Preaching on Revenge? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
The Urgent Necessity
Introduction
(Read Luke 23:33-46)
In the city of Hebron on Israel's West Bank, there is a wall on which is written a poem commemorating the death of a child. ...
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God Will Bring Justice for You
Introduction
When the Scripture was read, you may have thought, This is a strange message for a weekend when we are welcoming large numbers of first-time ...
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Praying Our Hate
The story behind the sermon (from Darrell Johnson)
This sermon was the second in a series for the summer on "Praying the Psalms in the City." I preached ...
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Release Resentment
Introduction
It may have been King David's lowest moment. His son Absalom was leading a revolution against him. Absalom was a charmer and had convinced ...
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Why It's Hard to Worship
Introduction
A few years ago, songwriter Michael Card wrote a book and recorded an album focusing on the subject of lament. The project grew out of a series ...
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Two Bad Examples
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The story behind the sermon (from Mark Buchanan)
This sermon came near the end of a 10-week series on the letter to the ...
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Is There Any Hope When God's People Fail?
From the editor
As a part of our Getting the Gospel Right theme in the Skills section, we are currently featuring an article by Steven Mathewson, entitled ...
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How Do We Handle Dangerous People?
From the editor
When people gather for worship on a Saturday night or Sunday morning, they bring with them their questions. The questions vary, but it's ...
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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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Taming the Beast
Text: Genesis 4:1–16
Topic: How to battle envy
Introduction
A few years ago, two high school girls in California—well liked, talented and ambitious—attended ...
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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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Reactions to Evil
Introduction
John Roth tells what happened to him late one night on a commuter train in Hamburg, Germany. John says:
The train car was completely empty ...
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Finding Your Missing Peace
Introduction
In 1934, Hitler's plague of anti-Semitism was spreading throughout Europe like wildfire. Some would escape it. Millions would die from it. ...
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A Perfect Alternative to Revenge
It has been said that few passages of Scripture summarize Christian ethics more succinctly than today's passage. It could also be said that few passages ...
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Refuse to Get Revenge
In February 1990 the Los Angeles County Bomb Squad received a call about a suspicious pickup truck parked in downtown LA. They checked it out and discovered ...
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A Perfect Alternative to Revenge
It has been said that few passages of Scripture summarize Christian ethics more succinctly than today's passage. It could also be said that few passages ...
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Battling the Unbelief of Bitterness
One pastor confided in me that he gets angry very easily and he often feels a lot of anger inside that his people don't recognize because of his ability ...
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