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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
God loves us; we need to love others.
God is Love November 11, 2007 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: God loves us; we need to love others. Focus Passage: I John 4:7-11 Supplemental Passage: Lev 19:18 'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-11
Denomination: Baptist
What do we mourn? Loss of loved ones, jobs, opportunities and the like. We are called to mourn our loss of our relationship with God.
To Be Mourning. Illust: I helped him cry. Some commentators deny that this mourning is for sin (e.g., Bonnard). Others (e.g., Schweizer) understand it to be mourning for any kind of misery. The reality is subtler. The godly remnant of Jesus' day weeps because of the humiliation of Israel, but they ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-4
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Are you Romantic? - Having a love affair with excitement & adventure in your marriage
- Love Affair, one of the 1939 Best Picture nominees & Best Actress - Starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer - At a premarital counseling the minister asks how long they have know each other - 9 out of ten the groom will answer, ’2 or 3 years, ’ while the bride will say, ’3 or 4 ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Love Chapter. Tongues is NOT everybody's thing!
Happy "Love Chapter" Saturday, Everyone! Ah, the famous Love Chapter is this week's Sunday School lesson. Exactly what IS a tinkling cymbal? Most cymbals "I know" are quit loud! Paul's great chapter on love comes after a lengthy discussion about spiritual gifts. It seems that some gifts were ...read more
At its core, Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ, a pivotal event in Christian theology that encapsulates divine love, closeness, relatability, and sacrificial redemption.
The celebration of Christmas encompasses a tapestry of profound meanings that have resonated through centuries, shaping the foundation of Christian faith and providing believers with a profound reason to rejoice. At its core, Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ, a pivotal event in Christian ...read more
Scripture: John 1:1-18
Denomination: Other
Explores the deep, unconditional love God calls us to embody, and how to live it out daily.
Good morning, beloved family of God. Isn't it a joy to gather together in His name, to bask in His love, and to learn from His Word? Today, we are going to embark on a quest of understanding, a quest that takes us to the very heart of what it means to be a follower of Christ. We are going to talk ...read more
Topics: Love
How the Bible’s description of love debunks three popular myths about love.
(Note: This sermon was introduced with the Susan Ashton song "Call of the Wild"). The song says, "The freedom he loved, he was now a prisoner of, because he answered the call of the wild." We see examples of that reality all around us, as we live in a culture that urges us to answer that call. In ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
In this sermon we explore what it means that love is not rude.
A. I heard the story of a preacher, who was greeting people at the door after worship one Sunday. 1. As one of them left, he shook the minister’s hand, and said, ‘Thanks for the message. I would have to say that you are smarter than Einstein.” 2. Beaming with pride the minister ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:5
The fullness of living in the love of Christ requires faith AND action in his name.
Love in Action I John 3:16-24 May 7, 2006 There was this girl who called her boyfriend one day and asked him to come over to her house because she needed some help. She had started to put together a jigsaw puzzle and she just couldn’t get it. She had been working on it all afternoon and hadn’t ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 3:16-24
Denomination: Methodist
Love is about relationships, and to really understand love, we need to think about the greatest possible relationship for a human being, a relationship with God.
God is Love 1 John 4:7-12 02/20/05 2267 words 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Concerning truly loving Jesus.
“Loving Jesus!” 1 Peter 1:3-9 Davie P. Nolte Peter wrote, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9
The more excellent way
LOVE IS OF GOD Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, once said, “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” Why is love so terribly difficult for us sometimes? Aren’t we followers of a God who is Himself love? Surely ...read more
Denomination: United Methodist
Explores the compulsion to share the Gospel, the importance of contextualizing it for different audiences, and expressing love through our Christian witness.
Good morning, beloved family of God. Welcome to another beautiful day that the Lord has made, a day where we gather together to delve into the rich, nourishing depths of His word. Today, we are going to be focusing on a passage from the apostle Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, specifically, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
Topics: Witness, Love
As we enter our text I want to say that this is a subject needed but not necessarily wanted. I am speaking about giving which causes many to get a little uncomfortable.
Love Offering Acts 11:27-30 As we enter our text I want to say that this is a subject needed but not necessarily wanted. I am speaking about giving which causes many to get a little uncomfortable. The term "money" is mentioned 123 times in the Bible. However, when including related ...read more
Scripture: Acts 11:27-30, 2 Corinthians 8:1-11
We love immoral people by holding on to what we believe and sympathizing with the weaknesses of others because we know what our weaknesses are.
Jesus says the most important command of God for us to obey is this, “To love God with all our heart, soul, strength and mind and to love others.” So for the last few weeks we’ve taken some time to define what this kind of love is. We can summarize our last few lessons this way, ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16
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