Sermons on How To Love Lgtb:

Love & War

Contributed by Dan Cormie on May 5, 2008

Jesus tells us to turn the other cheek so that we will be "like your Father in heaven" but what about all that Old Testament carnage that He commanded? How does loving our enemies apply to the modern politics of war?

Dakota Community Church May 4, 2008 Love & War Jesus said we are supposed to turn the other cheek when an enemy strikes us, right; but what about all that Old Testament talk about mighty warriors and the armies of God, and how does modern conservative Christian teaching about patriotism and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:2-5

Denomination: Mennonite

Love Them?

Contributed by Jeffrey Dillinger on Feb 24, 2020

Loving God. I can do. Loving your neighbor. I will try, especially if they are fellow Christians. Loving your enemy. I don't if I can do that. How does a person love their enemy?

Love Them? (Matt. 5:43-48) Intro: A. I want to start this lesson with a word found at the end of our reading. It’s the word “perfect.” “You therefore must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” That calling seems to be impossible, so how could Jesus call upon us to be at the level ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48, Romans 12:14-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Love! Series

Contributed by Larry Vollink on Dec 2, 2020

How do you describe God's greatest attribute? LOVE!!! As the Bible has made many attempts on defining LOVE it is beyond comprehension. But it is Indescribable. incomprehensible, intimate, eternal, perfect, pure, unconditional, intimate, forgiving, and sacrificial.

How do we measure "Love"? By our feelings only? By actions of people in our lives? By what we do or say to another person? Love is NOT determined by it's receiving or in our giving. The Greek language gives us 3 words for love to help us to see the big picture of love. Eros is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Witness To Skeptics

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 8, 2003

Most of us do not witness because we are afraid of being hurt by skeptical people. Jesus gives us a great example of a blind man who overcame his fears and shared the truth of Christ’s love with the power of his personal testimony.

How to Witness to Skeptics (John 9:1-41) Most of us do not witness because we are afraid of being hurt by skeptical people. Jesus gives us a great example of a blind man who overcame his fears and shared the truth of Christ’s love with the power of his personal testimony. Illustration:I was ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Eat Fried Worms PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 2, 2023

Explore the themes of self-pity, God's unconditional love, and the power of repentance.

Good morning, family. I’d like to take a moment to share with you a quote from Philip Yancey. He writes, "Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part." Now, what does that mean for us? Simply put, no matter how low we think we've sunk, God's grace is still available and abundant. Today, as we dive ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:25-32

Topics: Self Pity

How To Be Blessed- Part 2 - Be A Peacemaker Series

Contributed by David Wilson on Jan 14, 2013

A peacemaker is blessed because he obtains the reputation of being a child of God.

How to Be Blessed Part Two We are continuing out theme obtaining God’s blessing with our texts coming from various parts of the Bible. I truly believe that God desires to bless us and has provided us with a blueprint for receiving His great blessings, it is called the Bible. The Bible is a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-28

Denomination: Baptist

"How Do You View God"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 14, 2011

How we act in life has a lot to do with our view of God. This lesson will give us a new perspective on the awesome God we serve.

How we treat others and how we act is an outward expression of how we view God. If you view God as a loving Father then chances are you will love unconditionally. If you view God as only a just God that will just punish sin then you may view people with little tolerance. I have been to some ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 143:8-10

How To Get Rid Of Your Enemies

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Apr 14, 2022

The world is torn apart by people reacting to their enemies in ways that just cause further provocation and pain. We all need to know God's way for responding to those who come at us as enemies.

What do you do when people do nasty things to you? What do you do when things happen like someone treating you like an enemy, hating you, cussing you out, abusing you or stealing your coat? That makes it harder to be a Christian, doesn’t it? Everyone here has had an encounter with someone who is ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-36, Matthew 5:43-48

You Are Loved With An Everlasting Love, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 9, 2008

God’s love for us is so awesome, unending, unrelenting, so refreshing, how long has it been since you have seen him?

You are loved with an everlasting love… Part 1 Text: Jer. 31:1-3 Introduction: 1. Most of us have our love tanks running on empty. I do not mean the sensuous, giddy, boyfriend, girlfriend love stuff. 2. Too many Christians are dealing with fears. Why? Because our love for our ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:1-3

Denomination: Mennonite

It's A Love Story #3: Relentless Love

Contributed by C Jordan on Dec 4, 2013

The Song of Solomon describes the relentless, passionate love that Jesus has for us, and how nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.

IT’S A LOVE STORY #3: RELENTLESS LOVE INTRO TO THE SONG OF SONGS: “The song of songs, which is Solomon's.” (Song 1:1, NKJV). • Three names to this book: Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticles (Latin for song). • Author: Solomon: “And God gave Solomon wisdom ...read more

Denomination: *other

Deeply Loved Children Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 11, 2007

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us! A thanksgiving sermon

Deeply Loved Children: Series – The People of God 1 John 2:28-3:3 Thanksgiving Sunday, Oct 9 2005 Intro: The Butterball company set up a Thanksgiving hotline to answer questions about cooking turkeys. One woman asked if she could use a turkey that had been in the bottom of her freezer for … 23 ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Fix Your Love Series

Contributed by David Salisbury on Jan 16, 2003

Lesson 7 in a series. This lesson focuses on how to love our enemies.

Fix Your Love Matthew 5:43-48 Intro. Did you ever wonder why we like super heroes so much? I mean what is it about us that wants to fly, leap tall buildings, bend steel and stop bullets? Why do we have such a fascination with being able to read peoples thoughts or turn invisible? I think ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Advent 4: Love Series

Contributed by Scott Jensen on Dec 22, 2004

Fourth in a series on the symbolism of the Advent Wreath. How we are to show love.

Advent 4: Love Genesis 3:8-15 1 John 4:7-21 Luke 1:57-80 In the past three weeks, we have been building up to this week. In two more days, we will be celebrating the birth of our savior. We’ve used this Advent season to help us prepare for this holiday as well as reflect on what Christmas means ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-15

Denomination: Lutheran

The Lost, The Loving, And The Livid

Contributed by Larry Turner on Mar 19, 2015

This is a sermon based on the parable of the lost son and how it reflects on todays church.

Let me begin today with a story about a youngster. His mom died during his birth so his father was the family he had. He and his father were very close. But as the youngster grew older, he became a bit rebellious. He began disobeying his dad. One day he traveled to far from his father’s ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Foursquare

Loving One Another Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Nov 17, 2015

What Paul tells us about how to love one another.

The Church - Love November 8, 2015 1 Corinthians 13:4-13:8 There was a Peanuts cartoon in which - - - Linus tells his kind and loving sister, Lucy, he’s going to be a doctor. She responds - - - “You, a doctor? How can you be a doctor? You don’t love mankind.” Linus ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Denomination: Baptist