Sermons, Outlines, Illustrations and Pastor Resources

The Truth About Love (1 of 14) by Dr. Fred Lowery
I love that song and we're about loving loud and in Bossier for Bossier. And you know I really should thank, I really should let my wife preach today. Because I'm excited about what we're going to go through as a church this year. I'm excited about loving loud, making a difference, getting out of our seats and into the streets... ( read more )

How to Really Love Someone (19 of 35) by John Barnett
Are you wearing your ID Tag this morning? Jesus said in John 13 that each of His children have an ID badge. "By this shall all men know that YOU are My disciples..." What is that ID? By the what? THE LOVE we are to have. Are you wearing that badge in your marriage? In your home? In your family? It is of utmost importance that we do!... ( read more )

The Demonstration of an Extravagant Love by J. Gerald Harris
It is important for us to love the Lord with all of our hearts. It is important for us to love one another. We want the very foundation and fabric of this church to be love.... ( read more )

Love Isn't Blind by Terry J. Hallock
"Love is blind", they say. For love to flourish, they say, our eyes must be closed to seeing ugly truth. Our ears must be plugged to hearing disturbing truth. Our minds must be shut to knowing unsettling truth... ( read more )

The Ten Commandments Of Love by Larry Wynn
OPENING ILLUSTRATION: AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL, TWO SMALL BOYS WERE STANDING IN THE CHURCH LOBBY. AS THEY WERE TALKING A PRETTY GIRL FROM THEIR CLASS WALKED BY THEM. ONE OF THE LITTLE GUYS SAID TO THE OTHER, "WHEN I STOP HATING GIRLS, SHE'S THE FIRST ONE I'M GOING TO QUIT HATING."... ( read more )

Let Me Count The Ways I Love The Lord by Ken Trivette
In the 19th century, a 15 year old English girl named Elizabeth Barrett suffered a spinal injury and was confined to her room. She resigned herself to a life of isolation and invalidism. But her extraordinary poems brought many admirers to her bedside... ( read more )

What's Love Got to do With It? by Steve N. Wagers
A man on a plane sat down next to a beautiful young lady. She was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen. It was love at first sight. He struck up a conversation with her, "Are you married?" "No," she said. "Are you engaged?" "No." "Are you dating anyone?" "No." "Why isn't a beautiful woman like you not dating?"... ( read more )

Sacrificial Love by Fenton Moorhead
The victim on the road knew the dangers of the highway, but likely thought those things always happen to someone else. He thought, "I'll get by." We always think that sickness and harm will come to others before us. We live in denial until shocked by the reality of our situation. ( read more )

The Way Of Love by Curt Dodd
My aim in life is _______________ can you fill in the blank? If you were going to say right now what your one aim in life is, what would it be? Many of us would say, "My aim in life is fun," some would say "success", "My aim in life is happiness, I just want to be happy." ( read more )

The Greatest Of These Is Love by Rick Ferguson
How would you evaluate the state of race relations in America today? Is it good or is it bad? Have things improved, or has nothing really changed? Are things moving too slowly or too rapidly? I have discovered that answers to this question vary, depending on who is doing the asking and who is doing the answering. ( read more )