Sermons on love increase and overflow:

How A Loving Parent Can Build A Loving Family

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 11, 2008

By studying the lives of Mary and Joseph we can learn how we can build a loving family.

How A Loving Parent Builds a Loving Family Luke 2:41-52 We don’t have a lot of information on the home life of Jesus. From the Biblical account of the home of Jesus we know that his parents were loving and caring parents. From birth to 12 Jesus had both parents at home. Sometime between the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:41-52

Denomination: Free Methodist

The Last Of The Ad-Ons Is Love Agape- To Love As God

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Apr 16, 2008

We are to love others as God loves us

The last of the ad-ons is LOVE Agape- To love as God loves 2 Peter 1:5-7 What goes around comes around.... He almost didn’t see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7

Denomination: Wesleyan

Defining Love - Genuine Love Isn't Normal Series

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jul 16, 2013

Jesus followers are a weird group of people. We don’t live like other people. We don’t have the same priorities or look at life the same way as everyone else. Genuine love always points people to Jesus Christ.

Let’s just be real here. Jesus followers are weird people. We’re wacked. We say stuff and do things that most people around us find odd, or even dumb. For example, we look for ways to bless the kind of people that others want to avoid. We want to go to prison and love on inmates. ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love One Another As I Have Loved You

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 9, 2015

Society is upside down like a spacecraft in the water, but the Holy Spirit has a way to right it.

6th Sunday of Easter 2015 To Mom Some of you are old enough to remember the first American flights into earth orbit and toward moon landings, and you remember the first manned spacecraft. They looked a little like this chemical reaction flask (show Erlenmeyer flask). They had slightly curved ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Catholic

Love Endures All Things, Love Never Ends Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016

When I love like Jesus loves I persist even when others resist

ENGAGE For all of us there will come times in our lives when we attempt to love other people in the manner that we have been learning about for the past 8 weeks, in which the other person is going to reject those efforts. I can almost guarantee that if you’re a parent you either have ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Loving Through A Pandemic - The High Cost Of Real Love

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 4, 2021

Jesus' emphasis was that His followers were to love God with all their heart, soul and mind and then to love their neighbor as he loves himself regardless of the culture. Let's learn to Love God's way!

I am always amazed to see those in Scripture and in life, who are willing to question Jesus and his word without any intention of learning and submitting to his word. There is a lawyer in the lesson who wished to make trial of the skill of Jesus in solving the intricate and difficult question as to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:23-37, 1 John 4:20

Denomination: Methodist

Be The Church: Love Your Neighbor, Love Your King

Contributed by Jonathan Meyer on Dec 11, 2017

It's the Last Sunday of the Church Year/Christ the King Sunday. Jesus speaks of separating the sheep & goats on the last day. The question on people's minds: Am I a sheep or a goat? (From our lectionary-based series for November 2017, "BE the Church.")

The Word of God that engages us today—on this Christ the King Sunday—is our Gospel read-ing, from Matthew 25. We’ve been looking at this chapter for a couple of weeks. And now we get to this section: the separation of the sheep and the goats. And it’s a difficult text. Not difficult to understand, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Our Hope To Love Others (A Loving Hope)

Contributed by Cesar Datuin on Mar 15, 2022

How should we love others despite of an angry and vicious world around us? How can we have hope to love others just as God love them? May this exhortation give us the attitude towards loving and caring others for God.

Intro: This month is considered to be the love month of the year since we are celebrating Valentine’s Day every February and so everybody wanted to feel that love is in the air. Though for us Christian, this feeling or emotions of love should not be felt during this time only but in every day of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8-11, 1 Corinthians 16:14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Loving Others In A Godly Way Is Called Agape Love Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Dec 14, 2024

In this sermon, we will study into the biblical teachings on agape love, exploring its definition, characteristics, and practical applications.

As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to love others in a way that reflects God's character and nature. This type of love is known as agape love, and it is a fundamental aspect of the Christian faith. In this sermon, we will study into the biblical teachings on agape love, exploring its ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

What Is Biblical Love? How To Walk In The Way Of Love Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Feb 12, 2024

Biblical love is willing to say a hard truth to someone in love, knowing that we may lose the friendship, but loving their soul more than their companionship. That’s real love. Niceness is a joke and a sham, compared to the glory of agape love.

Dave Simmons shared in his book about being a dad a time when he and his two kids went to a mall, and the mall had a petting zoo there. He had given each of his children, Brandon and Helen a quarter to enter, and then went to continue shopping. Soon he saw his daughter hadn’t gone in. He went to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, 1 Corinthians 14:1

Denomination: Salvation Army

I Will Love Them Freely

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Aug 13, 2006

Let me encourage you to exercise real and deep forgiveness that goes beyond words and continues to aid the healing process between your brothers and sisters or your family members. Let the love of God toward you flow freely out to others.

The story is told of an elderly lady who was living in poverty. Her son had recently passed away and she was in mourning. A lawyer came by to help her settle her son’s affairs and interpret the will for her. The lady was illiterate and had always been taken care of by others. Sadly, her son did ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 14:4-8

Denomination: Mennonite

Sermon Outline - Unconditional Love Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 2, 2016

Every single moment, whether awake or asleep, we all live under the canopy of the Lord’s wondrous, absolute love for us.

How does God love you? The Bible tells us that love is the very essence of who God is (1 John 4:7). So if you don’t believe that He loves you unconditionally, you’ll never really know Him or have genuine peace about your relationship with Him. How do you define “love”? ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

"thanks Be To God For His Indescribable Gift"

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 17, 2022

Thanks be to God who provides an increased harvest. Thankfulness results in generous service to God and others.

“THANKS BE TO GOD…” (Outline) October 2, 2022 – Pentecost 17 – 2 CORINTHIANS 9:10-15 INTRO: “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” What an inspirational verse for believers in every age. How does one describe an indescribable gift? Our second reading (1 Timothy 1:15) states: “Christ ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:10-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Part 3 - Reading God's Word Series

Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Nov 14, 2005

Part 3 of our Faith series is focused on reading God’s word to increase our faith.

FAITH PART 3 – READING GOD’S WORD First Baptist Church of Tawas City Michigan Rev. Bruce A. Shields – 11-13-2005 www.tawasbaptist.org WELCOME • Visitors (Visitor Cards & Prayer Request Cards in pews) • New Teen Youth Group – 13 and up. (First Meeting Friday 18th, 6:00pm @ Bruce and Terri’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:17

Denomination: Bible Church

The Promise Of The Father Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 23, 2009

We need to acknowledge the presence of the Holy Spirit and appropriate His power. He is the source of an overflowing life in Christ.

Acts 2:1-4, 14-21 The Promise of the Father It happened on the day of Pentecost – a Jewish festival on 50th day after Passover, also known as the Feast of Firstfruits (Harvest). • So they waited for 10 days, after Jesus’ ascension. • According to Acts 1:15, there were 120 of them. They believed ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible