Do You Love People?

Introduction

Soon after I graduated from seminary one of my first ministries was as an assistant pastor of First Baptist Church in Medford, Oregon. ...

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, ...

Loss, Loyalty, & Lament

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I've never been one to read romance novels, but lately I've been reading one. It's been a good one, too. Believe it or not, it's a book I ...

The Eyes of a Doctor

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Here's a sermon from Donald Sunukjian on what we ought to do when we encounter someone who has yet to know God. We've mentioned before ...

The Sermon That Inspired Murder

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We feel that this featured sermon from regular contributor Kevin Miller can inspire ideas for two different sermons: a sermon on the divinity ...

Love Does Not Boast

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Over the next few months, PreachingToday.com is going to run an entire transcript series from Haddon Robinson on 1 Corinthians 13. The ...

The Christmas Plunge

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Who doesn't love reflecting on the amazing story of Mary, a teenage girl swept up in something so unexpected, so epic? The Incarnation ...

What Is This Thing Called Love?

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Over the next few months, PreachingToday.com is going to run an entire transcript series from Haddon Robinson on 1 Corinthians 13. The ...

Happy Trails

Introduction

The prospect of wrestling with God is not all that pleasant. Consider the man who knows God is calling him out on his abrupt and unfeeling ...

Softening the World's Harshness

Introduction

Let's look at John 15:1-17 together. These are likely very familiar words. They're the words of Jesus on the last night of his time ...

Gentleness

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This is the seventh week we've been growing through our study of the fruit of the Spirit. This week we're going to look at gentleness. You ...

Unprovoked Love

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Mark Buchanan offers a few twists on a theme we've all preached one time or another: agape love. Perhaps you've preached about fostering ...

Loss, Loyalty, and Lament

Text: Ruth 1:1–22
Topic: Learning to make the right choices in difficult times

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Perhaps you're looking for a unique way to approach ...

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 ...

Doing Justice

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I want to talk to you about a concern that lies at the heart of the Prophets, but let's start with a question. Think about the basic human ...

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 ...

Pledging Love

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We have been learning how to deal with difficult people from the story of Saul and David. Today we come to the central theme of the whole ...

Giving Thanks for God's Enduring Love

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I want you to imagine a special, highly festive event. Psalm 118 was written for such an occasion. It began with a blare of trumpets, the ...

An Unmistakable Mandate

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Dr. Jim Moore, Pastor of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Houston, tells of a trip to the store with his family. They decided to buy ...

Being a Bridge-Builder

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Recently, I read about a retired executive from Decatur, named Richard Reeves. Ten years ago, Richard became captivated by the dream of Africa ...

The Imitation of Christ

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Over six hundred years ago, a boy by the name of Thomas Hammerlein was born in the Prussian town of Kempen on the Rhine, some forty miles ...

A Breath of Fresh Air

Focus: Sometimes the best way to build God's kingdom is to brace up his workers.

Introduction: I want to read three brief passages, first from 2 Corinthians ...

Grace Under Fire

Introduction

When I was young, I used to love reading comic books. Not only did I enjoy comics, I used to enjoy looking at the advertisements in the ...

The Sociable Outcast

Jesus did not fit very well into the society of his day. If you wanted to describe him in sociological terms, you might say he was an "outsider." ...

Walking in Love

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One of the most common metaphors in the NT for living a life of obedience to God and service to others is "walking the walk." Paul uses ...

What Are We Going to Be?

"Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief. Doctor, lawyer, merchant chief. Or, if you're feeling especially pugnacious, sometimes "Indian chief. Well, ...