Sermons on Demonstrating Love:

Great Reasons For Christians To Love One Another Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 14, 2024

1. God commands it (vs. 7). 2. God provides the love we need (vs. 7-8). 3. God demonstrates His love for us (vs. 9-10). 4. God has given us a great obligation to love (vs.11).

Great Reasons for Christians to Love One Another 1 John 4:7-11 Sermon by Rick Crandall Series: The First Epistle of John (Prepared January 14, 2024) (Revised January 23, 2024, with a new outline) BACKGROUND: *One of the greatest themes in the New Testament is for Christians to love other people ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon # 37 - The Father's Love Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jul 18, 2025

The love that God the Father demonstrated when He sent His only begotten Son Jesus into this world is unfathomable. It’s this love of God that saved us, protects us, provides for our needs, trusts and accepts us in spite of all our faults and failings.

For our meditation today let me highlight this verse from 1 John 3:1, “See how much the Father has loved us! His love is so great that we are called God's children—and so, in fact, we are.” (GNB) Can you imagine the amazing love God the Father has lavished on us, that we have the wonderful ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:1, Hebrews 11:7, Romans 8:32, 2 Samuel 13:39, 2 Samuel 15:7-9, Philemon 1:10, Philemon 1:15-16, Philemon 1:18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

The Love Of God

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 7, 2008

The kind of love God expects His followers to have for one another.

1 John 3:16-18 “The Love of God” I. The Measure of Love (16a) A. Dualism of John’s writings • Love & Hate • Light & Dark • Righteousness & Sin B. There is no middle ground with John, no gray area. C. This causes us to do a reality check  here John says you either love your brother or ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Love's Tug

Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 28, 2007

God’s has empowered his people with a great gift, Love.

Love’s Tug 1 John 4:7-8, / 1 Cor 13:4-7 God’s has empowered his people with a great gift: Love. This gift affects us in several ways: 1st Love brings renewal of self 2nd It brings a closer relationship between man and God, 3rd It effects mans relationship with man. SCRIPTURE 1 John 4:7-8 ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-8

Denomination: Church Of God

God Is Love

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Feb 6, 2012

Augustine said, “God loves each one of us as if there was only one of us to love?”

John 3:16-For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. It doesn’t say, “For God liked the world!” It doesn’t say, “For God found the world attractive!” It doesn’t ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

God Is Love.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 1, 2014

We may not see God in His own Person, but where there is love, there is the evidence that someone has been born of the Spirit of God.

GOD IS LOVE. 1 John 4:7-21. Every Sunday as I was growing up in Scotland, I would hear the minister of our church repeat these words from the beginning of 1 John 4:7 - “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God.” This is one of the tests of true Christianity. We cannot claim to have ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Power Of Love

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Indrani Baboolal on Feb 18, 2022

This love that King Solomon writes in the Book of Song of Songs is a powerful love that mankind experiences, but God has designed this love for more.

INTRODUCTION There is so much that can be said about love. However Love in the book of Song of Songs is a romantic love between a man and a woman. Not like the Love that exist between Christ and the church which is “Agape love” one of several Greek words for love. When the word “agape” is used in ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 3:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Loves

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 13, 2025

The love of Jesus is deeper, wider, and greater than anything we can imagine. His love is unconditional, sacrificial, comforting, redeeming, and eternal. Regardless of who you are or what you have done, He loves you completely and desires a relationship with you.

JESUS LOVES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." – Romans 5:8 Supporting Texts: John 3:16, 1 John 4:9-10, Jeremiah 31:3, Ephesians 2:4-5, Romans 8:35-39 INTRODUCTION: The love of Jesus is the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, John 3:16, 1 John 4:9-10, Jeremiah 31:3, Ephesians 2:4-5, Romans 8:35-39  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Proven Love Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 21, 2019

Peace with God is nothing to be taken lightly; it took God’s immense sacrificial love to attain, and its effects in our life can be surprising, it includes walking through difficult times.

Proven Love (Romans 5:1-11) 1. We Vasiceks are in the midst of living out the implications of the verses we are about to study this week.I can’t say what God is teaching others, but it has been an intensive therapy for my patience and hope muscles. 2, You know the rough experiences we had this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Impossible Love Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 34 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the first of 6 messages exploring the meaning and practice of love.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Impossible Love” Introduction Love makes the world go around. What is this powerful driving force that motivates people to do some pretty weird things? We hear the word “love” tossed around indiscriminately in our culture. A cursory browsing ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

A Condemnable Love! Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on May 26, 2021

As Christians we are called to hate as well as love! There is a love that God condemns!

1 John 2 (KJV) 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Christmas Love Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 30, 2006

If you want to grasp true joy during the Christmas season it is imperative that you catch the significance in how God showed love by giving Christ. God gave His Son and Christ came willingly—true expressions of sacrificial love.

Turn Your Bibles to Luke 2:1-7 Title: Christmas Love Theme: The Love of God, Christ Given Series: The Cast of Christmas Listen as I read Luke 2:1-7, “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Surpassing Love Series

Contributed by Jim Black on Feb 15, 2003

Paul prays for the church that we would know the surpassing Love of God which empowers His people to live holy lives and to be the church!

Surpassing Love Ephesians 3:14-21 Focus: Paul prays for the church that we would know the surpassing Love of God which empowers His people to live holy lives and to be the church! Function: To illustrate the love of God from Scripture and challenge with the question: Do you know the love of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Love Triangle Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 28, 2021

Some need to learn to love themselves before they can love God. Others need to love God to escape a perverted self-love. Still others need to love their neighbor to balance out an inadequate love.

One of the great tragic plays of all time is Shakespeare's Othello. Othello was a general in the Venetian army. He secretly married Desdemona the daughter of a Venetian senator. Desdemona was the most lovely of all Shakespeare's characters. She was a beautiful and ideal wife. Othello was ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34

Brotherly Love Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

That is the New Testament demand, and you are to learn to love all who claim Jesus as Lord and Savior. Brotherly love is not a matter of affection, but of duty to Christ, and commitment to His purpose.

D. L. Moody has related a tradition concerning the sight of Solomon's temple. It seems that the land was occupied by two brothers. One had a family and the other was unmarried. One evening after harvesting the wheat, as they sat in their separate dwellings, the elder brother said to his wife, ...read more