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  • Ricardo Rodriguez avatar

    The Fruit Of Love Series

    Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Nov 1, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,063 views

    One of the best-known writings of the Bible is found in 1 Corinthians 13. It is recited very often, but very seldom is understood—is a reading of routine, but is forgotten easily. 1 Corinthians 13 describes love as a conduct, not only a pleasant feeling

    Ice Breaker: What has been more difficult for you, to give or receive Love? Key verse: 1Corinthians 13:1-13. INTRODUCTION One of the best-known writings of the Bible is found in 1 Corinthians 13. It is recited very often, but very seldom is understood—is a reading of routine, but is ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    The Looks Of Love Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 14, 2012
     | 5,014 views

    In our worship to God we Look UP to Him; Out to Others; In to Ourselves; and Back into the Past as we press forward with God.

    1. Counting at Church A little boy asked his father what was the highest number he had ever counted. Replying that he didn't know, the father asked his son his highest number. It was 973. "Why did you stop there?" wondered the father. "Because church was over." 2. It is a shame that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Ruthless Love Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Sep 27, 2013
     | 6,690 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
     | 14,945 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
     | 7,239 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
     | 39,605 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
     | 13,477 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
     | 9,767 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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    Loving God

    Contributed by Larry East on Feb 13, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,435 views

    This sermon shows that true love for God is more than words; it takes actions.

    Loving God During the month of February, we’ve been talking about love. Two weeks ago, we talked about the fact that real love is not passion, but real love is a promise and a commitment. And we saw that kind of real love between a husband and wife through the story of Hosea, who loved his wife ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Love Is A Verb

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 15, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,452 views

    Love is willing to undergo or endure long. It’s compassionate and generous, it’s humble, open, gentle, thinks good of others, rejoices in righteousness, open, simple child like faith, believes in the success of others, doesn’t give up, love is a survivor

    Love is a Verb I Corinthians 13:4-8a Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Real Love

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 17, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 33,596 views

    Message on love, suitable for Valentine’s Day.

    REAL LOVE “What is love, as defined by the online world? Resisting a YouTube video of the 1993 hit song, the first click plunges you into a world of pink carnation- tainted tackiness. The website’s designer no doubt spends all afternoon baking cookies, sending chain emails and sighing at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    It Is A Love Story

    Contributed by Carl Greene on Feb 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,287 views

    Is the story about healing the Leper just about physical healing? Or is there more to the story? Most translations use the word "clean" ... not "healed." But could this "clean" mean "forgiveness" of sin? Mark Chapter 2 suggests it may be.

    I confess to you how I struggled with the scripture this morning. I struggled because when I first read this scripture, I wondered “how can I preach about this “healing” when I know we have people in our congregation who are good, faithful servants, disciples of Jesus Christ, yet who are suffering ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    The Love Deal

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,560 views

    Our society confuses LOVE and LUST. Unlike lust, God’s kind of love is directed toward others, not inward toward ourselves. This kind of love goes against our natural inclinations. It is natural to love them that love us, but it is supernatural to love th

    Opening illustration: Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. "I do not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has me." Dr. Crane suggested an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • John McCormack avatar

    Truth And Love

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Feb 26, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,573 views

    TO IDENTIFY THREE DANGERS BELIEVERS ARE TO AVOID.

    TRUTH AND LOVE 2 JOHN FOCAL POINT: TO IDENTIFY THREE DANGERS BELIEVERS MUST AVOID. I. INTRODUCTION A. THIS LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO AN ANONYMOUS CHRISTIAN WOMAN WHO APPEARS TO OPEN HER HOME TO BELIEVERS FOR WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP. THIS PRACTICE WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THE EARLY CHURCH. B. THERE WERE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cultivate Love Series

    Contributed by Chad Garrison on Mar 2, 2009
     | 5,068 views

    We are all called to continually "Cultivate" the Fruit of the Spirit. Here we focus on Love.

    Cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit Love Galatians 5:16-25 A few months ago, we as a church went through a series titled “Doing Church as a Team”. Towards the end of the series, we took a small “side step” and spoke about making sure that we were developing the Fruit of the Spirit in our own lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare