Preaching on Ambition? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
The Shortest Distance Between Two Points is a Zig Zag
Early in geometry we learned that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. That means if I'm at point A and want to get to point B, ...
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Total Freedom
From the editor:
Here's another great sermon from one of our featured preachers, John Ortberg. This is actually John's message from Palm Sunday (2009). ...
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Stop Witnessing, Start Working
Introduction
A few months ago, I came across an article in The Boston Globe about religion in the workplace. The columnist, who is one of the few Jewish ...
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Good to Great
Introduction
Suppose someone were to show up at your workplace tomorrow, shove a microphone in your face, and ask, "How do you think your work affects ...
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Taming the Beast
Text: Genesis 4:116
Topic: How to battle envy
Introduction
A few years ago, two high school girls in Californiawell liked, talented and ambitiousattended ...
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We Don't Have Men Like That
Introduction
[Editorial comment: Sunukjian delivers this sermon as a first-person narrative. References to props or stage directions will appear in italics.] ...
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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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Down the Ladder to the Highest Place
Introduction
Editorial note: Sunukjian uses a six-foot stepladder as a prop throughout this sermon. References to the prop will be noted in the text in ...
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Redirected Ambition
Today we're talking about ambition. Too often it gets a bad rap in the church, especially in areas of ministry. There's a prevailing attitude in certain ...
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Born to Live
Jesus is enjoying the most exhilarating moment of his life. He has just finished being the guest of honor in the Palm Sunday parade. His archenemies, ...
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The Right Ambition
Some time ago I was following a Volkswagen, and it had a bumper sticker that said, "When I grow up, I'd like to be a Cadillac." That's ambition. We're ...
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