Sermons on Express Love To God:

The Love Test

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 25, 2018

How can we tell a false from a true messenger of God? How does love separate truth from error? How do we know God loves us? Why is love of the church and its people such an important indicator of our love for God? How willingly and openly confess Christ?

Prelude to Part 1 How can we tell a false from a true messenger of God? How does love separate truth from error? How do we know God loves us? Let’s examine God’s love and the difference it makes, by looking at 1 John 4:1-11. 1 John 4:1 Test the Spirits In 1 John 4:1 we read, “Beloved, do not ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Grasping The Liberating Grace Of God Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Oct 18, 2006

Christians have the greatest opportunity in this church age to enjoy and express a life that is liberated by the Holy Spirit of Christ.

Turn your Bibles to Galatians 3:1-5 Title: Grasping the Liberating Grace of God Theme: Liberating Grace Series: Living in the Aroma of God’s Grace Listen as I read Galatians 3:1-5, “You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love Is Real

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 25, 2004

Experience the love of God through Jesus - Father’ day message for 2004.

LOVE IS REAL On his sixteenth birthday a son approached his father and said, "Dad, I’m sixteen now. When I get my license, can I drive the family car?" His dad looked at him and said, "Son, driving the car takes maturity, and first, you must prove that you are responsible enough. And one way you ...read more

Scripture: John 8:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Titan Of Love Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 20, 2013

Love is not something that we would think would compete with God, but it can.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Take a moment and think about something you love dearly, it could be (SHOULD BE) your spouse, children, a possession, maybe you are in a relationship with someone. Just think about the thing you love the most. • No Sunday school answers think of ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Loving The Unlovable Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Sep 19, 2016

God’s desire is for us to reach out and love the unlovable.

Loving The Unlovable Mark 5:1-20 Introduction: 1. In this text, we have one of the most dramatic conversions in the Bible. Look at how the Bible describes him (vs. 1-5). Read Luke 8:27. 2. So here we have a man full of Satan, homeless, running around in the mountains and graveyards naked, he is ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Bible Church

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

Love Is Not Rude Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 15, 2025

Love is not rude, and we become rude when we are not shaped By God.

INTRODUCTION OPENING SERIES SLIDE - What is not love? - Today, we will take a journey inspired by Paul’s writing in 1 Corinthians 13 as we examine the subject of love being not rude. SLIDE #1 MY TITLE SLIDE - Love is not Rude; put another way, love is not like a blob of Play-Doh. SLIDE #2 TWO KEY ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love And Truth - The Dynamic Duo! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2025

Today we are going to focus – maybe refocus on Love – John was called the apostle of Love and He knew love and truth had to be linked together to be able to live in a world which distorted both love and truth! The two are a dynamic duo!

Love and Truth – The Dynamic Duo! Scriptures Texts: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His One and only son that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life.” Loving someone God’s way always requires an Action! 1 John 3:16: “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, 1 John 3:16, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 3:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Love Of Money Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

It is plain to see that money is an easy god to love, and the worshipper of it can easily win converts to it. It is likely the most popular of all the religions of the world, even though it is never listed among the world religions.

When a Mr. Blodgett won 25 thousand dollars on a TV program the master of ceremonies asked him what he was going to do with the money. He replied, "It will probably all go to charity." The audience broke into a tremendous round of applause while the band played for he's a jolly good ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-10

The Hope Found In Love

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Feb 13, 2002

A sermon exploring the measure of God’s love for mankind.

THE HOPE FOUND IN LOVE John 15:13 TEXT: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. PROPOSITION: To present a salvation gospel message. INTRODUCTION: I. HOPE IS FOUND IN THE MEASURE OF GOD’S LOVE FOR US "Greater love ..." Application: God made mankind ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13

Denomination: Nazarene

The Labor Of Love

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 4, 2008

Loving God and loving others is hard work. However, hard it is at times, it is still the way that God has created us to live. We’ll look at what this Labor of Love is and what it is not.

The Labor of Love 1 Corinthians 13 August 31, 2008 Labor Day. Originally a day set aside to honor the American worker. Now it is really a holiday or three day weekend to mark the end of the summer season. According to the movement of the earth around the sun, we still have a couple of weeks of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

The Love Revolution Series

Contributed by N A on Jun 28, 2013

God has called us to let our lights shine before people so they can see our good works – acts of loving kindness and goodness – and glorify God.

BACK TO SQUARE ONE #2: THE LOVE REVOLUTION OPENING TEXT: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matt. 5:16, NKJV). • It’s time to arise and shine and let God’s light shine through us so people will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-9

Denomination: *other

Love That Endures Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008

Marriage is an invitation to move beyond yourself and focus on another. Marriage is a ministry. It’s not about getting your needs met but serving the need of your spouse. God called us to love one another not because of our feelings for them but in spite

A Love That Endures Genesis 2:18-25 There’s the story of a husband who placed an ad in the Rocky Mountain News just prior to a Super Bowl a few years ago. Will trade my non-cooking and non-shopping wife with attitude problem
for one Super Bowl ticket. No Indian givers. Call so-and-so at ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Methodist

Body Love Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

This body we dwell in is the first part of man that God made. Man was a body before he was anything else. As Paul says in verse 46, the natural comes first than the spiritual.

I don't care how widely traveled you are, I know you have never sailed among the Island of Langerhans, or drifted lazily down the Aqueduct of Sylvius. Nor have any of you ever strolled along the banks of Hunter's Canal, or watched the sun go down behind McBurney's Point. None of you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:35-49

God's Love And God's Wrath

Contributed by David Mende on Aug 9, 2009

God is Love. But even the wrath of God is an attribute of God as much a part of God as any other attribute, an attribute without which God would be less than God. I would be delighted if you could rate this sermon and give brief feedback.

God’s Love and God’s Wrath (Preached first on 09/08/09, Sunday) Introduction (Secure Attention) and FCF: Do you want to know as to why sometimes you are not able to love the Lord? Take feedback from the congregation. This morning, you will discover the secret of loving the Lord more than ever ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:9-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God