Many people go to church. Why? Some would say, “It’s just a family tradition”. For others, going to church means a change from their monotonous or worrisome day to day living.
Some people go to church because they know that they can find true joy only there, in the church. If we ask them, they would say, “As I hear the minister speaking the Word of God from The Bible, as I listen to the sermons, I feel thoroughly joyful. As I understand the contents of the sermon and practice the values, I am amazed at how my life has changed for the better”. Many of these people would have experienced the love and mercy of God in their own lives like numerous people during Christ’s time.
What are sermons? Sermons are religious discourses delivered by a preacher in a church. They consist of stories taken from The Bible. The Sermon on the Mount delivered by Jesus, as written in the Gospel of Mathew, is considered to the most famous. This Sermon documents the core principles of Christianity.
Though the incidents happened 2000 years back and earlier, sermons can be seen to be relevant to this day. It is because they prove as to how God sent his own son to alleviate the sufferings of people and make their lives happy here on earth and thereafter in eternity.
We’ve all heard the saying “A friend in need is a friend indeed”. We feel happy when we think of our friends and we want to be with them. So too, God is our friend. There is Joy in thinking of him. Sermons help us to do this. People who listen to sermons and practice the principles are seen to lead happy lives.
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Topical Sermons
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There are two basic types of sermons: topical and expository. Topical sermons deal with current issues of human concern – for instance, how to foster and preserve good relationships, parenting, emotional control, and so on. In topical sermons, Biblical incidents are selected and woven together...
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Audio Sermons
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Free Sermons
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Expository Sermons
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While topical sermons are based on human problems and issues, expository sermons are based on Biblical texts. The Sermon on the Mount is a very good example of an expository sermon. In his sermon, part of which is as follows, Christ lays down all Christian...
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Sermon Help
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Sermon Collections
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Some of us listen to the speech and forget it the moment the function ends. Some of us retain part of what the speaker says. Some of us take a pencil and paper and note down all the important points. Why? It is because we...
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How to Write a Sermon
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Planning is essential before writing an effective sermon. The first step is to identify with the audience. This requires a lot of empathizing. Misunderstanding among people can be reduced if they step into the other’s shoes. The second step is to infer whether it is...
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Child Bible Study
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Bible study is the academic-style study of the bible, a holy scripture of the Jews and the Christians. It can be considered to be a part of Theology. In earlier days, bible study was done at home or in religious schools and colleges under the...
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Online Bible Study
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Bible study is the process of learning about Christianity by studying the bible in an academic sense. It includes a study of the Old as well as the New Testaments. It is study of other literature and theological studies related to the bible. Bible study...
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Free Bible Study
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