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  • Roger Hasselquist avatar

    Know The Love Of Christ

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Mar 13, 2023
     | 2,717 views

    A woman named Phyllis W. Zeno, a contributor to 10 Chicken Soup books, wrote the following story: “One day a beautiful, but very troubled little girl came through the door of my day nursery.

    Alba 3-12-2023 KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST Ephesians 3:14-19 A woman named Phyllis W. Zeno, a contributor to 10 Chicken Soup books, wrote the following story: “One day a beautiful, but very troubled little girl came through the door of my day nursery. From the very beginning I was captivated by ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Nearly Bankrupt Of Love

    Contributed by Neal Gray on Jan 14, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
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    Love. A nice thought. But genuine love is not shown as much as we might like to think. Our love account is not as full as God would like. May He help us.

    "Nearly Bankrupt of Love" Author: Dr. Neal Gray Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, KJV Purpose: Love. A nice thought. But genuine love is not shown as much as we might like to think. Our love account is not as full as God would like. May He help us. INTRODUCTION Opening Why would I call this ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Biblical Advice On Love

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 12, 2016
     | 10,912 views

    Valentine's Marriage on Biblical Love.

    Biblical Advice On Love 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 13 I am going to do something today that I do not normally ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Start To Walking In Love

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Oct 13, 2017
     | 5,708 views

    Walkling in the Lord's love can be quite different from earthly conceptions of what love is. This message explores a Biblical understanding of what this means and how we need to live as followers of Jesus Christ.

    Read I John 4:7-8 Jesus walked in love. Make no mistake about this. He perfectly demonstrated the statement found in verse 16 of the same chapter. “God is Love”. When Jesus offered forgiveness to the woman caught in adultery, he demonstrated love. When he told her “Go, and sin no more.” he also ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lust: What Love Is Not Series

    Contributed by Paul Basehore on Feb 10, 2016
     | 7,945 views

    Love focuses on others, lust focuses on self. There is no such thing as “acceptable lust”.

    Many of you know of C.S. Lewis from his Narnia book series. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and its sequels have been made into multiple movies that together have grossed over 1.5 billion dollars worldwide. However, Mr. Lewis is also very well known for his books discussing Christianity and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Love Conquers All

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Feb 13, 2015
     | 37,647 views

    Paul describes what love is, what love is not, and what love can do in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

    Love Conquers All Introduction: Perhaps you've seen this Peanuts cartoon: Linus announces to his cranky sister, Lucy, that he's going to be a doctor. "You, a doctor?" she asks. "How can you be a doctor? You don't love mankind." Linus replies, "I do too love mankind. It's people I can't stand." ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    89. The Love Of The Father Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Nov 18, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,046 views

    It is the love of the Father that has initiated this whole process of creating a holy people within whom He can come and dwell

    89. IN GOD'S IMAGE - THE LOVE OF THE FATHER This message is part of a series of 90 sermons based on the title, “In God’s Image – God’s Purpose for humanity.” This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Living God's Love Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 20, 2015
     | 8,141 views

    We love because we belong to God and that's what he does. God's love is sacrificial, self-giving. It's a love that's seen in the way we love because we're his body here on earth.

    Well we saw last week how important it is for us to love one another and here he says it again, but this time with an added couple of reasons. God is Love Twice in this passage he tells us “God is love.” Last week the motivation for loving God and remaining faithful to the gospel was ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Knowledge, Love And Example

    Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Jun 16, 2025
     | 338 views

    So the church was split. In our society, eating meat sacrificed to idols is no longer an issue. But at least three principles Paul teaches in this passage are as relevant as ever.

    Alba 6-15-2025 KNOWLEDGE, LOVE AND EXAMPLE I Corinthians 8:1-13 Rob Kenney’s YouTube channel, “Dad, how do I?” went viral five years ago (2020). Kenney released his first video shortly after the coronavirus pandemic reared its ugly head. He wanted to provide practical advice and emotional ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Your Enemies PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 5, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 578 views

    The sermon encourages believers to strive for divine perfection through Christ's grace, mercy, and love, shaping a legacy of faith for future generations.

    Hello, beloved family and friends. As we gather together today, in this sacred place of fellowship and worship, we stand on the precipice of a new understanding, a new revelation of the divine mercy and magnanimity that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has called us to embody. We are not here by ...read more

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    Bask In The Love Of God

    Contributed by Craig Smee on Jan 3, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,012 views

    We so often get caught up in the business of life that we forget about the blessing of Love.

    Well things change. If you want to know what I was going to preach on, come next week or the rest because we were going to here about prayer but the Lord changed that last night at about 11 o clock. Intro church. Radically committed, they were a community that spoke to everyone about Christ. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Faith Vs Love Series

    Contributed by Craig Smee on Jul 6, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,849 views

    A look at the resolutions of Proverbs 3. Faith and Love

    FAITH VS LOVE IS THERE A LINK To understand this resolution, we need to have a look at each one of these aspects Faith and Love Are they bound together and linked without separation? <ADVANCE> Marriage – Love someone – you are faithful to them. Child – Love my son – I will faithfully look after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    God's Incredible Love Series

    Contributed by Keith Edwards on May 1, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 12,867 views

    You must understand this. If you have difficulty grasping His love, you will have difficulty with everything else.

    The Incredible Love Of God I John 4:8 Bethel Assembly of God 2/24/2002 AM INTRODUCTION In a couple of weeks I will no longer be the pastor of Bethel Assembly of God. For the next couple of weeks I want to preach what I believe to be the most important messages of my time with you. There will be no ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Character Of A Disciple: Love Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jul 26, 2018
     | 3,881 views

    Agape is the highest form of love … the love that everyone wants to receive but few are ready to give because of the sacrifice involved. How can anyone receive agape if no one is willing to live and to share and to give agape?

    Eleven adults and 26 high school students loaded into three vans in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church in Hartselle, Alabama, said good-by to family and friends and home and drove over 700 miles to a little town on the shores of Lake Okeechobee. Two of the adult leaders had been ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    God's Infinite Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Dec 25, 2010
     | 6,909 views

    God's love for us is unlimited.

    Text: “We love Him because He first loved us.” Story: “We Require Loving” A little girl was making but poor progress toward recovery, though the ailment had been checked and there seemed to be no reason why she should not rapidly improve. But it didn’t happen, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church