Sermons on Loving Locally:

What Is Love?

Contributed by Grant Adams on Aug 2, 2022

You could get hundreds of answers to this question. The true answer is found in God. God so loved the world.

The greatest love ever expressed was the love shown to a Christ denying world when Christ died upon the cross for the sins of all mankind. Love was manifest at Calvary. Many Christian people are not really sure God loves them, even after he has saved us. Sometimes because of the trying ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Romans 8:38-39

Denomination: Baptist

Love Yourself

Contributed by Dr John Singarayar Svd on Aug 18, 2022

Love Yourself

Love Yourself   Scripture Luke 10:25-37   Reflection Dear sisters and brothers, Love is a complex word. Love is a complicated emotion. Love is a beautiful expression. It depends on where we are at that moment when we experience love. We can speak a volume about love. We can write hundreds ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Other

Bound By Love

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Aug 19, 2022

Christians are all on the same team! Regardless of denominations, countries, or language, we are all doing our part when we help build the Kingdom of God together.

WITHIN EVERY HUMAN HEART LIES THE YEARNING TO BE AFFIRMED, UNDERSTOOD, AND USEFUL. I BELIEVE THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE IN WHICH TO HAVE ALL THESE DESIRES FULFILLED THAN WITHIN THE BODY OF CHRIST, THE CHURCH. THERE IS NO SAFER PLACE ON EARTH IN WHICH TO USE ONE’S GIFTS, TALENTS AND ABILITIES THAN IN ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:4-11, Ephesians 4:4-7, 1 John 4:19-21

Denomination: Free Methodist

Extraordinary Love Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on May 2, 2021

A disciple of Jesus has extraordinary love for others.

Discipleship Matters: Extravagant Love for Others Luke 7:36-50 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 05-02-2021 Pride vs. Promiscuity When I picked up the phone, I knew it was serious. My friend Andy knew Maxine and I were home in Memphis and he asked if he and his fiancée ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Baptist

No Greater Love

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 6, 2021

We are commanded by Christ Jesus to love each other.

No Greater Love John 15: 9 - 17 Intro: Things that make you go HMMMMMM! Why is it a compliment to tell a woman she looks like a breath of spring; but, not to tell her she looks like the end of a hard winter? / Why does it please a woman when you say time stands still when you look into her ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Love Is Relational

Contributed by Jim Keegan on May 8, 2021

Love is all about relationships. The cross itself speaks of the two dimensions of love, vertical and horizontal, divine and human love. And where they intersect most powerfully is in relationships.

Love is Relational John 21:15-17 (Read text.) I remember hearing missionaries to the Congo talking about the need for long-term missions, especially the importance of learning the language and the culture of the people. “Language and culture are important,” they said, “because they facilitate ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15-17

A Condemnable Love! Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on May 26, 2021

As Christians we are called to hate as well as love! There is a love that God condemns!

1 John 2 (KJV) 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Love Life Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 26, 2021

If you want to love life, love people.

Evangelist, Larry Moyer, tells the story of a warden, who asked a prisoner on death row what he would like to eat for his last meal. The prisoner replied, “I would like to have a huge piece of watermelon.” The warden said, “You must be kidding? This is December. Watermelons have not been ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-12, Ephesians 2:14-15, Psalm 34:12-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Sumpremacy Of Love Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

Love is central to Christianity. For love is the power of the age to come that has invaded our day. Love has broken into the present day from its home in heaven.

Beside Psalm 23 and the Lord’s Prayer, 1 Corinthians 13 represents on of the most well known and loved passages in all of the Bible. Perhaps it is the most cherished passage in all of the Apostle Paul’s writings. And while the word love is mentioned ten times in this one chapter, you’ll not find ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Love Is... Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 4, 2021

Loving other people before yourself is a distinctive trait of Christians. I want you to see this morning that love first shatters us, then it captures us, and lastly, it empowers us.

The Importance of Love Love is the essence of Christianity. “Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you” (Psalm 63:3). The cross of Christ has been the defining act of love for nearly two millennia. Jesus said that love for one another is the badge for Christians: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

Labor Of Love

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Apr 21, 2023

Whenever and wherever we are doing God’s work, we are on holy ground. Wherever we find ourselves, we can make it holy by being God’s representative in that place.

I know this isn’t Labor Day weekend. But it’s too important a topic to skip. It’s big in the news these days, what with unemployment still above 6%. We all know people who are looking for work - and have been for more than 6 months. But hey - work isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, right? How many ...read more

Scripture: John 4:31-37, Genesis 3:16-19

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"To Be Loved”

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on May 11, 2023

We need love. Love is an emotional bond that makes us feel safe, understood, and valued. That is what our mothers have done for us. It is what God has done for us through Jesus. If we keep, if we practice the teachings of Jesus it demonstrates our love for Him.

In Jesus Holy Name May 14, 2023 Text: John 14:15 Easter VI Redeemer “To Be Loved” Last Sunday I suggested that as we read chapters 13-17 in John we should try imagine ourselves in the Upper Room ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21, John 14:15

Denomination: Lutheran

A Love Story

Contributed by Phillip Smith on May 23, 2023

Ladies, do you remember when your husband asked for your hand in marriage; the day you became engaged? You either were scared or excited; most likely filled with joy and gladness.

Ladies, do you remember when your husband asked for your hand in marriage; the day you became engaged? You either were scared or excited; filled with joy and gladness. Did you feel no one would ask for you to marry them? Did you feel as an outcast by so many in this world? Did you begin to wonder ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:16-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Loving Father Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Jun 8, 2021

Father's Day: The father should be the hero of this parable. He had been watching and waiting with love and patience. Like the father who was looking for his son to return, the Lord is waiting for us to come home to Him.

Luke chapter fifteen contains three parables. The third parable, which we are going to look at this morning, is sometimes called, “The Parable of the Prodigal Son.” Commentator William Barclay says, “For centuries the third parable has been called ‘The Parable of the Prodigal Son.’ It would be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Love Of God

Contributed by Doug Fannon on Jul 19, 2021

Final sermon in the series "The Attributes of God." All Scripture references are from the NASB.

Today’s message will concludes this sermon series on the attributes of God. In this series we had only skimmed the surface. There is so much more about the qualities of God, but we cover those things every time we open and read His word. God’s word, the Bible is His revelation of Himself to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-14

Denomination: Baptist