Preaching on Politics? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Christians and Politics
Introduction
This past July most of us missed an anniversary celebration. Thirty years ago, our government passed a law that has helped millions of Americans. ...
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Christian Unity and Politics: Why Both Parties Are Wrong
Introduction
My aim in part one of this series was to show how the two truths of baptism—dying with Christ and rising with Christ—correspond ...
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Christian Unity in a Politically Diverse Congregation: Why Both Sides Are Right
Introduction
In this two part series we are going to explore how our baptism can help us achieve Christian unity in light of our political diversity. And ...
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A Good Man in a Hard Place
Introduction
God's servants are found in some of the most surprising places. Elijah served in a very dark time in the history of God's people. King Ahab ...
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National Reflections
Introduction
This past week, our elders met to pray and talk about our church and the level of churning in our nation these days around issues of political ...
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God's Surprising Use of Governments
Introduction
We are going to begin a very important study in what is arguably the most important passage in all of the Bible, regarding how we as Christians ...
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A God-Centered Vision of Politics
Introduction
(Read Matthew 22:15-22)
"Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's" (Matt. 22:21). This is certainly one of the most famous ...
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Pointing Fingers
Introduction
We live in an age of finger-pointing. Some of this finger-pointing is regrettable, I think. One expression of it is inspirational, I believe. ...
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God and Caesar
The story behind the sermon (by Dan Meyer)
The personal backdrop The sermon "God and Caesar" reflects my longstanding curiosity about the proper relationship ...
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Power, Politics, and the Example of Christ
Introduction
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus shares some important insights on power. Mary the mother of James and John came to him and asked, "When you ...
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Thinking Biblically About Government
On December 17, 2010, a young Tunisian named Mohammed Bouazizi walked up to a local government building and set himself on fire. Earlier that day, the ...
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God's Green Earth
Introductory remarks from Steve Mathewson:
This sermon definitely resonated with my listeners! Many of them had already been practicing environmental stewardship ...
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Putting the Kingdom First
Introduction
In an article entitled "A new kind of urban Christian," Tim Keller argues that "Christians should be a dynamic counterculture. It is not enough ...
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David's Last Words
Introduction
A life is a terrible thing to waste. In his life saving book, Don't Waste Your Life, John Piper recounts a story his father often told in ...
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Long Live the King!
Introduction
According to ancient custom, the death of a ruler is greeted with the following words: "The king is dead; long live the king!" This may seem ...
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A Royal Conspiracy
Introduction
The right to rule as king has been the occasion of many bitter conflicts. Often brother has fought against brother to wear the crown, forcing ...
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Drop Your Agenda
Introduction
By the end of Luke's narrative of Jesus' life, opposition from the religious leaders is mounting, and Jesus' popularity among the people is ...
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A Night in Persia
There's a book in the Bible where the name of God is never mentioned. It's the book of Esther. But even though God's name is mentioned nowhere ...
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The Question Facing Us
"We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common ...
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God and the Hebrew Midwives
Many of you perhaps were shaped the way I was in terms of where I really learned my first Bible pictures of the Exodus story. I didn't get mine in Sunday ...
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