Tag: love

I Still Do

This is a sermon that was given on Valentine’s Day 2021 and focused on the phrase, “Love never fails,” in 1st Corinthians 13:8. It emphasizes the importance of remaining committed in one’s marriage and in one’s spiritual relationship with Christ. A video recording of the worship service in which this message was preached can be…


What It Means to Be Saved

This is the 9th sermon in a series of messages through the New Testament book of First John. This sermon is based on 1 John 5:1-5 where the Apostle John speaks about three different evidences of conversion or saving faith. To be saved means we believe certain truths, we love God and others, and we…


God Is Love

This is the 8th sermon in a series of messages through the New Testament book of First John. This sermon is based on 1 John 4:7-21 and presents John’s message regarding the topic of love. John declares the eternal truth, “God is love.” Then he describes other aspects of love that logically follow from that…


Children of God – Part 2

This is the sixth sermon in a series of messages through the New Testament book of First John. This sermon covers the second part of chapter 3, which speaks of qualities that should be evident in a child of God. Those who are interested in viewing a video recording of the worship service in which…


Living Faith: Loving Our Neighbor

This sermon is the fourth message in a series of sermons on the New Testament book of James. This sermon, based on James 2:1-13 emphasizes the need for believers to practice their faith by avoiding the sin of partiality or showing favoritism. In other words, they should treat others the same way they would want…


Love that Satisfies Hope

This is a sermon that was preached on the second Sunday of Advent on the theme of Love. It is based on Romans 5:5 in which the theme of love is directly connected to the subject of hope, which was the theme of last week’s sermon. The Apostle Paul emphasizes the fact that adversity ultimately…


Love Your Neighbor

This is a sermon that is based on Matthew 22:39 in which Jesus describes the 2nd greatest commandment as “love your neighbor as yourself.” The sermon attempts to explain what it means to love others as ourselves, and how love for God is inevitably linked to our love for others. The audio recording of this…


Spiritual Maturity – Part 3

This is the fourth sermon in a series of messages on the book of 2 Peter. This message continues to discuss the list of qualities given in 2 Peter 1:5-7 that believers are urged to develop in their life of faith. The qualities covered in this sermon include godliness, brotherly kindness and charity or love….