What Sermon Topics are Typical in Your Church?

[Wildflower]

May I ask, what kind of sermon topics are typical at your church? What have you learned in the past month or so?

[Cow Poke]

We just finished up a series (three weeks) on faith. Very positive comments about it, and encouraging.

[Obsidian]

Most churches, including the one that I physically attend, don't teach much of substance. I learn mostly nothing.

[Wildflower]

Most churches, including the one that I physically attend, don't teach much of substance. I learn mostly nothing.

It is truly sad. What would you consider "substantial" teaching?

[Wildflower]

We just finished up a series (three weeks) on faith. Very positive comments about it, and encouraging.

That's great. Will you tell me a little about it? Faith in God, God's faithfulness to us, our faithfulness to Him?

[Obsidian]

It is truly sad. What would you consider "substantial" teaching?

I disagree with some of what he teaches, but this guy includes a lot of Bible verses in his sermons and I feel like I learn a lot from him:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq7...say5XrwOgMhN5w

I think that a lot of pastors just don't read the Bible enough. And a lot of them instead focus on other, relatively useless things that the Bible says are supposed to be taken care of by deacons instead. One thing the above pastor advises is that a person should read the entire Bible all the way through at least ten times before becoming a pastor. I doubt many pastors comply with that requirement.

[mossrose]

Our pastor has been preaching through the book of John. Wonderful exegesis.

[Cow Poke]

That's great. Will you tell me a little about it? Faith in God, God's faithfulness to us, our faithfulness to Him?

One of the main points was how much better faith is than sight.

By sight, we look at the Cross and see a very cruel means of torture.
By faith, we look at the Cross and see redemption, hope, forgiveness, eternal life...

By sight, we look at our own lives and see failure, sin, hopelessness.
By faith, we look at our own lives and see ourselves presented faultless to the Father, wrapped in the Righteousness of Christ...

[Cow Poke]

Our pastor has been preaching through the book of John. Wonderful exegesis.

We have been doing that on Wednesday nights, with particular attention to the seven "signs" John focuses on, and the lessons Jesus teaches us through them.
Tonight, for example, we dealt with John 9, the man born blind to whom Jesus gave sight.
Only 8 verses deal with the miracle, then verses 9 through 41 deal with the 'fallout'.
It becomes obvious that the "blind man" saw a whole lot more clearly than the religious leaders who were the real "blind guys".

[mossrose]

We have been doing that on Wednesday nights, with particular attention to the seven "signs" John focuses on, and the lessons Jesus teaches us through them.
Tonight, for example, we dealt with John 9, the man born blind to whom Jesus gave sight.
Only 8 verses deal with the miracle, then verses 9 through 41 deal with the 'fallout'.
It becomes obvious that the "blind man" saw a whole lot more clearly than the religious leaders who were the real "blind guys".

So much of, well almost all of, what Jesus taught and did was missed by those religious leaders.

I love exegetical teaching.

[Bill the Cat]

I haven't attended church regularly in over a year. Got tired of the same exact formula in every church I attended. And the same messages. God has a plan for your life. God wants you to evangelize the lost. God wants you to tithe so we can pay for missions.

[Cerebrum123]

May I ask, what kind of sermon topics are typical at your church? What have you learned in the past month or so?

I'm not really able to go to a church because of my disability. I do what I can to learn online from various sources. Tektonics, Christian Think Tank, and Answering Islam* are some of the bigger names of places I go to.

*Mostly to refresh my memory on what I learned about Islam. I went through many sources both for and by Muslims, and sources against Islam to learn what I did. Answering Islam, and Answering Muslims are mostly good(for me anyway) to find stuff I had already learned, and for locating the original Islamic sources that those teachings are derived from. The Koran, Hadith, and Sirah literature are vast, and it's nice to have a place with links to those sources.

[mossrose]

I haven't attended church regularly in over a year. Got tired of the same exact formula in every church I attended. And the same messages. God has a plan for your life. God wants you to evangelize the lost. God wants you to tithe so we can pay for missions.

That's why we've had home church for 3 years now. None of the churches in our area met our criteria for Bible-expository teaching, music in all has descended to kindergarten level, messages done by noon so the folk can go downstairs and spend an hour gossiping over coffee.

We offer our worship in song, and then spend usually an hour hearing a message. We support some worthy organizations, one of which is Samaritan's Purse. We have communion once a month. We are joyful knowing that we are being taught sound doctrine and not pap.

[phat8594]

I haven't attended church regularly in over a year. Got tired of the same exact formula in every church I attended. And the same messages. God has a plan for your life. God wants you to evangelize the lost. God wants you to tithe so we can pay for missions.

That is definitely disappointing to hear. May I encourage you to, once again, get planted in a local church? Sure, messages can seem repetitious (as is often the case at many churches) - but I would say that this time focus on not what you can be fed, but how YOU can feed others.

IOW, go to church, not just to hear a good sermon (however you define that) - but rather, go to church to see how you can feed and encourage others. Coming together is an integral part of our faith -- and your local church needs people just like you.

Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

[Wildflower]

That is definitely disappointing to hear. May I encourage you to, once again, get planted in a local church? Sure, messages can seem repetitious (as is often the case at many churches) - but I would say that this time focus on not what you can be fed, but how YOU can feed others.

IOW, go to church, not just to hear a good sermon (however you define that) - but rather, go to church to see how you can feed and encourage others. Coming together is an integral part of our faith -- and your local church needs people just like you.

Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

phat, I wonder if I may ask you a couple questions that really may seem inappropriate so please don't answer if these questions make you feel uncomfortable...but, if I may ask:

How long have you been attending church as a volitional adult?
How many churches (or denominations) have you been a member?

I know, sounds strange to ask, but I am curious, if you don't mind.