Preaching on Self-centeredness? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
For the Sake of Others
Introduction
One of the hardest-to-get, most-difficult-to-live-into, toughest-to-hold-onto ideas of the truly Jesus-like life is this: A Christian lives ...
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Hezekiah: Healed but Boastful
Introduction
Today we're going to be looking at Isaiah 38 and 39. I was thinking this week as I pondered these passages that the Bible is a lot like an ...
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Consumerism
Introduction
Paul Anka penned a song back in 1968 that was made famous by Frank Sinatra: "I'll Do It My Way." It became his signature song and rose as ...
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Relativism
Introduction
Lately, I've been monitoring the gas pump—carefully. I know how many gallons will fit in my tank, so when I go to fill it up at $3 and ...
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The Really Good Shepherd
Introduction
According to the United States Social Security Administration, Jacob was the number one male baby name for the year 2007. In the Bible the ...
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The Voice from the Top of the Stairs
Introduction
There's a story oft-told on the Internet—true or not, I don't know—about Susan, a 34-year-old woman who lost her sight due to ...
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Odd Man Out
Introduction
Some wedding requests pose a dilemma for pastors. Most of us will not officiate at a wedding between a believer and an unbeliever, believing ...
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The Strange Blessing of God
Introduction
Do you live a blessed life? I did a Google search on the phrase, "I live a blessed life." I stumbled upon one guy who wrote, "I live a blessed ...
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Image Management
Introduction
In her wonderful book Breathe, author Keri Wyatt Kent names four crucial commitments necessary to finding our way into a saner kind of life ...
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Lessons from Lepers
Introduction
We often look at thanksgiving backwards. We think of thanksgiving as thanking God for something that has happened to us already. The real ...
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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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How to Make the Holy Spirit Happy
Introduction:
Author Edgar Jackson gives this poignant description of grief:
Grief is a young widow trying to raise her three children, alone. Grief is ...
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Lift High the Cross
Introduction
Over the last several centuries, there has been a gradual, progressive, and continual exaltation of the self. The poet Walt Whitman wrote ...
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Happiness Is Not the Goal
Introduction:
We're in the second of a series of messages on the Ten Commandments. We started last Sunday with a look at what is, in the Hebrew mindset, ...
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The Often-Overlooked Benefits of Losing
In our society being called a loser is the ultimate indignity. You can almost hear someone say, "Call me a liar or a cheat, but please stop short of ever ...
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