THE BEST SERMONS I HAVE EVER HEARD

By now, I must have listened to thousands of sermons. Here are some that are so good that I think they’re worth listening to more than once. (I made up the subtitles and the “So What?”s.)
RATING TITLE DATE SPEAKER . CHURCH . SERIES SO WHAT?
5+
A Truly Outstanding Sermon!!!
1/29/1995
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I forgive people
5+
It’s Probably Probable.
9/29/2002
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Paul
So I can prove Jesus is the Messiah
5+
The Leading of God
Line Up the Buoys.
10/15/2006
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Moses
So I can determine if I have figured out what God wants me to do
5
Are You Committing Pornography?
Delayed Superfantabulousific Gratification
12/12/2003
Joshua
Harris
Covenant
Life
Church
Rescuing
Sex
So I know why it’s better to wait for marriage
5
God Says, “How High?”
5/22/2005
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Jesus’
Most
Outrageous
Sayings
So I compose prayers that God will answer with power
5
Abraham Lincoln
1/29/1984
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
The
Beatitudes
So I become a peacemaker
5
The Kingdom of God Is Near.
10/16/1994
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I don’t worry about the troubles I’m having
5
Great Joy!
2/21/2010
C. J.
Mahaney
Covenant
Life
Church
Jude:
Called to
Contend
So I stay in the love of God
5
The Cup: How Did Jesus View the Cross?
He Was Alone.
2/22/2004
C. J.
Mahaney
Covenant
Life
Church
The
Passion:
More than
a Movie
So I can tell people why Jesus suffered and died, and what that means for us
5
Outside of Space and Time
9/16/2007
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Holy
One of
Israel
So I can maintain a positive attitude during the tough times
5
Jennifer’s Testimony
2014
Jennifer
Fulweiler
Lighthouse
Catholic
Media
N/A
So I develop a belief in God
5
Gifted to Serve
The Day I Met the Lord
5/16/2004
Jeff
Purswell
Covenant
Life
Church
Serving
Series
So I know what to do with my spiritual gifts
5
Omnipotence
9/22/1996
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I don’t make the mistake of opposing God
5
Trust in Romans 8:28.
6/23/2002
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Paul
So I have the right attitude when the going gets tough
5
God’s Good Plan for Sex
Get Drunk on Sex.
1/7/2007
Joshua
Harris
Covenant
Life
Church
Purity
So I don’t have sex outside of marriage
5
Later, Rather Than Sooner…
1/17/1993
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I delay serving God sometimes
5
I’m Free to Put Myself in Bondage.
2/3/2002
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Our Freedom
in Christ
So I might decide to surrender my Christian liberty
5
The Name of God
2/13/1985
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Lord’s
Prayer
So I ask for the right things when I pray
5
Was Jesus a Madman?
3/26/1995
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I avoid sin when I’m angry
5
Intellect
The Things Which God Hath Prepared for Them That Love Him
12/19/2012
John
Kilpatrick
Church
of_His
Presence
Intellect or
Revelation
So I learn the hidden wisdom of God
5
Spiritual Barnacles
9/21/2003
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Paul
So I can speed up my spiritual growth
5
The Jews
7/7/1991
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Book
of Daniel
So I can provide compelling evidence that Jesus is the Messiah
5
In Babylon
11/18/2001
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Armageddon
So I know who I should not trust
5
Resisting Lust
Lust 101
1/14/2007
Joshua
Harris
Covenant
Life
Church
Purity
So I can fight the temptation to lust
5
Saturday Evening
The Sound of Silence
9/25/2008
Todd
Phillips
McLean
Bible
Church
Frontline
Fall
Retreat
So I respond correctly when God is silent
5
Four Kinds of Soil
8/29/1993
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I can determine the strength of my faith
5
Trust Me
11/11/2001
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Armageddon
So I know what I can expect to happen soon
4
A Biblical Vision for Singleness
Unmarried
2/18/2007
Jeff
Purswell
Covenant
Life
Church
1 Corinthians
So I know whether I should be married or single
4
Show Me Your Glory.
12/11/1983
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Beatitudes
So I am filled with an intimate knowledge of God
4
Born Again? Faith Alone?
Catholic Apologetics
2013
Stephen
Ray
Lighthouse
Catholic
Media
N/A
So I can help Protestants understand true Catholic theology
4
Test Your Love
5/28/1995
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
How to love God well
4
Jealousy
9/23/1990
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I can cure jealousy
4
Connect
Man Is Not Meant to Be Alone.
9/25/2005
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
What a Fully
Devoted
Follower of
Christ Looks
Like
So I live in fellowship with other believers
4
David and Bathsheba
Living the Disciplined Life
7/13/2003
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Lessons from
the Life of
David
How to avoid mistakes
4
When Did Jesus and His Disciples Have Their Passover Seder on the Passion Week?
2012
John
Bergsma
Lighthouse
Catholic
Media
N/A
So I know what can be learned from the Dead Sea scrolls
4
Dirty Water Makes Clean Water Dirty.
10/14/1990
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I don’t marry an unbeliever
4
Discern the Graymatters
Eating to the Glory of God
6/1/2007
Eric
Simmons
Sovereign
Grace
Ministries
New Attitude
2007
How to discern what God likes and dislikes
4
The Flood
The Footprints of the Flood
12/2/1990
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I believe that there really was a worldwide flood
4
It Is Well With My Soul.
9/22/2002
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Paul
So I understand why God is doing that to me
4
Agophe Your Enemies.
5/23/1993
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I follow the golden rule
4
Two Routes to Heaven?
1/9/1994
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I prioritize other people’s needs over my own
4
All Things May Be Lawful, but Not All Things Are Profitable.
1/27/2002
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Our Freedom
in Christ
So I can determine what is permitted when the Bible does not tell me
4
Replacement Theology
8/14/2016
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Acts
So I have the right attitude toward Jewish people
4
In the Beginning…
Creationism vs. Evolution and the Big Bang
7/22/1990
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I know how the universe began
4
Boanthropy
4/14/1991
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Book
of Daniel
So I can be humble
4
How to Fly
4/24/1994
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I can be more humble
4
Living by Grace
WHY We Should Trust in God
7/28/1991
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
How to live the abundant Christian life
4
Love Builds Up
The Right to Surrender Your Rights
3/4/2007
Joshua
Harris
Covenant
Life
Church
1 Corinthians
So I surrender my rights and understand how to respond to those who choose not to
4
Just Five (Difficult) Steps
5/29/1994
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I repent properly
4
Resist Temptation!
Eve’s Errors
8/22/2010
Will
Pavone
McLean
Bible
Church
Guest
Speakers at
MBC
So I can resist temptation
4
Premillenial Dispensationalism
12/14/2008
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
How Firm
a Foundation
So I know what to do while waiting for Jesus to return
4
Saturday Morning
The Only Sure Thing
9/25/2008
Todd
Phillips
McLean
Bible
Church
Frontline
Fall
Retreat
So I understand why God creates storms in my life
4
The Secret of the Contented Life
God Is Enough.
4/25/2004
Chris
Silard
Covenant
Life
Church
Philippians:
Jesus Our
Joy
So I can be content in any and every cIrcumstance
4
Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues
A Systematic Analysis of the Seven
2012
Robert
Barron
Lighthouse
Catholic
Media
N/A
So I can understand and deal with the seven deadly sins
4
Peace Treaty
9/15/1996
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life
of Christ
So I can gain access to God and know what to do with it
4
Sovereign Grace
You Don’t Need to Know.
10/9/2005
C. J.
Mahaney
Covenant
Life
Church
N/A
So I humbly appreciate the fact that God chose me
4
Speckled and Spotted Sheep
A Mysterious Breeding Strategy
2/9/1992
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I know what to do when people mistreat me
4
The Story of a Changed Life
A Jewish Pastor’s Testimony
2/4/2004
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
N/A
So I attain hope, peace, and contentment
4
I’ll Do It Your Way.
1/13/1991
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I understand why and how to be obedient to God
4
What Is the Recession for?
We Need Some Good Suffering.
2/1/2009
John
Piper
Bethlehem
Baptist
Church
Some of
God’s
Purposes
So I appreciate my poverty
4
A Wife for Issac
Mates’ Traits
9/1/1991
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I choose a good mate
4
Wisdom Starts Here
Fear Is Wise
7/12/2009
Joshua
Harris
Covenant
Life
Church
Proverbs
So I gain wisdom
3
The Arrogant Rabbis (Humility)
Success is a gift from God
10/4/2009
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
People Jesus
Met
So I become more humble
3
As Good As Your Word
Promises, Promises
4/26/1992
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I don’t break my promises
3
Oh Lord, It’s Hard!
11/20/1983
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Beatitudes
So I know what humility is and why I should want to have it
3
Great Prayers
1/22/1984
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Beatitudes
So I get a pure heart and see God
3
Oh Lord, It’s Hard to Be Humble.
12/10/1995
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Christ
So God doesn’t humble me
3
May Christians Ignore #4?
4/22/2007
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
The Ten
Commandments
So I know which laws I must follow and which laws I should follow
3
The Fight for Joy
Depression
4/13/2008
Bob
Kauflin
Covenant
Life
Church
Psalms: Real
Help for Real
People
How to deal with depression
3
I’ve Got My Mind Set on You.
11/22/2009
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
People Jesus
Met
So I can keep my eyes focused on God
3
His Heart Was in the Right Place, but His Hands Were Not.
10/26/2003
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Paul
So I care what people think about me
3
Don't Waste Your Suffering
Chase
8/24/2008
Jon
Smith
Covenant
Life
Church
Don’t Waste
Your…
So I understand why I’m suffering
3
How to Lie
9/9/1990
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I can discern when Satan is lying to me and know how to defend myself
3
Faith Without Works
12/2/1990
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I obey God properly
3
Six Covenants
12/9/1990
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I don’t worry about another flood
3
Ungodly People Working for God
2/9/2003
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Paul
How to have a godly view of circumstances
3
The Healing Power of Confession
The Spiritual Healing of the Soul
2003
Scott
Hahn
Lighthouse
Catholic
Media
N/A
So I understand why confession is a good sacrament
3
How Paul’s Roman Citizenship Teaches Us to Trust God
Why God Lets Bad Things Happen to Me
5/16/2004
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Paul
So I can deal with the incomprehensible things that God does
3
Jeremiah vs. Zechariah
3/17/1996
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Christ
How to handle guilt
3
The Big Bang and Evolution vs. Creationism
3/27/2022
Alvin
Blackburn
Potomac
Baptist
Church
In the
Beginning
So I understand what Bible believers think of the theory of evolution
3
Interview With Joel Rosenberg
A Modern Prophet?
12/14/2003
Ken
Baugh
Frontline
(at
MBC)
Beyond the
DaVinci
Code
So I use my talents to share the gospel
3
Jewish People Are Fine Without Christ
60,000 Jewish Believers in 2006
10/4/2006
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Modern
Theological
Myths
So I understand why I should witness to Jews
3
Living in Sindom
6/30/1991
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I live happily ever after
3
God Is Agophe.
12/9/2007
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Holy One of
Israel
So I stop running away from God
3
Recipe for a Successful Marriage
4/19/1998
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Up Close &
Personal
How to choose a great mate
3
Mars Hill Sermon (Part 1)
Religion vs. Science
1/19/2003
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Paul
So I know that God’s in control
3
U Turn
10/3/2004
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Paul
So I repent properly
3
The Prodigal Son’s Brother
6/5/1994
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Christ
So I understand why God lets Christians suffer
3
Proof of Jesus’ Diety
The Resurrection
1/4/2004
Ken
Baugh
Frontline
(at
MBC)
Beyond the
DaVinci
Code
So I know that Jesus was raised from the dead
3
Prove It, God! … And He Did
What Does God Want to Tell Me Today?
2013
Patty
Schneier
Lighthouse
Catholic
Media
N/A
So I progress from rebellion to obedience
3
Antichrist in Babylon
6/23/1991
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Book
of Daniel
So I know what I should keep my eyes on
3
Suicide
Why Not?
10/28/2007
Todd
Phillips
McLean
Bible
Church
Matter of
Opinion?
How to deal with suicidal thoughts
3
The Begatitudes
10/7/1990
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
How to establish a godly line of descendants
3
No Problem.
12/3/1995
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Life of Christ
How to deal with problems and pain
3
The Travels of Isaac
Where Do You Want Me to Go?
9/22/1991
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
Genesis
So I understand why people mistreat me
3
Evidence of the Holy Spirit
6/27/2010
Lon
Solomon
McLean
Bible
Church
People Jesus
Met
So I can determine whether I am really saved

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