Sermons on First Love:

Experimental Sermon

Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 28, 2008

In this message, the first in the new church facility, Dave chronicles God’s faithfulness to Wildwind Church.

Experimental Sermon Wildwind Community Church David Flowers April 12, 2008 River of Life First Day 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NIV) 9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. Most of you know Christy’s mom passed away on April 5. It’s all so fresh. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:9

Denomination: Free Methodist

Imitating Love

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 23, 2023

Paul tells us in Ephesians that we should be imitators of God. God is love so therefore if we are to imitate Him, we become love. This message is about imitating LOVE.

Imitators of Love Scripture: Matthew 24:10-12; Ephesians 4:31-5:2; First John 4:1-6 The title of my message this morning is “Imitators of Love” and the idea for this message came to me from a message my brother Barry delivered a couple of weeks ago at his Church. Barry’s message, titled ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:10-12, 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Is Love

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 28, 2008

God of Wonders, Pt. 6

GOD IS LOVE (JOHN 3:16) What is love? It’s been said: “Money can build a charming house BUT Love can furnish it with the feeling of home. Duty can pack an adequate sack lunch BUT Love would decide to tuck a little love note inside. Money can buy a television set BUT Love controls how much it is ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Three Loves

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 31, 2019

Love

THREE LOVES (1 JOHN 2) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_en Grammar Bible (English) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Bah Tatabahasa Alkitab (Indonesian) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Esp Biblia de Gramática (Spanish) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Tag Gramatika Bibliya (Filipino) https://bible.ryl.hk ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Love Is Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 14, 2011

I Corinthians 13 tells many things about God’s definition of love, but it only tells a few things about what love "is". Do you know what love "is" and why God chose to define love in this way?

OPEN: Amazon.com is a site on the internet that sells thousands of books (more than you can find in any bookstore). One of the advantages of this site is that you can look up books by “topic”. So, someone did just that. They searched for certain topics and were intrigued by what they found. For ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Sermon 1: Pressing Toward Perfection Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 17, 2025

True faith is not stagnant; it is a continual journey from the foundational principles toward spiritual maturity.

Brothers and sisters, imagine a master builder who is about to construct a great and glorious temple. He spends weeks, even months, digging deep, laying a massive, strong foundation. He uses the best stone, the strongest mortar. It is a perfect foundation. But then, he stops. He comes back day ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Working Toward A Great Marriage, Part 1 – Six Principles We Can All Apply

Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 24, 2010

First in a two-part series on marriage.

Working Toward a Great Marriage Part 1 – Six Principles We Can All Apply Various Scriptures May 16, 2010 Me: In our year-long emphasis called, “The Year of the Family,” we’re focusing on how we can become a stronger family within the family of God, and also looking at ways ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:4-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

Loving Father Series

Contributed by David Welch on Sep 20, 2007

Second in a series in the characteristics of God as our Father. This message deals with His great love.

“Kingdom Kids” “Loving Father” Part 2 John clearly intended us to contemplate our intimate relationship with God as a Father and child. The image runs all through his gospel and especially his letter. I. The Likeness Factor A. The fact of likeness God created man in His image at the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

To Rome, With Love Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 7, 2007

In this sermon we notice five divine privileges that belong to all Christians.

Scripture Today we come to the end of Paul’s introduction in his letter to the Romans. Paul used the ancient format of beginning his letter with the sender’s name, followed by a brief summary of the gospel, then the recipient’s name, and a greeting. Today, we are going to look at the recipients of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Love Of Jesus Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 12, 2017

We learn three truths about the love of Jesus.

Scripture On the night of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest, he had his last supper with his disciples. This was when Jesus instituted what we know today as the Lord’s Supper, which has been eaten by Christians for almost two millennia. John’s Gospel has the most detailed account of what happened during ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unusual Love Series

Contributed by Larry Wise on Feb 14, 2010

This is a message about loving one another.

Unusual Love I Peter 1:22 (From Reader’s Digest) I was attending a junior stock show when a grand-champion lamb, owned by a little girl, was being auctioned. As the bids reached five dollars per pound, the little girl, standing beside the lamb in the arena, began to cry. At ten dollars, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forbidden Love

Contributed by Tim Strickland on Dec 9, 2014

Calling people to the true Love of God. Feel free to use any and all parts of this sermon.

Forbidden Love Love is a vast topic when it comes to the Holy Word of God. It has much to say on the subject. We live in a world today that offers a paper thin kind of love. It says to us, do what I want you to do, and then, I will say “I love you”. The advertising companies offer ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 7:10-27

Denomination: Baptist

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

The Love Of God

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 28, 2002

In this passage, the simplest & yet most profound statement of all is "God is love." That sounds beautiful, but what does it mean? We use the word "love" a lot, & I’m afraid that our use of it can be rather confusing.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2022) TEXT: 1 John 4:7=10, 1 Corinthians 13 Some of the greatest words about love in Scripture are found in 1 John 4:7-10. Listen as I read them to you. “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. . . . ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-10, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Love Series

Contributed by Cesar Verdeflor on Apr 1, 2006

God’s love didn’t begin at the time He created the universe and man. There was not a time that God started loving. Love was already there. Where God was, there was love; where God is there is love; where God will be there will always be full of love.

GOD IS LOVE (1John 4:7-21) Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove, and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Baptist