Sermons on Love For God:

July 4th

Contributed by Fr. Damien Evangelista on Jul 10, 2020

Love of God and Patriotism go hand in hand.

The Gospel tells us that the seemingly innocent question about paying taxes posed in the Gospel by the Sadducees was contrived to entrap Jesus. How so? If the Lord said that taxes should be paid to Caesar, then Jesus would be despised by the Jews, who’d see him as a traitor to his race. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:19-26

The Priority And Protocol Of Love In Marriage Series

Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Jan 17, 2008

The love expressed by a husband and wife for one another is a reflection of a love for God and a love for one’s self.

SUMITTING YOURSELVES ONE TO ANOTHER (pt 2) "The Priority and Protocol of Love and Marriage" INTRO – One of the obstacles to the Christian marriage is misplaced and displaced priorities. The Word of God gives the outline and the guideline of how to keep everything in its proper place and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-39

Denomination: Charismatic

A Hymn To The Mercy Of God

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 4, 2013

The correct response to the love of God, is to put our trust “under the shadow of His wings”.

A HYMN TO GOD’S MERCY. Psalm 36:5-10. This beautiful meditation on the excellence of God’s loving-kindness, is encompassed within an oracle concerning the transgression of the wicked. Like a beautiful portrait set against a dark and gloomy background, the centrepiece is highlighted by the use of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 36:5-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Participating In The Triune God

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 14, 2014

Through the grace of Christ we encounter the love of God, and participate in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit.

PARTICIPATING IN THE TRI-UNE GOD. 2 Corinthians 13:11-14. The final imperatives of this letter seem quite abrupt, almost staccato, but they sum up the situation which gave rise to the challenges of the previous four chapters. The closing benediction comes as a pleasant surprise, and something of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Is Your Brother, Where Is Your Brother? What Is Brotherly Love?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Apr 16, 2008

We are to love what God loves

Who is your brother, where is your brother? What is Brotherly Love? A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first let me do ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

This Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 18, 2003

A deep look at the agape love of God that’s for us and in us.

This Crazy Little Thing Called Love The Essence of True Love I. Introduction There was a 15 year old boy, named Carl. Every night Carl would come to the supper table ready to chow down, and as usual his hands were dirty and his hair was all messed up. He was all sweaty and nasty. And as usual, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:19, Romans 5:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believe In Love Series

Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 8, 2014

Loving God means accepting His love for us however it may be manifest, whether in temporal blessings or pain. Our Lord suffered in His earthly life, but was exalted to the highest place!

Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, to the First Sunday in Lent. We are joining together throughout Lent in a sermon series, “Falling in Love Again.” We are preparing ourselves for the great Paschal feast, the wedding supper of the Lamb. On Ash Wednesday, we heard God’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

Commentary On 1 John Chapter 2 Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 30, 2021

Chapter 2 continues John’s focus on fellowship with God through five significant points.

Theme: The advocacy (support) of Christ; how the dear children may have fellowship with each other; the “dear children” must not love the World. Text: 1 John-CH. 2 (KJV) King James Bible Jesus is Our Advocate 1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

You Are Loved With An Everlasting Love, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 9, 2008

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

You are loved with an everlasting love… Part 2 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

The Love Of Christ

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Oct 13, 2024

Love is one of the biggest energizers especially when we understand the Great Commission to love the God with the whole of our being, and to love others with that same love. But when I came across this verse it literally took my breath away seeing the immensity and intensity of it.

The Love of Christ 2 Corinthians 5:14 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFVPND7PVDU Now, you might be wondering about how the topic of love fits in the part of our vision of becoming energized to engage. Well, love is one of the biggest energizers especially understanding ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:14, Ephesians 3:17-19

Denomination: Foursquare

Why Does God Save Us? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 24, 2022

He loves us, even though He has been injured in the loving.

Christmas 2022 Why did God save us, anyway? In the beginning, He created man and woman as the summit of His work of bringing everything into being out of nothing. Unlike the false gods of Greece and Palestine, the true God does not need us at all. He is Being itself, and continuously creates and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:15-20, Titus 3:4-7, Isaiah 62:11-12

Denomination: Catholic

First Love

Contributed by Bala Samson on Oct 28, 2023

If only you have first love for Christ, you would cross every barrier, hindrances, blockages and make it to the meetings.

First love Revelation 2:4 “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.” Few words that I read from this chapter about returning back to ‘first love for God’ kind of jolted me, I shared the sermon at our 5am Booster group, that I share here too. The Lord ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Loved Deeply Series

Contributed by David Welch on Feb 8, 2018

Fourth in a series from Philippians focusing on loving others because we are loved.

We recently began a new series of messages drawn out of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. He wrote to this church that he established some 10 years prior to this writing. Paul wrote the letter from a prison in Rome along with Ephesians and Colossians known as the “Prison Epistles ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Its Time We Grow Up

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 7, 2012

Love is all we need

ITS TIME WE GROW UP 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Church Personnel Manual Part 1

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 6, 2012

A talk on the way love should look and be displayed, and the way we see spirituality.

Text: 1 Cor 13:1-7, Title: Church Personnel Manual, Date/Place: 2/5/12 NRBC Opening illustration: Common problem in churches: lack of love. Even in Peru one of the local churches that we are working with experienced a fairly traumatic split that caused their reputation to be stained. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7

Denomination: Baptist