Sermons on love demands effort: showing 376-390 of 173,375

To Love God Series

Contributed by J. Brad Campbell on Sep 23, 2010

Most people know too well the responsibilities of the pastor but over look the responsibilities of the church. This series outlines some of theose biblical task and reveals what the church should be doing in the day and age we live. God Bless, Hope this s

Responsibility Of The Church To Love God Lesson #1 Text: Matt 22:36-38 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Love's Tug

Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 28, 2007

God’s has empowered his people with a great gift, Love.

Love’s Tug 1 John 4:7-8, / 1 Cor 13:4-7 God’s has empowered his people with a great gift: Love. This gift affects us in several ways: 1st Love brings renewal of self 2nd It brings a closer relationship between man and God, 3rd It effects mans relationship with man. SCRIPTURE 1 John 4:7-8 ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-8

Denomination: Church Of God

Love Busters

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 14, 2004

The Bible tells us what actions will destroy that loving feeling.

Love Busters 1 Corinthians 13 Have you heard the story about the actor who was playing the part of Christ in the Passion Play in the Ozarks? As he carried the cross up the hill a tourist began heckling, making fun of him, & shouting insults at him. Finally, the actor had taken all of it he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Truth In Love Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Nov 15, 2010

How much does love really matter in truth telling?

Introduction It is a simple phrase, a brief phrase, one in which, if it had been omitted, would not have been missed. Nevertheless, it has always caught my eye, perhaps for the very reason that it seems expendable. Look with me at verse 15. Text Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Love The Unlovable Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 2, 2009

Jesus calls us to love those who are hard for US to love

INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP PC • SLIDE #1 • It is not always easy to love others. We picture love as something that is feeling based or emotional based. • For most people, it is easy to love people close to them. We can love our children, our spouses, our family and friends. We can love people who ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Uncomfortable Love PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 19, 2024

Explores the deep, unconditional love God calls us to embody, and how to live it out daily.

Good morning, beloved family of God. Isn't it a joy to gather together in His name, to bask in His love, and to learn from His Word? Today, we are going to embark on a quest of understanding, a quest that takes us to the very heart of what it means to be a follower of Christ. We are going to talk ...read more

Topics: Love

First Love Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 6, 2010

In this message, part 4 in series Love Without Limits, Dave looks at how God's love changes us, suggesting that what we need in the church is not to try harder, but to simply receive God's love.

First Love Love Without Limits, prt. 4 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers January 24, 2010 Sing with me if you know this: Oh how I love Jesus Oh how I love Jesus Oh how I love Jesus Because he first loved me 1 John 4:9-12 (NIV) 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:9-12

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Fruit Of Love

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Love is the highest virtue man is capable of giving or receiving. You cannot give God or man any higher gift than the gift of love. The highest goal of life is to be like Christ. The only way to approach this goal is to be a person filled with love.

Howard Thurman in Disciplines Of The Spirit, tells of one of the most unusual jobs. A large General Hospital hired a high school girl to be there mice petter. Her sole occupation was to take white mice out of their cages several times a day and pet them. They had learned that when mice are made ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

God Is Love Series

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Dec 2, 2005

The Attributes of God series: how God is love and what that means to us

Godislove 11/27/05 am Rev. Jeff Simms, SBC Philippi The Attributes of God: God is Love 1 John 4:7-12 Primary Purpose: To look at how God is love and what response we should have to that. We have been looking at the attributes of God’s nature. If we stopped where we are today, you might come ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Love Of "Self"

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Apr 8, 2011

In this message, we discuss Self-Craving; Self-Indulgence; Self-Pity; and Self-Denial.

Right before Israel and Judah fell to the Assyrians and Babylonians, God called several prophets to warm the people that devastation would soon follow and to encourage them to repent. As these prophets recorded these events, they paid particular attention to the peoples’ attitude, no doubt ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:27-29

Denomination: *other

The Product Of Love Series

Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 12, 2023

When God's love is active in our life, what can we expect as the product of love?

Humor: Fertilizer Helps! The Sunday school teacher was teaching a class of children about creation. “Now, children,” she said, “Who can tell us what makes the flower spring from the seed?” “God does it,” answered one little girl, “but fertilizer helps.” INTRODUCTION: We have been looking at “What ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 John 4:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Lavish Love Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 21, 2010

Don’t waste your life in secret, cheap acts designed to get the praise of people. Instead, give it all away in exposed, expensive, extravagant acts of devotion to our Lord, because that is what worship is all about.

An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was. “Well,” said the farmer, “It was good. They did something different, however. They sang praise choruses instead of hymns.” “Praise choruses,” said his wife, “What are ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Love Is Kind Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

Moody learned from experience that kindness was no minor value, but was the key to evangelism, and one of the reasons we do not win many to Christ is because we are not kind to those outside of Christ.

Clovis Chappell, the great Southern preacher, told this story of a Christian man who bought a lovely home in the suburbs in one of the big cities of the South. He had his furniture moved in one day, and the next day he arrived and was out walking over the wide lawn of his new property. His next ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4

The Character Of Love Series

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Mar 20, 2007

This sermon is the 1st in a series on the fruits of the Spirit, or rather, the character of a Christian: Love!

Remember "The Dating Game"? Where contestants asked eligble bachelors or bachelorettes questions to determine which one they would want to go on a date with. What if we did like "The Christian Game?" Like the Pastor or Administraitive Board had to ask potential members questions before they could ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: United Methodist

The Greatest Of These Is Love Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jan 24, 2015

In order to have a blessed marriage we must be centered on Christ and founded on love.

The Greatest of These Text: 1 Cor. 13:1-7 Introduction 1. Illustration: Rick Warren in his book The Purpose Driven Life says, "Life is all about love!" "Because God is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth is how to love. It is in loving that we are most like him, so ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7

Denomination: Methodist