Sermons on New Love:

Let Love Reign Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 2, 2019

The magnificence of love as defined by the advent, life and death of Jesus, challenges Christians to rise above the mediocrity of love as defined by the world to seek the highest good of everyone.

Have you ever loved someone? Have you ever been loved by someone? These two questions address the two greatest needs of the human race: to love and to be loved. Without love, we die . . . “The Walking Dead” describes the life in which love is markedly absent. “Alive Forevermore” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Love Thy Neighbor Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Aug 16, 2009

We look at the flvor of LOVE

Love Thy Neighbor Leviticus 19:9-18 Introduction: Mr. Rogers is a fixture in most people’s hearts with fond memories from Childhood... The PBS Television show, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood ran for 4 decades and spoke to millions of viewers... Mr Rogers would open the show with a song that he ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22

Denomination: Baptist

Love Does Not Envy Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 25, 2019

In this message we will talk about the reasons why envy is so destructive and also about 3 things we can do to put out the flames of envy in our lives (stop comparing, start enjoying, keep trusting) so that we can begin to live out God's kind of love.

Love Does Not Envy #LoveIs GOOD MORNING MGCC – AND - welcome to week 4 in our series ‘Love Is…’ AND LISTEN – if there ever was a series that we need to make every effort to live out when we walk out those doors, it is this one. LIKE – the truths we will discuss have the power to change ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus' Legacy Of Love

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 3, 2003

Outside the bounds of Jesus’ love, there is a hunger that is never satisfied because it longs for true joy and happiness and yet it never gets fulfillment.

JESUS’ LEGACY OF LOVE Text: John 15: 9-17 "An ancient clay tablet inscribed about 4000 B.C. tells of a mystic who believed that the secret of life could be discovered by going without food, he died. Those who attempt to live without love meet the same fate". (Herb Miller. Actions Speak ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: United Methodist

Love, Acceptance And Forgiveness

Contributed by C Jordan on Sep 30, 2007

"When love, acceptance and forgiveness prevail, the church becomes what Jesus was in the world: a center of love, designed for the healing of broken people, and a force for God." (Jerry Cook).

LOVE, ACCEPTANCE AND FORGIVENESS OPENING: Welcome to church. This morning, I want to share with you the vision that I have for our church family. Who are we? Where are we going? What has the Lord called us to do? STORY: There is a story about a man who was walking down the street. He ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35, John 13:34

Denomination: *other

Loving Jesus Extravagantly Series

Contributed by Clark Bates on Aug 21, 2003

Discovering what it really means to love Jesus extravagantly

LOVING JESUS EXTRAVAGANTLY MARK 14:1-11 Today we begin a new series of messages we have entitled, “Welcoming Jesus to Your World.” At first glance you might say, “this should be easy, Jesus is always welcome in my world, I always want him around.” But I want you to think about something, have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Jesus The Love Of God

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Mar 14, 2009

Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, God in the Spirit and God in the Word. I can not accept nor should you dear Christian that we dethrone Jesus Christ from His glorious position as King of Kings and Lord of Lords to become a member of an amalgam of lesser

Jesus the Love of God: John 15:1-17 How do we tell the world that Jesus is the full expression of Gods love? This month in our Presbyterian Record we have an article entitled "Two Kinds of Knowledge" on pages 31 and 32 written by Dr. Rev. Joseph McLelland who is professor emeritus at McGill ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Love One Another!

Contributed by Curt Cizek on May 9, 2009

A sermon for an Armed Forces Sunday celebration, looking at ministry to those in uniform.

-Our Gospel lesson for today might seem a bit strange to preach for an Armed Forces Sunday -Just look at the words in verse 12 -Jesus tells His 1st century disciples and His 21st century disciples to “love one another as He has loved us” -Contrast that with what we are celebrating, at least in ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Loving Your Neighbor Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jul 7, 2009

Here is a simple 3 step approach to loving our neighbors

Title: Love your neighbor Text: Luke 10:25-37 (The parable of the Good Samaritan) Introduction (v25-29) “On one occasion an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Loves To Bless! Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 22, 2021

God desires to bless every person!

Next week we’ll start a new series on the Letters to Timothy. Today, let us finish the Book of Job; Please open your Bibles to Job 42… Last week we noted how God restored relationships with Job, Job’s friends, and his family! The Book of Job closes with blessings from the Lord! Read along with me ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:12-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Love For You PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023

Explore the depth of God's love as illustrated in the story of the prodigal son, and how we can understand, experience, and apply this love in our daily lives.

Good morning, church! Today we're diving deep into one of the most powerful stories Jesus told in the Bible - the story of the prodigal son. It's a story about mistakes, forgiveness, and most importantly, about the endless, all-encompassing love of our Heavenly Father. Before we start, let me share ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Topics: God's Love, Life Change

Encounters With God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 28, 2023

The joy of knowing God, the comfort of His presence, and the blessing of His guidance.

Good morning, church family. Today we gather together to explore a beautiful and profound Psalm that has brought strength, comfort and joy to countless individuals throughout history - Psalm 16. We'll be diving deep into the themes of the joy of knowing God, the comfort of God's presence, and the ...read more

Topics: New Life

Love Speaks The Truth Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 15, 2013

This is the last sermon in the series and focuses on learning to speak the truth in love.

A. There’s a story told of a four-year-old boy who came out of the bathroom screaming to his mother for help. 1. Startled, his mother ran to him asking, “What’s wrong?” 2. The little boy answered, “I dropped my toothbrush into the toilet.” 3. She calmed him ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Legalism Versus Love

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 13, 2021

We are in a world of great religious competition. We will all tend to follow one of these two strategies: The legalistic or the loving, the rule book power, or relationship power.

We live in a world where competition is a master motive. When the news reach Russia in 1945 that the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Stalin ordered secret scientists to find a way to catch up to the U.S. Andrei Sakharov was only 24 years old then, but his brilliant mind was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:20

Love Does Not Envy Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

I envy, but love does not, and so only as I and love become one can envy be eased out of my life. It may not be easy, but we must work at it.

Sometimes the best way to say what something is, is to say what it isn't. If a child asks you what a smooth surface is, you would probably say it is a surface with no bumps and no rough spots. Bumps and rough are not what smooth is, but what smooth isn't. It would be hard to describe what ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4