Preaching on Relationship? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Boundaries
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, To Take Control of Your life
By Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Zondervan (1992); 296 pages
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Sacred Marriage
Sacred Marriage
By Gary Thomas
Zondervan (2000); 268 pages
About the Book
In Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas steers us away from the goal of marital improvement, ...
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Understanding Who You Are
Understanding Who You Are: What Your Relationships Tell You About Yourself
By Dr. Larry Crabb
NavPress (1997); 78 pages
About the Book
Crabb's aim in ...
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The Four Loves
The Four Loves
By C. S. Lewis
Harcourt Brace & Company (1960); 141 pages
About the Book
C. S. Lewis seamlessly couples the analytical and spiritual in ...
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Relationships: An Annotated Bibliography
It has only been recently, and in part due to my gleanings from this project, that I've felt the sheer weight of the love Jesus calls us to: to set aside ...
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Life Together
Life Together
By Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Harper & Row (1954); 122 pages
About the Book
Rather than delving into why we operate the way we do or examining ...
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All God Does Is Good
From the editor
Chuck's sermon is an excellent example of a sermon that sharpens the way we read the Bible. Notice how Chuck challenges us to take the ...
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It's Not How You Start; It's How You Finish
Introduction
I once read an article that listed some of the greatest comebacks in sports history. The list included the 2004 American League Championship ...
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Self in the Dirt: A Picture of Repentance
Text: 2 Corinthians 7:8–11
Topic: How repentance leads to revival
Introduction
The Bible teaches that God wants to revive us. But what is revival? Our ...
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Cravings and Conflicts
Text: James 4:1–2
Topic: Identifying and addressing the source of conflict
Introduction
There is a relational conflict in your immediate future. You ...
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Peace in the Church
Introduction
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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Battered into Submission
Introduction
Not long ago, someone said to me, "I've never heard a sermon about violence in the home. I've never heard the preacher pray about it. I've ...
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Working Out the Working In
Introduction.
Let's suppose that our music minister Daniel and I get together for lunch to talk over some of the special services we're planning this month. ...
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Choosing What Is Best
Introduction
There were about 20 of us: the engaged couple, their parents, the bridesmaids and groomsmen who were going to be in the wedding the next day, ...
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Releasing Resentment
Text: John 21:15–22; 1 Corinthians 13:5
Topic: How we forgive those who hurt us
Introduction
It may have been King David's lowest moment: His son Absalom ...
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What Do Men Want? What Do Women Want?
Introduction
When the Bible describes how the world was created, it uses the word good a lot. It says, "God created light" and "saw that the light was ...
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Letters from Dad
Introduction
I'd like to talk on this Father's Day to the men. There will be obvious relevance to women as well, but my express purpose today is to speak ...
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For Better, but Worse
Introduction
When the great Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this past summer, he began a speech as ...
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Good Guys, Bad Guys, or Us Guys?
Introduction
Anybody here grow up in a legalistic, fundamentalist type of church? The emphasis in those kinds of churches is on keeping the rules, lots ...
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Speak carefully
Introduction:
A friend of mine named Joi told me when she was growing up her parents invented a ploy to keep her from talking all time. They told her that ...
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What's a Single to Do?
Oneness, the Bible says, is where two people in a miraculous, God designed way, become one. It is a beautiful thing. Dating is designed to prepare you ...
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Managing Your Relationships
Introduction:
When Jerry Seinfeld began his comedy show (you may have heard of it; it was called Seinfeld), he paid one of his New York buddies what he ...
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The Gospel According to Jesus
Introduction:
Have you ever found yourself completely confused by the multitude of religious ideologies being sold in the marketplace? I'm not just ...
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Choose Friends
I was at a weeklong Christian youth camp about six or seven years ago. The theme of the week had something to do with friendship. Each night the band ...
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The People Connection
Exodus 17:1-7
A former professional football player got a job working for an insurance company. During a sales meeting, the manager of the agency began ...
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The Cure for Conflict
We are in a series called "Religion vs. Spirituality: What's the Difference?" In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that there is a BIG difference ...
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When People Rub You the Wrong Way (Resolving Conflict)
Colossians 3:12-17 • by Steve May
Much of living the Christian life comes down to how well we get along with other people. Scripture makes it plain ...
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How to Handle Anger
My thesis this morning is this: That in Jesus Christ there is available all the necessary resources to bring about complete reconciliation. May I say ...
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The Purpose of Christmas
First John 1:1—4:
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands ...
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Hung Up in Bitterness
The family of King David is in horrible disarray. Among other problems, David's third son Absalom launches a rebellion against his dad. David is forced ...
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