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Comparison: The Thief of Joy
Introduction
Whenever I have preached on John 21 I have tended to speak about the kindness of God shown through how gently the Lord restores Peter, ...
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The Myth of Balance
Introduction
I'm going to read from Matthew chapter 6 verses 24 through 34. These are the words of Jesus,
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate ...
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Single and Single-minded
Introduction
A recent census reported that about 86 million single people live in the U.S. As people get married later, as the divorce rate climbs, and ...
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Broken but Bold
Introduction
We all are going to face giants. We all are going to be on battlefields where we will face things bigger than we are, things we cannot defeat ...
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Right on the Money
"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it." That thought from Psalm 24:1 captures the core of our thinking on ...
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Listen, Look, and Stop
From the editor
Doubts, a "dark night of the soul," a feeling of divine absence, isolation (either voluntary or involuntary), disappointment, disillusionment, ...
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Let's Get This Straight
Introduction
The first thing I noticed about our story today was the stories on either side of it. When we last saw Jacob, he finally had been reconciled ...
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Our Fathers Who Are on Earth
From the editor
Father's Day is just around the corner (June 21), and should you decide to offer a message for the occasion, Mark Mitchell's look at a ...
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Facing North When the Market Goes South
Text: 1 Kings 17:7–16
Topic: Claiming God's promises in the midst of hard times
From the editor:
Though many experts believe we've entered an economic ...
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Do You Like Where You Live?
From the editor
Here's a sermon from the old Preaching Today Audio archives that we've never put on our site until today. What is striking is how relevant ...
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What Would Jesus Say When the Dow Drops 700 Points?
From the editor
What would Jesus have us do in the midst of economic crisis? Mike Woodruff offers answers to that question that push us to gain new perspectives ...
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Remember God in the Moment
Introduction
"Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, 'I have ...
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Praying the Savior's Way
From the editor:
The Lord's Prayer is one of the more popular passages in all of the New Testament—believers and non-believers alike have even taken ...
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The Unseen Footprints
From the editor:
Timothy George packs a lot into this sermon. Besides showing us an effective way to preach an individual psalm—paying careful attention ...
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Jesus Uncensored
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Here's a sermon Michael Quicke preached at Wheaton College that tenders the meek and mild Jesus with the mean and wild Jesus. Few passages ...
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Gone Fishin'
From the editor
John 21 is a powerful story of a fallen disciple, Peter, being restored by Christ. Many a sermon has been preached on the varying uses ...
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Free and Focused
From the editor
Bev Savage's sermon on Philippians 3 has a few "twists" here and there. We're used to focusing on the biblical mandate to remember; Savage ...
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Ready or Not, Here I Come!
From the editor
Simply put: it's easy to mess up a difficult passage like Luke 21. You may find yourself applying something regarding Jerusalem's ...
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Cross Over
Introduction
It was an ordinary day of commuting Cameron Hollopeter. The 20-year-old film student made his way down the steps into a New York City subway ...
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The Problem of Growth
Introduction
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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My Favorite Heroes: Esther
Introduction
Some time ago I went on a retreat, and one of the topics at this retreat was how we're all created for a mission; everybody was made for a ...
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Standing Your Ground
Introduction
In light of this passage, today I’d like to talk a little bit about conflicts and how we all deal with them. How do you deal with interpersonal ...
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A Reason for Living
NOTE: This message can also be used in the "Jesus the Messiah" series
There's an old country song that goes...
There goes my reason for living, There ...
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Getting Focused
For the past two weeks I've talked about the change that occurred in Peter's life. He went from being failure prone, impulsive, and brash to ministering ...
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A Reason for Living
NOTE: This message can also be used in the "Jesus the Messiah" series
There's an old country song that goes …
There goes my reason ...
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