Preaching on Sadness? Browse these sermons to find fresh ideas.
Grieve, Not as the World Grieves
Introduction
Some years ago, when I first heard the phrase “bright sadness” to describe the season of Lent, I loved the way it sounded, but ...
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Hope Through the Night
Introduction
Let's consider the Psalm where our God tells us that lament is appropriate but never the final word—never the final word—as we ...
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Meditation for a Fallen Police Officer
Editor's Note: In the early morning hours of Christmas Eve 2012, police officer Jennifer Sebena was gunned down while on patrol. She was killed by ...
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Rachel Weeping
The story behind the sermon (by Ken Langley)
Pastors struggle to find a fresh word at Christmas. We also struggle with expressing authentic sermonic lament ...
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Finding God in the Dark
Introduction
Surely you know the Chronicles of Narnia movies, right? Well, those movies actually come from children's novels written by C. S. Lewis. The ...
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Torn by Pain
Introduction
In 1997 Sara McLachlan wrote a song entitled "Dear God." It's a searing complaint against God—raw, brutally honest, and irreverent. ...
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For Those Who Are Disappointed
Will you agree with me that the Christmas season is the most , time of the year? Would you also agree with me that the Christmas season can be the ...
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