Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

A sermon exploring Jonah's clash with God's compassion for a hostile, sinful metropolis. It highlights three lessons: God's call to the city, his surprising view of urban life, and his deep love for its people. The talk connects biblical patterns, Augustine's two cities, and Jesus' sacrificial care to urge Christians to love and serve cities.

A look at ancient Assyrian violence and why Jonah responds with anger. Three topics: surprising sources of violence, a wise strategy for confronting it, and the ultimate solution. Discussion touches on how paganism, relativism, and moralism fuel cruelty. Explores God's mix of firmness and mercy, and practical steps toward forgiveness and restorative justice.

A preacher traces Jonah’s collapse and spiritual breakthrough after being swallowed by a fish. Listeners hear a step-by-step method for moving to the next level of faith through knowing, loving, and living grace. The talk highlights how true grace erodes fear and bigotry and why we must repeatedly embrace transformation to face new challenges.

A preacher explores Jonah’s flight driven by fear and hatred and what that reveals about the heart. He examines how suffering exposes false securities and how religious fixes fail in storms. The sermon highlights a willing substitute, connects Jonah to Christ, and offers practical practices to reduce idol investments and live in God’s promises.

A sermon dives into the book of Jonah to rethink sin without dehumanizing labels. It explores a prophet who runs from a divine calling and hides religiously rooted failure. Themes include identity shaped by God’s word, the collapse of false selfhood, and how crisis can expose and begin to heal competing loyalties.

A dive into John 14’s promise of the Spirit as a powerful gift for mission. Exploration of who the Spirit is and how the Spirit acts as both comforter and challenger. Discussion of the Spirit’s role in assuring identity, confronting temptation, and applying Christ’s work. Practical guidance on being filled with the Spirit through Scripture and trusting Christ.

A sermon explores prayer as a vital gift for mission and hardship. It highlights prayer's power, the conditions and motives that shape answers, and how prayer aligns desires with God's glory. Historical voices like Augustine and Calvin are used to clarify how to pray and what God actually grants. Practical calls urge seeking the Spirit and praying for true joy.

A sermon explores how Jesus offers personal knowledge of God, not just a vision. It unpacks what knowing God looks like, how Scripture and encounter with Christ make it possible, and why the cross enables relationship. Practical signs of genuine knowing are given, including prayer, lasting heart change, and sensing Scripture as alive.

Discussion of how to face inevitable trouble with spiritual confidence. Exploration of a promised real home in heaven and what that means for belonging. Examination of why the path to that home involves suffering and even death. Reflection on present fellowship with Christ as preparation for the promised future.

A theological unpacking of 1 Peter's living-stone and priesthood imagery. Traces the Bible’s storyline of God’s presence from Eden to a new creation. Emphasizes shared spiritual identity and community over private faith. Explores practical forms of lay ministry and how believers are enabled by Christ and the Spirit to serve.