Sermons on Motivation Of Love:

Love That Is Better Than Seven Sons Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 20, 2007

Judges, Pt. 4

LOVE THAT IS BETTER THAN SEVEN SONS (RUTH 1:1-22) Sunday school teacher Tom and his family had been facing trials and tests that cause him to feel unworthy to be an adult Sunday school class teacher. Week after week he felt he was a total failure and kept wondering if each week was his last Sunday ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How Deep The Father's Love For Us

Contributed by Ricky Kyles on Dec 29, 2007

The Grace of God is absolutely necessary because of man’s inability

How great the Father’s love for us that causes Him to love a stenchful retch like us John 11:32-46 Introduction There once was a Pastor who on a particular Sunday morning preached a fire and brimstone sermon regarding Hell and he warned sternly chastised the congregation that unless they ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-44

Denomination: Baptist

Living Godliness Transparent In Brotherly Love Series

Contributed by Raymond Smith on Jan 23, 2008

#6 In the scriptures there is the assumption that anyone who is born again of the Spirit of God, that that person has the very power of God to live a life of godliness. This is not a life that is some unproductive barren wasteland, but a life that is full

The Enlargement of Life. Living Godliness Transparent in Brotherly Love Reading: 1 Thes.4:1-12 2 Peter 1:5-11. Recap [Slide 1 -13] One of the words you often hear bounded about today is commitment. It is often used in the context of loyalty, more out of duty than out of relationship. The world ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Deep Relationships - The Five Love Languages Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 9, 2008

The five love languages are a real practical way for us to demonstrate the love of God to people. Jesus showed us the way to do this in earthly ministry by modeling each of the five love languages for us.

DEEP RELATIONSHIPS – THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES INTRO TO TOPIC: Valentine’s Day is coming up this week! Let’s talk about love… SONGS: There are lots of songs that talk about love! • Foreigner: I wanna know what love is • Righteous Brothers: You’ve lost that loving feeling • Diana Ross: You ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35

Denomination: *other

How Do You Spell Love

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Feb 10, 2008

Years ago there was a commercial that asked how do you spell relief? ROLAIDS. This was done so often that on spelling test relief was often spelt ROLAIDS.

“How Do You Spell Love?” Luke 10:25-27 2-10-2008 PM In today’s society we here some pretty strange definitions of love. We have been told that it is not quantity but quality that counts. Let me ask a simple question; how do you give quality without quantity? I have not found a good answer yet. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-27

Denomination: Baptist

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Feb 11, 2008

1- What’s love got to do with marriage? 2- What’s love got to do with raising kids? 3- What’s love got to do with life?

INTRO.- ILL.- A man called the police and reported that all of his wife’s credit cards had been stolen. Then he added, "But don’t look too hard for the thief. He’s charging less than my wife ever did." ILL.- Someone said: The only reason a great many American families don’t own an elephant is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love Your Enemies: Repentance & Forgiveness Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 23, 2008

The 1) Inquiry about forgiveness and then Jesus’ teaching about 2) The extent of God’s forgiveness of believers.

Kevin Davis says he will spend the next 25 years in prison because anything less would be a "horrible injustice" to Jennifer Teague, the young woman whom he admits to killing. Ms. Teague vanished as she walked home from visiting with friends on Sept. 8, 2005. Her body was found 10 days later in a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-22

Denomination: Other

Healing: A Touch Of Love Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 26, 2007

How love can heal.

Healing – A Touch of Love Part 2 Scriptures: Ephesians 4:32-5:2; Luke 13:10-17; Acts 3:1-7 Introduction Last week I covered part one of this series. I shared with you the test that was done in England at one of the orphanages and how they found that babies and children needed to be touched in ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let Brotherly Love Continue - With Help Series

Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Sep 2, 2007

Philadelphia and Philozenia - luv em with His Love

Penetcost 14 Let Brotherly Love Continue, with help! Sept. 2 † In the Name of Jesus † Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ! Piano Man… The young musician, week after week, sits and observes the people. There is John, a bartender and wannabe actor; Paul, the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Loving God More In The New Year

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 1, 2006

Sermon given on January 1, 2006 to challenge the congregation to love God more in the New Year.

Loving God More in the New Year Matthew 22:34-39 Interviews and polls taken in America reveal that a high percentage of Americans, 85%, say they believe in God or a higher power. If you walked downtown on the streets of San Jose and asked the question – “What do you believe about God?” You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-39

Denomination: Free Methodist

Loving Others -- And Letting Them Know It Series

Contributed by Adam Deibert on Nov 19, 2006

Introductory sermon for a series on loving relationships. By virtue of Creation, we all bear the image of God. To truly love others, we need to see that image.

How many of you know who Steven Curtis Chapman is? Steven Curtis Chapman is a contemporary Christian musician. He’s been around for quite a few years, now, and recently released a CD with songs all centred around love. I want to quite the lyrics from the title song of that CD: We’ve got CDs, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:44-48

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Looking For Love In All The Right Places

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007

Sometimes we expect the wrong things from God. We want health and wealth. He gives us His love. Which is better? The gift He gives. If we would only take what He gives.

Hate talking about busyness and misplaced priorities – but it is a real problem We don’t have that problem though – here we are in church on a Wednesday night Or do we? Are we guilty of the same misplaced priorities and looking in the wrong places for the answers to life’s questions? Shared ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:13-14

Denomination: Lutheran

How To Pray For Your Loved Ones Series

Contributed by Daniel Villa on Jun 28, 2008

This message equips parents and leaders on how to pray for loved ones especially erring loved ones

HOW TO PRAY FOR LOVED ONES Sermon Objective: 1. Teach God’s people to remove their automatic responses against the kingdom of God by trying to control others (loved ones) when we want them to do or be someone we think they should be. When we manipulate, coerce, or compel others to do what we want, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-32

Denomination: Church Of God

God's Unchangeable Love For His People

Contributed by Laren Whaley on Jul 24, 2009

To many today are fearful in days that we are living in. Threats in almost ever area of the economy: increasing food prices, increasing energy cost, increasing health cost; concerns of the possibility of universal health care being forced on everyone; thr

God’s Unchangeable Love For His People Isaiah 43:1 - 7 (NKJV) 1But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. 2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

The God Who Loves You That Much

Contributed by Don Schultz on Feb 25, 2013

Look at how much God loves you, as you watch Jesus this Holy Week!

NIV Philippians 2:5-11 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Lutheran