Preaching on Division? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Me and My Big Mouth
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“Pad kid poured curd pulled cod." Researchers from MIT say this is the world's most difficult tongue twister. Have a go. If ...
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Let the Dividing Walls Come Down
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If you have your Bibles, I invite you to join me as I read Ephesians 2:11-22. Paul writes,
Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles ...
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Unity in the Cross
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There was once a man in San Francisco walking along the Golden Gate Bridge, and he saw a second man about to jump over the edge. He stopped ...
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Love in Spite of Differences
Every sailor could agree on one fact. Had it not been for the captain, they never would have survived. The storm came suddenly, and in a matter of moments ...
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How to Glorify God When We Disagree
The story behind the sermon (from Steve Mathewson)
A sermon series on the Book of Romans brought me to this text. The first challenge I faced was the sheer ...
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The ABC's of Praise
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This is a Psalm that begins with a commitment that on the surface seems rather simple: "I will exalt you, my God the King; I will ...
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Life Together
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The first week we moved into the small town where I served as pastor, my wife Jane and I decided to take a walk down Main Street. We immediately ...
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Love Does Not Boast
From the editor:
Over the next few months, PreachingToday.com is going to run an entire transcript series from Haddon Robinson on 1 Corinthians 13. The ...
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Two Bad Examples
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The story behind the sermon (from Mark Buchanan)
This sermon came near the end of a 10-week series on the letter to the ...
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The Peace Keeper
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A man is shipwrecked. He spends months alone on a desert island. Finally, a passing ship sees him and sends a boat in to rescue him. When ...
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers
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The troops the United Nations deployed to the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan look like they could be soldiers from just about any nation. ...
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What Child Is This Who Came Not to Bring Peace?
From the editor
One of the more popular texts in the Advent and Christmas season is Isaiah 9:1–7. Preachers love to explore the beauty of our having ...
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Is There Any Hope When God's People Fail?
From the editor
As a part of our Getting the Gospel Right theme in the Skills section, we are currently featuring an article by Steven Mathewson, entitled ...
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Brokers of Truth and Love
From the editor
We would probably all agree that conflict resolution is necessary, but incredibly tricky. Emotions trump reason, stubborn loyalties trump ...
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The Real Scoop on the Lord's Supper
Text: 1 Corinthians 11:17–34
Topic: How to approach the Lord's Supper in a worthy manner
From the editor
When was the last time you preached about the ...
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Church: The Message of 1 Corinthians
From the editor
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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Taming the Beast
Text: Genesis 4:1–16
Topic: How to battle envy
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A few years ago, two high school girls in California—well liked, talented and ambitious—attended ...
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The Problem of Growth
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The map of global Christianity our grandparents knew has been turned upside down. At the beginning of the twentieth century, only 10 percent ...
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Peace in the Church
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When I was a pastor in Arizona, there were two men in the church who were greatly admired. They were both successful businessmen who desired ...
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The Christian Subculture: Righteous or Rubbish?
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As believers, we sometimes feel pressured to act in certain ways, fit in with certain norms, or participate in certain activities. The pressure ...
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Working Out the Working In
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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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It's Not Thinking Less of Yourself; It's Thinking of Yourself Less
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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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For Better, but Worse
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When the great Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this past summer, he began a speech as ...
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A Message For Imperfect People
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In a magazine for pastors, Pulpit Helps, August, 1997, someone had written in with one of those "you know you're in trouble when …" type ...
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Finding Your Missing Peace
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In 1934, Hitler's plague of anti-Semitism was spreading throughout Europe like wildfire. Some would escape it. Millions would die from it. ...
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