Preaching on Loneliness? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Understanding Depression: A Biblical, Personal, and Therapeutic Narrative
Introduction
I want to begin with an expression of deep sympathy to the parents of Evan Cheung, Andrew and Julia Cheung, and his sister Ashley. ...
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Don’t Fall Away!
Introduction
A survey from Barna shows a large percentage of churchgoers have “stopped engaging.”[1] One leader here in Manchester told me ...
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Messiah's Community
Introduction
Years ago a small-town newspaper carried a letter sent in by one of its subscribers. She had gotten a thank-you note from her grandson after ...
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Keep the Dust off the Highchairs
Text: Luke 2:52
Topic: Why the young people of a church are important
Introduction
I once attended the funeral of a relative of mine. The service was at ...
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You Need a Good Priest
Introduction
I could tell that he had been badly injured in the accident. I'm no medical expert, but I could tell by the pallor of his skin that he was ...
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When Life Crowds You Out
Introduction
On the wall of a subway in New York City was an advertising poster that depicted a dignified older gentleman recommending a particular product. ...
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What Do Men Want? What Do Women Want?
Introduction
When the Bible describes how the world was created, it uses the word good a lot. It says, "God created light" and "saw that the light was ...
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The Sociable Outcast
Jesus did not fit very well into the society of his day. If you wanted to describe him in sociological terms, you might say he was an "outsider." ...
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Hope for Those Who Feel Unloved
I performed my first funeral when I was 18 years old. A family with loose ties to the congregation (they had been casual attenders years before) called ...
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The 23rd for the 83rd
What does the psalm have to say to our day? I think it is possible to say with some confidence that this twentieth century has seen developments in many ...
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God's Cure for Loneliness
Illustration: Here is a story of a preacher who after 18 years of ministry quit and went into the business world lonely, discouraged, and defeated. ...
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