"love" Tagged Sermons

"love" Tagged Sermons

Matthew 5:33-48 – Living As A Witness To The World

In Matthew 5:33-48, Jesus talks about how we should live around other people. In particular, how do we shine as Christians to people? Jesus gives the examples of being truthful, loving our enemies, and not retaliating. If we live these out we will be much better witnesses to those around us. We can’t tell people about the truth of Jesus if they don’t believe us. Sermon Clip (The teaching sheet with the main points of the message can be downloaded…

John 13:34-35 – A Disciple Loves

In this sermon, Pastor Kyle gives the third characteristic of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, which is: A disciple of Jesus Christ loves. In John 13:34-35, Jesus is giving some farewell instructions to the disciples as he prepares to to finish his ministry on earth. Jesus talks about the importance of loving one another. But this raises a question: how do we love one another? What is biblical love? Pastor Kyle answers these questions and more. A new commandment…

Romans 13:8-14 – All You Need Is Love?

Christians are called to love those around them. In fact, it is a foundational part of being a Christian. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle explains Paul’s words on why love is so important and how we can begin to live this out. Are we living like time is short to love those around us? Sermon Clip   The message notes for the sermon can be downloaded by clicking on the “save” button. Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church…

Romans 13:1-7 – Heavenly Citizens In An Earthly Government

Here’s the problem: As Christians, we are citizens of heaven. But at this time we are not living in heaven. So how do we, as heavenly citizens operate under an earthly government? What does God call us to do (or not do) while living on earth? Is there ever a time when we should not obey our leaders? In this sermon, Pastor Kyle addresses these questions. God calls us to honor our leaders. Not because they are worthy of it…

Romans 12:9-21 – Love In Action (part 2)

What does it look like to love your enemy? How do we, as Christians, love someone who is persecuting us? In this sermon, Pastor Kyle continues looking at Romans 12:9-21. Verses 9-13 focus on loving fellow believers. Starting in verse 14, Paul transitions to talking about what it looks like to love your enemy. Because Christ loved us when we were an enemy to him, we can love others who are enemies to us. Love is often doing the opposite…

Romans 12:9-21 – Love In Action (part 1)

In Romans 12:9, Paul starts out this passage by telling us to have genuine love for each other. But what does that look like? How does one love another? In this sermon, Pastor Kyle focuses on verses 9-13, which talk about loving fellow Christians. He points out five different attributes of love that Paul mentions and how we can use them in our own life. Christians are to have genuine love for each other and the world. Sermon Clip  …

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 – When Personal Freedom Becomes an Idol

Guest speaker Terry Dorsett preaches from 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 on how Christians should navigate the tension between personal freedom and the convictions of fellow Christians. Terry has served in New England since 1994 – first as a pastor, then a church planter, a director of missions and finally a church planting catalyst before becoming BCNE executive director in 2015. He is passionate about multiplying Christ-followers in New England. You can learn more about his ministry here. Island Pond Baptist Church…

Hebrews 13:1-7, 16 – How Do I Live A Life Of Worship? (part 1)

How do I live a life of worship? Here in Hebrews 13 we are given several directives on how we can do this. In this first part, Pastor Kyle talks about the importance of loving people and pursuing purity. None of us would want even a trace of toilet water in our soda. Likewise, we are called to have not even a HINT of immorality in our lives. SERMON CLIP (The teaching sheet can be downloaded by clicking on the…