Preaching on Respect? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Life, Liberty, and Happiness
Introduction
A few years ago, I participated in a ceremony held at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Following a mic-check before the ...
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A Festus to Test Us
Introduction
Let me ask you a question: As Christians, how do we witness well to those in authority? Like those who govern over us: How do we treat our ...
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The Family Silver
Introduction
When I was twenty-six, a package arrived at my home accompanied by a note from my grandmother that simply read, "Take good care of this. It's ...
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Making Parents Weighty
Introduction
We've been working through the Ten Commandments and today we come to the fifth one: "Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God ...
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When Teens Rebel
School administrators are on edge these days. The shooting rampage in Littleton, Colorado, has spawned threats of violence in schools all across America. ...
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Blessed Are the Merciful
Introduction
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg entered the diplomatic service and was appointed foreign minister of Austria in November 1848. After the Hungarian ...
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Solomon's Wish
Introduction
If you could wish for anything in the world, what would it be? Some people wish they had different abilities. Others wish for a change in ...
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Putting the Kingdom First
Introduction
In an article entitled "A new kind of urban Christian," Tim Keller argues that "Christians should be a dynamic counterculture. ...
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David's Last Words
Introduction
A life is a terrible thing to waste. In his life saving book, Don't Waste Your Life, John Piper recounts a story his father often told in ...
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Long Live the King!
Introduction
According to ancient custom, the death of a ruler is greeted with the following words: "The king is dead; long live the king!" This may seem ...
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A Royal Conspiracy
Introduction
The right to rule as king has been the occasion of many bitter conflicts. Often brother has fought against brother to wear the crown, forcing ...
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Church: The Message of 1 Corinthians
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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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Fear of God
Introduction
A few summers ago, my family took a family trip to Toronto. We'd never been there before, so we didn't know what to see. But all the guidebooks ...
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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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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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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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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Introduction
I had originally announced that I would be speaking today on the Christian's relationship to government, but in recent days the Lord has put ...
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Managing Your Relationships
Introduction:
When Jerry Seinfeld began his comedy show (you may have heard of it; it was called Seinfeld), he paid one of his New York buddies what he ...
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How to Win the Respect of Others
I heard a business consultant say once, "You're going to have to decide whether you want to win friends or influence people—because no matter what ...
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