Sermons on Love

Sermons on Love

Love One Another

Love One Another – John’s Gospel chapter 13, verses 31-38 (not chapter 10 as shown in the few video slides – apologies for the mistake) Jesus had only a few hours to live. He had stooped to serve his friends, and soon he would stoop to die on our behalf.  The Glory of the Cross  When he [Judas] was gone, Jesus said, ‘Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in…

The Servant King

The Servant King – John’s Gospel chapter 13, verses 2 to 17 A staggering humility 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 who, being in very nature God,    did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;7 rather, he…

Loved to the End

Loved to the End What does Jesus think about me?  Here is the answer: John 13:1.  It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. John 13:1 Without God there is no love.  Loved eternally: “his own”. Loved completely: “to the end”. God is love: 1 John 4:8 “his…

Extravagant Love

Extravagant Love – John’s Gospel chapter 12, verses 1 to 8 The crazy things we do for those we love.  A feast of celebration Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honour. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. John 12:1-2 Simon (who had been leper) and Lazarus (who had been dead) were there –…

Christ’s Joy and Crown

Christ’s Joy and Crown – Hebrews 12:1-3 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy that was set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the…

Live at Peace with One Another

Live at Peace with One Another (in view of God’s mercy) – Romans chapter 12, verses 17 to 21 Background: No strong Christians Only those who know they are weak, and depend on God alone, and give themselves to God in consecration. Such people make a strong church. Love is the key, even to our enemies. Conflict is inevitable, but conflict exposes the genuineness of love. Do what is right and live at peace with everyone Repay no one evil…

Love One Another

Love One Another – Romans chapter 12 verses 9 to 11 Love one another Paul’s picture of love’s character is not too be seen as a moralistic list, but rather as the natural outflow of the love of God in our hearts. Sincere love, but hatred for evil Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Romans 12:9 We love because He is love, and we are to be like our Father. We are to…

The Love of God

The Love of God – 1 John chapter 4 God is Love: 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 only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God,…

The Tri-Unity of God, Light, Warmth and Life

The Tri-Unity of God. Matthew’s Gospel chapter 3, verses 16-17, Romans chapter 1, verses 1 to 4 Is the Trinity just some obscure, intellectual idea? Here Pastor Roy shows it to be light, warmth and life, and the very heart of the good news of Jesus. God is unique and must remain a mystery… but He is not un-knowable, for He shows Himself in the Bible, in history. Bring me a worm that can comprehend a man, and then I…

Prelude to the Fall

Prelude to the Fall – Genesis chapter 2, verses 8 to 17 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. ….16 And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat…

Jesus is God, Strong and Kind

Jesus is God, Strong and Kind In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society For more information about CEV, visit www.bibles.com and www.cev.bible. All things were created by God’s Son [Jesus], and everything was made for him. Colossians 1:16 Free Downloadable PDF