Sermons on Love Your Neighbor As Yourself:

The Great Commandment PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2023

Emphasizes the importance of loving God wholeheartedly and loving our neighbors as ourselves.

Good morning, dear friends. We gather here today with hearts full of hope and minds open to the teachings of our Lord. We come together as a community, bound by our shared faith and love for God. Today, we turn our attention to the Gospel of Matthew. In chapters 22, verses 37 to 40, we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

Topics: Obedience

Live By The Spirit

Contributed by Clive Broadbent on Sep 29, 2017

Because we're filled with the Holy Spirit, we struggle with sin and know the consequences of sin, so we must live by the Spirit and love our neighbours as ourselves.

Back in the 1980s, a classic TV ad showed a skillfull basketball player dribbling a ball round a young lad who was holding a stick of Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles. After a few minutes of very impressive dribbling, the basketball player finishes by spinning the ball on one finger. “Not bad” says the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-26

Won't You Be My Neighbor? Part Two Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 11, 2021

Your car is from Detroit and your TV is from somewhere in Asia. But love is an import from heaven. Love comes from above.

For the next few Sundays, we are going to focus on our relationships in our community in a series, entitled, Won’t You Be Our Neighbor? We are asking many of you to read The Art of Neighboring as we progress through the series. This is a light read that you can move through in a matter of a couple ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of Love Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 12, 2016

Do you want to find joy in your relationships? It starts when you open up your heart to receive God’s love for yourself. Then, in the context of that grace and love, feel the same; think the same; and do the same, promoting others above yourself.

A couple had been married for 60 years, and throughout their life they had shared everything. They loved each other deeply. They had not kept any secrets from one another, except for a small shoe box that the wife kept in the top shelf of her closet. When they got married, she put the box there and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Love Series

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Oct 18, 2024

Jesus said, “I am the vine, and you are the branches: He who abides in me, and I in him produces much fruit.” The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. God places one of the fruits above the others. Love is above the others

What is LOVE? 1. LOVE is a Fruit that comes from abiding in the vine. Abide in me, and I in you. A branch can’t bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine. Neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, and you are the branches: He who abides in me, and I in him produces much ...read more

Scripture: John 15:4-5, Galatians 5:22, Matthew 22:37-40, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Colossians 3:12-14, Galatians 5:6, 1 Corinthians 13:2-3, Proverbs 10:12, 1 Samuel 15:22, Luke 10:29-37, James 2:18, Matthew 5:23-24, Titus 2:4, Romans 5:8, Romans 5:10, Matthew 5:43-48, Romans 8:28, John 15:5, 1 Samuel 24:6, 1 John 2:15-16, Acts 5:1-5, Ephesians 3:17-19, Luke 7:36-47, 1 John 4:19, John 13:34-35  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Hosea--Is He A Loser And Chump? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 24, 2025

He fell in love with a woman who found herself lovers, lots of them. She was frequently unfaithful. Despite her infidelity, Hosea took her back time after time.

Friday of the Third Week in Lent 2025 The prophet Hosea, if he lived in our modern culture, would be called a total loser, an inveterate chump. He was prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel and ministered during the reign of King Jeroboam II in the middle of the eighth century before Our Lord. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-34, Psalm 81:6-11, Psalm 81:14, Hosea 14:2-9

Denomination: Catholic

Too Busy To Worship? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 18, 2012

Against the status quo, Christians are to have “Christ-like” hearts.

We will continue our study of the Gospel of Luke today; but in honor of Father’s Day, we will start with a passage in Ephesians. Please open your Bibles to Ephesians 6. Read along with me Ephesians 6:1-3… It’s pretty much self-explanatory isn’t it? We honor our parents by obeying them. We honor ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-42

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"god Is Our Neighbor"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 9, 2022

In loving one another we are loving God.

“God Is Our Neighbor” Romans 13:8-10 When the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa was a young boy, he had a life changing experience because of God’s love flowing to him through another person. You see, in South Africa, at that time, if a black person and a white person met while ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10

Denomination: United Methodist

Love One Another

Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 10, 2015

The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of Jesus' most familiar stories, and the way we usually hear that parable is as Jesus' way of getting us to ask ourselves, "Am I willing, when the circumstances arise, to be a Good Samaritan to other people?"

A man approached the gates of heaven and asked to be allowed to enter. Saint Peter asked, "Tell me one good thing you did in your life." The man said, "Well, I saw a group of punks harassing an elderly lady, so I ran up and kicked their leader in the shins." Peter asked, "When did this happen?" The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Anglican

Love God & Neighbor (Mark 12)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Aug 11, 2024

What are the greatest commandments? Let's look at Mark 12.

Have religious leaders often killed the prophets and even God’s own Son? Has Jesus become the cornerstone of God's spiritual temple? Should Christians pay taxes? Is God the God of the dead or the living? What are the key commandments? Do some religious leaders still prefer showmanship over ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Embracing The "Me” That Is Essential To "We” Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Dec 3, 2021

Embracing the “Me” that is Essential to “We” Series: Building Better RELATIONSHIPS September 19, 2021

Embracing the “Me” that is Essential to “We” Series: Building Better RELATIONSHIPS September 19, 2021 Summary: This is the second message in a series on building better relationships...and learning to love like Jesus. (Eph. 5:1-2) It focuses on learning to follow Jesus in being rooted in love in ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Who Is Your Neighbour? Series

Contributed by Norbert Haukenfrers on Sep 3, 2008

my neighbour is the one I meet and can assist if they are in need

Most of you this past spring filed your income tax returns, and some of you I imagine are like me wondering if perhaps there is something else you could deduct so that you could pay less tax. But, have you ever wished that you could pay more tax? I’ll never forget the day that my dad told me that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:24-37

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Turning An Enemy Into A Friend Lesson 4

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 13, 2019

Ask God to give you love for your enemies.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. The word “enemy” is in quotation marks to show they are not permanent enemies. 2. Beware of “enemies’ lists.” Only list them for prayer. 3. Looking through Jesus’ eyes will change everything. 4. Don’t be naive. The Bible doesn’t say; “If” you have enemies. It says, “Love your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-44, Job 1:10

Denomination: Baptist

Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 4, 2023

Love of God and neighbor protects us from stress

Several years ago, a radio station ran a contest. "Just for fun," they said, "when you wake up to the sound of 106 FM, call and tell us the first words you spoke when you rolled out of bed. If you're the third caller, you'll win $106." The first morning, a buoyant disc ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Catholic

Double Or Nothing

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 4, 2023

Ignorance of God’s character and law often renders our loving feelings toward our neighbors empty or misguided.

There used to be a terrific program on PBS called the Religion and Ethics Weekly. They covered everything from Pentecostals to the Pope. I’ve seen programs on Jews and Buddhists and Hindus and Islam. One time they reported on a rise in Hindu fundamentalism. I wasn’t paying as much attention as I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed