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    The Love Of Jesus PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
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    Understand and appreciate the cost, power, and sacrifice of Jesus' love, which is the foundation of our faith and obedience to Him.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we will be diving into the profound depth of Jesus' love—the cost, the power, and the sacrifice it holds for each one of us. Our key Scripture today is from the book of John, chapter 12, verses 24 and 25. It reads: "Very truly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat ...read more

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    True Love PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023
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    Explore the lessons in Matthew 15:10-28 about the power of true love, the cost of obeying God, and the blessings that come from clinging to God alone, while challenging us to examine our understanding and perception of God.

    Good morning, Church! It's always a blessing to gather together on this beautiful day that the Lord has made. We're going to dive deep today into Matthew 15:10-28, and I promise you, it's going to be a journey filled with lessons about the power of true love, the cost of obeying God, and the ...read more

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    The Love Of Christ PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
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    Explore and understand the depth of the Love of Christ, and how it manifests in our lives as joy, peace, and patience, which are fruits of the Holy Spirit.

    Good morning, Church! Today we are going to dive deep into Galatians 5:22-23. In this beautiful passage, the apostle Paul shares with us the fruits of the Holy Spirit. He says, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; ...read more

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    Love Unlimited PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
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    Explores the personal encounter with Jesus in John 4:1-30, emphasizing the importance of recognizing Him as our Savior and responding to Him with faith.

    Good morning, brothers and sisters, Today we're diving into the heart of John 4:1-30, a passage that deals with our personal contact with Jesus, recognizing Him as our Savior, and responding to Him in faith. In the words of C.S. Lewis, "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: ...read more

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    Practical Love

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 21, 2001
    based on 59 ratings
     | 13,845 views

    Jesus is calling His people to live a life of practical love for the world to see.

    Practical Love Luke 10:29-37 October 21, 2001 Introduction A survivor of a Nazi death camp wrote these words very bitterly: "Here’s to a world that did not care. To those who had eyes but would not see. To those who had ears but would not hear. To those who had voices but would not ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Power Of Love

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Oct 31, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,677 views

    This Bible study reveals the power of loving Jesus has on our lives.

    The Power of Love Luke 7.36-50 Midweek Bible Study October 1, 1997 1. What is happening? Jesus was invited to the house of a Pharisee and a sinful woman hears of Jesus being in town and enters the home. She goes to Jesus and immediately begins to wash His feet and anoints Him with perfume. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    True Love

    Contributed by Jason Zahn on Sep 28, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,124 views

    God demonstrates his true love for us in sending his Son to die for us even while we were still sinners.

    “My father died today. I do not want to celebrate my father’s life right now. I want to mourn his death, and the dirty trick that was played on him. I do not want to trade sentimental anecdotes or well-intentioned euphemisms to hide from the fact that a terrible thing has happened. We live in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Loving God

    Contributed by David Swensen on Oct 4, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 19,184 views

    The chief end of loving God is being obedient to God.

    LOVING GOD 1 John 5:1-5 INTRODUCTION Truett Cathy is an extraordinarily successful businessman who has done some very unusual things. Truett is the founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain. Even though it has cost him millions and millions of dollars, all of his 1,000 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Meaning Of Love

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 231 ratings
     | 12,144 views

    Jesus teaching on love is totally radical. He pushes us to practice love, rather than giving excuses, and he points out that to love is to be a neighbour to anyone we might come across who needs our care.

    You may remember the Beatles, back in the 60’s singing "All you need is Love." There’s no doubt that there was a great truth carried in those simple lyrics. If we were to look around the world today, it’s clear that a good dose of love would cure many of the world’s ills. But it’s easier said than ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Love And Death

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Oct 14, 2001
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,242 views

    Jesus’ love led him to give his life for others. Those who follow him will do the same.

    If you’ve read your bulletin, or if you’ve noticed the table here in front, you’ve probably realized by now that we’re going to be celebrating the Lord’s Supper this morning. The Lord’s Supper, or "Communion" as it’s sometimes called, is a memorial, a remembrance. The reason we participate in this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love The Truth Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 16, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 7,806 views

    First in series on the "Little Guys," those books of Scripture that don’t get as much talk from the pulpits.

    Love the Truth 2 John October 7, 2001 Introduction As I was praying about what God would have me cover over the next few weeks before entering the Christmas season, I was impressed with the idea that we should spend some time in what I call “the little guys,” or small books of the Bible that get ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    "Unselfish Love"

    Contributed by Gary Smith on Jul 27, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
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    Unselfish love drives one to live as Christ would live and to deny the works of the flesh.

    Last week I stopped somewhere along in here. Tonight I want to go back for just a few minutes and pick up on the subject of Obedience. We we truly have an unselfish love, we will then be obedient in all things no matter what. No matter what the circumstances, good or bad. No matter the out look ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    The Love Test

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 1, 2002
    based on 344 ratings
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    It’s easy to say that we love God, isn’t it? As long as we don’t probe any deeper than that. But the Bible does probe deeper than that, & it asks more questions than just that one.

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2018) TEXT: 2 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Corinthians 11:26?31 A. I'm not thrilled about taking tests, & I'm glad my years of schooling are behind me. At my age the tests I take now are stress tests & EKGs & hearing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Authentic Love

    Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Aug 6, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
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    A Christ Followers involvement in the world is to be salt and light. What happens to a culture when the light is dimmed and the salt looses its saltiness?

    Authentic Christian love John 13:31-36 Beginning: The church is moment by moment becoming more and more like the world around it. Instead of changing the world we are being changed by the world. We have bought in to a deformed love that has a defective and inauthentic DNA. We have weakened our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Fruit Of Love Series

    Contributed by David Cambridge on Aug 7, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 7,162 views

    This lesson discusses three aspects of love: its meaning, scope, and expression.

    Get Sermon Outliner for Word: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~davecam/so/sermonoutliner.htm The Fruit Of Love Introduction 1. The triad of spiritual graces we are now considering (Love, joy, and peace) are the foundation of good social conduct. The first of these graces is love, of which the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ