Preaching on Peace? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Calling on Family Support
Introduction
A mother entered her daughter's bedroom one afternoon and saw a letter on the bed. With trembling hands, she read:
Dear Mom, It is with much ...
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What Child Is This Who Came Not to Bring Peace?
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One of the more popular texts in the Advent and Christmas season is Isaiah 9:1–7. Preachers love to explore the beauty of our having ...
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Angels: A Song of Peace
Introduction
We've been looking at Christmas songs preserved for us in Scripture. Some, like Zechariah's song last week, are completely foreign to most ...
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Brokers of Truth and Love
From the editor
We would probably all agree that conflict resolution is necessary, but incredibly tricky. Emotions trump reason, stubborn loyalties trump ...
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A Better Peace Prize
Introduction
At the turn of the 20th century, a man named Alfred was one of the preeminent scientists and entrepreneurs of his day. He made his fortune ...
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Asleep at the Wheel
From the editor
Chances are, you've probably preached the story of Jesus calming the storm. The account is recorded in three of the four Gospels (Matthew, ...
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The Christian's Happiness
Text: Romans 8:28–30
Topic: Our joy can be constant no matter our life circumstances.
From the editor
Romans 8 is such a beloved, oft-quoted section ...
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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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Jesus Uncensored
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Here's a sermon Michael Quicke preached at Wheaton College that tenders the meek and mild Jesus with the mean and wild Jesus. Few passages ...
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
About the Book
The Brothers Karamazov is the story of a father, Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, and his three ...
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Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces
By C. S. Lewis
About the Book
Lewis's Till We Have Faces is a retelling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche from the perspective of ...
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Relationships
Relationships: An Open and Honest Guide to Making Bad Relationships Better and Good Relationships Great By Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott Zondervan (1998); ...
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Boundaries
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take Control of Your life
By Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Zondervan (1992); 296 pages
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Sacred Marriage
Sacred Marriage
By Gary Thomas
Zondervan (2000); 268 pages
About the Book
In Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas steers us away from the goal of marital improvement, ...
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Understanding Who You Are
Understanding Who You Are: What Your Relationships Tell You About Yourself
By Dr. Larry Crabb
NavPress (1997); 78 pages
About the Book
Crabb's aim in ...
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The Four Loves
The Four Loves
By C. S. Lewis
Harcourt Brace & Company (1960); 141 pages
About the Book
C. S. Lewis seamlessly couples the analytical and spiritual in ...
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Relationships: An Annotated Bibliography
It has only been recently, and in part due to my gleanings from this project, that I've felt the sheer weight of the love Jesus calls us to: to set aside ...
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Life Together
Life Together
By Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Harper & Row (1954); 122 pages
About the Book
Rather than delving into why we operate the way we do or examining ...
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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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Cover Or Be Covered
World War II was over. The Armistice had been signed in Europe and in Japan. Hostilities had ceased. But, under the leadership of General MacArthur, the ...
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Taming the Beast
Text: Genesis 4:1–16
Topic: How to battle envy
Introduction
A few years ago, two high school girls in California—well liked, talented and ambitious—attended ...
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The "Muchness" of God
Text: James 5:13–16
Topic: How to experience God's provision and power
Introduction
In this very moment, God is ready to pour out upon you—from ...
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The Promise of Better Days
Introduction
As a 5th grader at Cornelia Elementary School in Edina, Minnesota, I always felt sorry for a fellow student named Gary. With his high squeaky ...
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Cravings and Conflicts
Text: James 4:1–2
Topic: Identifying and addressing the source of conflict
Introduction
There is a relational conflict in your immediate future. You ...
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Peace in the Church
Introduction
When I was a pastor in Arizona, there were two men in the church who were greatly admired. They were both successful businessmen who desired ...
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Weighing Others Heavy
Text: Exodus 20:13; Matthew 5:21–24; Romans 12:14–21; Romans 13:8–10
Topic: How to apply the sixth commandment
Introduction
The sixth commandment ...
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Working Out the Working In
Introduction.
Let's suppose that our music minister Daniel and I get together for lunch to talk over some of the special services we're planning this month. ...
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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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It's All About You, Lord
Introduction
A poet once complained to a friend, "Life's not fair. A banker can write a bad poem, and nobody says anything about it. But if a poet writes ...
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Releasing Resentment
Text: John 21:15–22; 1 Corinthians 13:5
Topic: How we forgive those who hurt us
Introduction
It may have been King David's lowest moment: His son Absalom ...
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The Hardest Part of the Journey
Introduction
Today marks the beginning of a four-week series on the one book of the Bible that perhaps is read less often than any other. If we took a ...
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The Right Way to Handle Church Conflict
Introduction
I am by nature an idealist. I start almost everything in life by thinking about the best-case scenario. As a young man, I had a best-case ...
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The Walls Come Tumbling Down
Introduction
Tim Kimmel, in his book Little House on the Freeway, writes about the Japanese occupation of Korea shortly after the turn of the century. ...
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Preparing for Battle-Part 1
Introduction
It was a Sunday evening several years ago. A church of which I am well acquainted in Dallas was beginning their evening worship service. The ...
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Encouraging to the End
Introduction
This past week, my dad was in a serious car wreck. He was t-boned by a small car, and his pickup rolled over three times and landed in a deep ...
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And Let It Begin With Me
Introduction:
Listening to newscasts these days can make your heart grow heavy. There seem to be more problems than there are solutions. Personal relationships, ...
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How to Improve Your Standard of Living
Introduction:
Today's message should come with a warning. Caution: This passage requires no interpretation. Peter writes Chapter 3 in a way that makes ...
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You're In Good Hands
Introduction:
Have you ever noticed that the fear of getting a shot is often worse than the shot itself? You dread the moment, dread the moment, dread ...
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Peace for a Troubled Heart
A while back I was on a business trip with the president of a software company. While we were having dinner together the first evening, he casually ...
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Getting Your Day Off To a Great Start
About 20 years ago I heard a teacher say, "The experts say how you spend the first hour of your day plays a major role in determining how the rest of ...
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From Here To Eternity: Getting Your Spiritual Life in Order
I changed long distance carriers a few weeks ago. I've never considered choosing a long distance carrier a particularly sentimental decision—basically ...
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Finding Your Missing Peace
Introduction
In 1934, Hitler's plague of anti-Semitism was spreading throughout Europe like wildfire. Some would escape it. Millions would die from it. ...
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Tranquility and Efficiency
Introduction:
On a recent holiday, I was wandering through the picture gallery of the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels. I sat down in the middle of the museum ...
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How to Experience God's Peace This Christmas
Needless to say, this Christmas will be different than any Christmas in recent history. We're experiencing what our parents and grandparents must ...
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What Jesus Can Do for You
Thursday night I went to my son's ball game. I sat on the top row of the bleachers, where I usually sit. A friend of mind named Billy came up and sat ...
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