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  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    I Know What Love Is! Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 11, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 6,177 views

    In contrast to what the world calls love, this sermon explains the Bible’s definition of what real love is.

    What Do You Know? I Know What Love Is 1John 3:11-24 & 4:7-21 May 13, 2001 Mother’s Day Intro: A. [Kellie Ammons sent the following e-mail to me this week…] Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Eric Sellgren avatar

    Meditation And Contemplation

    Contributed by Eric Sellgren on May 14, 2001
    based on 66 ratings
     | 3,391 views

    WHAT ARE THEY - HOW DO YOU EXPERIENCE THEM?

    The young couple were obviously very much in love.When they came to the Vicarage to ask if I`d marry them it shone out of their faces. On the night of the wedding rehearsal I took them step by step through all the things they would have to do and say - and one thing I always insisted upon was ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Mark Johnson avatar

    Discipleship In Marriage

    Contributed by Mark Johnson on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 4,984 views

    How our relationship with God can teach us about our marriage relationship

    Steven and Julianne, you know that you are disciples of or apprentices to Jesus, there is no distinction between the sacred and the secular. Every aspect of your lives comes under the influence of Jesus, and becomes part of your apprenticeship. This includes your marriage relationship. In 1 John ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Contextualized The Truth Through Challenging People About Their V

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 25, 2001
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,902 views

    HOW JESUS CONTEXTUALIZED THE TRUTH THROUGH CHALLENGING PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR VIEWS OF GOD, CHRIST, AND THEIR OWN HUMANITY - A Case Study in contextualization from Mark 12.

    HOW JESUS CONTEXTUALIZED THE TRUTH THROUGH CHALLENGING PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR VIEWS OF GOD, CHRIST, AND THEIR OWN HUMANITY - A Case Study in contextualization from Mark 12. The goal of Jesus in every communication encounter was to challenge the people to their highest potential in the will of God. His ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gerry Pratt avatar

    Attitudes

    Contributed by Gerry Pratt on May 25, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 11,657 views

    The attitudes which Christians display towards their fellow man will have a great bearing on our relationship to God.

    Webster defines attitude as: 1. A manner of acting, feeling, or thinking that shows one’s disposition, opinion, etc.. A. Our attitudes may be socially acceptable and good, or they may send very strong warnings to every- one around that we reject what others think or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    "Wake The Town And Tell The People

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 27, 2002
    based on 110 ratings
     | 3,881 views

    The love of God impels us to share it with everyone, everywhere.

    Wake the Town and Tell the People I John 4:7-21 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dana Chau avatar

    Reminders And Principles Of Love

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 18, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 3,081 views

    Discover the keys to love: Source, Sacrifice, Succession and Security.

    We continue with our study in 1 John 4, beginning this morning with verse 7 and ending with verse 21. If you remember, John interrupted his own teaching on love as the mark of a true Christian, and he inserted the qualification of having the Spirit of God. This morning, we will look at some ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    Get Real! Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
    based on 94 ratings
     | 8,263 views

    Five reasons why loving each other is so important to God.

    Things aren’t always what they first appear to be. During my first few years as the pastor of teaching here at LBF Church I got a phone call from a guy identifying himself as a Navy Chaplain. He told me that a guy recent discharge from the Navy’s child had died under tragic circumstances while he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    All You Need Is….

    Contributed by Dan Buis on Feb 25, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 5,087 views

    The key for successful Christian living is experiencing the love of God

    Game shows are making their comeback these days. All America is tuning in to Regis to see who will be the next millionaire. The biggest game show in my growing up years was Match Game. The contestants had to fill in the blank to a sentence missing a word. They had to guess how the celebrity ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Christian Love

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 2, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,456 views

    An exhortation to love!

    Christian Love We have written and sung about love from our earliest history. Yet, in our recent history the song said it was the only thing that there was just too little of. The Beatles said that love was all you need. Candy and card companies prosper from our trying to demonstrate and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Malice In Wonderland

    Contributed by Scott Lefebvre on Nov 16, 2000
    based on 96 ratings
     | 5,821 views

    A reminder of Jesus' words that we would be known by our love one for another.

    MALICE IN WONDERLAND I found a bizarre article in the newspaper not to long ago. It read… “Jimmy Bivins, a heavyweight title contender during the 1940s, underwent surgery after police found him wasting away in a dark, filthy attic. Bivins, 78 years old, was discovered by police who were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robert Galasso avatar

    Transformed From Hurt To Healing

    Contributed by Robert Galasso on Apr 1, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 6,346 views

    Who are the people in my life who need to know that they are loved?

    Introduction: Have you ever considered the impact that you are making for the Kingdom of God on a daily basis? The way that we act and react makes a lasting impression on the people that we come in contact with every day. What kind of an impression are you leaving? I. The Condition of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gary Kins avatar

    Perpendicularity: Proof Of The Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Nov 2, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,136 views

    The qualities of a believer that demonstarte that they are part of The Fellowship.

    Perpendicularity: Proof of the Fellowship -- 1 John 4:1-21 Introduction: 1. Strange English word: Perpendicularity -- Moral Uprightness, Being of one kind, class or group; close association. 2. Common Greek word: KOINONIA -- To have in common A. Old English word: Fellowship -- The state of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Kerr avatar

    First John Chapter Four

    Contributed by Robert Kerr on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,629 views

    Bible Study

    PERFECTING LOVE - Chapt 4 I/ GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Introduction: We need the power of God to win souls, to bring people into fellowship with God and the Church. In Zec 4:6 the bible says it is: "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." Here in the forth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Giving Love To Get Love

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 1, 2002
    based on 404 ratings
     | 24,833 views

    "Love One Another" is repeated again and again throughout the pages of the New Testament. Why dwell so heavily on this command when it would seem there is so much more to learn about God?

    OPEN: "That’s marvelous, having a lion and monkey in the same cage," said the visitor to a small zoo. "How do they get along?" "Okay, usually," answered the zookeeper. "Occasionally they have a disagreement, and we have to get a new monkey." APPLY: Now, why do they need to get a new monkey? ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ