Preaching on Jesus? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
A Great Big Snake Story
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Elijah, my son, really likes The Jungle Book. One of the characters in that story is a big and sneaky snake named Kaa. He’s a python, ...
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More Faithful Than Moses
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At the end of Hebrews 2, we are told that Jesus had to be made like us. He had to become one of us in order to redeem us. He had to be made ...
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Why Jesus at All?
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I want to begin by asking a question: Is Jesus Really God? Now, I’m going to answer that question, but I want to take a few ...
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What Shall I Bring Him?
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A Christian comedian once said this story would be far different had these been women instead of men. For one thing, women would have asked ...
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A Tale of Two Trees
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This is the highest of holy days for the Christian church. This is the day where not only do we remember that Jesus died and he was buried, ...
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Jesus: A Power Greater than the Angels
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The focus of the Book of Hebrews is perseverance. It’s about finding strength to press on in the faith when things get difficult. Our ...
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Miraculous Births: Jesus
This sermon is part of the “Miraculous Births” sermon series. See the whole series here.
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Christmas is a depressing time for most ...
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Begin with the End in Mind
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As an instructor of preaching at the Moody Bible Institute in Spokane, every semester I have the privilege of teaching classes of 10 to 14 ...
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Our Felt Need, Our Deepest Need
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I promise I will not fall into that well-worn tradition of preaching on those well-intentioned, moralistic oaths, doomed to fail, that we ...
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Becoming a 'Thanksgiver' at Thanksgiving
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"Don't forget to say 'thank you.'" If you are like me, then you probably heard this phrase often when you were a child. If you are a parent, ...
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The King Liked to Listen
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The king liked to listen to him. So did most people.
"Repent. Stop what you're doing. You know it's wrong, so stop it. Make a ...
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Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?
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It is extremely rare that something happens in little old Wheaton, Illinois, and becomes news all over the world. But in December, that ...
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Get a Grip
Editor's Note: This sermon was given from an empty gymnasium. To prepare for the topic and really connect with the idea of "letting go," John Ortberg ...
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The Great Exchange
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The New York Times magazine ran an article that was simply called "Happiness 101." They want to get to the root of what really makes people ...
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Pursuing Fulfillment
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On the 4th of July we celebrate the day of American independence. As we all know, the writers and signers of the Declaration of Independence ...
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God is the Center of Reality
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Back in the 1960s the mayor of the city of Chicago was Richard Daley. He was famous for a number of things, most notably for being the last ...
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The Final Week, Were You There?
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Artist Hieronymus Bosch painted Christ carrying his cross in 1505. Christ was surrounded in the painting by such notably ghoulish and revolting ...
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The Ultimate Challenge
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A few years ago a representative from Teach America paid a visit to one of the premier university campuses—Duke. Teach America ...
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The Priest
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The year is almost over, and 2015 is almost here. Before we move on, let's take a moment to reflect on 2014. Looking back on the year, there ...
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A Brand New You
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I've got hundreds of things around the house that I would like to see made new—sofa cushions that have begun to sag, kitchen cabinets ...
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Welcome to the Pearly-Gated Community
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In the first sermon in our series, I talked about the primary person we will get to see in heaven: Jesus, face to face. Now I want to talk ...
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Jesus Face to Face
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If you had the opportunity, who would you like to meet face to face? Is it someone living? Someone who has already died? A celebrity? Nobility? ...
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Fighting Well
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The movie Cinderella Man is based on the true story of a boxer named James J. Braddock. Braddock was a good boxer who lost his passion and ...
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How to Keep UP in a DOWN Economy
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Recent downturns in the economy and corporate crime have resulted in lower pay raises, loss of jobs, loss of stocks, and nationwide hiring ...
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