (kind of like fasting)? Well, I am going to say something to make you wince. I am going to say something about the love of God. Then, when you are picking up stones to stone me, I am going to tell you why I said ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Is The Greatest

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on May 6, 2013
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    A Valentine's Day message dealing with 1 Cor. 13.This message deals with the love of God. Once that love is in our hearts will extend to be used for a harvest for God.

    LOVE IS THE GREATEST I COR. 13:1-13 DORN RIDGE FEBRUARY 12, 2012 INTRODUCTION: I. In a couple of days many will observe Valentine’s Day. 1.) But as Christians our real Valentine’s Day came when God broke through time, and sent His Son into this world to reveal the Love of God ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Engler avatar

    Indebted To Love

    Contributed by Mark Engler on Dec 18, 2014
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    The Christian should always feel “Indebted To Love.” But why? Why should we always feel indebted to love? Let’s consider a couple things this morning. Why We Owe The Debt How We Pay The Debt

    Indebted To Love Romans 13:8-10 INTRO: Read Text The very first phrase of our passage today is some pretty good advise, but really how many of us have done the opposite? “Let no debt remain outstanding.” I would venture to say that most of the people we have here today have some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    The Gift Of Love Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 20, 2014
     | 6,778 views

    In verses 1-4 we can see love from (1) The Coming Lord (Malachi 3:1-2)and from (2) The Purifying Lord (Malachi 3:3–4)

    As much as people love seeing Christmas movies and Norman Rockwell-esque nostalgia, we tend to find out that the life that we have now never seems to live up to that ideal. For those who have lived long enough, they tend to say that life has always been hard, and those depictions were always just ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Love, Not Concupiscence Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 27, 2014
     | 2,743 views

    We should understand how we can be distracted from our true Goal, God.

    Sixth Day in the Christmas Octave (December 30) Thirteen Days of Christmas If you have been following this series of homily-sermons, which I have called “Thirteen Days of Christmas,” you probably realize something. Although this is the sixth day in the Christmas Octave, it is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic