Preaching on Character? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Doing the Right Thing in the Right Way
Introduction
Today marks the first Sunday of Advent in which Christians all across the world are preparing to celebrate the coming of Jesus.
This year as ...
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A Better Trust
Introduction
Hebrews 7 has this great theme of Jesus as a high priest, not after the order of Aaron, but after the order of Melchizedek. It is ...
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The Characters of Christmas: Joseph
This sermon is part of “The Characters of Christmas” sermon series. See the whole series here.
Introduction
Matthew’s gospel tells the ...
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Suffering and the 'U-Curve' of Life
Introduction
A story that I think about from time to time may also be one that you are familiar with. There was a wise man who lived on the northern frontier ...
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More Than Meets the Eye
Introduction
Life is really about perspective. Last night, my wife went to a concert in Dallas with some friends and family. I got home, and my son was ...
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Personal Transformation
Introduction
Today we are asking the question what does it mean to be whole people in the presence of others. What does it mean to be shaped into wholeness, ...
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Sturdy Grace
Introduction
For a community like ours, in the place of promise that we're in, we have a fork in the road that's coming down the pike. There's a fork in ...
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Rethinking the Great Commission
Introduction
We believe in our community that the gospel is the account of God coming to dwell in the midst of his people, so we read the gospel lesson ...
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Treasury Notes in Heaven
Introduction
Our son-in-law, Keith, works on the trading floor of the commodities market exchange in Chicago. I've been there to watch him. You stand in ...
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Can You Do Any Better?
The story behind the sermon (by Claude Alexander)
This sermon is a part of a series on the Book of Daniel entitled "A Challenged and Challenging Faith." ...
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Recognizing Divine Interruptions
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, ...
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Decisions Good Dads Make
Introduction
When we think about fathers, we often search the Bible for stories about Abraham. We study the plight of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. ...
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Measurements of the Heart
Introduction
Our flight was making its way into the Newark airport. The two seats next to me were open, so I thought I'd slide over, look out the window, ...
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A Disciple's Approach to Drinking
From the editor:
Few topics are more controversial than alcohol. Should a follower of Christ imbibe or abstain? In this sermon from regular contributor ...
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The Really Good Shepherd
Introduction
According to the United States Social Security Administration, Jacob was the number one male baby name for the year 2007. In the Bible the ...
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The Voice from the Top of the Stairs
Introduction
There's a story oft-told on the Internet—true or not, I don't know—about Susan, a 34-year-old woman who lost her sight due to ...
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Odd Man Out
Introduction
Some wedding requests pose a dilemma for pastors. Most of us will not officiate at a wedding between a believer and an unbeliever, believing ...
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The Strange Blessing of God
Introduction
Do you live a blessed life? I did a Google search on the phrase, "I live a blessed life." I stumbled upon one guy who wrote, "I live a blessed ...
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Church: The Message of 1 Corinthians
From the editor
In this sermon, Mark Dever offers a bird's eye view of one of Paul's longer letters, helping the audience hang their hats on a few critical ...
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The Prime Principle
Introduction
Abiding in Christ is simply staying near a friend who loves you. But what happens to a person who abides in Christ? If I really walk with ...
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It's Not Thinking Less of Yourself; It's Thinking of Yourself Less
Introduction
A few years ago, one of my students was speaking to our class about his denominational background. He told the class that the average church ...
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Costly, Messy, Beautiful Obedience
Introduction
The key word in the title of this message is "obedience." When I did a Google search on obedience, the most popular sites fell into two categories: ...
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Treasury Notes in Heaven
Text: Matthew 6:19–21
Topic: Why storing your treasures in heaven is better than storing treasures on Earth
Introduction
Our son-in-law, Keith, works ...
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Those Who Rise
Introduction
The story is told of a farmer's donkey who stumbled into an old, dry well. For hours the animal cried piteously as the farmer tried to sort ...
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Bending the Twig
Introduction:
Alexander Pope said, “As the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined.”
The future of their children is perhaps the uppermost thought in the minds ...
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A Good Name
Introduction:
Our text for this morning is from the book of Proverbs. It is this: "A good name is more to be desired than great riches, esteem is better ...
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Rejoicing in Our Suffering
If you make the ultimate goal in your life to become successful in business, what do you do when you reach a certain level of success? If you make a goal ...
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Living a Life of Integrity
Some years ago I was invited to a home in our community to talk with a father about his son, who was into drugs. As I sat in his living room that evening, ...
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Measurements of Our Heart
Our flight was making its way into the Newark airport. The two seats next to me were open, so I thought I'd slide over, look out the window, and catch ...
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Rejoicing in Our Suffering
Rejoicing in Our Suffering
by Ron Lee Davis
If you make the ultimate goal in your life to become successful in business, what do you do when you reach a ...
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Living Above the Crowd
One of the most stirring passages in literature is Polonius's advice to Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Laertes has won his father's consent ...
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