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  • David Owens avatar

    Love Is Not Selfish Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Dec 2, 2013
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     | 14,684 views

    As we continue to learn to make love a way of life, in this sermon we learn how to have a love that is not selfish.

    A. There’s a story told about a little boy and his sister who were riding a rocking horse together. 1. As you can imagine, it was a little crowded on that rocking horse with the two of them on it. 2. After a few minutes rocking like that, the little boy said, “If one of us would get ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Do Not Love

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Sep 19, 2014
     | 3,494 views

    What is worliness and why is it so dangerous for a believer to love the world?

    Sermon by Pr. Paddick Van Zyl 19 Sep , 2014 Title Do Not Love Intro: The 'Do Not Enter' sign we often see in a building or in a public place, or even a street, was placed there for a specific purpose. Sign posts or boards play a very important role in our daily lives. There purpose is that of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Love God

    Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Oct 3, 2014
     | 3,583 views

    LOVING GOD

    LOVE GOD Mark 18:28-30 “28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Christian Love Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 11, 2012
     | 7,254 views

    Love puts all the spiritual gifts into proper perspective.

    Introduction Thirty-two years ago I sat on the grounds of a college in Denton, Texas reading a New Testament. Although I was raised in church, I felt like I was reading the Bible for the first time. The highlight was when I came across 1 Corinthians 13. I have the chapter number circled, and it ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Brotherly Love

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 14, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 15,950 views

    Paul teaches in 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 that brotherly love is God-taught to the true believer, but must be manifested practically and is capable of growth. That is the subject of this sermon.

    Brotherly Love Chuck Sligh October 14, 2012 TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-10 – “But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Is Blind

    Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Oct 17, 2012
     | 5,307 views

    I wrote this sermon for those who are blind and don't know it's Jesus. He's waiting for me eyes to come open about what he's going to do for his followers

    Using God, first thing I want to learn, so I vision myself taking advantage of any opportunity that comes my way. I don’t feel like doing this, I do it automatically to get as close as I can to Jesus is how I’m using God. Vital information comes on a daily bases that information is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Love Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Martin Holland on Oct 18, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,838 views

    The letters to the seven Churches are tody letters to every church today. Here is a church that has lost it's first love.

    The Love of the Church Revelation 2:1-7 These seven churches are only part of the churches that were located in Asia at the time of these letters. Seven is God’s number so the letters are to seven churches. • They are in Chronological order oldest to the most recent • They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Higher Love

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jun 28, 2013
     | 6,042 views

    A sermon to challenge believers to a closer walk with the Lord.

    "Higher Love" John 21:1-25 John 21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Love Revolution Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jun 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,689 views

    God has called us to let our lights shine before people so they can see our good works – acts of loving kindness and goodness – and glorify God.

    BACK TO SQUARE ONE #2: THE LOVE REVOLUTION OPENING TEXT: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matt. 5:16, NKJV). • It’s time to arise and shine and let God’s light shine through us so people will ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Power Of Love Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 9, 2015
     | 9,009 views

    Love must be supernatural. In other words, it must be demonstrated in the worse possible moments to the most unworthy subjects, when we feel the worse. Or it is not of God.

    The Power of Love Ephesians 3:14-19 Corrie Ten Boom in the book, Reflections of god’s Glory (page 69), wrote, “In Africa a man came to a meeting with bandaged hands. I asked him how he had been injured. He said, “My neighbor’s straw roof was on fire; I helped him to put it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wired For Love Series

    Contributed by Miles Mc Pherson on Dec 12, 2013
     | 4,776 views

    Whether you're married or not married, this is hopefully going to enlighten you to what marriage and relationship is all about to a higher level.

    How many of you all are married? Woo-woo. How many, how many of you all don't respond to this please. Look to the person next to you and say don't raise your hand. But how many of you are oh I'm married (boring sounding)? Ah how many of you are not married? I've been set free! Ah whether ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Faith And Love

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 14, 2013
     | 2,331 views

    Like Zechariah and Elizabeth, we must learn the interaction between faith and love in the head and heart

    Thursday of 3rd Week in Advent 2013 Lumen Fidei The story we have in the first chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel is a kind of midrash on the story we read today in the Book of Judges. In both cases a childless couple experiences a miraculous intervention of God to give them a child. But the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Indebted To Love

    Contributed by Mark Engler on Dec 18, 2014
     | 7,031 views

    The Christian should always feel “Indebted To Love.” But why? Why should we always feel indebted to love? Let’s consider a couple things this morning. Why We Owe The Debt How We Pay The Debt

    Indebted To Love Romans 13:8-10 INTRO: Read Text The very first phrase of our passage today is some pretty good advise, but really how many of us have done the opposite? “Let no debt remain outstanding.” I would venture to say that most of the people we have here today have some ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Gift Of Love Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 20, 2014
     | 6,788 views

    In verses 1-4 we can see love from (1) The Coming Lord (Malachi 3:1-2)and from (2) The Purifying Lord (Malachi 3:3–4)

    As much as people love seeing Christmas movies and Norman Rockwell-esque nostalgia, we tend to find out that the life that we have now never seems to live up to that ideal. For those who have lived long enough, they tend to say that life has always been hard, and those depictions were always just ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Roots Of Love Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 29, 2019
     | 7,047 views

    God is love and as His people we need to display His prime characteristic.

    THE ROOTS OF LOVE: GOD Text: 1 John 4:7-12 Introduction 1. Illustration: "Love is so much the gift of God that it is called God" (Augustine, Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture, vol. XI, 213). 2. Simply put, God is love, and any discussion or definition of love begins with God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist