Sermons on Love Darkness:

Hallmarks Of Love 3 Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 8, 2010

Exposition of 1 Cor 13:5-6 regarding the next three qualities of Christian love: not easily angered, not keeping records of wrongs, rejoices in truth, not in inquities

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:5b-6, Title: The Hallmarks of Love 3, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/7/10, AM A. Opening illustration: A young man left his employer, a lumber merchant, and began business in opposition to him. For a while he prospered greatly and got many orders that would have gone to the firm he had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing His Love

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 23, 2010

Paul tells us that there are four dimensions to Christ’s love that we need to not only perceive but to comprehend. These can't be understood naturally but require the Holy Spirit to illuminate our eyes to be able to grasp the wonder of Christ’s love.

Knowing His Love Ephesians 3:14-21 As humans we can only visualize the world around us in three dimensions. Our nervous systems are equipped to conjure images in merely three dimensions. We can visualize height, width, and depth. It is difficult for us to imagine a fourth dimension. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Picture Of God's Love

Contributed by David Roch on Nov 15, 2009

Picture of God’s LOVEIf God had a camera he would take a picture of you and put it on his fridge. (max Lacado)

David & Phyllis Roch – Heart to Change the World – Droch@pris.ca 250.782.0150 The Love of God PHYLLIS take a picture – waiting for camera to focus on your image because whatever it focuses on, it captures and retains & we look at it over and over.. Our souls are like that – whatever image we ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Better Way To Love Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 25, 2009

There is a better way to love, will you rise to the challenge.

INTRODUCTION • For the past few weeks we’ve been learning lessons from a couple named Caleb and Catherine, who are husband and wife and the central characters in the movie Fireproof. • Not knowing how to really love each other, Caleb and Catherine have done a lot of things to hurt each other. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fruit Of The Spirit "Love" Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Dec 4, 2009

Love is the preeminent fruit of the Spirit. Without it there are no others.

The entire Bible is a love story. Not like a Harlequin romance, thankfully for us guys. We get to read about war, fishing and death too. But from the creation of the world, through love, for the protection of the Israelites because of love, to the sending of a Saviour out of love, for Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

For God So Loved... Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 7, 2009

Jesus told Nicodemus how great the Father’s love for him truly was.

5 Ways That God Shows He Loves You Series (Part 5 of 5) For God So Loved... Key thoughts from C. H. Spurgeon’s sermon, “Immeasurable Love” John 3:14-17 Dec. 24, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A Opening Story B As Moses lifted up the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Love Loud Dare

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Dec 14, 2009

Sermon inspired by a Thom Rainer blog where he encouraged pastors to challenge their congregations to Love Loud

Love Loud Dare 1 John 3:11-20 A couple of years ago Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA made a movie that many of us have seen called Fireproof…we showed a clip from it a couple of Sunday nights back. The premise of the movie is a fire fighter who is watching his marriage fall apart and his ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Love Of All

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2011

Shema

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL (DEUTERONOMY 6:1-9) What is your favorite Bible verse or golden verse? Two verses shaped my life, one led to my conversion and the other to seminary. The first, from Matt 10:32-33, convinced me not to delay accepting Christ: “Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Love Of Jesus Christ

Contributed by Glenn Durham on Feb 1, 2011

God’s love for his people in Jesus Christ is unfathomably rich.

Scripture Introduction One of the most famous intellectuals in the church in the last 100 years was Karl Barth. Near the end of his life, he was lecturing at the University of Chicago Divinity School. When Dr. Barth completed the lecture, the school president noted that Dr. Barth was exhausted, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Love In Its Reality

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Feb 5, 2011

True love of God

Love in its reality Romans 12: 9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 11Not slothful ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Denomination: Baptist

Do We Love...?

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Feb 16, 2011

We are not only to love Christ but to love like Christ. We must ask ourselves “Do we love?” Do we love Christ more than we love the world? Our brothers and sisters in Christ? The lost and dying world? Do we really love?

Do We Love...? 1 John 4:7-12 As believers we have been called to a life of love. We are not only to love Christ but to love like Christ. With that thought in mind let us ask ourselves “Do we love?” Do we love Christ more than we love the world? Do we love our brothers and sisters in ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Loving My Enemies

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 20, 2011

1. Jesus is teaching us to stop the cycle of violence and revenge. 2. Jesus is sayi8ng that we have nothing to fear, and there is therefore no reason to seek revenge. 3. Jesus is telling us to take on the nature of God.

• In the movie “Fiddler on the Roof”, Tevye and his neighbors have been informed that the Tsar has evicted all Jews from their village and confiscated their land. There is a great upheaval and anger in the community, as you can imagine. If someone told this to you and all the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Methodist

Love One Another Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on Feb 21, 2011

The 10th sermon in the series Letters from John. In this sermon, John is going to describe for us exactly what real love is all about.

***It should be noted that the outline is one that was adapted from another preacher...however, the points have been changed and so the content is (to my knowledge), original. TEXT: 1st John 3:11-24 TITLE: REAL love SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: Love OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love Me Nots Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 21, 2011

When we were children, many of used to pick a flower and then pluck its petals saying "She loves me, she loves me not." Some of the petals were "love me" petals, and the rest were "love me nots". What "love me nots" do we find in I Corinthians 13?

A high School senior was asking his father's advice on how to woo the girl of his dreams. And his dad said "Well son, when you take her out for pizza tonight and you're sitting across the table from her, take her hand in yours gaze longingly into her eyes and softly say 'Wow, you have a face ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith+love=obedience

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Jul 11, 2009

WE LOVE GOD, WE TRUST GOD, SO WHY DO WE HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME DOING WHAT HE WANTS US TO DO?

FAITH + LOVE= OBEDIENCE 1 JONH 5:1-14 INTRO: IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE DO YOU ALWAYS LISTEN TO THEM? 1: DO I LOVE GOD? A) DO I SEEK HIS WILL FOR MY LIFE? B) DO I CARE OR CONSIDER HOW SOMETHINGS IN MY LIFE MAKE GOD FEEL? C) DO I TRUST GOD WITH MY LIFE? D) HAVE I ASKED GOD TO REVEAL HIS WILL TO ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-14

Denomination: Other