Sermons on love to tell the story: showing 421-435 of 197,075

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2008

Often quoted and very familiar to even people who don’t follow Jesus’ "Come to me" passage. But do we really understand what Jesus means by it? This passage is full of cultural specific references that could easily be lost if we don’t understand the cultu

Memorial Day The Rest of the Story Matthew 11:25-30 May 25, 2008 Often quoted and very familiar to even people who don’t follow Jesus is His declaration, “Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” This is an amazing passage with a whole host of applications that can be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Church Of God

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Mar 26, 2008

This is an easter message looking at Luke 24 and Paul’s conversion

Paul Harvey, for years, has ended his broadcasts with a story called, “The rest of the story” They are usually stories with endings that are unpredictable. Or maybe they point out the meaning of something that we thought we knew already - Last week we looked at Mark 15. We looked at the brutality ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 17, 2006

A Christmas message.

Dakota Community Church December 10, 2006 The Rest of the Story We all know the Christmas Story. Why are we here today more than 2000 years after these events took place? Does this message have any bearing on us today? I want to share with you today the rest of the story, what God was doing in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, Romans 5:8-9

Denomination: Mennonite

The Rest Of The Story Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 20, 2020

Paul concludes chapter 11 explaining that God has not given up on the people of Israel by revealing the mystery that "all Israel will be saved." The thought that God's plan includes mercy for Jews and Gentiles propels Paul into a majestic doxology about the glory of God.

A. I used to love listening to Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” radio broadcasts. 1. The short radio segments consisted of stories presented as little-known or forgotten facts on a variety of subjects with some key element of the story (usually the name of some well-known person) held back ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:25-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Rest Of The Story Series

Contributed by Dave Bootsma on Aug 30, 2006

"Maker of Heaven and Earth". Our personal life story makes no sense outside of the ultimate story. Why did God create?

"I had always felt life first as a story,” said G.K. Chesterton. “And if there is a story, there is a story teller.” From his childhood Chesterton knew in his heart that somehow he had stumbled into a great Tale. His life was a journey to understand that Tale, and his quest took him - quite ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 9, 2005

Sermon on the meaning of the ascension to modern Christians.

The Rest of the Story Acts 1:9-12 INTRO.: The ascension to Heaven is the last earthly event of Jesus’ ministry. It is the completion of the resurrection. He was raised, not only to renewed physical life, but to resume His Heavenly life as well. If we believe in the resurrection of Jesus, this ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:9-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Glory Story Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 11, 2017

Jesus gave God glory by fulfilling what God had given him to do. As a result, Jesus was honored with glory form the Father. Glory and Giving apply to us as well.

1. The Messiah was referred to as the “Coming One.” • Are you the One? Luke 7.18-19 18 The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, 19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” [Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Christmas Story Pt 4. Our Love For The Lost

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Dec 21, 2018

This is a Christmas message on why God chose to send the angels to the shepherds rather than to anyone else. God wanted the message to include everyone including the lost. Since God has a great love for those who are lost we as believers should have that same type of love.

The Christmas Story 12/23/2018 Matthew 1:18-25 Luke 2:1-7 We are in the last part of our series “The Christmas Story.” We have looked at God’s Love For Us, Our Love For Each Other, Our Love For Christ, and we conclude with our Our Love For The Lost. It’s Christmas time, and that means that it’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Southpaw Stories! Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jun 8, 2021

The bell sounds. You can’t stay huddled in the corner. The fight is on and it is going to be a slugfest!

Slugfest Pt. 4 - Southpaw Stories I. Introduction There are few greats that share a trait that other fighters fear! Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Manny Pacquiao would probably be the most commonly known champions. The shared trait is they are southpaws. In other words, they are left-handed. This ...read more

Scripture: Judges 3:12-23, Genesis 35:16-18, Judges 3:27-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Story Of Jesus

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 8, 2004

Can we afford to ignore the claims of Jesus of Nazareth this Christmas?

NR 08-12-04 Fact or Fiction Come with me if you will to the snow covered mountain paths of Oberndorf, a small village in Austria. It is a cold Christmas Eve morning in 1818. As you look across the mountains you ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Stories With Purpose!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 22, 2024

Stories With Purpose! - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: Why did Jesus speak in Parables? Parable #1. The Sign Of Jonah (vs 29-30 & 32) Parable #2. The Queen of The South (vs 31). Parable #3: The Lamp of The Body (vs 33-36). SERMON BODY: Ill: • (1). A teacher tells this story in Readers Digest magazine. • Performing Mozart should ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:33-36

Denomination: Brethren

A Soldiers Story

Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Mar 19, 2012

A narrative story from the perspective of the Centurion at the Cross of Jesus

"With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” Mark 15:37-39 NIV Some days are just so ...read more

Scripture: Mark 15:37-39

Denomination: Baptist

The Story Of Creation Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 23, 2022

This summarizes the Biblical account of creation in the book of Genesis. The creation story begins before anything exists except for God Himself. Order of Creation: 1. Light, 2. Firmament, 3. Vegetation, 4. Sun, moon, and stars, 5. Water animals and fowls, 6. Land animals, men, women,

The Story of Creation This summarizes the Biblical account of creation in the book of Genesis. The creation story begins before anything exists except for God Himself. In Genesis 1, the very first chapter of the Bible, we read how God created the earth in six days - light on the first Day, the sky ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Week 1: This Is Love - Forgiveness Of Sin (Story Of Peter) Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 3, 2021

Week one of This Is Love series. This message uses the idea from the This is Love series and uses Peter's life as an example.

This is Love – Forgiveness of Sins Theme: Text: John 21:1 – 15 Introduction Ideas “Last week we left off service with this statement ‘You cannot have the resurrection without the crucifixion’. The good news is in our life the things that we go through prepares us for life. Prepares us for ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Understanding The Story

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Oct 13, 2020

2020 has been a year of an unusual number of hurricanes, many have hit the USA. When a storm hits, lives are changed. We like to believe we will 'get over it' or 'get on with it', but storms have an impact, whether it is a weather type of storm OR a personal storm.

Candidly, every time there is an event like this, many want to characterize it in unbiblical ways. After Katrina, I recall the extreme views made public. On the one hand, some were getting on TV speaking of how God could have nothing to do with events like this, at the same time, others came ...read more

Denomination: Baptist