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  • Martin Holland avatar

    The Spirit Of Love Series

    Contributed by Martin Holland on Feb 17, 2016
     | 4,993 views

    The first of the nine graces of the Fruit of the Spirit is love.

    The Spirit of Love Galatians 5:22-23 We mentioned that there are nine graces that are the Fruit of the Spirit. These graces are not to separated in the sense that we have been given some of them, because they all make of the Fruit of the Spirit. See: 1 Cor. 12:1-4, 7 We see the gifts (plural) of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love That Lasts Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Feb 26, 2016
     | 6,079 views

    Love, God, Faithfulness, Fear vs. Assurance

    Love Like You Mean It – Love That Lasts 1 John 4:16-18 (pg. 857) February 28, 2016 Introduction: I have a joke I share with my mom almost every single week as she goes to the beauty parlor to get her hair “did.” She says they’re going to give her a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Yourself Series

    Contributed by Rodney Barlow on Feb 29, 2016
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     | 10,967 views

    We are commanded to love God with everything we have and we are commanded to love our neighbor, but tucked in between that thought is to love ourselves. This lesson will help you love yourself in Godly fashion.

    Love Yourself Mar 12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Mar 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    God Is Love

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Mar 4, 2016
     | 10,572 views

    GOD 'IS' (emphasized) Love. He doesn't HAVE love, He IS Love. Therefore everything we know about Love, comes from GOD. GOD IS LOVE, and we HAVE love through HIM.

    2016.02.14.Sermon.God is Love William Akehurst, HSWC 1 John 4:7-21 GOD IS LOVE It's not that HE HAS love but rather that HE IS LOVE. GOD IS LOVE. WE HAVE LOVE. Illus: Marriages – are they for love alone? – Love vs. Arranged. Both can work out, because LOVE is a choice. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Love Deeply Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 9, 2016
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,176 views

    Peter, like Jesus, John, and Paul commands us to love others deeply.

    LOVE DEEPLY 1 Peter 4:8 READ 1 Peter 4:8 “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” JACOB AND ESAU Jacob and Esau are two brothers that we meet in Genesis 25. Even from their birth, it was said that these two brothers would not get along. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Loving God

    Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 11, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,840 views

    How we are to truly love the Lord.

    LOVING GOD Mark 12:28-31 In Mark 12:30-31 we have a very pivotal command for every Christian, a command that is at the very heart of Christianity. If these verses are not engrained in our daily living then we will never be spiritually what we should be. Many claim to love God, Many say they love ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ruthless Love Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 27, 2013
     | 6,699 views

    Loyalty, Friendship, Love, Sacrifice

    Ruth 1:16-18 (p. 182) September 29, 2013 Introduction: Loyalty is the characteristic of never giving up. Never quitting – no matter how bad things get. No matter how hard things are – (Show Video of John and Ann Betar – 1:37) 80+ years together...good times, bad times, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is A Verb Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Sep 30, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,961 views

    In this sermon, we explore what love is and conclude that love is a decision and love is what we do.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a husband and wife, who had been married for many years and who were having dinner one night. 1. As they ate, the wife commented, “When we were first married, you took the small piece of meat and gave me the larger piece, but now you take the large one ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Power Of Love Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 2, 2013
     | 7,252 views

    Love has the power to proclaim God’s grace and demonstrate the gospel of Jesus Christ.

    Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 “The Power of Love” INTRODUCTION At the end of our text today, the writer to the Hebrews exhorts his readers. He writes, “Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of the lips that confess his name. Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love Yourself Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 15, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 39,635 views

    We cannot obey Jesus' command to "love your neighbor as yourself" until we learn how to love ourselves properly.

    Introduction: A. I want to begin with two thought provoking questions: 1. Question #1: Do you love yourself? 2. Question #2: Should you love yourself? B. Do you remember Whitney Houston’s number one hit song called “Greatest Love of All”? 1. The chorus went like this: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is Kind Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 21, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,505 views

    In this sermon, we explore how to love others through kindness.

    A. One day a minister who was a very kind man and loved to serve others noticed a young boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. 1. Because the boy was so little and the doorbell was so high, he couldn’t reach it. 2. After watching the boy’s efforts for a moment, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is Patient Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Oct 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,783 views

    In this sermon, we explore how to cultivate a love that is patient.

    Introduction: A. One of my favorite stories about patience is the story told about the teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his boots. 1. She pulled and he pushed, but the boots still didn’t want to go on. a. When the second boot was finally on, she had worked up a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Somebody To Love Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Nov 3, 2013
     | 3,210 views

    This sermon deals with having and raising children

    Somebody to Love Genesis 5:1-2 For the past two weeks, we’ve been talking about marriage. We’ve considered what marriage ought to look like, our roles and how we live into God’s picture for marriage. But the Book of Genesis isn’t just about relationships and marriage, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Love Forgives Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Nov 4, 2013
     | 9,996 views

    This sermon explores what Scripture says about love and forgiveness.

    Introduction: A. I want to begin today’s sermon with a few cartoons to get us thinking about forgiveness and how difficult and confusing a subject it can be. 1. The first cartoon shows a wife saying to her husband, “Forgive you?...Sure I’ll forgive you…the moment I see ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love And Obey Series

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Mar 18, 2014
     | 6,358 views

    to Love Jesus is to obey him

    John 14:15-31 "If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational