Sermons on Loving Truth:

When Jesus Interrupts The Outcast Series

Contributed by Brian Credille on Mar 9, 2001

Jesus was not afraid to reach out to the "outcasts" of His society. When He did, important truths were revealed that we need to know.

"When Jesus Interrupts the Outcast" Luke 5:27-32 INTRODUCTION Have you ever felt like an outcast? Some people are rejected by people because of their race, color, or background. Some are rejected for their beliefs. Some rejected because of behavior. You can be poor or rich, powerless or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Baptist

Out Of This World Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Jul 24, 2006

3rd in the series "Love Notes: A Letter from John." If you love the Lord you’ll love Holiness, the Church and the Truth.

You might be a church member if… -You think God’s presence is strongest on the back three pews. - You think "Amazing Grace" is the national anthem. - You judge the quality of the sermon by the amount of sweat worked up by the preacher. - Your definition of fellowship has something to do with ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Disagreeing In Love

Contributed by Rob Ketterling on Apr 14, 2015

Message about how to disagree with someone while loving them,

Disagreeing In Love By Pastor Rob Ketterling. Today I want to preach about loving deeply the people we disagree with. Loving deeply the people we disagree with. Whether it's somebody that's in our family, in our church, in our faith, outside of the family of God, there is a lot of people ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Unrelenting Love Series

Contributed by David Heflin on Jun 13, 2007

This sermon explores how the unconquerable love of Christ is the catalyst and motivator for our love for our fellow man, especially our enemy.

Crying Wolf Matt. 5:33-37 5/27/07 PSCOC Introduction: Ed Harris story. Last week I traveled to Austin for a seminar. As we were waiting for our bags to arrive you just won’t believe who we saw walking out of the bathroom, but I promise you it was none other than Ed Harris. I swear he wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Evidence Of True Faith Series

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 13, 2015

The outgrowth of a personal relationship with Christ is a commitment to truth, love, and morality.

Several years ago I traded at a dry cleaner that has since gone out of business. One week I intended to drop off my clothes, but for some reason or other I never stopped by. Finally, on my way to the office that Friday morning, I had time. When I walked in, two ladies were at the counter. They ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Love Does Not But Does, All Things, Never, Is Not.. Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jan 29, 2020

In this message we wrap up our series, 'Love Is,' by looking at several facets of God's kind of love... love does not delight in evil, love rejoices with truth, love bears all things... , Love never fails and love is not self seeking.

Love Does Not But Does, All Things, Never, Is Not.. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:6-8, Proverbs 8:13, Deuteronomy 7:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Agape Love PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 26, 2023

This sermon explores the manifestation, modeling, and maturity of God's Agape love in our lives and how we can reflect it in our daily interactions.

Good morning, dear family of God. It is a joy to see each one of you here today. As we gather in the warmth of our fellowship and the light of His presence, I want you to know that you are loved. You are loved with a love that is immeasurable, incomparable, and incomprehensible. A love that is as ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:8, John 13:35, John 3:16, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Topics: Agape Love, True Love

True Love

Contributed by Rick Hope on Feb 14, 2006

Everyone talks about true love. But the Apostle John tells us how we are supposed to love.

In just two days, we celebrate a holiday centered around the concept of love. We’ve seen traces of it for weeks. Hearts, flowers, candy… My wife told me exactly what she wanted this year… she told me she wanted flowers…but not roses. Anyone can get roses, she said. She wanted tulips. And so I ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

How To Tell If Your Faith Is True. Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

When you think of some Christian you greatly admire, you are usually thinking of their loving kindness and Christian actions, and not their views of the trinity. It is by behavior that we impress people with our Christian faith and not by our belief.

The passage we are looking at has been greatly misunderstood. Some have thought it contradicts what Paul says about being justified by faith. James says we are justified by works. They appear to be holding opposite views, but a close study of the words reveals that they are in perfect agreement. ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

The Paradox Of Love

Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Feb 18, 2014

Christ uses the teachings of Jewish culture as the backdrop to convey how people should love

One of the strangest moments for me on an airplane is when the plane backs up from the gate and begins to taxi towards the runway and the flight attendants come on and begin to give you instructions concerning the lights and what to do in case there is a loss of cabin pressure. And one of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:28-31

Denomination: Baptist

Love Them

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Feb 13, 2010

The Apostle Paul was working with a church that had some real issues concerning just how Christians should treat each other regardless of their Spiritual Giftedness. The Apostle was writing to a church in conflict, but one that thought they had ARRIVED, s

Love Them Our text for this day is not what it first appears. We all have seen excerpts from this beautiful piece of literature and possibly have a copy of it hung on some wall in our house. I do! But our text is not just a lovie-dovie mushy- gooshy text on falling in love and getting married. Our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christmas Love Series

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 30, 2006

If you want to grasp true joy during the Christmas season it is imperative that you catch the significance in how God showed love by giving Christ. God gave His Son and Christ came willingly—true expressions of sacrificial love.

Turn Your Bibles to Luke 2:1-7 Title: Christmas Love Theme: The Love of God, Christ Given Series: The Cast of Christmas Listen as I read Luke 2:1-7, “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Model Of Love

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 9, 2014

Salvation is through the grace of Jesus Christ. Some people still insist on adding to the plan. They believe things like not only should you accept Jesus, but you need be baptized, or you need to be confirmed, or you need to take the Lord's Supper.

JUL 28 2013PM A Model of Love Acts 15:22-35 The great decree of salvation issued by the early church should have settled the issue forever. There is no question; salvation is through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. But some people still insist on adding to the plan. They believe things ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:22-35

Denomination: Baptist

Where's The Love

Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004

Uses the Black Eyed Peas’ song Where’s the Love as an outline for looking at the Christian concept of love (points out a few errors in the Black Eyed Peas thinking from a Christian perspective).

Introduction There’s a song currently towards the top end of the music chart which I have listened to over the past month or so, on the radio as I drive back and forwards to Manchester each week and it causes me to think. You see initially the song appears to be quite Christian in its outlook and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-17, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Holiness

Loving God

Contributed by Paul Norwood on Mar 14, 2011

How we are to accomplish the first and great command to love God with all our heart, soul and mind.

“Loving God” Text: 1 John 4:7-11 I. Welcome II. Introduction The beloved apostle John penned the beautiful words of our scripture reading this morning in which one of the great attributes of God is set forth – God is love. Yet, as we begin reading the OT, we find no reference to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ