Sermons on Young Love:

God So Loved Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 25, 2008

God’s love has two sides—salvation / judgment… life / death… redemption / righteousness. He loves with a purpose—salvation. He loves with a consequence—judgment.

What was the first memory verse you ever learned? For most of us, it was John 3:16. I have a set of 6 books at the house that I bought a few years ago. They are by a man named Carl F.H. Henry. When Carl Henry died in 2003, the New York times called him the brain of the evangelical movement. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

God's Great Love

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009

Today I want to break it down a little and examine it a piece at a time so that we can see what it tells us of.

God’s Great Love Am Service March 15th 2009 John 3:16 Introduction There is a lot of hurt in the world each and every day. Life does not seem very fair at times does it? Good people are losing their jobs, homes, and retirement accounts. Even the planet Pluto is not considered a planet anymore. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

For God So Loved... Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Dec 7, 2009

Jesus told Nicodemus how great the Father’s love for him truly was.

5 Ways That God Shows He Loves You Series (Part 5 of 5) For God So Loved... Key thoughts from C. H. Spurgeon’s sermon, “Immeasurable Love” John 3:14-17 Dec. 24, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A Opening Story B As Moses lifted up the ...read more

Scripture: John 3:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Unwrapping The Gift Of Love Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Dec 2, 2008

Focuses on the Shepherds and how to unwrap the gift of God’s love

Unwrapping the gift of God’s Love God’s Love should be unwrapped by All People (Luke 2:10) God’s Love is unwrapped by Accepting the Son (Luke 2:15-20; John 3:16) God’s Love is unwrapped by Abiding in the Son (John 15:9-10) Slide Here we are at Christmas Eve. By this point, all the gifts should ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Moms Who Love Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 11, 2012

A Mother’s 1) Gentleness (1 Thessalonians 2:7), 2) Intimate affection (1 Thessalonians 2:8a) and 3) Sacrificial love (1 Thessalonians 2:8b)

Jamie Lynne Grumet has become the poster mom of attachment parenting. With her almost-four-year-old son, Aram, at her breast, the 26 year old Los Angeles mother’s turn as a Time cover model has given the world a lingering visual of what so-called extended breastfeeding looks like. Although the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-8

Denomination: Other

Loving One Another Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 23, 2012

I want to look at 7 things that are proven by loving one another.

Out of the last 16 messages out of 1 John, we have heard at least a dozen of them mention that we should love one another. I guess God figures we should never get tired of hearing it and definitely never get tired of practicing it. The 6th test that proves that we really love God, once again, has ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21

Denomination: Baptist

"Nofear" Love! Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 4, 2012

Fear inhibits our abiity to experience the love of God and impedes our ability to love others... but perfect love expels our fear.

Title: “No Fear” Love! Text: I John 4:7-21 (17b-21) Thesis: Fear inhibits our ability to experience the love of God and impedes our ability to love others… but perfect love casts out fear! Series: The fifth in the series from I John 4:7-21, “The Christian’s Litmus ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:17-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Do Not Love The World

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 13, 2012

Long for the Lord not the things of this world.

September 16, 2007 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Long for the Lord not the things of this world. Focus Passage: I John 2:15-17 Supplemental Passage: Matthew 6:31 "Do not worry then, saying, ’What will we eat?’ or ’What will we drink?’ or ’What ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Life, Love, And Liberty Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 19, 2012

Romans 14 offers some clear guidelines to help us sort out how we can be free in Christ without creating bondage for someone else.

Life, Love, and Liberty Romans 14:10-23 Intro: John Wooden won several college basketball championships in a row while at UCLA. He was once asked, ‘What does it take to make a winning team? 3 Things: 1) Get players in right condition (right with God/Salvation/Worship) 2) Team them the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:10-23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God's Tough Love

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Jun 25, 2012

Often God has to spank as part of His loving discipline. Heb. 12:6 “…whom the LORD loves He chastens, and scourges every son whom He receives." There are at least 3 purposes to God’s tough love or chastening - instruction, correction, and prevention.

God’s Tough Love Job 5:17-18 “Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole. Have you ever thought that God was upset or angry with you? When we go through some ...read more

Scripture: Job 5:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

Learning To Love God Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jun 25, 2012

What is the most important thing in the universe? The answer might surprise you but goes right to the heart of both the Old and New Testaments. Jesus reveals it to us in Mark 12 as we go in depth into loving God.

During the course of a heated debate between Jesus and the religious leaders, something happens that is like an oasis in the midst of the desert. A scribe approaches the group as the Sadducees are trying to trip Jesus up with some theological argument coming out of their misinterpretation of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:29-31

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Love One Another

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 6, 2012

The parting words of Jesus to His disciples was: Love one another. It is the foundation to everything we do. It is a command. It is a witness. We need to experience fresh outpourings of God's love, count ourselves in and initiate moves to share this l

John 13:31-35 Love One Another ES 8 Jul 12 2138 Let’s revisit the scene at the Last Supper, when Jesus had his last moments with His disciples - in John 13:31-35. 33 "My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Love - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 18, 2011

We learn that Christian love is the most important of all the gifts from God. We are called to pursue love, without which all of our spiritual gifts amount to nothing.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of spiritual gifts. Let’s learn about more about that in a message I am calling, “Love - Part ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"The Gift Of Love” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 27, 2011

Because of the gift of God’s Son, we have been given the gift of a love relationshiop with the God of the universe!

According to an article written by Nick Carbone and published by TIME magazine, this year (2011), the price of purchasing every item in the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” all 364 of them, has risen above $100,000. The song lists 12 gifts for 12 days to give to your true love. PNC Wealth ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

Love Your Enemies? Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Sep 27, 2011

This message is the second in a series that deals with some of the difficult sayings of Jesus. This message deals with Jesus’ call to love your enemies.

Sometimes we hear something that sounds so unreasonable our response is, “You have got to be kidding.” I believe in our text we encounter Jesus saying something that really sounds unreasonable. In fact this statement goes against what we consider to be reasonable. This statement goes against ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-44

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ