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  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    This Is Love

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 9, 2001
    based on 179 ratings
     | 22,909 views

    The apostle Paul describes the "most excellent way" of love.

    THIS IS LOVE I Corinthians 13:1-13 INTRO.- ILL.- Here are some children’s ideas about love. - Glenn, age 7 - If falling love is anything like learning how to spell, I don’t want to do it. It takes too long. (loving people takes a long time. It should take a lifetime. We should love people ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Neal Gracey avatar

    Love Series

    Contributed by Neal Gracey on Feb 18, 2006
    based on 65 ratings
     | 37,667 views

    What is a Christian? A mind through which Christ Thinks. A voice through which Christ Speaks. A Hand through which Christ Helps. A Heart through which Christ Loves

    Beloved, let us Love one another… I John 4:7-21 Five days ago we celebrated a holiday of sorts called Valentines Day. Valentines Day is a day that is set apart to show and share Love. In light of Valentines Day and to keep this message as light as possible, I’ll speak this morning on the subject ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Johanna Radelfinger avatar

    Love

    Contributed by Johanna Radelfinger on May 26, 2003
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,844 views

    What is true love? Where does love come from? It comes from God of course.

    Sermon on Love Turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 13:1-7: “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Richard White avatar

    Love Is

    Contributed by Richard White on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 14,430 views

    Love is the greatest of all gifts and it is the one that will never cease.

    Love is (1 Cor. 13) Illustration: (Dressing with old clothes on the inside, but nice clothes on the outside.) There was once a church that was having a guest speaker. This speaker was well known throughout the Christian community, yet was virtually unknown to this particular congregation, except ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Shawn Drake avatar

    Love Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 27, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 7,486 views

    This is the 5th sermon in the series "Christmas Brings".

    Series: Christmas Brings¡K[#5] LOVE Matthew 2:13-23 Introduction: A standard complaint heard at Christmas time is that Christmas is too costly. Is Christmas too costly? The answer to this question depends on each individual¡¦s viewpoint. Matthew 2:13-23 Christmas¡¦ Cost What about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving Series

    Contributed by Clifton Mckinley on Aug 3, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,470 views

    Being a loving church starts with loving God and that lead to real love for one another

    Getting W.E.L.L. Loving Acts 2:42-47 Intro Review; restate goal for the year. Read Text 1. It Starts With Loving God • Matt 22:37-40 (Heart, Soul, & Mind) If we are going to be a Loving Chruch we must first be passionate lovers of God. If we love Him we will keep His commands • John 14:15, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Pat Cook avatar

    To Be Loved Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 6, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,272 views

    #11 (and final) in my Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. It first summarizes the rest of the chapter, and uses extended allegory of the Trojan war to describe inseparable love.

    Romans 8:38-39 – To Be Loved (NOTE: to get the full effect of the Trojan War illustration, you may want to research this more than I have written. Watching "Troy" is a help, too.) Well, we’ve made it. We spent all fall studying Romans 8, and I must admit, I’m ready for a change. Perhaps you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Worth avatar

    Love

    Contributed by Charles Worth on May 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,838 views

    Learning to Love as Christ loved.

    LOVE Matthew 22:34-40 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brian Matherlee avatar

    Love Series

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,949 views

    We are to love God and love others

    THE GREAT COMMANDS OF JESUS Part Two—Love John 13:34-35 Sunday, November 18, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction The teacher in an adult-education creative-writing class told her students to write "I love you" in 25 words or less, without using the words "I love you." She gave 15 minutes. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Darrin Fish avatar

    Love

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 12, 2007
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     | 6,401 views

    Understanding the Love that God has for us at Christmas

    The story of the candy cane • A Candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that could be used as a witnessing tool, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. • He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus. • He began with stick of pure white, hard candy. • White to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Love

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 4, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 12,639 views

    A 5-point sermon about the different types of love in our lives - from romantic, to parent-child, to the love of God. Text, audio, and communion message will be at www.sermonlist.com

    As humans, our emotions can vary widely throughout a whole range of subjects. Valentines day is this coming Thursday, so today I want to focus in on love. We are capable of feelings several types of love, and each type has its own focus and intensity. There is an old saying concerning love. ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    Loving Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 12, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,584 views

    The church was designed to be an irresistible community. Yet people are not always drawn to it. How can we change that?

    4. An Irresistible Community: 1 Corinthians March 28, 2010 Loving If one word was all that was allowed to describe the person of God and the essence of who He is, if we had only one word we could use to show His character that word would have to be love. God is love. This is without a doubt ...read more

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  • Thomas Swope avatar

    Love Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 19, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,836 views

    A study of chapter 1 verses 1 through 17

    Song of Songs 1: 1 – 17 Love 1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— For your love is better than wine. 3 Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, your name is ointment poured forth; therefore the virgins love you. 4 ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Gary Taber avatar

    Love

    Contributed by Gary Taber on Jul 10, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,407 views

    What is Love?

    Love Love is a wonderful thing. So what is this wonderful thing called love? Ask a young lady who is in love for the first time and then ask a young man the same question. Do you think you would get the same answer from both? Have you ever asked anyone what is love? If you have, you probably ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Lou Nicholes avatar

    Love

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 27, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,378 views

    Gomer broke Hosea’s heart but because if it she made it possible for him to give the world a picture of the “divine lover.” He promised His love in the repeated “I will” statements to the Jewish people.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: One night I had a dream. I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and across the sky flashed scenes of my life. In each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One was mine and one was the Lord’s. When the last scene of my life appeared before me, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist