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151. Wedding: Deciding To Love (for a marriage after divorce)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends... When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became ... we need to be mature and look at our own attitudes first. To ask ourselves, "What do I need to do to be more loving?" Love is less a feeling in God's way of defining it, than it is a decision and an action: to decide to stick with ...

152. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

Sermon

John C. Bush

... of our human personalities and potential. It has room for give-and-take; it allows for the existence, the acceptance, and sometimes even the settling, of differences by way of affectionate understanding and reasonableness. Which is not to say that in love all differences between a wife and husband will be settled. There are some differences in every human relationship which simply must be accepted and lived with. Marriage is far too complex a relationship to expect unanimity. G. K. Chesterton once observed ...

153. The Love Of Evil

Psalm 52:1-9

Sermon

Erskine White

... the matter. How can people know what is good but do what is bad? Here, the Bible strips away all our self-serving delusions and our wishful thinking and gives us a straight answer in very simple terms. We choose evil because we love evil more than good! We love "lying more than speaking the truth," and we love "boasting of mischief done against the godly." We get what we want with evil. We pursue it and we know what we are doing as we do it. We enjoy it. It feels good. We think we need it. As the old Prayer ...

154. PERFECT LOVE

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... defined by imperfect people. Our world is full of statements of love. We have love songs, love perfumes, love manuals, and love stories. Love is a very popular concept. Yet perfect love, the kind that can even cast out fear, is not earthbound. Instead, it is heaven-found. Perfect love is a love that gives of itself to another person then forgets the favor rendered. It is a love that finds something to love in the seemingly unlovable. It is one that states, "I love you because you need me, and I need to give ...

155. Do You Love Me?

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Rock. You can do it… but you have to put your failure behind you. You are forgiven. The slate is wiped clean. You can start over again.” That is precisely what the Risen Christ does for us. He knows about our failures and our fears and He still loves us, He still believes in us and He comes to us like that with healing and forgiveness. Physically we see here the reality of the resurrection. Emotionally we see here the beauty of God’s amazing grace. III. THE THIRD AND FINAL QUESTION… WHAT DO WE LEARN ...

156. Loving From The Heart

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... was not in vain." (4) I long for our church to be more like those ladies of the Pink Phoenix. That would be Christianity at its finest. Whenever we see someone sinking into despair or addiction or whatever their need might be--we need to reach out with love and concern. This is why our Sunday School classes and other small groups within our church are so important. It is not just for the study involved, though that, of course, is important. But here is where caring takes place in the church. I can tell you ...

157. Love the Lord Your God

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... a nutshell. The crucial point here, however, is that this definitive statement of Israel’s salvation history is given as the answer to a fundamental question about the law. The son asks about the law and is answered with a story—the old, old story of Yahweh and his love. The meaning of the law is to be found in the gospel. The basis of the law lies in the history of redemption (vv. 21–23); the reason for keeping the law is to enjoy the blessings of redemption (v. 24); the fruit of obeying the law is ...

158. The Call to be Holy in Love

Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon

... result in life rather than death. God's people are to be holy people and our holiness is to permeate the totality of our lives, so life in its full humanness, rather than death, will result. God calls us to be holy and our holiness is manifested in our love for our neighbor. God, who has delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt and us from slavery to sin, death, the law, and the devil, in the death and resurrection of Jesus, is holy. The holy God calls, demands that we, God's people, be holy. Because of God's ...

159. THE ART OF EXPRESSING LOVE

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... is a very broad, inclusive, endeavor. To discover how to be really good at expressing love, we must look to God - the greatest of all lovers. God’s love for us is not regulated by our response. It is always reaching out towards us. God doesn’t love us because we are so loveable. God doesn’t need to love us. Rather, we are in need of his love. In sending his Son Jesus, God demonstrated what true love really is. True love is a willingness to give yourself to another person, not for your sake but for ...

160. Celebrate Love Everyday

John 13:31-38

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... This morning I have with me a valentine greeting. Valentine's Day has already passed, but I wanted to share this greeting with you today. Who can tell me what Valentine's Day means? (Let them answer.) Very good! Valentine's Day is a day that we celebrate love. In school you may exchange Valentine's cards, telling people how much you like them. Boys give Valentine's Day cards and candy to their girl friends to show them how much they care about them. Fathers give mothers gifts on Valentine's Day to show how ...

161. The Process of Love

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... silence. But a father proudly stands up and affirms as he claps, "That's my boy! That's my son! Isn't he some athlete? He can hit! He can tackle!" Affirmation builds trust. It says, "You are safe with me!" Problem Solving Now Jesus takes the third step in love. He begins to deal with Zacchaeus' problems. And we've all got them. He was short, probably never chosen to be on a playground team as a kid. He'd been hurt. So now he was a tax collector with a big government stick. And he could hit back. Besides ...

162. The 2 Love Laws

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... his family to sit down and have something to eat with her boys. So they did. And Victoria began telling stories. Stories about her husband, her own sons, and their grandfather. And as they broke bread together, the gravity of grief gave way to the grace of love . . . and in that cake, that bread for the journey, both families found the answer to entropy, and the ability of God to turn every tragedy into triumph. By the way, to this day Victoria tells her friends that if they are praying for anyone, they are ...

163. “Love Your Enemies”

Luke 6:27-38

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... for recompense at the human level (that is the point especially of 6:32–34), 6:37–38 speaks not of human response but of God’s blessing on those who give and forgive. Humans may not repay or even appreciate the disciple’s love and generosity, but God will not be in debt to anyone. Underlying specific ethical instructions is the fundamental principle expressed in 6:35–36: disciples should reflect the character of the God they serve. Discipleship is a process of growing into the family likeness ...

164. For The Love of God is Creative

1 Corinthians 2:6-12 · Psalm 8

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... all we do is wait for it to get better, all that usually happens is it gets worse. B. And this is where God's creative love comes in again. You see, God knew how bad we could make things and God knew it was going to take something special to get ... that image, we crack it or shatter it. And we're never quite as good as God intended. But the Good News is that the creative love of God can change all that. God, who created heaven and earth and all the universe became flesh and blood and walked amongst us. God ...

165. A Mother's Love

John 15:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... universe. You drive your car off of a cliff, don’t expect God to reach out a hand and catch you in the air. God loves you, but actions have consequences. There is a moral law in this universe as well. You live a life of deceit and wrongdoing and ... not only as physical beings, but as emotional and spiritual beings. Whatever the reason, you can be sure God’s motive was love, the same love that motivates the good parent. Now, please do not misunderstand what I am saying. If you have an accident, even if you ...

166. The Great Sacrifice of Love

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

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... was raised and appeared to the apostles and even later to Paul and many other disciples. This great sacrifice of God's love demonstrated the length and breadth of what God was willing to do for us. As Albert Durer went to the mines so his ... only produce a world-class artist, but at the same time ended any possibility he had to be an artist himself. His act of sacrificial love was an imitation of the heroic sacrifice of Jesus, which Paul describes in our lesson today. May we have the courage to do likewise as ...

167. Love And Friendship

1 John 4:7-21

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Mark J. Molldrem

... a true friend is the willingness to give up one's life for the sake of the one befriended. Against the Old Testament background of "sacrifice for sin," Jesus is willing to accept the responsibility to become the sacrifice for sin for all, so that God's love can be extended to all. Jesus becomes our friend by paying the price for our sin. He does for us that which the law requires, namely the shedding of our blood. Capital punishment is the verdict rendered by God for our rebellion. We are to pay the price ...

168. Faith, Hope, and Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... then one day he released a dove and this dove returned with an olive branch. May I suggest to you that that bird represented hope. And it was hope that kept Noah and his family moving on. III Now abide these three—faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love. Many of you will recognize the name of Eli Wiesel, the renowned Jewish theologian and prolific author. In his book, All River Run To The Sea he tells of his family, living in Hungry during the dark days of the WWII. His family was waiting ...

169. Only Love Can See the Star

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... , of our human inadequacies and shortcomings, we solemnly and humbly come. "Tis the season to be jolly," to be sure. But it is the season to be holy first, so that in tune with God’s purpose we can rejoice in his promise of eternal hope through Christ. Only love can see the star. From a world of confusion and concern, from a world of war and of wantoness, from a world of tension and trauma, we come before the simple elements that dramatize a coming on our behalf, a living to show us how to live, a dying ...

170. The Scandal Of Redeeming Love

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... was sure the match was one, if not made in heaven, at least still bound by a sacred covenant, and more than that by his love for Gomer. Surely it was after the full force of his marital troubles struck him that he began to see in it how he imagined ... down in safety. And I will take you for my wife forever; I will take you for my wife in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love, and in mercy. I will take you for my wife in faithfulness; and you shall know the Lord. - Hosea 2:16-20 Here, a poetic prophet ...

171. Loved By The Father

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise." If you didn't know anything else about our faith, there is enough encouragement and love in this one passage to keep you going for a long time. I. You Are a Child of God. First of all, you would be ... this picture of God. But in many cases, it is also bad parenting. They had parents who did not give them unconditional love, parents who would not take the time to help them develop their passions, parents who were always critical even of their best ...

172. Looking for Love in the Classifieds and All the Wrong Places

Ephesians 2:4

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... it was looking for in their pastor: "Must have small family, if any, and be able to furnish a horse and come to church unassisted. Must not be afraid to work, have no hobbies, have a good clear head, a warm loving heart and big feet. " We are a people looking for love in all the wrong places: the classifieds, the small ads, the back pages of life. Little wonder that Henry David Thoreau observed that "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." Part of our desperation is a lost biblical perspective ...

173. God Loved Us First

Romans 3:21-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... ? (Let them answer.) Can you guess what her name is? (Let them guess.) Her name is ____________. She's a real sweetheart, and you can bet her mom and dad love her an awful lot. Why do you suppose her mom and dad love her so much? (Let them answer.) Those are good reasons. Because she's cute, because she's a girl; because she smiles a lot. Most of all, they love her just because she belongs to them. How many things do you think this baby can do? (Let them guess.) She can gurgle and coo. She can cry when she ...

174. God is Love

1 John 4:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... in the same way that a science book might tell you that ice is cold and a game book would tell you that balls are round. God is love. The big secret that I want to share with you today is that your love comes from God. God is love and when he shares himself with you then you are filled with love. When you share your love with a friend, then you are sharing God. If I give you some ice I am giving you something cold. If you take the ice and give it to someone else then you are sharing your cold. God ...

175. Love Them Before You Leave Them

John 19:25-26

Sermon

James Merritt

... his mother as he says to her: "Woman, behold your Son." No mother ever had a son like Mary. No mother ever had a son that loved her like Jesus. Jesus, bearing the weight of the world of sin on his own shoulders; about to become the first and only member of the ... heavenly home for a wicked thief, He now provides an earthly home for a wonderful mother. Even in dying, He was letting his mother know "I love you, I care for you, I'm going to see to it your needs are met." I'm sure till Mary's dying day she sung ...

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