Sermons on Sacrifical Love:

The Fruit Of Love

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 8, 2021

Love is the highest virtue man is capable of giving or receiving. You cannot give God or man any higher gift than the gift of love. The highest goal of life is to be like Christ. The only way to approach this goal is to be a person filled with love.

Howard Thurman in Disciplines Of The Spirit, tells of one of the most unusual jobs. A large General Hospital hired a high school girl to be there mice petter. Her sole occupation was to take white mice out of their cages several times a day and pet them. They had learned that when mice are made ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

God Is Love Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 9, 2021

The implications of these three words are so vast that one message on them is like trying to harvest a million acres of corn with a comb. There is no way to get all of the infinite riches they contain, but we will at least get a taste of what this love is

Tolstoy wrote a story called "Where Love Is, God Is." It is about an old cobbler named Martin who lived alone. One night as he read the story of Jesus visiting the Pharisee, and the poor welcome he received, he prayed that the Lord would visit him. In his sleep he heard a voice saying, ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Lust Is Not Love

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 7, 2018

A study in the book of 2 Samuel 13: 1 – 39

2 Samuel 13: 1 – 39 Lust is not love 13 After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Love Is Not Rude!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 18, 2018

This characteristic of love appears to be rather out-of-date. I mean, we are living in a world that is torn apart by all kinds of hatreds, national conflicts, racial strife, class warfare, & even religious hostility. Yet Paul says, "Love is not rude."

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8; Luke 7:36-50 A. As most of you realize, during the last 2 weeks I have based my messages on Paul's description of love found in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Luke 7:36-50, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 25:11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Walk In Love Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 5, 2018

The analysis of the concept of imitating God in Ephesians 5:1-7 teaches us to walk in love.

Scripture Today I am beginning a new sermon series in Ephesians 5:1-21 that I am calling, “Be Imitators of God.” In his letter to the Ephesian Christians, the Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:1a, “Therefore be imitators of God.” Commentator James Montgomery Boice says that this is “one of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-7

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Love? How?

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 9, 2018

God tells us how to love each other.

Love? How? October 3, 2018 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God tells us how to love each other. Focus Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Introduction: Ted was not what one would call the teacher’s pet--he was Turned off by school. Very sloppy in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Are You In Love?

Contributed by David Radcliff on Nov 30, 2017

I read an article in Psychology Today entitled “A Disconnected Generation.” It focused on the problems of social media and children’s as well as parents’ inability to learn the importance of the emotional and physical needs of one another.

ARE YOU IN LOVE? Deuteronomy 6:1-7 I read an article in Psychology Today entitled “A Disconnected Generation.” It focused on the problems of social media and children’s as well as parents’ inability to learn the importance of the emotional and physical needs of one another. There is a lot of talk ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Journey Of Love Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 4, 2017

God tells us that Joseph was a "just man" because he was "unwilling to put (Mary) to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly." What does that mean? And what does difference can it make to our faith?

OPEN: (We began the service with a clip from the movie "The Star" that showed Mary and Joseph at their wedding party just before Mary is going to tell Joseph that she's pregnant with the Christ Child) There’s a true story about a grade school class that was putting on a Christmas which included ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Love Fully

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jan 10, 2018

Love fully to the end, don't hold unforgiveness or hate in your heart. Let go off issues and be free

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: LOVE FULLY John 13:1King James Version (KJV) 13 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Love In Action!

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jan 18, 2018

Jesus reveals the pathway of true ministry - 1. Reaching Out To People 2. Connecting With People 3. Restoring People To Wholeness and Community

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45 (Call to Worship - Psalm 30) Title: "Love - In - Action" Jesus reveals the pathway of true ministry - 1. Reaching Out to People 2. Connecting With People 3. Restoring People to Wholeness and Community INTRO: Grace and peace from God our Father ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Nazarene

God Is Love

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Jan 22, 2018

God is full of love because He is Love

The book of 1 John 4:18 records this about God He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. And in John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Also in 1 John 4:19 We love Him ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:9-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Extravagant Love

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 26, 2018

Do all you can with all you have.

I enjoy smelling things…well, most things. When Beth and I end up in a store that has perfume and cologne testers, I like to try out the different aromas. When our girls were younger I’d often spray the back of their necks with the grossest smell I could find and then run before they could spray ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

You Are Loved!!

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

assuring transgender people that they are loved by God

(Transgender Remembrance Day 2004) May the words of my mouth dwell in the soul of your heart. YOU ARE LOVED!! Let me repeat that. . . . YOU ARE LOVED!!! This week marks the sixth anniversary of the Transgender Day of Remembrance Candle Light Vigil in Columbus. All over the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:6-7

Denomination: Episcopal

Love Jesus

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jan 31, 2018

When you love Jesus you will encounter Him and He will manifest Himself to you

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: LOVE JESUS John 14:18-21 King James Version (KJV) 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20 At that day ye shall know that ...read more

Scripture: John 14:18-21

Denomination: Charismatic

Loved Deeply Series

Contributed by David Welch on Feb 8, 2018

Fourth in a series from Philippians focusing on loving others because we are loved.

We recently began a new series of messages drawn out of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. He wrote to this church that he established some 10 years prior to this writing. Paul wrote the letter from a prison in Rome along with Ephesians and Colossians known as the “Prison Epistles ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance