Preaching on Godliness? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Stand Firm
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There are days when I open my eyes and wish I awoke to a simpler world. Pandemics, politics, gender issues, racial injustice, loss, ...
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The Foundation of a Nation
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This weekend we want to celebrate our nation's independence. We have very much to be grateful for. We pause to say "thank you" for fathers ...
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The Forgiveness Factor
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"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us all of our sins." What do you do when you forgive someone? What really happens ...
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A Disciple's Approach to Drinking
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Few topics are more controversial than alcohol. Should a follower of Christ imbibe or abstain? In this sermon from regular contributor ...
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Good Riddance
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"Isn't there somewhere else you're supposed to be?" Has God ever said that to you? God seems to be saying that a lot around here lately. He ...
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The Really Good Shepherd
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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 Messy Family of God
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"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." So reads the first line of Leo Tolstoy's famous novel, Anna ...
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The Voice from the Top of the Stairs
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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
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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
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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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How to Be Blessed in the New Year
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Your listeners will have to make a number of choices in the new year, but no choice is more important than the choice between living within ...
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It's No Mistake
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One of the more important things you can do for your listeners—both believers and nonbelievers alike—is to find an appropriate ...
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John the Baptist's Story
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Very early in his sermon, Kevin Miller says, "I have the hard job of telling you a hard truth." Indeed he does. The hard truth is that ...
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Church: The Message of 1 Corinthians
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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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Ready or Not, Here I Come!
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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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Older People: The Future of Our Church
Introduction
On October 29, 1998, the space shuttle Discovery launched with a seven-member crew. One of them, John Glenn, was 77 years old. John Glenn ...
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The Prime Principle
Introduction
Abiding in Christ is simply staying near a friend who loves you. But what happens to a person who abides in Christ? If I really walk with ...
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How Should a Pastor Think About His People's Giving?
Introduction
When I mentioned the title of this sermon to a group of pastors at our monthly denominational meeting, it elicited considerable response. ...
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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?
Introduction
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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Releasing Resentment
Text: John 21:15–22; 1 Corinthians 13:5
Topic: How we forgive those who hurt us
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It may have been King David's lowest moment: His son Absalom ...
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What God Wants from You More Than Anything Else
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What does God want from you? What does he expect? Do you know?
That's a question that every person has to answer. Because if there is a God—and ...
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The Process of Transformation
Text: 1 John 3:1–10
Topic: How to attain holiness
Introduction
Imagine that you've been asked to write a book on marriage. Your publisher says, "We ...
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The Love Connection
Text: 1 John 2:1–11
Topic: How to walk as Jesus walked
Introduction
First John is a book of assurances. It tells us what God wants his people to know. ...
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The Most Beautiful People on Earth
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The latest rage in reality TV is the makeover show, in which a team of experts are brought in to transform somebody's wardrobe, car, backyard, ...
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Putting God's Promises To Work
Peter used a phrase that many of us have heard before. In the King James it is written:
(v. 4) Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious ...
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Believers
In the first chapter of Peter's second epistle, he makes a bold promise, an astonishing guarantee. He says, in effect, "If you make an effort ...
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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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