Sermons on Motivation Of Love:

A Biblical View Of God's Love

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 20, 2006

This text is written in the author’s own "shorthand". It was written the week Hurricane Katrina came in and was delivered 6 weeks latter with the hope of bringing the listeners to see both sides of God’s love

A BIBLICAL VIEW OF THE "LOVE OF GOD" Various Scriptures • Have taken a couple of weeks in aftermath of Katrina for "Storm Stories", this message has been burned into my psyche. • Candidly - Some messages are better understood "After the storm" because in the aftermath of a storm we are more ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1

Denomination: Baptist

Love And Sacrifice, Part 1

Contributed by Joey Nelson on Feb 9, 2003

The twelfth chapter of Romans opens with one of the most powerful exhortations in the New Testament, as we are urged to offer our bodies as living sacrifices to God, refusing to be conformed to the world, but instead being transformed by the renewing of o

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: In my reading this week, I came across a funny story that sets up our theme today. His name was Bud. He was a factory worker with more than a slight resemblance to Archie Bunker. Every single day he’d come home sweaty and dirty. He’d go in the back door, grab an ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-21

Let's Love One Another

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Mar 14, 2005

All about Loving your Neighbor’s

LET’S LOVE ONE ANOTHER This day and time if you want to be treated with Love and Kindness, then you surely should know that you will need to treat people in the same manner. And its not just today, It’s always been that way!! Jesus said in the sermon on the mount DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Love - Advent 4, 2011 Series

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Dec 19, 2011

Beyond happy memories, beyond seasonal blessings, beyond ourselves; Christmas like everything else in this Biblical narrative, is not about us! This morning I want us to think about three expressions of love that we see in the Christmas season that are a

Dakota Community Church December 18, 2011 Love It is hard to believe that we are already at week four in this season of Advent! Between our trip to the Dominican Republic and last week’s Children’s Church concert the month is flying by. So far we have looked at the hope (past, present, and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Mennonite

It's All About Love

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 27, 2007

Christmas Season

It All About The Love Scripture: Mark 12:30-31; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 4:16-19 Introduction There is a controversy going on right now in reference to the use of the word Christmas to describe this particular holiday season. It is politically incorrect to wish someone a Merry Christmas ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tough Love: God The Father Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 19, 2009

This sermon focuses on God the Father whom Paul says is love. We all need love to develop and be healthy. But God’s love is not the soupy, sentimental kind of love. It’s tough love.

Tough Love: God the Father Hosea 2:16 and 2 Corinthians 13:14 We’re in the second week of this month’s series on the Trinity. Last week, our emphasis was on a God who demonstrates his nature as a God of unity. There is one God who celebrates diversity as three distinct persons…the Father is not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:14

Denomination: Methodist

#6understanding Love: Giving

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Feb 12, 2016

LEASE READ THIS LESSON ON UNDERSTANDING LOVE, THE JOY OF GIVING! You can give and not love, but you can never love without giving. Selfishness kills sacrifice.

#6 UNDERSTANDING LOVE: LOVE HAS NO SACRIFICES! GIVING! PASS THE BISCUIT! I COULD HAVE DONE MORE... REGRET By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SET AROUND THE DEATH BED OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE DISCUSS SEEMS TO ALWAYS END UP IN REGRET... I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYONE SAY: ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Lord Loves Cheerful Workers.

Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jul 3, 2022

We all need to leave the next at some times, and live. Jesus needed his 70 disciples to leave, and preach the gospel. He also gave them instructions to help them do so.

Introduction I am sure you are aware of the parallel between the four gospels and the four living creatures in the vision of Ezekiel. You know: the Lion, symbolizing his supremacy and kingship; the Man, symbolizing the highest of intelligence; the Ox, for his lowly service, (a symbol which we like ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:1-20

Denomination: Episcopal

The Product Of God's Love-5

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Nov 27, 2018

5 of 5. The apostle Paul explained that the Ephesian Christians were saved because God loves. Salvation is available because God loves. But what are the products of such love? The Product of God’s Love is...

The PRODUCT OF GOD's LOVE[In The Aftermath of Mercy]-V—Ephesians 2:1-10 Attention: God offers THE cure for all man’s ills by means of His(God’s) salvation! Need: God’s people wrestle with life & death on a daily basis. But what is the result of such occasion? What happens in our hearts when ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

God's Love Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 22, 2025

Try to comprehend God's Love

Christmas 2024: God’s Love Luke 1:26-38 Good morning everyone…I want to welcome you as we gather this last week of Advent. The last Sunday before Christmas. 21/2 shopping days left. God’s love- anyone who knows the Lord as savior is thanking Him for His love and understands that it is because ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Nazarene

When Love Turns To Lust

Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 26, 2009

A young man confusing lust for love unleashes havoc on the Kingdom of David. His actions serve to caution us not to confuse lust for love.

*2 Samuel 13:1-19* *When Love Turns to Lust* “Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Loving Those We Hate Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2001

Part 9 of Sermon on Mount Series, the tough job of loving those who hurt us

Salt, Light and those We Love to Hate November 17 1996 Matt. 5:38-48 Matthew 5:43-44 (NIV) "You have heard that it was said, ’Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, This particular command comes from Leviticus 19:18 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Wesleyan

All You Need Is Love Series

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 18, 2008

"Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ’You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet’; and any other commandment, are summed

I’ve decided to speak this morning on one of the most unnerving and threatening pieces of Scripture I’ve ever come across - threatening and unnerving at least for professional clerics like myself (people who get paid to teach the Bible). The passage is from Paul’s letter to the church at Rome, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Do You Know Love?

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Feb 16, 2014

Lots of ideas about Love these days, God's Word tells us the about what (who) it's all about.

Do You Know Love? Pastor Glenn Newton, February 16, 2014 1 John 4:7-21 God’s Love and Ours 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Nazarene

Using Things, But Loving People Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 8, 2014

Wealth, Hoarding, Tithing, Others

LIFE APP – Using Things, But Loving People James 5:1-6 (p. 849) October 12, 2014 Introduction: [They called him “Trey” even though his real name is William. He was a bit of an underachiever. He was the class clown in school...somewhat of a rebellious ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ