17 sermons preach from John 13 in real church libraries — each one transcribed, summarized, and indexed to the verse. Jump to the exact moment a verse is quoted, or open the full sermon.
“The commandment to love one another — 'as you have loved' — that we are to obey.”
“"Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end."”
The sermon explains Deuteronomy 7's central claim that Israel was chosen by God out of love and shows that the same love explains our existence. Using historical and contemporary examples, the preacher affirms that God's love is the starting point for transformation, not a reward for performance.
“One of the greatest examples of servanthood was taught by Jesus in St. John chapter 13 — 'Verse one' (request to read).”
A teaching on servanthood as the foundational calling for all Christians and church leaders: each believer has a divinely appointed function, gifts differ by grace, and the church flourishes when members serve humbly, support leaders, give cheerfully, and build one another up.
“"You don't realize now what I'm doing, but later you will understand."”
A study of the friendship between David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 20) that highlights loyal, God-centered friendship, Jonathan’s sacrificial support, and David’s patient trust in God while fleeing Saul. The sermon applies their covenantal loyalty to Christian friendships today—calling believers to obedience, prayer, and waiting on the Lord.
“The servant is not greater than his Lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.”
A teaching on servanthood as the foundational calling for all Christians and church leaders: each believer has a divinely appointed function, gifts differ by grace, and the church flourishes when members serve humbly, support leaders, give cheerfully, and build one another up.
“Jesus predicts a betrayal at the table and references to Judas—'He had a conversation with his disciples... It's a betrayal sitting at this table... Judas is coming.'”
Pastor Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. preaches that true joy is a divine, grace-rooted inner gladness (chara) that endures amid trials. Using 1 Peter and personal illustrations (internet outage, pandemic, loss), he urges believers to protect their joy, rely on assurances like new birth and heavenly inheritance, practice gratitude, and invite others to salvation.
“This last meal, final meal before he went to the cross (reference to Jesus identifying Judas at the Last Supper).”
A sermon on the Table of Covenant (Luke 22) explaining how Jesus fulfills the old covenant and establishes a better, final covenant through his blood. Communion is presented as a transformative, relational invitation that creates new identity and family, not a stale ritual.
“'As I have loved you, you must love one another' and 'by this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.'”
A Colossians-centered Sunday message emphasizing faith anchored in Jesus Christ, Christlike love for God’s people, and a living hope stored in heaven that fuels faithful living, sacrificial stewardship, missions, worship, and evangelism. The sermon calls the church to thanksgiving, practical obedience, and loving the unlovable as evidence of true discipleship.
“A new commandment I give to you...to love one another as I have loved you.”
A Bible-study teaching on the Hebrew word ahavah (love) that traces its first mention (Genesis 22:2), its Hebrew letter-pictures (Aleph-Heh-Beth-Heh) and lexical senses, contrasts Old Testament ahavah with New Testament Greek loves (agape, phileo, storge, eros, mania), and applies love as a conscious, sacrificial choice (not merely a feeling). The talk emphasizes God's giving nature (John 3:16), the heart/lev as the decision center, practical discipleship (forgiveness, boundaries, marriage discernment, spiritual maturity), and living out Christ-like love in everyday relationships.
“I have given you a new commandment: To love one another as I have loved you. This is how everyone will know that you are my followers.”
A worship sermon calling Christians to embody Jesus' legacy of love by keeping his commandments—understood as active advocacy for others—relying on the Holy Spirit’s presence, and applying that call to current challenges like pandemic-related ministry, cautious reopening, and creative outreach.
“Now I give you a new commandment: You love one another as I have loved you.”
A Sunday worship service combining extended praise, intercessory prayer, pastoral announcements and a Bible message focused on Psalm 23 (and related Psalms). The preacher uses the metaphor of sheep and shepherd to call believers to know God personally, trust his provision, embrace holiness, receive more of Christ’s gifts (forgiveness, love, power) and then give those gifts away. Service elements include offerings, baby dedications, ministry updates and a charge to be doers of the Word.
“A new command I give you: love one another.”
A sermon on Colossians emphasizing that the church’s faith and love are rooted in a living hope stored in heaven. The preacher urges believers to anchor faith in the person of Christ, let hope shape choices and stewardship, and demonstrate sacrificial love as the hallmark of discipleship while celebrating the gospel’s saving and spreading power.
“Christ has come to give us a new commandment to love one another.”
A midweek service focused on fatherhood using the parable of the Prodigal Son to teach about a father's heart: unconditional love and welcome, balanced discipline, provision, role-modelling, communication, and the church's call to celebrate and restore those who return.
“The commandment to love one another — 'as you have loved' — that we are to obey.”
A Sunday service focused on the Great Commission and becoming a healthier church: worship and communion, a reminder to give as worship, then a sermon on Matthew 28 emphasizing the summons to return to Jesus, the declaration that Christ has all authority, and the commission to make disciples—baptize and teach obedience—followed by practical application: discipleship is lifelong, church health depends on loving God and people, expect persecution, rely on the Holy Spirit, and commit to partnership with God in evangelism and local mission.
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“"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another."”
A sermon on Colossians emphasizing that the church’s faith and love are rooted in a living hope stored in heaven. The preacher urges believers to anchor faith in the person of Christ, let hope shape choices and stewardship, and demonstrate sacrificial love as the hallmark of discipleship while celebrating the gospel’s saving and spreading power.
“The world will know you're my disciples by your love for one another (Jesus to his disciples).”
A Bible study defining the 'kingdom of God' as God's rule coming to earth inaugurated in Jesus. The talk explains how Jesus' miracles signal the kingdom's arrival, calls the church to be ambassadors carrying heaven's will into the world, and highlights forgiveness as the central power for reconciliation and unity.
“As the hymn says, make sure that people know that we are Christian by our love, not our intolerance.”
A 4th of July Sunday sermon reflecting on the United States' 250th anniversary, offering a land acknowledgement and scriptural grounding, and urging congregants to practice 'revolutionary compassion'—a disciplined, faith-rooted response that both confronts injustice and builds relationship through hospitality and service.
“In this world, he said, by these all people, we know that you are my disciples. If you have loved for one another.”
A Sunday communion service focused on worship, intercession for children and the church, and a message titled "The Table of the Father" explaining the privileges of dining with God (childship, heirship, joy, healing, forgiveness, answered requests). The preacher led extensive prayers for protection, wisdom, unity, provision, evangelism, leaders, nations, and personal petitions (destiny, mercy, promotion) before administering communion.
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“Reference to Peter's predicted denial—'peter is coming he's gonna deny you act like you've never done anything for him'.”
Pastor Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. preaches that true joy is a divine, grace-rooted inner gladness (chara) that endures amid trials. Using 1 Peter and personal illustrations (internet outage, pandemic, loss), he urges believers to protect their joy, rely on assurances like new birth and heavenly inheritance, practice gratitude, and invite others to salvation.
Every reference on this page was extracted from the transcript of a real sermon in a public Sermon Mind church library. Quotes reflect each preacher’s own reading of the text.