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  • Bobby Daniel avatar

    Testify Of Love

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Dec 14, 2009
     | 3,703 views

    A follow-up Thanksgiving sermon that came a week after giving our congregation a "Love Loud Dare".

    Testify of Love Matthew 5:13-16 Thom Tapp, a pastor in TN and one of my favorite cartoonists said this yesterday, “Thanksgiving is not a season, it is a way of life. How can a Christian NOT be thankful?” As born again believers, we have every reason to be thankful, and not just once a year...but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Love

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Dec 15, 2009
     | 12,508 views

    We must look through all the Christmas distractions and focus our attention on the love that highlights this season.

    CHRISTMAS LOVE ILLUSTRATION My son raises pigs. It is a hobby that is growing out of being a hobby. I myself like pigs, as long as the pigs belong to someone else. Actually, I grew up on a farm and I found the pig to consistently be the easiest of the farm animals to deal with. Pigs are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Love And Hate

    Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,647 views

    On the weekend we observe the 9th anniversary of 9/11, and the 8th birthday of Wildwind Church, we take a moment to reflect on the fear and hatred that are mounting in our society today, and contrast it with God's clear call to love.

    Love. And Hate. Wildwind Community Church David Flowers September 12, 2010 September 12, 2010. Yesterday of course was the 9th anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks in American history. We were all there. We all remember exactly where we were, and what we were doing, when we first heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Loving Others Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 3, 2011
     | 5,667 views

    Number 3 in 2011 vision series: New Riverlutions, about a resolution to love the unborn, poor, lost, oppressed, downtrodden, and hurting

    Text: Esther 4:1-17, Title: New Riverlutions: Loving Others, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/23/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Radical video B. Background to passage: sorry to those of you who are studying Esther, only covering a brief point, even though it is the main point of the book. Recap of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving Christ Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 3, 2011
     | 7,653 views

    Last in our vision 2011 series: New Riverlutions regarding the fuel for it all: a love for Christ that compels us

    Text: Psalm 71:15-24, Title: New Riverlutions: Love Christ, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/6/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Finish Strong video, Lyrics to Who is like You B. Background to passage: this is a psalm of old age. David (or whoever) was remembering and praying to God in their old age to again ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kelly Benton avatar

    Choose Love

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Feb 9, 2011
    based on 40 ratings
     | 13,430 views

    To share with the listener a couple of thoughts on how we can clothe ourselves with Love.

    Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! It’s a day in which we celebrate Love. It’s a day that for many people is the only time of the year that they convey their love to another. It’s a day that will mainly be celebrated between two people, two sweethearts. I often wonder why so many ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    What Love Is Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 14, 2011
    based on 65 ratings
     | 69,871 views

    I Corinthians 13 tells many things about God’s definition of love, but it only tells a few things about what love "is". Do you know what love "is" and why God chose to define love in this way?

    OPEN: Amazon.com is a site on the internet that sells thousands of books (more than you can find in any bookstore). One of the advantages of this site is that you can look up books by “topic”. So, someone did just that. They searched for certain topics and were intrigued by what they found. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is Love

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 15, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 35,810 views

    This message looks at the biblical Standard, Test, Example and Application of AGAPE love.

    WHAT IS LOVE? George Matheson was only fifteen when he was told that he was losing what little eyesight he had. Instead of giving up, Matheson immediately continued with his plans to enroll in the University of Glasgow, and his determination lead to his graduation at age nineteen. But as he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Love Filled

    Contributed by Kemuel Travis on Feb 16, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,931 views

    To show that the Holy Spirit makes God’s love real and full to us.

    INTRODUCTION -Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day -Just a simple reminder to all of the husbands out there -Q: Can you remember your first love? -It is important to love -We were made to love -Others and God, Himself -It is important to know that we are loved -To be filled with love -This is why we ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Love Me!

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 28, 2011
     | 3,663 views

    Sermon for the 6th Sunday of Eastertide.

    John 14: 15 – 24 / Love Me! Intro: "All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link. Watched by 400 million in 26 countries, the program was broadcast via ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    A Mother's Love

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on May 30, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 19,886 views

    As we honor Mother’s today, the one thing that stands out to me as the most divine attribute that God bestowed in women is that of a mother’s love. A mother’s love is nurturing, comforting, sacrificial, and unending.

    A Mother’s Love Proverbs 23:25 “Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice.” Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.” Three sons, who were very successful, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Doug Conley avatar

    Love - A Gift

    Contributed by Doug Conley on Jun 2, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,878 views

    Is love something you only look to receive, or do you give it to others?

    I don’t remember very much about my life as a young child. I do have some recollection of things, but not very much; and what I can remember seems to be mostly “feelings” or kind of like snap-shots. I don’t remember conversations from then at all. Of course, that still ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Cost Of Love Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 2, 2011
     | 9,501 views

    Love is free to those who receive it, but it can cost the giver a great deal.

    Acts 7:55-60 “The Cost of Love” INTRODUCTION There’s an old saying, “One person’s trash is another’s treasure.” How true this is. This fact of life is what fuels garage sales, thrift stores, and institutions like Goodwill and St Vincent de Paul. Most ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Daniel Haas avatar

    A Call To Love

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jun 4, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,546 views

    You may have heard folks saying the "the Bible" opposes anything but the "straight" narrow path.

    Thank you for having me on the program today. I am Daniel Haas with Provo Community United Church of Christ. When you ask a German Evangelical minister like me to speak at a Pride Festival you are gonna get a biblical lecture. So here it goes - the Greek New Testament knows two kinds of love: agape ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Chad Bolfa avatar

    The Purpose Of Loving Series

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,542 views

    This passage is a continuation of what we learned last week in the previous passage, on how we learned what we are not supposed to do when we’ve been mistreated by others. That is, we are not to retaliate in like kind. The Biblical principle of an "eye fo

    Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 10 The Purpose of Loving Pm service January 4th 2008 Matthew 5:43-48 Introduction No Subject is more important than the subject of human relationships. God is creating a family of believers who are to live together eternally. Therefore, He wants that family to live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist