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  • Rick Pendleton avatar

    Love Does That

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 23, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,111 views

    What is love? How does it act? How can we recognize it?

    Love Does That John 3:16 Introduction: Christmas is a magical time. And Christmas is a busy time. I know that and I promise that the length of my sermonette will reflect that knowledge. In thinking about this sermonette I wondered what I should emphasize. Should I concentrate on the shepherds ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love Is The Mission

    Contributed by Lynn Sims on Feb 19, 2025
     | 473 views

    Searching for Love in All the Wrong Places

    Love is the Mission Let’s read our Church Mission Statement: Our Mission: To Live by Faith, To be a Voice of Hope, To be Known by Love, And a Place of Healing. Key Verse: John 13:34-35 (NKJV) 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Greatest Of Loves Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 9, 2025
     | 363 views

    Continuing Matthew on Mother's Day, text about the Great Commandment

    Background to passage: to lay the context again, this is Jesus’s last week of his life. He has come into Jerusalem on a donkey to much fanfare and celebration that would be due the messiah. He has also cleansed the temple in rather dramatic fashion. He has be questioned about his authority, about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving Others Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Jul 15, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,542 views

    The importance of loving others

    Loving Others 1 John 3:11-24 May 2, 2004 1 John 3:11-12 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Discover Love Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 5, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,711 views

    The Psalmist God’s steadfast love in our lives. The truth of God’s steadfast love empowers us, and provides us comfort and hope

    Psalm 136:1-26 “Discover Love” INTRODUCTION Thanksgiving will soon be upon us. This day, which has become encased in over eating and college football, has giving thanks for God’s blessings at its core. I want to take the month of November and examine the great blessings that God has poured ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Loving Intolerance

    Contributed by Perry Anderson on Jun 2, 2020
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     | 3,406 views

    The world teaches that in order to show love one must accept & tolerate sinful behavior. Scripture teaches to that we are not to conform to this world, but to stay true to God’s word and live in holiness. This sermon can be heard at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np9gk5cdyrQ

    I read somewhere about President Calvin Coolidge being a man of few words. There’s a story that tells of this trait: One Sunday after returning home from church, Mrs. Coolidge asked him, “What was the sermon about today?” Coolidge replied sharply, “Sin.” “Well, what did he say about it, Calvin?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Grant Adams avatar

    Sweethearts

    Contributed by Grant Adams on Aug 2, 2022
     | 1,060 views

    Do you have any idea why God created women in the fashion that He did? Why did he choose the bone that he did? Why the rib?

    Do you have any idea why God created women in the fashion that He did? Why did he choose the bone that he did? Why the rib? 1. Not the ankle, foot, hand, head, neck, but the rib. That was the closest bone to the heart. 2. Tonight, we will apply the function of the physical heart to that of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Love And Joy Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 27, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,289 views

    Thesis: What is on the inside of you determines your fruit! How much you allow the Holy Spirit to guide you, empower you, comfort you, teach you determines your fruit.

    Series: Peeled – The Fruit of the Holy Spirit! Illustration: Peel an orange! Talk about the fruit inside have 9 oranges in a bowl write on them fruits of the Spirit! Note that we over the next few weeks will be peeling back the fruits of the Holy Spirit so we better understand them and how ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Greatest Of These Is Love Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Oct 30, 2014
     | 16,092 views

    America is adrift without a moral standard, a moral anchor, and until we get back to the word of God, we’re going to get further and further away from God’s standard.

    INTRODUCTION During World War II when the Nazis were bombing London, there was an Anglican Church that had a statue of Jesus with his arms outstretched on their lawn. The caption below the statue read, “Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden.” As the bombs fell, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Love? Or Lust?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 13, 2016
     | 7,779 views

    Christians must distinguish between love and lust. The message is a study of a young man who failed to distinguish between love and lust, bringing great sorrow upon the nation and ultimately condemning himself to a violent death.

    “Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Love Affair

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Feb 24, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,048 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Martin Holland avatar

    The Spirit Of Love Series

    Contributed by Martin Holland on Feb 17, 2016
     | 4,995 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

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Love That Endures Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 16, 2008
     | 4,285 views

    Marriage is an invitation to move beyond yourself and focus on another. Marriage is a ministry. It’s not about getting your needs met but serving the need of your spouse. God called us to love one another not because of our feelings for them but in spite

    A Love That Endures Genesis 2:18-25 There’s the story of a husband who placed an ad in the Rocky Mountain News just prior to a Super Bowl a few years ago. Will trade my non-cooking and non-shopping wife with attitude problem
for one Super Bowl ticket. No Indian givers. Call so-and-so at ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    A Portrait Of Love Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Jan 30, 2008
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,435 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
     | 7,538 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