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  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    God's Love Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Feb 9, 2001
    based on 196 ratings
     | 41,144 views

    This message talks about the Love that God has for us.

    INTRODUCTION  A man was lured into a busy florist shop by a large sign in the window that read, "Say It With Flowers." "Wrap up one rose for me, please" he told the florist. "Just one?" the florist asked. "Just one," the customer replied. "I’m a man of few words."  A husband was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love 360 Series

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,732 views

    Learning to love like Jesus

    Love 360° Last week we studied together what it meant to live like Jesus lived. This week we are looking at loving like Jesus loved. Love is intimidating. It is the most mystical and heavenly expression of the Kingdom you can know. And of course, Jesus set the bar very high when it comes to ...read more

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    They Don't Like Him Very Much Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 15, 2013
    based on 36 ratings
     | 23,490 views

    Why would the world hate Jesus? What is there about His message that makes them so upset? Uses the advertisement against Christmas the American Humanist Organization used 5 years ago to explore those questions.

    OPEN: About 5 years ago, the American Humanist Association spent $40,000 in December for an ad campaign in Washington D.C. that attacked God during the Christian season. Now, that’s not what the spokesman for the humanist group said they meant to do: "Our reason for doing it during ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Fruit Of Love Series

    Contributed by David Cambridge on Aug 7, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 7,069 views

    This lesson discusses three aspects of love: its meaning, scope, and expression.

    Get Sermon Outliner for Word: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~davecam/so/sermonoutliner.htm The Fruit Of Love Introduction 1. The triad of spiritual graces we are now considering (Love, joy, and peace) are the foundation of good social conduct. The first of these graces is love, of which the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Jilted Love

    Contributed by Ken Gehrels on Dec 5, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 7,204 views

    God’s love is passionate and devoted - but when jilted sparks a holy fury.

    Jilted Love Bible Reading: Amos 2: 6-16 PREPARED BY KEN GEHRELS PASTOR CALVIN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH NEPEAN, ONTARIO -- Jilted Love p.1 They began to notice that she just wasn’t the same. Sue had been pouring their coffee for the last 10 years every Thursday morning at the neighborhood bar & ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Was It Really For Me Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,698 views

    Is Jesus first in your life? Is it all about you, or all about Him? Have you lost your first love, been living for you, turned your back to Him? God looks at all of our lives, and He asks, “Is it really for me??”

    Was It Really For Me? August 31, 2008 Zech 7 Intro: One of the really healthy, but challenging, things about preaching through a book of the Bible is that I don’t get to just preach the words of encouragement and promise that make us feel good. Preaching right through a book forces us to take ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Learning To Love Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Aug 25, 2009
    based on 24 ratings
     | 46,257 views

    Session 3 - learning to love by giving your attention, affection and action.

    LEARNING TO LOVE Retreat Session 3 One night a wife found her husband standing over their newborn baby’s crib. Silently she watched him. As he stood looking down at the sleeping infant, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: disbelief, doubt, delight, amazement, skepticism. He would stand ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Drawings Of Love

    Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 2, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,917 views

    This passage primarily refers to God’s ancient people, the Jews, the natural descendants of Abraham. He chose them, and separated them from the nations of the world.

    6/11/2008 THE DRAWINGS OF LOVE “The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved the with an everlasting love; therefore, with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.” — Jeremiah 31:3. This passage primarily refers to God’s ancient people, the Jews, the natural ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True Love

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,245 views

    God's love and ours. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: 1 John chapter 4 verses 7-16: Ill: • An elderly man stopped at a hearing aid centre and asked about prices. • The salesman said “We have them from £25,000 down to £1.50,” • “What’s the £25,000 one like?” • The salesman said ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Walking In Love Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 7, 2003
    based on 40 ratings
     | 7,441 views

    This is the 3rd study in the study "Light In The Darkness".

    WALKING IN LOVE 1 John 2:7-17 As we continue in our study, “Light In The Darkness”, we will be studying the need to walk in love as Christians. In the Greek language there are four words for our word “love”. Eros: This is a sensual or erotic type of love. This word is never used in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love That Endures

    Contributed by David Roth on Nov 30, 2015
     | 5,597 views

    Wedding. A life centered in Christ's love is filled with a love that endures.

    J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. “Love that endures” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Bride's Name) and (Groom's Name). Family and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Faith And Love

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 14, 2013
     | 2,338 views

    Like Zechariah and Elizabeth, we must learn the interaction between faith and love in the head and heart

    Thursday of 3rd Week in Advent 2013 Lumen Fidei The story we have in the first chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel is a kind of midrash on the story we read today in the Book of Judges. In both cases a childless couple experiences a miraculous intervention of God to give them a child. But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    Love Is Not Resentful Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 4, 2025
     | 554 views

    God does not count our wrongs against us in Christ. The question is. Why do we hold the wrongs of others against them?

    INTRODUCTION SLIDE #1- ORIGINAL TITLE SLIDE - Love better. - Why are we even diving into this subject? - Since we are Christians, are we already loving to the max? - If you are like me, you have good intentions, you want to love people like Jesus does, and how Jesus wants you to do. However, those ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Love Test

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 1, 2002
    based on 344 ratings
     | 45,174 views

    It’s easy to say that we love God, isn’t it? As long as we don’t probe any deeper than that. But the Bible does probe deeper than that, & it asks more questions than just that one.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2018) TEXT: 2 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Corinthians 11:26?31 A. I'm not thrilled about taking tests, & I'm glad my years of schooling are behind me. At my age the tests I take now are stress tests & EKGs & hearing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Where Is The Love?"

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 20, 2006
    based on 37 ratings
     | 13,225 views

    Evangelistic sermon looking at John 3:16. Where is the love?

    Where is the love? It was the American band the Black eyed peas who had the best selling hit of 2005 in the UK entitled "where is the love?" It real is the growing cry of people from all walks of life noticing the futility and horror of life not just globally but individually. More ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist