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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

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601. Love without Condition

Mark 1:40-45

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George Carlin

... it doesn't end there. Into the 90s you start to go backwards. "I was just 92." If you make it over 100, you become a kid again. "I'm a 100 and a half." No matter how young or old you are, Jesus Christ reaches you without condition. God loves you without condition.

602. God Is Seeking You in Love

John 3:14-21

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James Fitzgerald

... something on the side from Shakespeare's Hamlet. . . . He wrote on the side, ‘In this harsh world, draw your breath in pain to tell my story.' I said, ‘What is your story, Daddy?' And he wrote, ‘I was wrong.'" It is not until you know God is seeking you in love, not in condemnation; it is not until that moment that the gospel becomes Good News for you.

603. What You See Is God’s Love

John 15:1-8

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Mark Trotter

Carlyle Marney told about an old man who was asked once, "Have you ever seen God?" He said, "No, but I have known a couple of Jesuses in my lifetime." That is what John is talking about. No one has ever seen God, but what you can see is God's love.

604. Letters from a Loving Prophet

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... teaches how intimately God knows us. We know from both the Hebrew and New Testament Scriptures that each of us has been valued by God before anyone else knew we would even exist. God cared for us while we were in our mother's womb. A God that would love us that much, even unto death, is never going to let us go, not ever! Friends, "Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your son, and give your daughters in marriage, that ...

605. Stewardship of the Earth (Series: Stewardship: Discover This Word and Love It!)

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... what happens to the Earth? If we plan to fly away, why be concerned with what’s left behind? If it’s just a matter of time until the world self-destructs, why should we interfere with this final judgment? The Bible, however, never teaches such deism. God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. Consider the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. God cares for each one of them. According to Job, even the whales were made to praise God. When will we come to grip with this Absolute Truth? The ...

606. Transmitting Love

John 13:34-35

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King Duncan

... the homeless because they're cold." Do you understand the difference? If we are motivated by the idea that we're going to make our church a bigger church, then our witness will ring false. If, on the other hand, we are motivated simply by the desire to transmit the love we have received from Jesus, then the world will gladly receive us.

607. God Loves You

John 20:1-18

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Steven Molin

... now she trusted science, now she believed in bright professors and thick textbooks and knowledge and reason; faith seemed to insult her intellect. When she got up to leave, the counselor said the only thing he should have said when she first sat down; "Jenny" he said, "God loves you, even when you don't believe that God exists." Tears filled her eyes, and she said "I know he does." Faith, it seems, comes in all sorts of shapes and degrees. Maybe that's why you're here today; you've come to see and hear the ...

608. Live and Love

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Staff

... and engaged in every lustful pleasure they could because they believed that life was short and they would never have to pay any penalty. In one of the world's most famous poems, a poet of that time Catullus wrote, My sweetest Lesbia, let us live and love; And though the sager sort our deeds reprove, Let us not weigh them. Heaven's great lamps do dive Into their west, and straight again revive, But soon as once is set our little light, Then must we sleep one ever-during night. The poem encourages lovers ...

609. Little By Little Love

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Staff

... there. Listen to the neighbor kid's troubles instead of saying, 'Get lost.' Go to a committee meeting. Give a cup of water to a shaky old man in a nursing home. Usually giving our life to Christ isn't glorious. It's done in all those little acts of love, 25 cents at at time. It would be easy to go out in a flash of glory; it's harder to live the Christian life little by little over the long haul."

610. The Love Offering

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Staff

... town. People flocked to Parker's church the next Sunday to hear his rebuttal. Here's his response: "I understand Dr. Spurgeon is not in his pulpit today, and this is the Sunday they use to take an offering for the orphanage. I suggest we take a love offering here instead." The crowd was delighted. The ushers had to empty the collection plates 3 times. Later that week there was a knock at Parker's study. It was Spurgeon. "You know Parker, you have practiced grace on me. You have given me not what I deserved ...

611. Work for the Love of Work

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... to see it brought about. I cancelled that contract without a moment's hesitation. Why do I work? I work for just the pleasure I find in work, the satisfaction there is in developing things, in creating. Also, the associations business begets. The person who does not work for the love of work, but only for money, is not likely to make money nor to find much fun in life."

612. Love Among the Ashes

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... , when they were allowed to hunt through the blackened remains, was to search for their photo albums. When she went to tell David that the pictures had indeed survived, she found him carefully placing in a box some charred, folded pieces of paper, their courtship love letters. "As I watched David kneeling there in the ashes," she says, "I was overcome with the certainty that we were meant for each other. There, in the face of our greatest tragedy, our first thoughts were not of our material loss but of the ...

613. God Loves Good Work

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... that we serve God is in our everyday tasks. Martin Luther understood this when he wrote, "The maid who sweeps her kitchen is doing the will of God just as much as the monk who prays, not because she may sing a Christian hymn as she sweeps but because God loves clean floors. The Christian shoemaker does his Christian duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship."

614. A New Woman to Love

Humor Illustration

An old woman, on her deathbed, turned to her husband and instructed, "Earl, after I'm gone, I want you to find someone else to love." "If you say so," Earl answered. "She can have all my jewelry if she wants...and all my clothes." "That won't work, dear, she's a size 10 and you're a size 14!"

615. No Charge For Love

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Johnny Dean

... well myself, and he will need someone who understands." With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup. Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy... "No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love." The world is full of people who need someone who understands.

616. The Forgiven Love A Lot!

Luke 7:36—8:3

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty [a denarius was about a day's wage]. Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?" — Luke 7:40-42 Simon replies, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled" (Luke 7:43). You suppose, Simon? You suppose? Then Jesus tells his host the reason for this woman's remarkable behavior. She had been forgiven ... a lot! The story does ...

617. What is Love?

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Michael P. Green

What is love? It’s silence when your words would hurt. It’s patience when your neighbor’s curt. It’s deafness when the scandal flows. It’s thoughtfulness for another’s woes. It’s promptness when stern duty calls. It’s courage when misfortune falls.

618. Disarming Love

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Michael P. Green

... out of it. Once when he was very old, I saw him pull at a door that was stuck. He rattled the handle and shouted. My mother, a small woman, looked up at him and patted his chest, ‘What a fine strong voice!’ she said. Disarmed, he stood there in love. It was a thread established early and woven through their life.”

619. God Loves an Underdog

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... a chance in a tug of war with the eagle. God has made everything beautiful and special and unique in its own way. God has made you beautiful, special and unique, too. Each of you has different talents, gifts, abilities. None of us is the best at everything. But God loves each of us the same and He wants us to develop the gifts He has given us and use them to His glory.

620. Love and Obey the Lord

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... there (v. 12). 11:13–15 The climatic point having been made, the moral lesson is obvious. If you need rain to survive, and if Yahweh sends the rain, then you would be well advised to faithfully obey the commands of Yahweh and to maintain covenant love, loyalty, and service. The result would be agricultural abundance and sufficiency (cf. 8:6–10). In verses 11–12, the land is portrayed as enjoying the blessing of Yahweh by itself, as it were, simply as the object of his lavish care. But for Israel to ...

621. Love to Stay Here Forever

Exodus 24:12, 15-18, Matthew 17:1-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... what Jesus is still saying to people today. "I know you would rather stay where you are, but there are people who need you. It's all right to come up on the mountain from time to time. But don't forget that your main purpose is to spread my love to other people. That means that you must leave the mountain and go to where others are.

622. Love for Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... to Luke’s overall concern with poverty and wealth. Jesus’ disciples may experience deprivation and persecution, but they are truly blessed. In vv. 27–36 Jesus gives the proper response to those who hate, reject, and insult his people (v. 22). His disciples are to love their enemies, do good to those who hate them; they are to bless those who curse them, to pray for those who mistreat them, and to turn the other cheek. The disciples are to be generous and giving with their resources and to be merciful ...

623. The Power of Love

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Editor James S. Hewett

... next morning when she went to the front door, she was startled to see the three criminals lying on her steps. One explained, "We know the Doctor, go. We stay here all night, so no harm come to you." That's how these dangerous men responded to an act of love. Christ came to set fettered people free.

624. Justice and Love

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Editor James S. Hewett

... . He couldn't remember ever having felt more alone or alienated. He began to cry. Then he heard a noise on the stairs. Footsteps came closer to his room. His door opened, and his father came in. Closing the door, he came over to Tommy's bed and said, "I love you, Son, and I've come to spend the night with you."

625. Sacrificial Love and Hedonism

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Editor James S. Hewett

... what modern men find even harder to accept, is His insistence that to find life we must first lose it. Hugh Hefner writes: "We reject any philosophy which holds that a man must deny himself for others."The playboy cult holds that every man ought to love himself preeminently and pursue his own pleasure constantly. Nowhere is the clash between popular playboyism and the ethical realism of Jesus any sharper than over how the good life is to be achieved. Hugh Hefner tells us to get all we can. Jesus tells us to ...

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Antonyms: aversion, distaste, apathy, dislike, hatred, antipathy, disgust, disregard, abhorrence, acrimony, wet, animosity, animus, antagonism, bad feeling, bitterness, be averse to, detestation

Showing 601 to 625 of 5000 results

601. Love without Condition

Mark 1:40-45

Illustration

George Carlin

602. God Is Seeking You in Love

John 3:14-21

Illustration

James Fitzgerald

603. What You See Is God’s Love

John 15:1-8

Illustration

Mark Trotter

604. Letters from a Loving Prophet

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

605. Stewardship of the Earth (Series: Stewardship: Discover This Word and Love It!)

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

606. Transmitting Love

John 13:34-35

Illustration

King Duncan

607. God Loves You

John 20:1-18

Illustration

Steven Molin

608. Live and Love

Illustration

Staff

609. Little By Little Love

Illustration

Staff

610. The Love Offering

Illustration

Staff

611. Work for the Love of Work

Illustration

612. Love Among the Ashes

Illustration

613. God Loves Good Work

Illustration

614. A New Woman to Love

Humor Illustration

615. No Charge For Love

Illustration

Johnny Dean

616. The Forgiven Love A Lot!

Luke 7:36—8:3

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

617. What is Love?

Illustration

Michael P. Green

618. Disarming Love

Illustration

Michael P. Green

619. God Loves an Underdog

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

620. Love and Obey the Lord

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

621. Love to Stay Here Forever

Exodus 24:12, 15-18, Matthew 17:1-9

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

622. Love for Enemies

Luke 6:27-36

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

623. The Power of Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

624. Justice and Love

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

625. Sacrificial Love and Hedonism

Illustration

Editor James S. Hewett

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