SERMONS ON RELATIONSHIPS
Our sermon ideas on Relationships will help you preach a powerful message. Relationships are central to our lives, whether it be our relationship with God, with our church, or with others. This is a powerful topic to focus on in your preaching and teaching. Prepare your messages on relationships with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.
Understanding Jesus Christ: Our Relationship (3 of 3)
by Ed Rowell
In the early sixties, the University of Chicago of Divinity hosted a series of events to introduce their new professor of Theology, Dr. Paul Tillich. Tillich was the world-renowned German existentialist who had a phenomenal impact on liberal theology. He had come to the United States to teach at Union Divinity School, then at Harvard and was finally lured to the U of C where he taught just a few years until his death. One of those special events was called, ''Baptist Day.'' All the local Baptist churches and their pastors were invited to the campus on a beautiful spring day, where a picnic lunch was served on the lawn. (No doubt they hoped...
Great Relationship to Your Church (5 of 5)
by Frank Damazio
Introduction: We have engaged on a journey exploring relationships that has been quite enjoyable and I believe spiritually beneficial. Relationships that last a lifetime are indeed worth working hard at and believing God is in your working. Relating to God, to your own unique self, to others, to your spouse, and to those with whom you build intentional relationships has been our journey. Now, our last message in this series takes us to the relationship to our church. ''Church'' is a word that brings up different feelings in different people and different experiences with different levels of relationship. Love for the church that lasts a lifetime is worthy...
A Love-Hate Relationship (16 of 23)
by Jim Perdue
Tonight, we continue our series in Psalm 119 as we think about what it means to live Life By The Book. Remember, this psalm is centered on the perfect Word of God. That's why I've entitled this series, Life By The Book. Because we need to learn to live our lives, lead our families, and make our choices based on God's sacred book. Tonight, we come to Psalm 119:113-120 and we think about this subject, A Love-Hate Relationship. READ TEXT *A love-hate relationship. Maybe you've heard the term before. This phrase can refer to a couple who deeply love one another but fuss and fight all the time. Or, it can refer to something you late...
How to Enjoy Your Relationship with Your Lord (4 of 20)
by Chuck McAlister
INTRO: (A) .... Series .... STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY (the journey of life) .... a study of the book of Philippians.1- Bible says .... Neh. 8:10 ''... the joy of the Lord is your strength.'' 2- Paul had strength for the journey .... because he knew the joy of the Lord. a- A joy that could not be diminished by a prison in Rome .... or the loneliness of being a thousand miles from the Philippians -- the people he loved so much .... or the chains and guards of the Romans. b- Nor could it be diminished by the fact that Paul would soon face a life or death appearance before Caesar. 3- Paul's joy grew out of his personal relationship with Jesus Christ .... It was a joy that allowed him to --a- Enjoy his Relationship with Himself ...
Truth: The Foundation for Relationships
by David Cawston
Introduction: We yearn for relationships where we can be completely honest, open and vulnerable. Where we can share failures as well as successes. Shortcomings as well as strengths. Where we can find intimacy as well as confidentiality. These intimate authentic relationships are exactly what God has in mind for us. That is one of the purposes He created the Body of Christ the Church. God created us for relationships and wants us to experience them at their best. Learning how to tell others the truth is the basis of genuine relationships. ''If I told my boss the truth he would blow his stack..''''If I told my husband how I feel...
The Bible Says about Our Relationship and How It Affects Our Prayers (3 of 5)
by Jerry Branch
Read John 15.7: You know, as we read the Bible, regardless of whether it is the Old Testament or the New Testament, whenever we read about God's people getting in trouble or having problems, the root of the problem can almost always be traced to deeper Spiritual problem. And a Spiritual problem always is a RELATIONSHIP problem... and the relationship I'm talking about is the MOST important relationship there is... our relationship with Jesus Christ. So, since all of us deal with many, many problems in our LIVES as we strive to live a Christ-pleasing life, I believe it is very important to tackle the issue of how our...
Relationship Principles (15 of 15)
by Zach Terry
ILLUSTRATION: Phil Waldrep is a distant cousin of mine and one of my favorites things is to hear him tell stories about our family. Specifically, his grandmother Tilly. Tilly would say things sometimes that didn't quiet come out right. For example: - One time she said - Phil you you preached at my friend Martha's church this Sunday - he said, ''Yes, I did''. She said, ''well Martha said the last time they had a guest preacher - he preached for a solid hour and didn't say a thing - but you did it in half the time''. I know what she meant, but that's not what she said! - On another occasion she was telling about one of her friend's husbands who was...
The Believer's Relationship to Others (41 of 49)
by Jerry Watts
- Life is built on relationships. It has been long said, ''It's not what you know, but who you know.'' The part of this equation which we miss is that our relationships have a huge impact on the person we are and that we become. - As we began the study of Chapter 13 (last week) we discovered the Believer's Biblical relationship to the government. In verse 7, Paul speaks of paying all of our debts and then transitions to our relationship to others. In this way He ties his personal teachings to the teachings of Jesus and both center our relationship in this thing called ''love.'' So let's think about love. 1. The Debt of Love - Debt...
Restoring Relationship Wrecks (2 of 8)
by Rick Ferguson
An exposition and application of 1 Corinthians 13 Open the service by having the congregation stand and read 1 Corinthians 13 aloud. Introduction: The Apostle Paul wrote these words in a letter to the church located in the ancient Greek city of Corinth. The Corinthian church needed to hear this inspired lesson on love, because they were really having a hard time loving one another. EX. In the first three chapters of this same letter, Paul accuses them of acting like immature little children because they are divided into political factions and personality cults. (Read 1 Cor 1:10-12 NKJ) EX. Later in chapter six, Paul scolds them because some of them were going to court to settle their disputes. They were...
The Model Prayer - Our Relationships (12 of 14)
by Donald Cantrell
Introduction: One aspect of the model prayer deals with our relationships, especially our relationship with God and our fellowman. If we look closely at this prayer we will realize clearly that God loves us and cares about every aspect of our lives. I came across the following true story about how God even cares about the minutest things in our lives. THE ANT, THE PRAYER, AND THE CONTACT LENS A true story: Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear, took a hold on the rope, and started...
Developing Healthy Relationships (2 of 2)
by Joe Alain
Here's a man who has some obvious relationship problems. Dear Tech Support: Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 but soon noticed that the new program began unexpected life processing that took up a lot of space and resources. In addition, Wife 1.0 installed herself into all other programs and now monitors all other system activity so during applications such as Poker Night 10.3, Football 5.0, Hunting and Fishing 7.5, and Racing 3.6, I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background. I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0 but the uninstall doesn't work on Wife 1.0. Please help! Thanks, Troubled User. REPLY...
Gospel-Centered Relationships (3 of 8)
by Jonathan McLeod
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross (Phil. 2:3-8). FILLED WITH GRATEFUL JOY [Show two balloons. One says...
The Relationship of Law and Grace (7 of 16)
by Stan Coffey
Tonight I'm preaching from the book of Galatians Chapter 3 and we are going to begin in Verse 15 where we left off last Sunday night. You know I really intend on Sunday night to teach and last Sunday night I got excited and got to preaching and I got to the end of my message before I covered all the scripture but that's okay, I didn't end the message, I just went back and picked up any way. Amen? Tonight I want to talk about the relationship of law and grace. I just want to say to you tonight that the book of Galatians is a book that if we can grasp and understand will help us never to doubt our salvation because we will be convinced...
The Power Of Focused Relationships (4 of 4)
by Kerry Shook
''Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.'' Mark 12:30-31 (NIV) Being All There Involves: ''All my heart'': AFFECTIONS The Greek word for ''heart'' is Kardia - The core or center of your life. ''Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.'' Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) ''For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.'' Luke 12:34 (NIV) Give undivided attention Give constant appreciation ''All my soul'': EMOTIONS The Greek...
Religion or a Relationship?
by Marvin D. Patterson
As we finish this tremendous twelfth chapter of Matthew's gospel, we remember that the Pharisees have challenged our Lord. The Pharisees are jealous of Jesus, and they try to trap him in the Sabbath day laws. They see Jesus and the disciples eat corn or grain on the Sabbath Day, and they say that Jesus is breading the Sabbath. But in reality, He was not. One could eat corn on the Sabbath, but not sell corn for profit on the Sabbath. And then they watched to see if Jesus would heal the man with the withered hand on the Sabbath Day, and Jesus asked them which of you would not get the sheep out of the ditch if it had fallen into...
The Relationship of Marriage
by Charles H. Spurgeon
These be dainty words-a grateful anodyne for a troubled conscience. Such singular comfort is fitted to cheer up the soul, and put the brightest hue on all her prospects. The person to whom it is addressed has an eminently happy position. Satan will be very busy with you, believer in Christ, tonight. He will say, "What right have you to believe that God is married to you?" He will remind you of your imperfections, and of the coldness of your love, and perhaps of the backsliding state of your heart. He will say, "What, with all this about you, can you be presumptuous enough to claim union with the Son of God? Can you venture...
Good Relationships, Bad Relationships (12 of 26)
by Rick White
Message Truth: A successful relationship can never be a one way street. Good relationships require openness, reciprocity, and shared spiritual values. 2Cor. 6:11 Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide. 12 You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections. 13 Now in a like exchange I speak as to children open wide {to us} also. 2Cor. 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in...
A Love or Hate Relationship (8 of 12)
by Keith Krell
A man was working on a crossword puzzle and asked, ''What's a four letter word for a strong, emotional reaction toward a difficult person?'' Someone standing nearby said, ''The answer is hate.'' A lady interrupted and said, ''No, the answer is love!'' What a response-love . . . a strong emotional reaction toward a difficult person. We're all working on that same crossword puzzle, but the way we answer is up to each one of us. Today, I would suspect that there are some people in your life that are difficult to love. Perhaps it's your boss or a neighbor. Maybe it's your spouse, one of your children, a sibling, or a person at church...
