Preaching on Punishment? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Justice and Judgment
Introduction
The closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics featured a children's choir singing John Lennon's Imagine while a giant replica ...
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Crime, Punishment, and Vindication
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A few years ago I got an unexpected phone call from an old college friend. She had given up a promising medical career to get married, put ...
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The Warrior Rises
Introduction
Do you ever watch wrestling? If you do, are you afraid to admit that you watch it? I recently read that you probably watch too much wrestling ...
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The Warrior Returns
Introduction
There is a distinctive facial expression that is common to all countries and cultures. There is something that can happen to any human being ...
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God Will Bring Justice for You
Introduction
When the Scripture was read, you may have thought, This is a strange message for a weekend when we are welcoming large numbers of first-time ...
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The Price of Pride
Introduction
You've probably heard the expression, "Into every life, a little rain must fall." I was reading an article about a movie star who was having ...
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Judgment at Ai
Today we're going to look at the Book of Joshua, chapter 8, beginning in verse 18. We recall that Israel has once before been defeated by the little town ...
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The Writing on the Wall
From the editor
William Willimon tackles the difficult subject of God's temporal judgment in a direct yet conversational way. He begins by mentioning Rabbi ...
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How Do We Handle Dangerous People?
From the editor
When people gather for worship on a Saturday night or Sunday morning, they bring with them their questions. The questions vary, but it's ...
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Annihilate the Amalekites
From the editor:
One of the chief hang-ups people have with God is the wrath he pours out in the Old Testament. How can a loving God call for the slaying ...
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John the Baptist's Story
From the editor
Very early in his sermon, Kevin Miller says, "I have the hard job of telling you a hard truth." Indeed he does. The hard truth is that ...
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It's About the People
Introduction
Recently our church softball thoroughly trounced our opponents. The game ended with what's called the mercy rule: when one team is ahead ...
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Why Would a Good God Send People to Hell?
Introduction
I thought long and hard about a clever, lighthearted way to introduce this morning's message. I thought about praying for a really hot day ...
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Expect God's Visitation
Introduction
In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge lies down on Christmas Eve hoping to enjoy a good night's rest. In the course ...
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You Can't Fool the Lord
Introduction
One of the ministers at this church the television show 24 because of the things that Jack Bauer never has to do: eat, charge his cell phone, ...
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The Grieving Heart of God
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On the first day teaching his class for 250 college freshmen, R. C. Sproul carefully explained the assignment of three term papers. Each paper ...
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Why Is There So Much Suffering and Evil in the World?
Introduction
Here are two photos, both showing scenes from two earthquakes of similar magnitude that happened within just days of each other just last ...
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
What does death tell us about life? In recent decades the door of death has sometimes seemed to have been turned into a revolving door. Through advances ...
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Playing with Fire
When we talk about hell, we can go to two extremes. One is that we can get into lurid descriptions of the flames of hell and the torments of the doomed ...
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