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  • Duane Smith avatar

    For The Love Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Jul 21, 2009
     | 3,897 views

    To introduce the book of Colossians and give us a picture of what the church can be when Christ is First and Foremost.

    FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST Colossians 1:1-7 INTRODUCTION: A. This morning we will begin our look at the book of Colossians 1. It s main purpose is to lift up the preeminence of Christ. 2. Paul declares For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    An Appeal Of Love Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 35 ratings
     | 17,535 views

    There are many church, synagogue & mosque members today devoted to rituals & rule-keeping. They are living in religious bondage. They need to hear that spiritual freedom is possible only through the grace of God in Jesus Christ.

    GALATIANS 4:8-20 AN APPEAL OF LOVE The conclusion reached in verse 7 is that those who have received the Spirit are now sons and heirs of God. Paul now tells the Galatians they are not acting like heirs of God! So he asks them if they prefer slavery or freedom, legalism or the Spirit? Did ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Warriors Love Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,746 views

    God is “on the move”. The “LORD of Heaven’s Armies” wants His message shouted out loud, a message that says “My love is passionate and strong.”

    A Warrior’s Love July 13, 2008 Zechariah 1:7-21 Intro: Our view of ourselves and the world around us is, by necessity, quite limited. We are finite creatures, what we know comes from what we have seen and heard, from the things we have been exposed to, from the choices we make about what we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Lasting Love

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jun 19, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,675 views

    This is the 6th sermon in 40 Days of Love as revised by me to make a Father’s Day Message. Some of the materials is in thanks to Rick Warren as we completed the 40 Days Of Love Series. HOw do we make Love Last.

    Lasting Love 6/21/09 Proverbs 5:7-23 Luke 15:11-19 Today we celebrate Father’s Day. We want to pay special tribute and honor to all of you men who recognize that it is a gift, an honor, a high calling, and a worthy pursuit to be a responsible father. Thank you for all the responsible ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Abiding In Love Series

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jun 21, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,736 views

    Our relationships, like father-child relationships; are a reflection of our relationship with God. We model our relationships after Jesus’ relationship with His Father.

    ABIDING IN LOVE Scripture Text: John 15:9 Introduction: I really have hoped to tie this message today to Father’s Day by saying that all relationship issues that are healthy; especially a father and his child, are encompassed by Scripture….. and even exemplified in the gospel message itself. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Completely

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Jun 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,360 views

    This is the fourth sermon in a series of sermons related to the Book "One Month to Live" by Kerry and Chris Shook. It focuses on the 2nd Principle, which is "Loving completely."

    Title: Love Completely Text: Mark 12:28-33 Date: 6/21/09 Location: Sulphur Spring Introduction: Last Sunday we talked about the fact that Jesus lived His life with Passion and that as His Disciples we need to be passionate about the same things He was passionate about. This morning I want ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unfeigned Love Series

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,021 views

    The Holy Spirit moves James to reveal a truth from heaven which enables the spiritual heart to grasp a practical application of God’s love being expressed to others.

    I am going to read to you from James 1:27 Title: Unfeigned Love Theme: Practical Application of God’s Love Series: Essentials for Church Growth Listen as I read James 1:27, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Predestined By Love Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,404 views

    Looking at how God’s love has predestined us - Part three of our study in Ephesians.

    Predestined by Love Text: Ephesians 1:5-6 By: Ken McKinley (Read Text) There was once an older couple that had spent an exciting day with family celebrating their 50th anniversary. That night they settled into bed and wife looked over at her husband and said, “When we were young, you used to hold ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    He Loves Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Mar 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,303 views

    This series is adopted from Max Lucado’s book 3:16. He loves! We need to understand this. John 3:16 is the key to understanding God.

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • There is a lot of hurt in the world each and every day. Life does not seem very fair at times does it? • Good people are losing their jobs, homes, and retirement accounts. Even the planet Pluto is not considered a planet anymore. Where is the justice in that! • When you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Agape Love Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 39,553 views

    The Beatles said it best when they sang, “all you need is love” …...and then they broke up. We cannot agape love on our own, we need God to enable us to agape love.

    How can I love? They hurt me. They said this thing that hurt me. I tried to ignore it. I said to myself, “It doesn’t matter, move on, be mature about it, it was just this dumb little thing. But still, I kept thinking about it. I wanted to put it out of my mind, I didn’t want to think about it….but ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alvin Hathaway, Sr. avatar

    Love The Lord

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 18, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,754 views

    You love the LOrd when you rejoice in awe of his awesome power, when you recognize his righteousness, and when you remember his holiness.

    Sunday, February 18, 2007 “Love the Lord” Text: Psalms 97 After last week’s break we continue with our sermon series entitled Stories of Love. Earlier we examined the agape, philos, and eros nature of God’s love and concluded that God’s love is all encompassing. His love is intimate, exciting, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alvin Hathaway, Sr. avatar

    Love Sincerely

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,452 views

    To love sincerely means that you will give sincerely not to man, but to God.

    Sunday, February 25, 2007 “Love Sincerely” Text: 2 Corinthians 8: 1-9 This Sunday we complete our three part series on the Stories of Love. We began by examining the 3rd Chapter in the Song of Solomon. In the most intimate of language we realized that God’s love is all encompassing. It is agape, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ricky Johnson avatar

    The Love Of A Father

    Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Mar 22, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,706 views

    Facing up to John 3:16 and exactly what it means to me, phrase by phrase.

    If you were like me, around the age of five or six, Miss Money taught you your first Bible verse in Sunday School; and it probably was John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but have eternal life." Over the ensuing ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Loving Pastor Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,298 views

    Jesus demonstrates the heart of a true pastor when he leads the lost sheep of Israel to green pasture... litterally.

    The Loving Pastor Pastor Jesus. It’s not a phrase you hear very often. In fact, you may never have heard Jesus referred to quite like that. Nevertheless, Jesus was and is our pastor—the Good Pastor. The word pastor—which we often use to describe our church leaders and preachers—is derived from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Darren Rogers avatar

    God Is Love

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Jan 31, 2008
    based on 37 ratings
     | 12,368 views

    Do we fully understand what the word "Love" really means?

    God is Love – 27th May 2007 pm 1 John 4:7-21 Love is a very popular idea in today’s world, it’s on everyone’s lips. Songs are sung, books are written, and films are made all about love. But, we often forget that love is a truly Christian idea. It is seen in its fullness only in Christ. Love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist