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  • Paul Green avatar

    Love Is Determined Series

    Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 29, 2009
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    Love does not give up no matter what is faces, no matter the obstacles in its path, no matter what those around you might be saying, love does not give up it is determined.

    I came across an article in the paper this week that had the heading ’Mother’s Love and Determination’. And the sub title ’Refusing to give up, Cynthia Teare helped her son to walk again’. It caught my attention because our theme today is ’Love is... determined’. And it’s the story of an 11 year ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Is A Command Series

    Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 30, 2009
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    Jesus said, ’this is my command: Love one another.’ How does that work? It is easy to see how you can obey a command not to lie, or steal or commit murder – but how can you command somebody to love somebody. How is that possible?

    Verse 12: ‘My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you’. Verse 17: ‘This is my command: Love each other’. One of the funniest comedies ever to find it’s way onto our tv screens, arguably, has to be Fawlty Towers. It starred John Cleese as the Torquay hotel owner Basil Fawlty, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love For A Lifetime Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 30, 2009
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    Your marriage is to last a lifetime and it CAN!

    INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • I have done a lot of weddings over the time I have been in Ministry. Wedding are a joy in part because there is so much joy surrounding the glorious event. • You can feel the love all around. As you watch the couple as they gaze unto one another’s eyes, you can feel the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Importance Of Love

    Contributed by Kevin Jones on May 19, 2011
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    A look at the real importance of love

    The Importance of Love Well in case you are unaware… today is Valentine’s Day. The origin of the day is uncertain as there are several stories of how this day came into existence, but the origin is not really that important. We do realize that it is big business for greeting card ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Love Me!

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on May 28, 2011
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    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
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    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

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    Love - A Gift

    Contributed by Doug Conley on Jun 2, 2011
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    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
     | 9,190 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

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    A Call To Love

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jun 4, 2011
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    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

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    Spread The Love

    Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 15, 2011
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    God cares for all things, no matter how big or how small they are: Huge mountains, microscopic cells and everything in between.

    1. GOD CARES - What matters? - People that matter? - Ideas that matter? - Things that matter (enormous, large, small, teeny tiny)? - God cares for all things, no matter how big or how small they are: Huge mountains, microscopic cells and everything in between - God cares for us so much, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    The Love Check

    Contributed by Damion Lowe on Jan 22, 2011
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    We cannot question God's love for us, it is obvious but do we love him above all things?

    “The Love Check” Text: John 21:1-19 Intro: Illustration: The story of Narcissus in Greek mythology. You see the great mystery of life is not whether God loves man; the evidence is too overwhelming for a sensible person to deny it? But the great mystery is can man ever love God above ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving Others Series

    Contributed by Mark Elkins on Jan 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,043 views

    What does it mean to 'BE THE CHURCH?"

    LOVING OTHERS 1 John 3:14-20 If you knew that Jesus was coming back tomorrow, what would you do different? Would you change how you live? If so what? Is there someone that you would repay? What would you do? This was asked to a Clear Creek class. One student said that he would immediately go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love And Hate

    Contributed by David Flowers on Feb 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,327 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
     | 5,430 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
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    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