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Relationships

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Jul 21, 2014

Brief Summary of how to build your relationship with God

RELATIONSHIP Good day, today I would like to share with you the most important relationship you will ever have and that is with the Lord God our Saviour. Now you have gone through the steps of salvation and you know that you belong to Jesus but situations and circumstances are getting to you. ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 1:9-13

Denomination: Charismatic

Who's First In Your Life?

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Mar 31, 2003

The ancient prophet Haggai teaches us about how to fulfill Jesus’ first great commandment.

Who’s First in Your Life? The prophet Isaiah declared, as recorded in Isaiah 6: “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims; each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, and ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:2-10, Matthew 22:36-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Resolve A Better Relationship With People Series

Contributed by Mark Jones on Feb 15, 2014

Last week we discussed what it meant to love with a testimony. This week we will talk about one major obstacle to loving biblically. Below is the outline notes to the message.

In our relationship to God, we were challenged in a resolve to repent of our sins, to fear God more, to surrender our idols, to think with a godly mindset, to remember His sacrifice for us, and to love biblically. Loving biblically is not a feeling or an erotic passion. To love biblically takes ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-35

Denomination: *other

Deeper Relationship With Christ Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 20, 2009

As living stones we are built into spiritual houses--we grow in our walk with Jesus.

1 Peter 2:4-6 “Deeper Relationship with Christ” INTRODUCTION We continue to talk about our response to the resurrection of Jesus Christ as a congregation and as individuals. We are doing this by studying our congregation’s mission statement. That statement reads, “Inviting everyone to a new ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-6

Denomination: Lutheran

Redemptive Relationships: Marriage Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003

Marriage becomes redemptive when we understand: 1. It is to be a model of our relationship with Christ. 2. It is where we learn to love and be loved. 3. It is intended to be a source of joy.

I am one of those fortunate people who grew up in a good home that was fairly normal and functional. There was love, my mother was a stay-at-home mom, and my dad worked long hours. We did not have a lot, but we were well cared for. It was not a home without its kinks, but it was a good home ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 16:4-14

Denomination: Methodist

Christ At The Center Of Our Relationships PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2025

The sermon calls us to embody Christ’s selfless love in everyday actions, making His love visible through unity, humility, forgiveness, and patient care for one another.

Good morning, dear friends. If your week felt hurried and your heart feels thin, you’re in the right place. Take a breath. Set your shoulders down. Imagine the Savior kneeling with a towel at His waist, looking into the eyes of people who would soon scatter, and speaking a command as tender as it ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35, Ephesians 4:2-3, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Topics: Christlike Love, Relationships

First Century Challenge Series

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Jan 18, 2011

2011 is the beginning of a new day, a new year, and a new season. A look at our mission as believers and as a church? How do we live our lives with a sense of God’s eternal purpose in everything that we do? (adapted from a sermon by Chris Spradlin, LifeCh

The First Century Challenge The Upward Call of God Pt 3 (Adapted from a sermon by Chris Spradlin, LifeChurch.tv) Phil 3:14 NAS Press on- pursue, hasten toward- active verb. Our walk w/God is not passive- it is not- God, I am saved, now I am waiting for heaven. It is living for- purposes of God ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Charismatic

Freedom's Love Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Dec 27, 2016

If you want to be an effective lover, demonstrate GRACE in all your relationships; love freely and without conditions.

It was tax season, and Jane Osinki decided to surprise her husband, Henry, by getting their tax information in to their CPA early. She picked up the tax package their CPA had sent, scanned the forms, and noticed that Henry had already filled in some of the lines. To the question, “Did your ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:21-31

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Difficulty Of Love Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores the challenges of loving in a broken world, emphasizing the need to focus on Jesus and intentionally love God and others, despite the difficulties.

Welcome back church! We’re a few weeks into our series, Loving God; Loving People, and I imagine today’s message is going to resonate with a lot of us as it’s all about the difficulty of love. We all have these stories, and the truth is, we’re hard to love as well. None of us are easy to love, all ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-3, James 4:7-10, Galatians 5:16-26

Topics: Broken Relationships, Divine Love, Redemption

Sermon Series: Love God Love People

Wired For Love Series

Contributed by Miles Mc Pherson on Dec 12, 2013

Whether you're married or not married, this is hopefully going to enlighten you to what marriage and relationship is all about to a higher level.

How many of you all are married? Woo-woo. How many, how many of you all don't respond to this please. Look to the person next to you and say don't raise your hand. But how many of you are oh I'm married (boring sounding)? Ah how many of you are not married? I've been set free! Ah whether ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Importance Of Healthy Relationships

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 21, 2019

Our relationships shape who we become. Choose your friends wisely. Your best friend is God, Jesus Christ Who loves us with equivocating love.

This is a brief message given at an inner-city mission in downtown Toronto, to a mixed group. What is one thing you look for in a new friend? One quality? Honesty, gentleness, kindness, humor? What is one thing you try to be when you are in a friendship? Open, honest, kind, trustworthy? Yes, we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Managing Relationships - Part 3 Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 19, 2018

A final look at being a good steward in our relationships

Managing Relationships - 3 October 21, 2018 For the past few weeks we’ve been looking at Stewardship. We’ve especially been focused on the stewardship of being good at managing the relationships we’re in. Today, we’ll conclude with this part of looking at our relationships, then finish up in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, Proverbs 19:22, Proverbs 18:13

Denomination: Baptist

Because He First Loved Me

Contributed by Mari Larson on Apr 23, 2014

No matter the circumstances of baptism, it is God who does the work because God loves us before we love God.

We may not know the nine verses of Frederick Whitfield’s 1855 hymn, “O How I love Jesus,” but I’m guessing most of us know the refrain: O, how I love Jesus; O, how I love Jesus; O, how I love Jesus, because he first loved me. Because he first loved me. Before I could do ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Close Relationship With God

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 30, 2012

I. EXORDIUM: Whoever has seen a 100 year old man, please raise your hand. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believer III. OBJECTIVES: Importance of close relationship with God IV. TEXT: Genesis 5:24 communing with God—and then he was th

I. EXORDIUM: Whoever has seen a 100 year old man, please raise your hand. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: General believer III. OBJECTIVES: Importance of close relationship with God IV. TEXT: Genesis 5:24 communing with God—and then he was there no more, because God had taken him. V. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 5:24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love Is Relational

Contributed by Jim Keegan on May 8, 2021

Love is all about relationships. The cross itself speaks of the two dimensions of love, vertical and horizontal, divine and human love. And where they intersect most powerfully is in relationships.

Love is Relational John 21:15-17 (Read text.) I remember hearing missionaries to the Congo talking about the need for long-term missions, especially the importance of learning the language and the culture of the people. “Language and culture are important,” they said, “because they facilitate ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17