Love

Neither Forsaken Nor Forgotten

Isaiah 49:16

… And God has loved us more than husbands love their wives, or fathers love their children, or brothers love their brothers. His love is like a great ocean …

The Remembrance of Christ

1 Corinthians 11:24

… Love never says, “Cui bono?” Love never asks what benefit it will derive from love. Love from its very nature is a disinterested thing. It loves; for the …

What is the Verdict?

1 John 3:21

… He that loves not his brother abides in death." The enquiry is—"Do I love God? Do I also love my brother? Is my spirit that of love …

Fat Things, Full of Marrow

Isaiah 54:7-10

… Think of how long He will love us—when all this universe shall have subsided into its native nothingness He will love us forever! The time during which …

Christ the Cause of Division

John 7:43

… We love each other—let us love one another more and more, "for love is of God and everyone that loves is born of God, and knows God …

The Welcome Visitor

John 11:28-32

… He loves all His own and they must not judge Him by what they feel, nor measure His love by a sense of their own lack of love …

God's Thoughts and Ways Far Above Ours

Isaiah 55:8

… It is sad that the God of Love should have to say, "My thoughts are not your thoughts." God's thoughts to us are thoughts of love, but …

The Great Attraction

John 12:32

… Does that Man on yonder tree die without the necessity of death out of pure love—out of pure love to those who hated Him? Out of love …

Five Links in a Golden Chain

Titus 1:4

… Break out, heavenly fire! Descend! Descend! Descend! Let the sacrifice be consumed! As for you who do not know and love the Lord, we love you, we desire …

Strange Ways of Love

Hosea 2:14

… The first is that in our text, FOR GOD'S DEEDS OF LOVE, THERE IS A REASON BEYOND ALL REASON. The text begins with, "therefore." God is very …

The Man Of Sorrows

Isaiah 53:3

… Slighted love has griefs of peculiar poignancy—many have died of hearts broken by ingratitude. Such love as the love of Jesus could not, for the sake of …

'As' and 'So'

Colossians 2:6

… Say unto Him, "My Lord, if You love me, come and show Your love. If, indeed, there is between You and me a union of an eternal nature …

Love Joying In Love

Solomon 5:1

… Simple faith and experimental prudence make up a sacred milk and wine—and the like may be seen in rapturous love and calm patience which blend most deliciously …

Think Well And Do Well

Psalm 26:3

… If He so freely loved me, what shall I say? I must freely love Him in return. I cannot but reciprocate this love. If I cannot love Him …

Psalm 116

Psalm 116

… When love can justify itself with a reason, it is deep, strong, and abiding. They say that love is blind; but when we love God our affection has …

The Lord's Own View of His Church and People

Solomon 4:12

… We shall not be presumptuous if we enjoy all the love of Jesus of which we are capable, enjoying and appropriating the words of love to ourselves as …

The Shortest of the Seven Cries

John 19:28

… And what makes him love us so? Ah, that I cannot tell, except his own great love. He must love, it is his nature. He must love his …

"The Marriage of the Lamb"

Revelation 19:7

… Love in marriage must be on both sides and it is as the Lamb that we first came to love Him. I had no love to Christ—how …

Jesus Christ Himself

Ephesians 2:20

… He Himself is incarnate perfection inspired by love. We love His offices, we love the types which describe Him, we love the ordinances by which He is set …

A Prince and a Savior

Acts 5:31

… His dominion is sweetly tempered by love, so that, as the Prophet writes, "You shall call Me no more Baali," that is, "My Lord," with a hardness of …

Aug. 23 — LOVE AND SEEK TRUE WISDOM

Prov. 8:17

… 23 LOVE AND SEEK TRUE WISDOM "I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shalt find me" Prov. 8:17 Wisdom loves her lovers …

Dec. 21 — FROM ANGER TO LOVE

Micah 7:19

… His love to His chosen is according to His nature, His anger is only according to His office: He loves because He is love, He frowns because it …

Sept. 14 — MARK OF DIVINE APPROVAL

James 1:12

… Come, my heart, dost thou love thy Lord? Truly? Deeply? Wholly? Then that love will be tried; but many waters will not quench it, neither will the floods …

The Form of Sound Words

2 Timothy 1:13

… And then the second holdfast is love . Love Christ and love Christ’s truth because it is Christ’s truth, for Christ’s sake, and if you love …

Prayer 7 — "Let All the People Praise Thee"

… Thy great love, wherewith Thou lovedst us, even when we were dead in trespasses and sins. Thy great love wherewith Thou hast loved us still, despite our ill …

The Christian's Service and Honor

John 12:26

… continue in My love. Oh, what love for Christ's disciples to continue in—a love which finds no parallel except the love of the Father to His …

The Mediator’The Interpreter

Exodus 20:18-20

… The Lord of love has chastened you, and chastened you in love. Learn Job's philosophy, and say from your heart, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath …

Over the Mountains

Song 2:16

… Ifyou love Me, keep My commandments. AndI willpray the Father, andHe shall give you another Comforter, [See Sermons #1074, Volume 18—THE PARACLETE and #1932, Volume 32—LOVE …

The Inexhaustible Barrel

1 Kings 17:16

… First, the object of divine love; secondly, the singular methods of divine love; and, then, in the third place, the undying faithfulness of divine love —“The barrel of …

Sept. 19 — THE REASON FOR SINGING

Zeph. 3:17

… She is to Him His love, His joy, His rest, His song. O Lord Jesus, by thine immeasurable love to us teach us to love thee, to rejoice …

Ecce Rex

John 19:14

… We acknowledge Him Lord because we see how He loved! How could we do otherwise? Love in action, or rather love in suffering, carries an Omnipotence about it …

The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate

… He has impressed a kiss of love upon each gift, and He would have thee believe that every jewel of mercy is a token of His boundless love …

Christ's Pastoral Prayer for His People

John 17:9

… I love her for His sake." There was that first love which came fresh from the Father's heart, but now, through this one channel of love to …

Joy, Joy Forever

Psalm 5:11

… Once more, the happiness is a thing of the heart, for the text runs thus—"Let them that love Your name be joyful in You." We love God …

Why They Leave Us

John 17:24

… Since all comes of divine love, and all sets forth divine love, let them go to him who loves them—let divine love fulfill its purpose of bringing …

The Living Care of the Dying Christ

John 18:8

… Oh, the all-absorbing, self-consuming love of Christ! Verily, it was like coals of juniper which have a most vehement flame! Do you know that love, Beloved …

Prayer 2 — Thanks Be Unto God

… For the love of Thy name we would live and die. If we think we love Thee more than we do, we pray that we may yet love …

'Accepted in the Beloved'

Ephesians 1:6

… Love made Him live as He did and love made Him die as He did! And love still pervades His Nature—now that He lives on high, still …

Accepted of the Great Father

Ephesians 1:6

… But He has not withdrawn a grain of love from Jesus, whom He still calls, "My Elect, in whom My soul delights." All the infinite love of God …

The Well-Beloved's Vineyard

… Another choice fruit is love. Jesus delights in love. His tender heart delights to see its love returned. Am I not of all men most bound to love …