Sermons on truth and love: showing 151-165 of 183,377

The Truth About Devotion Series

Contributed by Vance Elzinga on Jun 22, 2007

We have a tendancy to quit; not God, who has a tenacious love for you.

ME/WE HOSEA 1-3 You’re a quitter! – What would you think if someone said that to you? Yet, we are, really… when it comes to anything outside of self: • The kid with the bat. • Running away from home • Suitcase (lets not embarrass ourselves) – or under roof unplug • #1 Drivetime request – ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Handling The Truth

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Jun 12, 2008

Truth is a key to every health relationship, although it is sometimes hard to handle. This message is about how to receive and give truth in a healthy way.

Handling the Truth Proverbs 27:6 “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” One of the most famous lines from the movie ‘A Few Good Men’ is, “I want the truth! You can’t handle the truth.” Whether you want to hear this or not, truth has to be a part of every healthy ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:6

A Letter To A Lady Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

If you can't speak the truth in love, why speak at all? John could do it, and that is why we have this love letter to a loving lady.

Herodotus, the Greek historian, tells this story from ancient history. Hestiaeus wanted Aristagorus to revolt, but could not get a message to him because the roads were guarded. So he took one of the most trusted slaves and shaved all the hair off his head, and then scratched letters into the ...read more

Scripture: 2 John 1:1-13

Blessed Are The Peace Makers Series

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Feb 28, 2021

We are called to be peace makeras not peace keepers

BLESS THIS HOME wk 3 Peacemakers Pastor Timothy Porter Text: Matthew 5:9 INTRODUCTION: Today, we are going to look at one of the Beatitudes of Jesus, and I have tremendous expectations that God is going to do a lot of healing in a lot of hearts. Can you name one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Herein Is Love

Contributed by Robert Baldwin on Oct 9, 2004

John never gets far from this basic truth in his teachings. I think sometimes we make far too little of this teaching on love,

Herein Is Love 1John 4:7-12 Intro. John never gets far from this basic truth in his teachings. I think sometimes we make far too little of this teaching on love, and we feel like John may have made too much of it. It is found in every dostrine, in every action and in every thought concerning God ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Series

Contributed by Joe Tilton on Jan 3, 2014

What is "The" word? What is it that glues the universe together? Science? This one is the basic of basics. For Jan 5.

Message January 5, 2014 The Word A young girl who was writing a paper for school came to her father and asked, “Dad, what is the difference between anger and exasperation?” The father replied, “It’s mostly a matter of degree. Let me show you what I mean.” With ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: *other

Christian Challenge Sermon V: Make Or Break Situations Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 15, 2020

In times like these, mature Christians confront issues of the day without feeling compelled to qualify their responses but by forthrightly facing the issues and taking a stand for truth even though it sometimes hurts.

MAKE OR BREAK SITUATIONS PRESENT A DISTINCT CHALLENGE TO CHRISTIANS “Cross my heart and hope to die!” Did any of you ever use that phrase to swear to a friend that you would keep a promise? As kids, we engaged in such promise making, except that we might have ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-42

Truth Liberates Charity Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 25, 2009

Without truth, our charity degenerates into sentimentalism, and can be totally perverted into its opposite.

Monday of 17th week in Course July 27, 2009 Caritas in Veritate (3) Joachim Jeremias taught that the parables about the Church should be read holistically. For instance, Jesus would say, “The kingdom of God is like this situation: you plant the tiniest seed, and without your doing much, it grows ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35

Denomination: Catholic

Truth Series

Contributed by Tim Zukas on Apr 25, 2006

Building God’s Church through Truth(Bob Russell - When God Build’s a Church)

The facts depend on a person’s perspective. Listen to the following: The Metropolitan Insurance Company has published this list: Reasons/Excuses for Auto Accidents: (1) “An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my car, and vanished.” (2) “The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Truth

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jan 8, 2012

A sermon on the importance of truth: Its reality, the ability to know it and the difference it makes.

At one point in the history of the world, truth was very important and people sought to know truth and thereby gain wisdom. It used to be that people who searched after truth were called “lovers of wisdom”: Philosophers (phileo meaning to love, and sophos meaning wisdom). Today, philosophers are ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-32

Denomination: Methodist

Truth

Contributed by Greg Nance on Dec 28, 2009

This one word stands out in John’s gospel. What is God trying to tell us?

Truth John 18:28-38 How many of you like to be told the truth? We may like to be told the truth when it favors us, but what about when it does not? How many of you ladies have said, “Do I look fat in this?” What do you want to hear? When we hear the truth from God, it is not always what we ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Truth Series

Contributed by Wilma De Waal on Feb 23, 2016

What is complete freedom?

John 8:32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” We begin today our new series: I am free. Many times we wonder: How is it that bad things happen to good people? Why does it feel as if our life is much worse, after we have given our lives to Jesus? Why are the ...read more

Scripture: John 8:32

Denomination: *other

Speaking The Truth

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jan 1, 2004

The Bible is replete with directions about verbalizing truth, but it seems that many people are afraid of being accused of talking to themselves.There are numerous benefits that come from speaking the truth out loud that need to be considered and applied

Speaking the Truth - Eph. 4:15 Illustration: It is good to speak the truth out loud, even if it may be a bit late. My son Zachary, 4, came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he’d dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out and threw it in the garbage. Zachary stood there ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Loves The Righteous

Contributed by John Mccormack on Apr 2, 2013

UNDERSTANDING A BELIEVER'S RIGHTEOUSNESS

GOD LOVES THE RIGHTEOUS INTRODUCTION: THE NATION, ISRAEL, BELIEVED LIFE RELATED TO THEIR COVENANT GOD, JEHOVAH. MANY OF THE PSALMS EXPRESS THIS REALITY WITH DEEP SEATED EMOTIONS. DAVID EXPRESSED THESE EMOTIONS IN PSALM 146 WHEN SENNACHERID, KING OF ASSYRIA ATTEMPTED AN UNSUCCESSFUL SIEGE ON ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 146:8

Denomination: Baptist

What Love Is Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 14, 2011

I Corinthians 13 tells many things about God’s definition of love, but it only tells a few things about what love "is". Do you know what love "is" and why God chose to define love in this way?

OPEN: Amazon.com is a site on the internet that sells thousands of books (more than you can find in any bookstore). One of the advantages of this site is that you can look up books by “topic”. So, someone did just that. They searched for certain topics and were intrigued by what they found. For ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ