Sermons on Loves Impact:

A Servant Church Loves Series

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 16, 2009

If the Servant Church models itself after Jesus Christ who ultimately taught us what a servant is: then the Servant Church must love God, it must love the children of God, and it must keep His commandant to love.

A Servant Church Loves I John 5: 1-5 “We Love the Children of God” Verse 2: By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.” Hear Paul’s poem: I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have no love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

My Soul Loves

Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 18, 2009

The Church and the people of the Church must be able to say with sincerity and depth of meaning: my soul loves - God!

Sunday, February 4, 2007 “My Soul Loves” Text: Song of Solomon 3: 1- 5 One of the most misunderstood books in the Old Testament is probably The Song of Solomon or called by some, The Song of Songs. One may wonder how is it possible that there can be a Book of the Bible that does not mention the ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Love God First Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 22, 2009

If you don’t love God first above all other things, consequences to sin will soon follow.

Remember what we talked about last week? God chose Abraham and his descendants to be a testimony for Him. Abraham passed the “baton” of being in God’s team to Isaac who in turn passed the “baton” to Jacob. Please open your Bibles to the end of Genesis Chapter 28; we read……. Jacob heard the godly ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Loving Through Suffering

Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Apr 3, 2009

A sermon that explores how Jesus loves us through suffering....and how through our suffering we may have an opportunity to love.

Have you ever said if I was God I would…. If I was God there would be no weeds in my garden. If I was God no one bad would get good things. What would you do if you were God? What about if you were in the situation that Jesus faced in the reading from Matthew what would you have done? If you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32-44

Denomination: Lutheran

Truth, Love, And The Word Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Apr 7, 2009

what is truth? These are the famous words of Pilate, just before he gave in to the accusations of the crowds and the chief priests to have Jesus crucified. But instead of asking ‘what’ is truth, perhaps he should have asked ‘who’ is truth? Who is the trut

Truth, Love & the Word 1 Peter 1:22-25 22Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.[a] 23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Receiving The Father's Love Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jun 22, 2009

Jesus was empowered to love, serve, and confront Toxic people by the power of the Spirit, and the love of the Father.

Jesus & Toxic People 3 Father’s Day 2009 Receiving the Father’s Love Ephesians 3:14-19 Recap last two sermons Jesus is able to love and serve Judas, and able to confront toxic people because he knew the Father’s Love, and he had the power of the Spirit. John 13:1&3 Jesus knew that the hour ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19

Denomination: *other

Honor, Love, And Reverence

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 5, 2009

Emmaus Baptist Church, Quinton, Va: To be good citizens means that we follow Peter’s counsel and honor everyone by supporting the public good; love the church by investing in it; and reverence God by making sure of our personal relationship to Him.

This is a day to celebrate being a people of God in a nation shaped by the will of God. This is a day to remember who we are, where we came from, and to what we are called. This is a day for honor, love, and reverence. Two years ago, the last time I was here, I mentioned that I had been doing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:10-25

Denomination: Baptist

Loving Your Neighbor Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jul 7, 2009

Here is a simple 3 step approach to loving our neighbors

Title: Love your neighbor Text: Luke 10:25-37 (The parable of the Good Samaritan) Introduction (v25-29) “On one occasion an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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

I Love A Parade

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Apr 23, 2009

True Worship is a celebration. Palm Sunday sermon.

Most of us have never been to Nisswa, Minnesota, but I, for one, would like to go there someday. And when I go, I need to plan to stay over for Wednesday night. Not that I want to go to church there (Sorry about that, Chief!). No, the reason I want to visit Nisswa is for the Turtle Races. Every ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Tough Love In The Church

Contributed by Tim Huie on May 7, 2009

What does the Bible REALLY teach about church discipline?

TOUGH LOVE IN THE CHURCH Matthew 18:15-17 1 Corinthians 5:1-11 1 Timothy 1:18-20 Titus 3:10-11 1. Illus. of teenager gone wild • Young man of about 18 went wild. • Would drink, do drugs, come home raging and tear up the place. • Would come to blows with mom and dad. • Finally, parents had to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Love One Another!

Contributed by Curt Cizek on May 9, 2009

A sermon for an Armed Forces Sunday celebration, looking at ministry to those in uniform.

-Our Gospel lesson for today might seem a bit strange to preach for an Armed Forces Sunday -Just look at the words in verse 12 -Jesus tells His 1st century disciples and His 21st century disciples to “love one another as He has loved us” -Contrast that with what we are celebrating, at least in ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Love Feels No Burdens

Contributed by Chris Surber on May 14, 2009

The love of God is intrinsically linked with the worship of God and love for the brethren.

Love Feels No Loads, I John 5:1-6 Introduction A discus thrower developed his skills alone in his highland village in Scotland. This was in the nineteenth century, before the days of professional trainers. He made his own discus from the description he read in a book. What he didn’t know was that ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:1-6

Denomination: Christian Church

"Love Shown In Discipline" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 15, 2009

Sermon 24 in a study in HEBREWS

“and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; 6 FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.” NASB There are some things ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-13

Denomination: Orthodox

A Love That Forgets And Forgives

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009

The fifth sermon of a post-Easter series on Love.

(Slide 1) It was a conversation that has stuck with me over the years. I was not a part of the conversation, per se, but I was a part of the audience that listened. I think that it took place in 1986 but I cannot remember. It was, I remember, a Sunday night at the church where I was serving as a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:27-28

Denomination: Church Of God