Preaching on Peacemakers? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Kingdom Values: One Kingdom. Indivisible.
Introduction
There is a surface need: American values vs Kingdom values. I want to look at Kingdom values.
Let’s start with a definition. Value means, ...
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Let the Dividing Walls Come Down
Introduction
If you have your Bibles, I invite you to join me as I read Ephesians 2:11-22. Paul writes,
Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles ...
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Love in Spite of Differences
Every sailor could agree on one fact. Had it not been for the captain, they never would have survived. The storm came suddenly, and in a matter of moments ...
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The Peace Jesus Brings
Introduction
In this Advent season, we are looking at the theme of God's promise of better days for our lives. That is the hope of Advent and Christmas, ...
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Two Bad Examples
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The story behind the sermon (from Mark Buchanan)
This sermon came near the end of a 10-week series on the letter to the ...
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The Peace Keeper
Introduction
A man is shipwrecked. He spends months alone on a desert island. Finally, a passing ship sees him and sends a boat in to rescue him. When ...
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Introduction
The troops the United Nations deployed to the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan look like they could be soldiers from just about any nation. ...
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Brokers of Truth and Love
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We would probably all agree that conflict resolution is necessary, but incredibly tricky. Emotions trump reason, stubborn loyalties trump ...
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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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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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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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Showing Grace
Introduction
We are taking four Sundays to consider the subject of loyalty and what it takes to keep faith in a broken world. Our particular emphasis in ...
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My Favorite Heroes: Joseph
Introduction
We are in a series looking at different heroes of the faith, and today we'll be looking at Joseph. You can turn in your Bibles to Genesis ...
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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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Spiritual Weapons for Peace
You're sitting quietly at home having breakfast, and suddenly there's a blast, there's a flash, and you are engulfed in a fireball that reduces everyone ...
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