Sermon Title: "What Does Love Have to Do with It?”
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Text: John 15:9-17
Delivered at Forward for Christ Baptist Church in Luray, VA 22835 (May 31, 2026)
Local Message Highlight
If you are searching for a Bible-preaching church near Luray, VA, this message from John 15 turns the focus to a truth the church must never lose: real Christian love begins with the love of God and must flow out into the lives of His people. Preached from John 15:9-17, the sermon reminds listeners that Christ loved us first, gives us the perfect example of love, and commands His people to continue in that love. The message challenges the church not to treat love like a feeling or suggestion, but like a commandment that shapes worship, fellowship, service, and witness.
What This Sermon Covers
From John 15:9-17, the message centers on the question, “What does love have to do with it?” First, the sermon emphasizes that love works by example, because the Father loved the Son, the Son loved His people, and believers are called to follow that same pattern. Second, it highlights the need to continue in His love, showing that Christians are not to depend on their own changing love, but to abide in Christ’s love by keeping His commandments and staying in His Word. Third, the message teaches that love brings joy, and that true joy is not found in the world’s passing pleasures but in the joy of the Lord that remains and fills the believer. Fourth, it points out that great love is willing to die, both in the supreme sense of Christ laying down His life for the sins of the whole world and in the daily sense that believers must die to self in order to love others rightly. Fifth, the sermon shows that love equals service, because those chosen and ordained by Christ are called to go, bring forth fruit, and bear fruit that remains. It closes by declaring that love is not a suggestion but a commandment, and that believers must love God fully and love one another with the same Christlike love they have received from Him.
Why Visit Forward for Christ Baptist Church in Luray, VA?
Forward for Christ Baptist Church is a King James Bible-believing church serving Page County and the Shenandoah Valley with clear preaching, heartfelt worship, and a burden to see souls saved and believers strengthened in their walk with God. If you are looking for a church family that believes the love of God is more than a theme, that it should be lived out in obedience, service, joy, and fellowship, you are welcome here. This message reflects that burden clearly by pointing people to the love of Christ, the necessity of abiding in Him, and the call to love one another as He has loved us.
Text: John 15:9-17
Delivered at Forward for Christ Baptist Church in Luray, VA 22835 (May 31, 2026)
Local Message Highlight
If you are searching for a Bible-preaching church near Luray, VA, this message from John 15 turns the focus to a truth the church must never lose: real Christian love begins with the love of God and must flow out into the lives of His people. Preached from John 15:9-17, the sermon reminds listeners that Christ loved us first, gives us the perfect example of love, and commands His people to continue in that love. The message challenges the church not to treat love like a feeling or suggestion, but like a commandment that shapes worship, fellowship, service, and witness.
What This Sermon Covers
From John 15:9-17, the message centers on the question, “What does love have to do with it?” First, the sermon emphasizes that love works by example, because the Father loved the Son, the Son loved His people, and believers are called to follow that same pattern. Second, it highlights the need to continue in His love, showing that Christians are not to depend on their own changing love, but to abide in Christ’s love by keeping His commandments and staying in His Word. Third, the message teaches that love brings joy, and that true joy is not found in the world’s passing pleasures but in the joy of the Lord that remains and fills the believer. Fourth, it points out that great love is willing to die, both in the supreme sense of Christ laying down His life for the sins of the whole world and in the daily sense that believers must die to self in order to love others rightly. Fifth, the sermon shows that love equals service, because those chosen and ordained by Christ are called to go, bring forth fruit, and bear fruit that remains. It closes by declaring that love is not a suggestion but a commandment, and that believers must love God fully and love one another with the same Christlike love they have received from Him.
Why Visit Forward for Christ Baptist Church in Luray, VA?
Forward for Christ Baptist Church is a King James Bible-believing church serving Page County and the Shenandoah Valley with clear preaching, heartfelt worship, and a burden to see souls saved and believers strengthened in their walk with God. If you are looking for a church family that believes the love of God is more than a theme, that it should be lived out in obedience, service, joy, and fellowship, you are welcome here. This message reflects that burden clearly by pointing people to the love of Christ, the necessity of abiding in Him, and the call to love one another as He has loved us.