Preaching on Desire? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
The Reminder of Reliance
Introduction
Would you rather have an endless supply of brownies or of ice cream? Would you rather lose your sense of hearing or your sense of sight? Would ...
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Pray for God's Help
Introduction
Let me describe a relationship, and you see what you think. It's a relationship with no expectations, so there's no shame, and there's no ...
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Weathering the Storms of Compromise
Introduction
People wonder, Is it really possible to be a Christian in today's world? So much of the values of this world are inimical to Christian ...
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A Journey of Hope
Introduction
Today I'd like to look at Psalm 84. Someone once called the book of Psalms "the soul's medicine chest," and I think that's a good description. ...
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Deep Desire
A love/hate relationship with the world
Christians have always had a "love/hate" relationship with the world. On the one hand, the most famous verse in ...
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What Your Spouse Wants You to Figure Out
From the editor:
Few preachers make better use of humor than Dave Stone. He's especially gifted at knowing exactly the right point to insert a funny line ...
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Help! The Prayer that Calms
Maybe you have heard about the book called The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life. It is extremely popular, breaking all kinds of records ...
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"Gay" Myths
Homosexuality is probably the most emotionally divisive issue facing our nation. It's a hot topic, as a range of Newsweek covers on the issue suggests: January ...
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Acting Out Humility
Today I want to teach you a truth from God's word that I think will change your life. If you grasp this truth and if you apply it, it will transform every ...
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The House of Expectancy
Introduction
Have you wondered what makes one person open to God and the next person closed? What makes Sally receptive, attentive, responsive to God's ...
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The Story of Our Broken World
Introduction
When I was about ten years old, my dad, a medical doctor, received a special gift from one of his patients: a beautiful globe with shiny sequins. ...
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The Second Extreme: Contempt for the Lost
Introduction
I've got good news, bad news, and hard news.
The good news: The best argument for God is the church. Everyday, God becomes accessible to a ...
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Beyond Will and Grace
Texts: Genesis 1:1–2:28; Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13; Romans 1:24–26; 1 Corinthians 6:9
Topic: What should we think about homosexuality?
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Remember Me
Introduction
Several years after Jimmy Cagney had become famous portraying gangsters in Hollywood films, he and his wife were getting into a car in New ...
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Patrol Your Pleasures
Introduction
When I ask you to give me an adjective that describes Jesus of Nazareth, what comes to mind for you? How many of you instantly thought of ...
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A Personal Relationship
Introduction
I want to share with you something that had a decisive impact on my life; it was a turning point for me. And ever since, it's been an anchor ...
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Don’t You Believe It! The Myth of Greener Grass
Introduction:
This morning we’re looking at the last of the Ten Commandments, which deals with desiring something that someone else has, but which we do ...
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The Difference-Making Difference
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Have you ever noticed that some passages of Scripture are crystal clear and easy to understand—the previous passage, for example? And ...
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Judas: Blinded by Desire
In Mark 14:111, we read about a battle that was waged over Christ in the final days of his earthly life.
"It was now two days before the Passover ...
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The Message of Ecclesiastes
As I look back in my life over the last several years there was a period in which I lived in the dark night of the soul. I spent several months of my ...
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