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  • Bill Sullivan avatar

    Incarnate Love

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Dec 20, 2007
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     | 8,369 views

    Incarnate means to embody or personify, and though we cannot incarnate Christ in the same way the Word became flesh, we can incarnate His love and grace and mercy

    Incarnate Love TCF Sermon December 9, 2007 Have you ever heard the phrase, someone is the embodiment of something? A good example is Adolf Hitler. People have said he was the “embodiment of evil.” Mother Teresa might be called the embodiment of compassion. Jim Elliott, or many modern-day ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Portrait Of Love Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,506 views

    Biblical view of marriage, and practical actions on part of husband, and on part of wife, to strengthening their marriage.

    Intro> This Thursday is Valentine’s Day (that’s a hint, guys...you might want to be making some plans). <>So today I want us to look at the Biblical instructions, the Biblical model, and gain a Biblical understanding of marriage, how we can succeed in our marriages, and how we can be the husbands ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is Love? Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 22, 2012
     | 7,589 views

    What is love? Our society tells us so many deceptive things about love, but what does God’s word say about it...

    TEACHING BRIEF Date Written: August 22, 2012 Date Taught: August 22, 2012 Church: OPBC (Wed Night) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series Title: A Study of 1 Cor 13 [LOVE] Sermon Title: What is Love - Introduction Text: 1 Cor 13 NIV (read ALL passage here) Introduction: What is love? What does it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Christmas Love

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 13, 2011
     | 10,137 views

    God comes TO you and He comes FOR you. Let this two simple truths encourage you to trust in His faithfulness and goodness. He has never and will never leave you. He is always for you, and not against you.

    John began his Gospel quite differently from the rest of the Gospel writers. • The rest started with the historical accounts of the events that took place. • Matthew and Luke talked about circumstances leading to Jesus’ birth. • Mark started off with Jesus entering into ministry, and how John ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Unity And Love PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 19, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,665 views

    This sermon emphasizes living a life worthy of our calling, embracing unity and diversity within the church, and growing together in love and truth.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It is indeed a joyous occasion to gather here today, to be in the presence of our Lord and Savior, to share in the fellowship of His love, and to learn from His Word. We are here not by accident, but by divine appointment. Each one of us has been called, chosen, ...read more

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    Where's The Love

    Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,972 views

    Uses the Black Eyed Peas’ song Where’s the Love as an outline for looking at the Christian concept of love (points out a few errors in the Black Eyed Peas thinking from a Christian perspective).

    Introduction There’s a song currently towards the top end of the music chart which I have listened to over the past month or so, on the radio as I drive back and forwards to Manchester each week and it causes me to think. You see initially the song appears to be quite Christian in its outlook and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Mother's Love

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,174 views

    This message illustrates the characteristics of a mother.

    Scripture Reading: I John 4:7-21 Message: “Mother’s Love” Text: “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him” (I John 4:16). Introduction: We were all created by God and brought into this world through one called “Mother”. Each one of us has an earthly mother and an ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Rooted In Love

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Jul 26, 2021
     | 1,937 views

    What's the organizing principle of the Christian's life? Paul explains in Eph. 3.

    Rooted in Love 2021 Summer Series / Ephesians 3:14–21   • Road trip, packing. So “dad proud” of the initial packing job in the Tahoe. • Less proud after 1st night’s stop. Not nearly so compact and efficient. • Trip home - tired, more junk we picked up while away. Nothing fit like it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Mother's Love

    Contributed by John Sattler on May 14, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 16,375 views

    A child first experiences God’s love through his mother.

    “A Mother’s Love" 5/11/2008 Rev. John Sattler Holy Cross Lutheran Church Indianapolis, Indiana 5/14/2008 Isaiah 66 13 As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; VIDEO – Mom’s 101 http://sermoncentral.sermonspice.com/listings/88/Mother’s%20Day/ It’s humorous sometimes how children ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Love Is Not Proud Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jan 18, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,345 views

    In this message we will talk about 'the hate God loves'... God loves when we hate pride and pursue humility, because love is not proud.

    Love Is Not Proud #LoveIs5 OKAY, so we are in this series called, ‘Love Is…’ AND – as I have repeatedly said since we kicked this puppy off on October 13th… THIS – is an absolutely critical and vital conversation for us to have, both as a church and as individual Jesus follower. BECAUSE… • Nothing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is Patient Series

    Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Apr 20, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 15,469 views

    One of the most difficult areas to show patience in is our relationships with others. But that is exactly what God’s Word calls us to have in our relationships. Because love is patient.

    “Did you hear about the teacher who was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his boots? He asked for help and she could see why? With her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn’t want to go on. When the second boot was on, she had worked up a sweat. She almost whimpered when the ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Walk In Love SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 25, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,483 views

    How do I walk in love?

    Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. What a joy it is to gather together in this sacred space, to share in fellowship, to lift our voices in praise, and to open our hearts to the wisdom and guidance that God has in store for us. As we come together today, we are embarking on a ...read more

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    The Love Of God

    Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,718 views

    God’s love is best described by the cross

    Having to preach twice in two days on two entirely different topics I honestly didn’t have a lot of time to prepare for tonight. All week long I had mentioned to a few people that the love of God would be an easy topic to preach on. “How can God’s love be difficult to explain,” I thought to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Genuine Love Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 10, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,428 views

    It's easy to say, "I love," but Paul challenges the Corinthian Christians to live out their love by giving freely and generously to those in need.

    2 Corinthians 8:1-15 “Genuine Love” INTRODUCTION Most of the world knows that Facebook recently went public and that it’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg shortly after the Facebook event was married to Priscilla Chan. At $19 billion, many media personalities speculated about ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God's Love PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 5, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,603 views

    This sermon explores the depth of God's love, demonstrated through Christ's sacrifice while we were still sinners, and the profound impact of our sin.

    Good morning, family! It's a joy to see all your faces here today, ready to engage with God's word. We're going to take a good look at a passage that I'm sure many of us know quite well, but let's not just glance over it. Instead, let's soak it in, let's really let it sink into our hearts. Our ...read more

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