Preaching on Self-examination? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
A Church Full of Characters
Introduction
I'm sure you'd agree with the fact that the church is full of characters. When we say someone is a "character" we usually mean in some way ...
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Looking in the Mirror
From the editor
Mother's Day is this Sunday (May 10), and should you decide to offer a message for the occasion, you might get a few general ideas from ...
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Application
Introduction
Today we're going to be looking at the Book of James—incredibly practical and poignant letter for the spiritual life. This is the final ...
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Who Can We Trust?
From the editor:
Here is another sermon from one of our featured preachers, David Anderson. Anderson uses the story of Samson and Delilah to explore issues ...
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Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
Introduction
Through the centuries there have been some people who have wanted to view Jesus' teaching in the Beatitudes as a kind of ladder that can carry ...
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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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Where Are You?
Introduction
When I was a kid growing up in Minnesota, my family had a summer tradition. Every Sunday night, all seven kids and my parents would cram into ...
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Take an Inside Look
Introduction
I have had the opportunity to speak to hundreds of people over the past twenty years. I think I've come to one major conclusion about people's ...
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Speaking Truth
Introduction
For the next few weeks, we're following the story of Saul and David in First Samuel. We discovered last week that he is one of these characters ...
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The Agony of Victory
Introduction
Some years ago a 14-foot bronze crucifix was stolen from Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. It had stood at the entrance to that cemetery ...
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Wasted on Jesus
Sermon One
Valentine's Day is tomorrow and I'm jittery. I love my sweetheart—no doubt about that—but I confess that Valentine's Day gives me ...
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The Dinner Guests of God
Sermon Two
Mary Poplin, professor of education and Dean of the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University, attended a Methodist church ...
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Where the Battle Is Fought
Sermon Three
Here's a surprise: Most incompetent people don't know they are incompetent. In fact, researcher Dr. David A. Dunning of Cornell University ...
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Blasphemy!
Sermon Four
Years ago Bill Hybels told about seeing a newscast of a big Vietnam veterans parade in Chicago. Part of the commemoration was a mobile Vietnam ...
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The Faces of Failure
Sermon Five
There was a clip on the sports last night that was painful to watch. College basketball between Memphis and Louisville, championship game—the ...
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Which Watchers?
Sermon Seven
Robert Russell, pastor of Southeastern Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, told about sitting behind a 5-year-old boy at their church's ...
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