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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Extravagant Love Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 19, 2012
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     | 5,555 views

    Jesus Anointed at Bethany. (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Religious Leaders (vs 1-2) (2). The Woman (vs 3) (3). The Critics (vs 4-5) (4). The Lord (vs 6-7) (5). The Traitor (vs 10-11) SERMON BODY: Ill: • Two brothers were alone in the kitchen. • Before them on the table was a huge bowl of eggs. • The older one said "I’ll give ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Incarnate Love

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Dec 20, 2007
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     | 8,256 views

    Incarnate means to embody or personify, and though we cannot incarnate Christ in the same way the Word became flesh, we can incarnate His love and grace and mercy

    Incarnate Love TCF Sermon December 9, 2007 Have you ever heard the phrase, someone is the embodiment of something? A good example is Adolf Hitler. People have said he was the “embodiment of evil.” Mother Teresa might be called the embodiment of compassion. Jim Elliott, or many modern-day ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Wounds Of Love Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 26, 2007
     | 4,283 views

    Stations of the Cross, Pt. 3

    TTHE 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

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    The Love Of God Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,444 views

    Staying in the love of God.

    Jude 17-25 “Love of God” • Vs. 17 Jude implores these believers to remember what the apostles had been teaching them all along….. • Vv. 18-19 In the last time these types of godless false teachers would be among them. • “That they told you” is a past continual action  meaning remember ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Love Of God

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 7, 2008
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     | 6,747 views

    The kind of love God expects His followers to have for one another.

    1 John 3:16-18 “The Love of God” I. The Measure of Love (16a) A. Dualism of John’s writings • Love & Hate • Light & Dark • Righteousness & Sin B. There is no middle ground with John, no gray area. C. This causes us to do a reality check  here John says you either love your brother or ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Arrested By Love Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 24 ratings
     | 35,994 views

    God wants to put a stop to our old way of living so that we might experience His restoration and know His love.

    Arrested by Love Acts 9:1-19 Intro: In my nearly 40 years, I’ve never been arrested. I did receive 3 speeding tickets and a traffic violation soon after I turned 16. Then I got another speeding ticket 3 years later- back when the interstate was still 55 MPH in ID, rather than 75. Of course I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Sacrificial Love

    Contributed by Carl Kolb on Jan 10, 2008
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     | 8,871 views

    Palm Sunday sermon...

    “Sacrificial Love” John 12:12-26 March 8 marked the beginning of an important time in the life of the Christian church. Do you know what it is? Ash Wednesday, which was on March 8, began a season of spiritual preparation during which we recall the whole life, teachings, and ministry of Jesus. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Desperate For Love Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,434 views

    In Mark 5, Jesus meets a woman whose desperate, but determined. After touching his garment she is delivered!

    Desperate for Love In Mark 5, we find that Jesus was a man on a mission. A very important mission. In fact, it was literally a matter of life and death. Jesus was on his way home, having just cross back over lake Galilee (this time their trip was apparently much less eventful). As always, a crowd ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    True Love Series

    Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,653 views

    Love is the final apologetic.

    Francis Schaeffer wrote that love is the final apologetic; it is the last word in the Christian’s defense of the gospel. John’s Gospel informs us that Jesus gave his disciples one last command before he was led away to be crucified: A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Love's Demand Series

    Contributed by Gary Moore on Jan 21, 2008
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     | 3,645 views

    The marks of true Christian behavior

    Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. In the previous section Paul outlined the marks of Christian behavior toward the various segments of society. Among themselves there ought to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Love's Devotion Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jan 22, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,180 views

    # 32 in series. Martha Expressed Her Worship through Service.Mary Expressed Her Worship through Giving. Lazarus Expressed His Worship through Testimony Each is valid and each is Accepted.

    A Study of the Book of John “That You May Believe” Sermon # 32 “Love’s Devotion” John 12:1-8 Chapter eleven ended with Jesus going with Martha and Mary to the tomb of their brother, Lazarus and there ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving The Familiar

    Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Jul 19, 2007
     | 2,821 views

    Our risen Lord enters our reality/our familiar if we but listen to his voice.

    Loving the Familiar John 21:1-14 June 10, 2007 I want us to begin this morning with three verses before we turn to the passage listed in the bulletin. Would you turn with me to Mark 16:6-7, page 1584. This text is Mark’s version of the resurrection of Jesus. "Don’t be alarmed," he said. "You ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Obligation Or Love?

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Jul 20, 2007
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     | 4,413 views

    Learn from the lesson of Mary and Martha. Be steadfast in your obligations and fulfill your responsibilities. But do so out of a sense of appreciation for wonder and beauty of God’s love. Be careful about being distracted by too many obligations. Be f

    Obligation or Love? (Luke 10:38-42) Introduction I remember one Sunday morning when I was serving as the Associate Pastor of a Community Church in Dunedin in Florida. My wife and I had arrived just a few minutes before the worship service was to begin. This was much later than was usual for me ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    The Love Of God Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 27,450 views

    God proved His love for us by what He was willing to give up for us: His Son.

    When a man wants to prove His love for a woman, what does he do? • He may write a poem. • He may compose a song • He may buy her an expensive gift. • He may ask her to marry him. What did God do to prove His love for us? Romans 5:8 gives us the answer: “But God demonstrates his own love for us ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Keith Bowman avatar

    What Is Love

    Contributed by Keith Bowman on Jul 24, 2007
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     | 4,452 views

    Love is an expression, not a feeling. It involves personal sacrifice.

    I. Ideal Love a. There was a Dad who took his kids to do a little shopping. As they drove up, they spotted an eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, "Petting Zoo." The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, "Daddy, Daddy. Can we go? Please. Please. Can we go?" "Sure," He said ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran