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51. The Magna Carta of the Human Soul

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of the human soul. Let’s hear it one more time. For this is what it means to be “authentic,” to be an “authentic human being.” Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you ...

52. Parable of Two Bedrooms

Illustration

... bed was hard, but the second was soft, because love was there. One room was dark with fear, but the other was safe and secure because love was there. One room was lonely, but the other was filled because love was there. What kind of love was it! Parental love! Brotherly love! Neighborly love! Holy love! What does it matter? GOD IS LOVE!

53. Contemporary Prophets Speak the Truth

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... . He concludes, "And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love" (v. 13). There are several forms of love. The Greeks have given us three: Eros or romantic love between a man and a woman, phileo or brotherly love between siblings, relatives, and close friends, and agape, the love of service. There is, however, a fourth form — tough love. This means mustering sufficient courage to say what must be said and to do what must be done, despite the difficulty or possible pain ...

54. The Radiant Life

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Derl G. Keefer

... ever so slowly. He said that he even fell asleep in his chair as the speaker drawled on for what seemed forever. According to him the organizers created a freakish, carnival-like atmosphere similar to a midway sideshow with a "barker-like" man hawking religious souvenirs with Brother Love's zeal. I couldn't help but wonder, Would they be a bit embarrassed if they learned Jesus had sat on the front row? He then says that when we know God is on the front row, "our first reaction is to hide from the awfulness ...

55. Abba! Father!

Galatians 4:4-7

Sermon

Ron Love

... originally sung in Mohr’s Saint Nicholas Church in Austria, the meaning of compassion flowed forth from the candle lit sanctuary as the fourth verse was solemnly sung: “Where on this day, all power of fatherly love poured forth, and Jesus like a brother lovingly embraced the peoples of this world….” This is Paul’s message for us this first Sunday after Christmas. Jesus’ loving embrace of the world has conquered the evil that surrounds us. We no longer need to be disheartened. When Paul wrote in ...

56. The Seven Delightful Blessings of the Word of God in the Believer's Life

Psalm 119:169-176

Sermon

Michael Milton

... of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God (Colossians 3:16). Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of ...

57. The Church: An Enclave of Resistance v1

Romans 12:1-8, Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. Bless those ...

58. Numbered Hairs

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... in a few minutes time. He traveled through the south in this way. Part of the time he was a white man, and at other times he was a black man. He says, "I was the same man, whether white or black. Yet when I was white, I received the brotherly-love smiles and the privileges from whites and the hate stares and obsequiousness from the Negroes. And when I was a Negro, the whites judged me fit for the junk heap, while the Negroes treated me with great warmth."11 When Jesus said, "Even the hairs of your head are ...

59. People of Influence

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... : “We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you . . .” What high praise Paul is bestowing on the people of this church, but he means it. Paul knows that God works through people, all kinds of people. He knows that God has gifted people in different ways and ...

60. Putting Ourselves in the Picture

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... a few weeks ago, when the terror and the violence broke out in India as a result of the assassination of Prime Minister Gandhi. A thousand people, a thousand people killed in the aftermath of that. But one newspaper had an article which was entitled Brotherly Love Spans Slaughter. And in that article there were two or three little vignettes of people loving in the midst of that situation, at great cost. One of the incidents involved 200 middle-class Hindu families in an apartment building in West Delhi, who ...

61. Proper 6

Psalm 46:1-11, Genesis 25:19-34

Bulletin Aid

... greedy (albeit clever), and Esau as short-sighted (or downright stupid). Perhaps the best truly timeless lesson here is in the materialism that diverts both from righteousness: Jacob's lust for his brother's rightful double inheritance overcomes both fairness and brotherly love, while Esau's concern to meet immediate physical need (in this case, hunger) clouds his judgment about the future. Call to Worship Leader: God is our refuge! God is our strength! People: GOD IS OUR PROVEN HELPER IN TIMES OF TROUBLE ...

62. Epiphany 7

Luke 6:27-36, Psalm 37:1-40

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

CALL TO WORSHIP Be still in God's presence and worship expectantly. Take delight in prayer, and you will receive your heart's desire. PRAYER OF CONFESSION Compassionate Parent, understanding Brother, loving and forgiving Spirit, you know how weak we are and how prone to retaliate when treated spitefully. We would rather return a curse with a curse and a blow with a blow. We refuse many who ask us for what we think we do not owe. We are ready to ...

63. LENT: The Passion of Christ: "Tempted"

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... God's hand by putting on a show. It was the temptation that followed Jesus in every aspect of His ministry. That's why He didn't perform more miracles or do more signs and wonders during His ministry. He didn't want the message to be overshadowed by Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show. It wasn't a show, Jesus invites us into a relationship where we can experience the love of God not view it like a movie. B. Now the reason for the short recap is simple. It's a reminder that Jesus faced every temptation ...

64. Concluding Exhortations

Hebrews 13:1-25

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... in which this true and living faith expresses and evidences itself. As elsewhere in the Bible, the believer is not left to work out the ethical implications of faith in Christ; the particular obedience required is carefully defined. Pride of place goes to brotherly love (13:1–3), a costly virtue by which these believers have already distinguished themselves, especially in regard to prisoners (Heb. 6:10; 10:33–34). Abraham is again invoked as an example, this time of hospitality (Gen. 18:1–16; cf. 1 ...

65. What Can You Bear?

Illustration

Charles Ryrie

... accompaniments to faith in order that we might be fruitful (2 Peter 1:5-8). Two of these terms are common to both lists: love and self-control. The others are joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, virtue, knowledge, endurance, piety, and brotherly love. To show these character traits is to bear fruit in one's life. TWO, right character will result in right conduct, and as we live a life of good works we produce fruit (Colossians 1:10). This goes hand in hand with increasing ...

66. O Little Town of Bethlehem: A Story of Faith

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Illustration

Keith Wagner

... where the divine and the human come together in an amazing but humble way. What might surprise you is how this great hymn came to be. It was written by Phillips Brooks, Episcopal priest. Brooks was serving the Holy Trinity Church in the City of Brotherly Love (Philadelphia, PA). He had just returned from a trip to The Holy Land which inspired him to write the words. "When he returned to America he still had Palestine singing in his soul." (from Stories of Christmas Carols by Ernest K. Emurian, Baker Book ...

67. Builders of the Wall

Nehemiah 3:1-32

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... teaching for Christians today. The people’s willingness and enthusiasm to work together is a challenge for any church. Even those who live far from Jerusalem join in the work. It is an example of the Old Testament ideal of a community of brotherly love. The result is also a powerful testimony to their neighbors. Why does the work progress? Both the faith and decision of the whole community and the wise, godly leadership of Nehemiah are crucial. (See box, “Nehemiah, Example of a Godly Leader.”)

In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!

Graham Greene

Do you know what makes the prison disappear? Every deep, genuine affection. Being friends, being brothers, loving, that is what opens the prison, with supreme power, by some magic force. Without these one stays dead. But whenever affection is revived, there life revives.

Vincent van Gogh

70. From Slave to Brother

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

We often shortchange love. We think of it as sweet and sentimental, something that is good for children and family members. We think of love as sort of soft and cuddly, nice in its place, but not very useful in the things that really matter. Do we think of love as tough, transforming, powerful? This little book of Philemon, tucked into the back of the New Testament at the tail end of Paul's letters, teaches us about the potential of love. Thomas Long, who teaches preaching at EmoryUniversity in Atlanta, ...

71. Fighting and Loving

Romans 13:8-14

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

Object: A valentine. Lesson: It’s important to love brothers, sisters, and best friends. Today [this week] is Valentine’s Day. On Valentine’s Day we give valentine cards, such as this one, to tell our friends and family that we love them. Is it sometimes hard for you to love your brother or sister or your best friend? Do you ever fight with your brother or sister or your best friend? Do you like to fight? What starts a fight? Maybe you want something that another person wants, so you try to take it away ...

72. Love One Another

1 John 3:11-24

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

Loving One Another Verses 11–18 are unified by the theme of loving one another. Love among the members of the community was first raised in 1 John 2:10 (as love for one’s “brother” or sister) and was the link into this section of the letter in 3:10b. The background to this emphasis on love is the schism which has divided the community (1 John 2:19) and has set former community members against one another. The schismatics have shown a flagrant, Cain-like disregard for their fellow believers. The Elder is ...

73. God’s Love and Ours

1 John 4:7-21, 1 John 5:1-12

Understanding Series

Thomas F. Johnson

God’s Love and Our Love There is little agreement among those who have made a serious study of 1 John as to how to divide 1 John 4:7–5:4, but most have understood 4:7–12 to center around God’s love for us and, in response, our love for one another. It is likely that the opponents of the Elder had stressed their love for God (cf. 4:10, 20), their devotion, piety, and mystical spirituality (cf. 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4, 6, 9; 3:18; 4:1). But the Elder thinks that it is God’s love for human beings which is ...

74. The Lost and Found Elder Brother

Luke 15:25-32

Sermon

James W. Moore

Have you heard the story about a little girl named Mikki who was walking down the sidewalk with her mother one day? They were walking together, (mom and daughter) holding hands. As they walk along, little Mikki asks: “Mommy, what is God?” Her mother answers: “Well, Mikki, God is the creative force, the first cause, the unmoved mover, the unseen primal producer of existence, the binding, sentient energy which underpins all physical manifestation, the…” At this point, the little girl interrupts. “Mommy, ...

75. The Great Sacrifice of Love

Luke 9:18-27, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

In the fifteenth century, a rural village in Germany was home to a family with eighteen children. The family was poor, but despite the difficulty of making ends meet, two brothers in the family still held a dream, namely to pursue their talent as artists. With the financial situation bleak the two boys came up with their own solution to the problem. They agreed to toss a coin with the loser going to the local mines to work so he could support the other while he attended art school. When the first was ...

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