Sermons on Love Stories Of The Bible:

Joseph - The Reluctant Stepfather

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Dec 4, 2019

will we be like Joseph, willing to do what we are called to do?

Listen to the Scripture on Joseph’s side of the Nativity story: Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, being a righteous ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Episcopal

Foolish Wisdom Series

Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Jul 21, 2009

We don’t have to spruce the Gospel up.... Our job is to simply tell the story as clearly as possible – the power resides in the Gospel, not in our eloquence.

Foolish Wisdom 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Cascades Fellowship CRC, JX MI October 19, 2008 Series: The Church in Crisis There is a major flaw in Christianity that no one seems to want to talk about. It is the elephant in the room, the gorilla in the corner, the unsightly blemish on the face that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Love Your Enemies

Contributed by Wes Richard on Oct 13, 2006

A reminder of God’s redemptive work in a world torn by hate and violence with reference to 9-11

I want to begin by telling you about something happened to me in college. I didn’t have a car as a freshman, but in 1959 I got my grandpa’s 1951 Chevy, which I drove from my home in Iowa to Hesston, Kansas, where I attended college. It was a nice car and I liked it. I didn’t drive it much ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Brethren

God So Loved Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 25, 2008

God’s love has two sides—salvation / judgment… life / death… redemption / righteousness. He loves with a purpose—salvation. He loves with a consequence—judgment.

What was the first memory verse you ever learned? For most of us, it was John 3:16. I have a set of 6 books at the house that I bought a few years ago. They are by a man named Carl F.H. Henry. When Carl Henry died in 2003, the New York times called him the brain of the evangelical movement. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

Love Like Jesus

Contributed by Perry Fowler on Aug 29, 2024

"Let brotherly love continue" is the command in Hebrews 13, but "continuing" springs forth from remembering where it came from. It came from Jesus. We live Him because He first loved us. How do we "keep Jesus love flowing and moving in our life? Hebrews 13 tells us.

Let me ask you a question today: “Was Hitler a believer?” The answer is simple. Yes, but a believer in what? He was a believer in a godless society. He believed in evolution and the natural selection teaching of Charles Darwin. He was a believer in superiority; race superiority. He preached it. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Love Does Not Boast Series

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 22, 2000

If we're going to have the kind of relationship with one another that God wants us to have, then we need to understand why Paul says, "Love does not boast, it is not proud."

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2015) A. As most of you realize, & you husbands should remember, this Saturday is a very special day. It is Valentine's Day, & we are in the midst of a series of sermons from 1 Corinthians 13, the "Love ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4, 1 Corinthians 13:1-4, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Love And Hate Barometer

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jun 25, 2022

It is our love for one another that lets our light shine unto the world and boldly states we are Christians! In 1 John 3:11-18 John states if one is indifferent or hates a brother or sister then either one is not saved or is out of fellowship with God.

The Love and Hate Barometer 1 John 3:11-18 Online Sermon: McKees Mills Baptist Church » Sermons (mckeesfamily.com) A new command Christ has given to us born of the water and the Spirit and that is to “love one another” so that the will “know that you are My disciplines” (John 13:34)! As ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

Parables Concerning The Kingdom, Part 1 (Matthew 13:1-23)

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Apr 13, 2025

Matthew, Chapter 13, presents a series of stories, or parables, Jesus used to illustrate the concepts of the kingdom of God, the approaching judgment, and the work of the devil. Listen, if you have ears to hear.

The thirteenth chapter of Matthew's gospel focuses upon the parables of Jesus. As the Master got into a boat while teaching the people on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, He told a story about a man whose job it was to sow seed into ground that had been tilled in order to grow crops. In the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-53, Mark 4:1-9, Mark 6:1-6, Luke 4:16-30, Luke 8:4-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

His Powerful Word -- Hammer And Fire

Contributed by Edward Frey on Sep 3, 2001

God’s Word has to the power to expose and crush all falsehood and to buildup and refine in its truth.

Sermon Text: Jeremiah 23:23-29 September 2, 2001 -- Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost GOD’S POWERFUL WORD – A HAMMER AND FIRE! It’s been said that the pen is mightier than the sword. What that means is that words can be powerful. Words can be weapons. A careless, harsh word can cut a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:23-29

Denomination: Lutheran

Walk Through Psalm 119--Part I

Contributed by Jeremy Nobles on Aug 16, 2008

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOD’S WORD AS SEEN IN PSALMS119.

PSALMS 119—PART I PSALM 119:1-16 BY PASTOR NOBLES CREEKWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH AUGUST 17, 2008 AN AGNOSTIC COLLEGE PROFESSOR VISITED THE FIJI ISLANDS AND CRITICALLY REMAKRED TO AN EDERLY CHIEF, ‘YOU ARE A GREAT LEADER, BUT IT IS A PITY YOU’VE BEEN TAKEN IN BY THOSE MISSIONARIES. THEY ONLY WANT TO GET ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Celebrate God’s Word Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 11, 2011

We can and should take time to celebrate the gift of God’s Word!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we are going to continue with our theme of Celebration. I believe we should celebrate every day because we have the gift of life. I want us to focus on a great gift we have from God, His Word! • The Bible has been the top selling book for years. There have been ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love The Right Things

Contributed by Thomas Mccracken on Feb 7, 2012

We have become so desensitized by the word love. We throw the word "love" out so often, like an old man with gum for the neighborhood kids. We invest our emotions in things like: money, toxic relationships, popularity, health, selfhish motives and even th

Loving the Right Things I Cor. 13:1-13 Introduction: There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even an ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Genuine Expressions Of Love

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 11, 2002

We all need to give out genuine expressions of love.

GENUINE EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE II Cor. 6:3-13 INTRO.- Genuine expressions of love. ILL.- A man at work decided to show his wife how much he loved her, and before going home, showered, shaved, put on some choice cologne, and bought her a bouquet of flowers. He went to the front door and knocked. His ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:3-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of The Word Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 10, 2012

The story of Elisha and Naaman teaches us about the Word of Evangelization, the Word of direction, and the Word of testimony, all powerful in the saving of souls.

Monday of the 3rd Week in Lent Verbum Domini At least as early as the time of St Gregory of Nyssa in the 4th century (On the Baptism of Christ), the Fathers of the Church were seeing this healing of Naaman the Syrian as a type of Baptism. The story is a compelling reminder of the impotence of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-15

Denomination: Catholic

Love Speaks The Truth Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 15, 2013

This is the last sermon in the series and focuses on learning to speak the truth in love.

A. There’s a story told of a four-year-old boy who came out of the bathroom screaming to his mother for help. 1. Startled, his mother ran to him asking, “What’s wrong?” 2. The little boy answered, “I dropped my toothbrush into the toilet.” 3. She calmed him ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ