SermonWave has 3,943 public sermons on community from 3,571 churches, preached between 2015 and 2026. The passages pastors turn to most are Acts 2, John 3:16 and Ephesians 4. A good place to start is “Jesus-Centered Community” from Vineyard Community Church.
Sermons to start with
Chosen for how closely they stay on community, then for length and how recent they are. Every sermon is the church's own recording.
Jesus-Centered Community
Joel Bidderman, Vineyard Community Church (Gilbert, AZ) · October 25, 2026 · 34 min
This concluding sermon in the Community series argues that Christian community is centered on Jesus, drawing on Bonhoeffer's claim that we are chosen from eternity, accepted in time, and united in eternity. Unity comes not from...
Being a Creative Community // Exodus 35:30–36:7 & Ephesians 2:10, 19–22
Drew Dixon, Federal Way Church Of Christ (Federal Way, WA) · October 25, 2026 · 37 min
The sermon explores what it means to be a creative community, drawing on the building of the tabernacle in Exodus 35 and Ephesians 2. Creativity flourishes in community and begins with remembering that we are first a created co...
Practicing the Way: Community — Be Family Around A Table
Andrew Cheung, Washington Community Fellowship (Washington, DC) · November 1, 2026 · 29 min
The sermon teaches that Christian community is a chosen family created by God's grace through Christ and the Spirit, not something we earn or select. Belonging becomes concrete through committed, regular relationships in the lo...
The Community We Can Be (Colossians 3:12-17)
Matt Webel, Haverhill Commons Church (Haverhill, MA) · October 26, 2026 · 26 min
Matt explains that Colossians 3:12-17 describes Christian community, which is possible only for those transformed by Christ's regenerative work. Believers then cooperate with God by 'putting on' virtues like kindness, forgivene...
To Be Human: Created For Community
Christian Joel Arroyo Rodriguez Leo Maldonado, Grace Marietta (Marietta, GA) · October 20, 2026 · 29 min
The sermon, delivered during a student takeover service, argues that people were designed for community and that isolation is not a sign of weakness. Drawing on Genesis 2, Exodus 17, Matthew 26, and Mark 2, the speaker presents...
What pastors are saying
“So before becoming a creative community, they were a created community. A community rescued by God, set apart and saved by God.”
“If Jesus has reconciled all of us to God individually, why is it still so difficult to live in community with people who are different from us?”
“Christian community is one of the places where we learn to live in light of the future that God has promised.”
“God’s promised presence is activated not merely by physical proximity ('a crowd') but by intentional unity and shared purpose ('community').”
More sermons on community
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- Eric Byrom 217Grace Fellowship Church · November 8, 2026
- Restorative Justice (Returning Citizens Sunday)City Church · November 8, 2026
- Ken JonesGlendale Missionary Baptist Church · November 8, 2026
- Salvation Through Grace and the King of KingsLakeview Baptist Church · November 8, 2026
- Contentment in Christ Regardless of CircumstanceDestinyLife Claremore · November 8, 2026
- Why Christians Who Attend Bible Class Go FurtherMount Airy Church of Christ · November 7, 2026
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Churches Discussing Community
- DestinyLife ClaremoreClaremore, OK
- Move ChurchWarrior, AL
- First Congregational UCC-NormanNorman, OK
- Calvary Community ChurchHouston, TX
- Collinsville Church of ChristCollinsville, OK
- Crestview Bible ChurchHutchinson, KS
- Grace Bible ChurchMorrill, KS
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