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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Jesus says that the point of the Bible and the point of life is love. Is it really that simple?
Homily for Retirement Suites by the Lake - July 7, 2007 --This is a message for an ecumenical service at my parent’s retirement community-- "An expert in the law, tested (Jesus) with this question:"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: "’Love the Lord your ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:35-40
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
While traveling to Jerusalem, a Samaritan village refuses to welcome Jesus and his disciples. Instead of judgment, Jesus demonstrates to his followers overwhelming compassion and reminds us of how he moves in our lives.
Luke 9:51-62 “Love Costs” INTRODUCTION The stories that we have of Jesus give us snapshots of Jesus, his life and his ministry. Snapshots are powerful communicators. They can, however, limit the information they convey, or massage it. We only see the story that is contained within the frame ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:51-62
Denomination: Lutheran
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
In Mark 5, Jesus meets a woman whose desperate, but determined. After touching his garment she is delivered!
Desperate for Love In Mark 5, we find that Jesus was a man on a mission. A very important mission. In fact, it was literally a matter of life and death. Jesus was on his way home, having just cross back over lake Galilee (this time their trip was apparently much less eventful). As always, a crowd ...read more
Scripture: Mark 5:21-34
Denomination: Christian Church
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There are conditions of the heart which can hinder God’s love in our lives. Consider these scriptures: "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you." (Ephesians 4:3) "The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:3
Denomination: Baptist
Every action, word, and relationship we have must be governed by love or its impact will be void of lasting value.
LOVE CONNECTION 1 Corinthians 13 Sunday, February 4, 2007 Pastor Brian Matherlee Introduction In the book, “Children’s Letters to God: The New Collection”, a little girl named, Nan, writes this letter: “Dear God, I bet it is very hard for you to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Denomination: Wesleyan
Many believers struggle with the idea that God loves them. This message could help. It shows form the Bible, the love of God in all its glory, and what that means for each of us.
ACCEPTED AND LOVED Pastor Eric J. Hanson March 18th, 2007 John 3:16 One of the best things about the Bible is the way that it reveals the love of god for us. Listen to what I John 3:1 tells us about this. (Read it now.) Our Heavenly Father’s love for us is so powerful that he has brought us into ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16
Explore the lessons in Matthew 15:10-28 about the power of true love, the cost of obeying God, and the blessings that come from clinging to God alone, while challenging us to examine our understanding and perception of God.
Good morning, Church! It's always a blessing to gather together on this beautiful day that the Lord has made. We're going to dive deep today into Matthew 15:10-28, and I promise you, it's going to be a journey filled with lessons about the power of true love, the cost of obeying God, and the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28
Topics: Obeying God
Love
Consider the following love letter: Dearest Jimmy, No words could ever express the great unhappiness I’ve felt since breaking off our engagement. Please say you’ll take me back. No one could ever take your place in my heart, so please forgive me. I love you, I love you, I love you! Yours Forever, ...read more
Denomination: United Methodist
We all desire to experience a love that reaches us deep down inside our soul – inside our heart – it’s so deep it touches our inner spirit - this type of love is likened to when we first fell in love – our first love – it’s sends chills up and down our sp
Video Illustration: The Bridge Our video clip really demonstrates the pain of sacrificing someone we love for the sake of others. It’s rooted in John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” But why ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-8, 1 John 4:19
How do we know if we really know God? We have been discussing a series of 7 tests for the past few weeks to determine if we really know God. Tonight we take test #4. Do we love the world? This is another test the believer can take to determine whether
How do we know if we really know God? We have been discussing a series of 7 tests for the past few weeks to determine if we really know God. Tonight we take test #4. Do we love the world? This is another test the believer can take to determine whether or not he knows God. READ SCRIPTURE ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17
Depression is something we can all struggle with during the Holidays. This series directly addresses the causes, and counters with the Promises that God gives us to endure and overcome.
God’s Promises for the Holiday Season: You are Loved… Psychiatry students were in their college class one day when their professor began a discussion to prove a point. “What we’re going to talk about today,” the professor said, “are the emotional extremes that many mentally disturbed people go ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:35-39
Denomination: Foursquare
The Beatles said it best when they sang, “all you need is love” …...and then they broke up. We cannot agape love on our own, we need God to enable us to agape love.
How can I love? They hurt me. They said this thing that hurt me. I tried to ignore it. I said to myself, “It doesn’t matter, move on, be mature about it, it was just this dumb little thing. But still, I kept thinking about it. I wanted to put it out of my mind, I didn’t want to think about it….but ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12
You love the LOrd when you rejoice in awe of his awesome power, when you recognize his righteousness, and when you remember his holiness.
Sunday, February 18, 2007 “Love the Lord” Text: Psalms 97 After last week’s break we continue with our sermon series entitled Stories of Love. Earlier we examined the agape, philos, and eros nature of God’s love and concluded that God’s love is all encompassing. His love is intimate, exciting, ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 97:1-12
To love sincerely means that you will give sincerely not to man, but to God.
Sunday, February 25, 2007 “Love Sincerely” Text: 2 Corinthians 8: 1-9 This Sunday we complete our three part series on the Stories of Love. We began by examining the 3rd Chapter in the Song of Solomon. In the most intimate of language we realized that God’s love is all encompassing. It is agape, ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
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