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  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    Supernatural Love Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,784 views

    Supernatual love is a love that is extended even to our enemies.

    A reporter was interviewing an old man on his 100th birthday. "What are you most proud of?" he asked. "Well," said the man, "I don’t have an enemy in the world." "What a beautiful thought! How inspirational!" said the reported. "Yep," added the old man, "I outlived every last one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Love Of Christ

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Jan 16, 2005
    based on 51 ratings
     | 14,670 views

    A message dealing with facts concerning his love.

    The Love of Christ Romans 8:35-39 An atheist & a minister were standing in a long shopping queue. The atheist, looking at the minister’s dog collar, says "I don’t believe in God." The minister, at first taken aback by this comment out of the blue, says "Really, I do. But listen, if you don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Busters

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 14, 2004
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,581 views

    The Bible tells us what actions will destroy that loving feeling.

    Love Busters 1 Corinthians 13 Have you heard the story about the actor who was playing the part of Christ in the Passion Play in the Ozarks? As he carried the cross up the hill a tourist began heckling, making fun of him, & shouting insults at him. Finally, the actor had taken all of it he ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Manifestation Of Love

    Contributed by Walter Pankow on Oct 6, 2004
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,646 views

    a sermon on how love is manifested

    September 2, 1927 1 John 3:13-18 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Learning To Love

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007
     | 2,906 views

    Our faithfulness to God shows whether we love each other, and loving each other is proof that we belong to Christ.

    Learning to Love Jonah 1:3 The importance of God’s people More people have been brought into the church by the kindness of real Christian love than by all the theological arguments in the world, and more people have been driven from the church by the hardness and ugliness of so-called ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Longing For Love

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007
     | 3,632 views

    Human love fails! Godly love never fails!

    Longing for Love John 15:12-15:12 Scripture (John 15:12)."Love each other as I have loved you" There once was a very popular song, "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing." The experience of many is that love is a many-splintered thing. Human love fails! A true story: A pastor tells that ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Love Of God

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,111 views

    Satan tries to diminish the influence of God’s love by distracting orintimidating us.

    “The Love Of God” By D. Helbling Rom. 8:35-39, I John 3:1NIV April 1, 2001 Romans 8:35-39 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Love's Tug

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,764 views

    God’s has empowered his people with a great gift, Love.

    Love’s Tug 1 John 4:7-8, / 1 Cor 13:4-7 God’s has empowered his people with a great gift: Love. This gift affects us in several ways: 1st Love brings renewal of self 2nd It brings a closer relationship between man and God, 3rd It effects mans relationship with man. SCRIPTURE 1 John 4:7-8 ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Wounds Of Love Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Apr 11, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,966 views

    Stations of the Cross, Station 3

    THE WOUNDS OF LOVE (JOHN 19:17) Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). (John 19:17) The parents of a ten-year old public school boy who was failing fifth grade math decided to enroll their son in a private Catholic school after ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Rick Hope avatar

    True Love

    Contributed by Rick Hope on Feb 14, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,429 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Incarnate

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 14, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,666 views

    Advent is a time when we’re reminded of the need to prepare, to get ready. We’re not just waiting, we’re preparing. How do we prepare for that day? By purifying ourselves, just as he is pure. By continuing to rejoice that God has come among us. By getting

    The opening chapter of Luke’s gospel is full of excitement and anticipation. For Theophilus, to whom the gospel is written in the first place, there’s the anticipation of discovering the facts behind all the things he’s heard about this man Jesus. For Elizabeth and Zechariah there’s the excitement ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Motherly Love

    Contributed by Joseph Mcculley on Feb 17, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,894 views

    This messages emphasizes a mother’s special and great love.

    1 Kings 3:16-28 Motherly Love Intro: Read: "What Is a Mother?" from Tale of the Tardy Ox Cart, p.395. A mother does all the things listed because she loves her children. In order to help illustrate a Mother’s love, we turn today to one of the best known stories in the entire Bible. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Restoring Love Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 2, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,591 views

    On this journey through 5 chapters, James has pin-pointed one practical truth after another. And so, as we come to our last study in this letter, we should not be surprised to find one more important message; this one dealing with restoring love.

    Scripture Contemporary Christian musician Kathy Troccoli was a rebellious teenager who drank, partied, and was caught in a vicious cycle of bulimia. But at a summer job, she couldn’t escape the Christian witness of a co-worker named Cindy. “She was the epitome of a girl I could not hang out ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    The Law Is Love

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Mar 3, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,985 views

    A Valentines Day sermon. Many today think that love is a word that we use about something we like or desire. However God’s law is love, and it is commanded in His word to no love inward (ourself) but love upward and outward.

    Intro: I found a great picture of the problem of man and the church in of all places Wal-Mart. I was walking by jewelry last Friday after lunch time and saw a shirt that was most interesting. It was interesting because of how little it said, but also how much it said. It carried the simple words ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Always Loved

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Mar 16, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,385 views

    A Memorial Service for a believer

    Always Loved John 14:1-3 We have gathered today facing once again with the mystery of death. Death is the great equalizer. We all may travel different roads through our lives. Some will earn a PhD, while others will not complete their schooling. Some will travel across the world, others will ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist