Sermons on Gods Love For You:

Do You Play Favorites? (Pt. 2)

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 29, 2002

God doesn’t play favorites. We are all sinners, no matter how miniscule the sin seems to us. But we are also all loved by God.

July 4, 1999 James 2:8-13 “Do you play favorites?” Part II Introduction - talk about stages of life that increase freedom (being able to walk, driving, moving out of the house; then we go back into bondage once we get married); Ben, my son, talks about being able to do whatever he wants to ...read more

Scripture: James 2:8-13

Denomination: Baptist

You Got What You Wanted, But You Lost What You Had!

Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 7, 2018

We must guard against pursuing our desires at the expense of do what honours God. Christians, especially, can lose effectiveness in service if they fail to consider the cost of their choices.

GENESIS 25:29-34 YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED, BUT YOU LOST WHAT YOU HAD! [1] Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore, his name was called Edom.) Jacob said, “Sell me ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:29-34

Denomination: Baptist

But God

Contributed by Tamela Walker on Nov 4, 2015

Understanding God's Divine Love for us all but teaching about Strength, Faithfulness and also the conjunction But is extremely important to our Heavenly Father.

“BUT GOD!!” As I mediated before the Lord regarding the message for this morning and the words “BUT GOD” radiated in my mind and soul gave a different understanding of those words. Now in Romans 5:6-8 For when we were yet without strength in due time Christ died for the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If You Do Well, Will You Not Be Accepted?

Contributed by Joe Robbins on Nov 14, 2020

The real reason God rejected Cain’s Sacrifice

If You Do Well, Will You Not Be Accepted Genesis 4:1-7 Cain Murders Abel (Luke 11:51; Heb. 11:4; 12:24) Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the LORD.” Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

El Amor Es Compromiso Series

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Feb 21, 2009

Enfócate menos en sentir y más en obedecer

El amor es compromiso Intro: Todo este mes hemos estado hablando del amor, tratando de entender qué es el amor verdadero. Lo primero que dijimos es que el amor es de Dios, le pertenece a él; el define, describe y ejemplifica el amor porque él mismo es amor. Toda versión del amor que no encaja ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 1:6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why We Should Love One Another? Series

Contributed by Dr Kory Letoa on Sep 6, 2011

LOVE ALL PEOPLE

TOPIC: WHY WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER. TEXT: John 4:19 (GW) 19 We love because God loved us first. I. Because He First Loved Us (4:19, R.V.). In the R.V. it reads: "We love because He first loved us." This dropped word means that we love not only God, but also one another. II. Because He Still ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19

Denomination: Holiness

Of Whom Are You A Reflection?

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Feb 16, 2009

Christians are to be a reflection of Christ. Are you reflecting Him?

OF WHOM ARE YOU A REFLECTION? 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Introduction: A small child asked his father, "Dad, what is a Christian?" The father replied, "A Christian is a person who loves and obeys God. He loves his friends and neighbors, and even his enemies. He prays often, is kind, gentle, and holy, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

Our Gracious God Has Plans For You Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 20, 2015

Our Gracious God has plans for you - the Supernatural Stream of God’s Grace

Our Gracious God has plans for you Jeremiah 29:11-29:13 It’s the first Sunday of June 2015, and this month we will be focussing on the Supernatural Stream of God’s Grace. Our God is a God of Grace and this morning I want us to consider: God’s Planning, God’s Purpose, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Thorny Soil

Contributed by Jonathan Goats on Nov 8, 2003

What to do when you find thorns choking the spiritual life out of you.

Mark 4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:3-7, Mark 4:18-19

Denomination: Church Of God

God’s Pogs

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jan 8, 2025

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. - Elbert Hubbard

If you have ever served in the military, you have heard the term POG (pronounced pogue). It means Persons Other than Grunt or noncombatants. Grunts being the ones in the firefight. POGs are often behind the lines a good ways such as medical, financial, personnel, logistics and such personnel. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:35-40

Denomination: Baptist

"Have You Seen Jesus Lately?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Nov 18, 2005

We are to see and serve and come to know Jesus in loving others.

“Have You Seen Jesus Lately?” Matthew 25:31-46 Ephesians 1:15-23 By: Rev. Kenneth Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc.org In his current number one best selling book “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis” born again Christian and former ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: United Methodist

Hebrew Word Study: Racham, Love Is Complete When Returned Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on May 13, 2022

You might say that the expression of their love for one another in community, took love from being on the page, to love being something real and complete.

“During World War II, Hitler commanded all religious groups to unite so that he could control them. Among the Brethren assemblies, half complied and half refused. Those who went along with the order had a much easier time. Those who did not, faced harsh persecution. In almost every family of those ...read more

Scripture: John 21:20, John 3:16

Denomination: Salvation Army

What Do You Worry About? And What Worries You About What You Worry About? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 14, 2014

What do you worry about? and What worries you about what you worry about?

As always a question to begin: What do you worry about? and What worries you about what you worry about? We are human, we worry about many different things, we worry about the weather, we worry it will be too cold, we worry to will be too hot, we worry it will be wet, we worry it will be ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:26-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Love Story

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 17, 2015

We look at Hosea & Gomer, their typology representing God and believers who forsake Him, the importance of marital love, and a recommitment to love each other faithfully.

THE GREATEST LOVE STORY Hos. 1:2-3; 2:2,5; 3:1-5 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A college student, between semesters, was home for the weekend, and watched TV from morning till night. His mother finally said, “How about you fold the laundry?” 2. To which he replied, “Mom, I’m ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Building A Love That Lasts

Contributed by Stuart Blount on Apr 24, 2001

Loving God as he deserves is so challenging for us. Our own human relationships can often give us clues towards this great goal.

BUILDING A LOVE THAT LASTS Examining the ingredients necessary to loving God as he deserves One of the greatest love stories in the Bible is found in one of the strangest of the books of the Bible …… THE SONG OF SONGS / SOLOMON. It is the story of how King Solomon fell in love with one of his ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 5:10-16

Denomination: Pentecostal