Sermons on invitation to love god: showing 991-1,005 of 214,755

If You Really Love God Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 1, 2002

I hope you passed last week’s love test. And assuming that you did, let's consider 4 results of loving God that will be evident in our lives.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2018) TEXT: 1 John 2:3-5, 4:11-16; John 17:20-21; A. Last week, my sermon was titled "The Love Test," & we looked at a couple of passages of Scripture. The first was 2 Corinthians 13:5 where Paul tells the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:3-5, 1 John 4:11-16, John 17:20-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Advent 4: The Love Of God

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Dec 19, 2021

This message explores God's love expressed in the miracle of the incarnation

Advent 4 Sermon - Love - December 19, 2021 I want to start with a question. Are you ready for a question? If you could have any 3 words spoken to you by someone you truly care for, what would they be? [Await response] Well, a survey was done some years back, and participants in the survey were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:8-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

For God So Loved The World

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Apr 9, 2023

How can one become born again? The answer to this question can only be found at the foot of the cross.

For God so Loved the World John 3:14-21 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus, John 3:4 Though humanity has had over 2,000 years to reflect on the significance of Nicodemus’ question on how to be born again there are ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Lost And Found

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 29, 2023

Not everybody who is lost wants to be found, and when God finds us, we often rebel - at first - against being brought home.

Have any of you ever tried to put an injured cat into a carrying case to take it to the vet? How many of you got scratched for your pains? It doesn’t seem quite fair, does it? All you’re trying to do is help. Animals are supposed to be so intuitive; many people claim they can actually smell ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:18-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Loving God Through Worship Series

Contributed by Steven Dow on Mar 17, 2006

"Living a Life of Love" - Part 3. This message spells out seven principles on how to W.O.R.S.H.I.P. God.

LOVING GOD THROUGH WORSHIP Living a Life of Love – 3 Psalm 95 March 19, 2006 INTRODUCTION: Today we will be continuing in our series titled “Living a Life of Love.” In week one our theme was love your spouse. Last week our theme was love each other and this week our theme is love God. How do ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11

A Woman Desperately In Love With God Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 17, 2008

The incident of the Widow’s mite took place during Jesus last week in Jerusalem. He had few opportunities to reinforce the teachings He felt were most critical for His disciples. So why use this woman as His object lesson?

TEXT: Luke 20:45-21:4 TITLE: Desperately In Love With God OPEN: Several years ago, I read the story of an 87 year old woman named Oselola McCarty. She had spent her life working 12 hour days doing other people’s laundry. That’s why people were amazed when she generously donated $150,000 to ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love Completely Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on May 29, 2008

The 4th message in the One Month To Live series.

Loving Completely One Month To Live Week Three Show Sermon Spice Video What is Love – 3:15 What is love? NOW – that really is a good question… AND - defining love is not really an easy thing to do. I MEAN - how would you define it? YOU KNOW – I thought those people in the video gave it a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

With Jesus, We Have An Open Invitation

Contributed by Roger Roark on Jun 9, 2007

When we mess up, Jesus is there waiting for us . He leaves an open invitation for us to come an dine with Him.

We have a standing invitation - by Roger Roark John 21:1-19 -(key verse 12 ) John 21:12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Summer time is on us. Barbecues, mowing yards, pool parties, ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Love Is . . .

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Feb 12, 2022

A Valentine's Sermon about God's love.

Love is . . . Mark 12:30-31 February 13, 2022 If you’ve been to the stores since December 26, you’ve seen all of the displays. You can’t miss them, Valentine’s day is coming. Yet, as of Tuesday, it will be Easter stuff that is out, but good sales on candy! With Valentine’s Day in mind, I wanted ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30-31

Denomination: Baptist

Love PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2023

Explore and understand the importance of living, speaking, and walking in love as commanded by God.

Good morning, dear church family. We're diving into Ephesians 4 today, diving into what it means to live, speak, and walk in love. Love is such a simple word, yet it holds immense power and profound depth. As C.S. Lewis once said, "Christian love, either towards God or towards man, is an affair of ...read more

Topics: Answering The Call

Jesus Invites Us To Follow Him

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Jul 22, 2003

PENTECOST 6(C) - Jesus invites us to follow Him without hestitation and with steadfast mercy.

JESUS INVITES US TO FOLLOW HIM LUKE 9:51—62 JULY 20, 2003 LUKE 9:51-62 51As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; 53but the people ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:51-62

Denomination: Lutheran

Back To Church Sunday: Invite Someone

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Apr 17, 2014

Adapted from material from Outreach, I preached this sermon the week before Back to Church Sunday to encourage members to invite their friends, relative, associates and neighbor to church.

Back To Church Sunday: Invite Someone! Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church How many people do you know who “used to go” to church, but just don’t anymore? If you are like most folks, you probably know quite a few. Today there are 320 million people in America and ...read more

Scripture: John 1:39

Denomination: Christian Church

Whom Are You Inviting To Thanksgiving Dinner?

Contributed by Charles Whitmire on Nov 23, 2008

This message speaks to us becoming givers, rather than just takers...

This week is a big week for many families. You’ve been making plans. You’ve invited family over - or maybe you are traveling to see them. The kids will be out of school. Chances are, most of us will do pretty much the same thing. We’ll gather, cook, eat, and rest - with some football thrown in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

God Is With You PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

God is our Creator, He is always with us, and we are invited into His presence.

Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we're going to dive deep into a very profound passage in the book of John, one that solidifies three fundamental truths: God is our Creator, God is with us, and we are invited to live in God's presence. As the renowned Christian author, A.W. Tower, once ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-5

Topics: Living, God's Presence

Everyone's Invited To The Reception

Contributed by Fr. Rian Adams on Sep 2, 2019

The sermon​ looks at Luke's Parable of the weddings guests who compete for the best seat​ at the table. Jesus makes it clear that everyone should be invited (poor, lame etc.), not just the rich and powerful. Such is the kingdom.

Everyone’s Invited To The Reception Intro If you've lived through a wedding you know, they are of all things most stressful. What few people realize is how stressful weddings are for the clergy. Although we will never say it with parishioners around, when clergy get together, we inevitably ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:7-14

Denomination: Episcopal