Sermon Topic: Love

Jesus Is Different

Date: March 8th, 1987  |  Scripture: John 4:1-9  |  Topics: Compassion, Forgiveness, Jesus, Love, Samaria

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about theContinue Reading


The Scarlet Woman

Date: March 29th, 1987  |  Scripture: John 4:27-38  |  Topics: Christ, Compassion, Evangelism, Love, Samaritan Woman

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. TherContinue Reading


The Scarlet Woman

Date: March 29th, 1987  |  Scripture: John 4:15-24  |  Topics: Christ, Compassion, Evangelism, Love, Samaritan Woman

The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that iContinue Reading


A Burden for Our Own Families

Date: July 1st, 1987  |  Scripture: Romans 9:1-3  |  Topics: Desire, Family, Love, Responsibility, Salvation

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:


The Good Shepherd

Date: November 1st, 1987  |  Scripture: John 10:1-18  |  Topics: Grace, Jesus, Love, Sacrifice, Shepherd

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee fContinue Reading


The Tears of Jesus

Date: February 21st, 1988  |  Scripture: John 11:35  |  Topics: Compassion, Grief, Jesus, Love, Sorrow, Tears

Jesus wept.


The Gospel According to Judas

Date: April 10th, 1988  |  Scripture: John 12:2-8  |  Topics: Confession, Forgiveness, Gospel, Judas, Love, Mercy, Repentance

There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for theContinue Reading


A Blind Date

Date: December 21st, 1988  |  Scripture: Genesis 24  |  Topics: Abraham, Isaac, Love, Rebekah, Types

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.Continue Reading


The Emblems of Jacob’s Pilgrimage

Date: January 18th, 1989  |  Scripture: Genesis 25:21-28  |  Topics: Compassion, Faith, Jacob, Love, Promise, Strength, Weak

And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. And when her days to bContinue Reading


Who Kissed Me?

Date: January 25th, 1989  |  Scripture: Genesis 27:18-38  |  Topics: Affection, Devotion, Family, Jacob, Kiss, Love

And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me. And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thoContinue Reading