Preaching on Righteousness? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Redneck Christmas
Editor's note: The following monologue is delivered in character by a shepherd named Larry. There was a live nativity scene on stage for the Children's ...
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The Prime Principle
Introduction
Abiding in Christ is simply staying near a friend who loves you. But what happens to a person who abides in Christ? If I really walk with ...
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Life on Wings
Introduction
The biblical image of the kind of life Christians are called to live is, "The way of an eagle in the air." I have lots of experience with ...
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How to Live Beyond Yourself
Introduction
I don't know if you are like me, but I imagine you are. I imagine there are times in which you feel boxed in by life; not only by what others ...
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned by Suffering Triumphantly Until I Died
Introduction
In All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Robert L. Fulghum writes:
All I really need to know about how to live and what to do ...
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The Christian Subculture: Righteous or Rubbish?
Introduction
As believers, we sometimes feel pressured to act in certain ways, fit in with certain norms, or participate in certain activities. The pressure ...
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Weighing Others Heavy
Text: Exodus 20:13; Matthew 5:2124; Romans 12:1421; Romans 13:810
Topic: How to apply the sixth commandment
Introduction
The sixth commandment ...
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The Blazing Fastball That Gives Us Confidence
Introduction
On July 15, 1986, Roger Clemens came to bat in his first Major League Baseball All-Star game. Roger was the sizzling right-handed pitcher ...
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Come to the Banquet
Introduction
One day last December, an invitation to a Christmas party arrived in our mailbox. Inside the card were a festive holiday greeting, a time ...
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You Don't Know, Do You?
Introduction
A member of this congregation experienced a tragedy when her father was suddenly killed in an accident. He was driving home one Wednesday ...
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The Process of Transformation
Text: 1 John 3:110
Topic: How to attain holiness
Introduction
Imagine that you've been asked to write a book on marriage. Your publisher says, "We ...
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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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Gratitude Gives Way to Resentment
Introduction
I will never forget a meeting I had with unhappy parishioners a few years ago. We had made deliberate changes in our church in order to better ...
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Walking in the Light
Introduction:
Most of us are familiar with Jesus’ dramatic self-revelation in John 8:12: “I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk ...
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Harassed but Hopeful
Introduction
On November 14, 1999, thousands of churches around the world observed the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. This day ...
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The Secret of Satisfaction
Introduction
Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield is a former heavyweight-boxing champion of the world. During his boxing career he has earned ...
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Reflections on Psalm 23
Introduction
When most people think of the Bible, they usually think of its numerous rules and restrictionsthe "Thou shalts" and the "Thou shalt ...
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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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