13 sermons preach from Proverbs 18 — 11 from real church libraries, transcribed and indexed to the verse, and 2 from the classic library.
“Paraphrase: 'Life and death are in the power of the tongue.'”
“Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air out their opinions.”
Using Israel's journey as a model, the sermon teaches the principle of choosing battles wisely: pass through distractions and foolish provocations, and reserve strength for the fights that advance God's purposes—illustrated by when Israel was told to avoid some peoples and to engage others.
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower (paraphrase: 'the name of the Lord is a strong tower. Or we take refuge in the Lord').”
Pastor Daniel Batarseh exposits 2 Samuel 3:17–27, showing how Abner’s change of allegiance briefly brings peace and unity, but Joab’s jealousy and vengeance murders Abner in the city of refuge. The sermon draws practical lessons about how one sinner can derail God’s purposes, the responsibility to pursue peace and investigate before judging, and the gospel invitation to run to Christ as our true city of refuge.
Charles Spurgeon
ALMOST every event has its prophetic prelude. It is an old and common saying, that "coming events cast their shadows before them;" the wise man teaches us the same lesson in the verse before us. When destruction walks through the land, it casts its shadow; it…
Read the full text“What does the book of Proverbs teach us: 'your gift will make room for you; your gift will make room.'”
Pastor Lao preached a call to personally encounter Jesus — moving from hearing about Him to looking upon and touching Him — and urged radical hunger, obedience (keeping Christ's commands), repentance, devoted worship, and faithful offerings as keys that unlock God's promises and provision.
“life and death are in the power of the tongue.”
Pastor Mark E. Lewis preaches from Genesis 27 on the theme "Broken But Still Blessed," showing how Jacob—flawed and deceptive—is nonetheless the recipient of God's blessing, and calling listeners to embrace authenticity, rely on God's timing, and receive God's grace and salvation.
“Life and death are in the power of your tongue.”
A Bible-study sermon based on Numbers 13 that frames spiritual warfare as primarily a battle over self-perception. The speaker contrasts fear-filtered interpretations of facts with a faith-filtered posture (exemplified by Caleb and Joshua), calls the church to embrace an identity rooted in God's promises, and issues practical calls to prayer, evangelism, stewardship, and readiness to possess the promised land (including a local property initiative).
“Life and death is in the power of your tongue.”
A Deeper Church LA Sunday service combining high-energy worship, testimonies, announcements (baby dedications and baptism), and a sermon from 2 Kings 7:3–8 calling listeners to move from waiting into kingdom authority—step out in faith to receive supernatural support, removal of resistance, refreshing, and provision.
“Paraphrase: 'Life and death are in the power of the tongue.'”
A Sunday service focused on Philippians 2:5 urging believers to adopt the mindset of Christ. The sermon identified practical marks of spiritual maturity (positive under pressure, sensitivity to others, mastering the mouth, peacemaking), included corporate prayer/anointing for healing, ministry announcements, and an invitation to surrender to Jesus.
Showing the 4 most recent — 1 more sermon in church libraries reference this verse.
““He who finds a wife, finds a good thing and obtains favor with the Lord.” (paraphrase)”
Pastor Charlie Dates preaches on Jesus' teaching about divorce and marriage from the Sermon on the Mount, arguing that God's intent is one-man/one-woman lifelong covenant while acknowledging limited, compassionate permissions for divorce (such as abuse or sexual immorality). He emphasizes grace, forgiveness, the church's role in helping marriages, healthy singleness, and calls listeners to faith and community support.
“When a man finds a wife he finds a good thing.”
A Mother's Day worship service celebrating mothers as God's masterpieces (Imago Dei), emphasizing their identity, calling, and capacity, with worship, prayers, pastoral encouragement, and church announcements.
Charles Spurgeon
CICERO has well said, "Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed." Friendship seems as necessary an element of a comfortable existence in this world as fire or water, or even air itself. A man may drag…
Read the full text“the bible says that the person who wants to have friends must first show themselves to be friendly”
Pastor Charlie Dates preaches on Jesus' teaching about divorce and marriage from the Sermon on the Mount, arguing that God's intent is one-man/one-woman lifelong covenant while acknowledging limited, compassionate permissions for divorce (such as abuse or sexual immorality). He emphasizes grace, forgiveness, the church's role in helping marriages, healthy singleness, and calls listeners to faith and community support.
“A person of too many friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”
A study of the friendship between David and Jonathan (1 Samuel 20) that highlights loyal, God-centered friendship, Jonathan’s sacrificial support, and David’s patient trust in God while fleeing Saul. The sermon applies their covenantal loyalty to Christian friendships today—calling believers to obedience, prayer, and waiting on the Lord.
Every reference on this page was extracted from the transcript of a real sermon in a public Sermon Mind church library. Quotes reflect each preacher’s own reading of the text.