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Dick Brogden
Dick Brogden
30 Sermons
Dick Brogden is an American missionary and founder of Live Dead, a missions initiative planting churches among unreached Muslim peoples. He has served in Africa and the Middle East for over 20 years.

Sermons 30

Matthew 26:33 Betrayal And Forgiveness

Dick Brogden emphasizes the universal act of betrayal towards Jesus, drawing parallels between Judas and Peter's denials, cautioning against false confidence in our faith. He highlights Jesu…

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Psalm 37:3 Faith And Obedience

Dick Brogden emphasizes the importance of complete trust and obedience in God, highlighting that disobedience is linked to disbelief, and when we stop believing, we stop obeying. He warns ag…

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Zechariah 11:7 Generous Heart

Dick Brogden emphasizes the importance of having a generous heart that God blesses, contrasting it with a stingy heart that restricts ministry and seeks to minimize influence. He highlights …

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Psalm 119:174 Eternal God

Dick Brogden preaches on the eternal nature of God, emphasizing that He is both the beginning and the end of all things. He highlights the longing for God's salvation as a longing for God Hi…

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Psalm 119:50-77 Suffering And Faith

Dick Brogden preaches on how God's tenderness is shown through afflictions that come in various forms such as betrayal, loss, and even death. Affliction is a means through which God's faithf…

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Psalm 118:19 Spiritual Leadership

Dick Brogden preaches on the spiritual function of gatekeeping, emphasizing the responsibility of spiritual leaders to keep evil out and usher people into God's presence. He highlights the i…

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John 15:1 Missions

The video discusses the importance of understanding and empathizing with Arab Muslims as individuals with fears and hopes. It emphasizes the need to recognize that they are mothers, fathers,…

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Psalm 119:24 Incarnation Of Jesus

Dick Brogden preaches about the assurance and knowledge we have as believers because God came near to us, dwells in us, and His Word guides us. Through the story of Zechariah, we see God's i…

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1 Chronicles 14:11 Seeking Guidance

Dick Brogden emphasizes the crucial importance of consulting the Lord in all decisions, regardless of human effort, involvement, advice, or consensus. Using the example of David's failure to…

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Psalm 114:2 Pleasing God

Dick Brogden emphasizes the importance of prioritizing Jesus' opinion above all others, encouraging us not to be consumed by what people think but to focus on doing what pleases God. He chal…

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Exodus 3:5 Missional Living

Dick Brogden preaches about the true essence of Christmas, emphasizing that while it has become a season of comfort and gift-giving, the original Christmas was about God leaving the comfort …

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Matthew 27:50-51 Sacrificial Living

Dick Brogden preaches on the profound impact of sacrificial deaths, drawing inspiration from the story of Jim Elliot and his friends whose deaths led to many being called into missions. He e…

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1 John 4:10 Mission and Evangelism

This sermon emphasizes the importance of loving Jesus, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, dying to self, and being forgotten in the context of making disciples among all nations. It highli…

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Church Growth

Dick Brogden emphasizes the importance of slow, steady growth in the church, highlighting how orthodoxy takes time to spread and build enduring foundations. He debunks myths about the need f…

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Proverbs 3:5 Holy Spirit

Dick Brogden emphasizes the importance of followers of Jesus embracing the promise of empowerment through the Holy Spirit, rather than being preoccupied with knowing the details of God's pla…

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Zechariah 12:10 Holy Spirit

Dick Brogden emphasizes the power of words and the importance of allowing the Holy Spirit to control our tongues. He contrasts the folly of human speech, which can lead to destruction like i…

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Revelation 19:7-8 Missions

This sermon emphasizes the importance of apostleship and partnership in reaching unreached peoples around the world, highlighting the need to go into the shadowlands like Libya, Iraq, Syria,…

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Psalm 119:176 Christ's Life

Dick Brogden emphasizes the awe-inspiring signs of God through Christ's incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and promised return, surpassing any earthly miracles. He highlights…

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Surrender 36:05
Matthew 24:3-14 Mission and Evangelism

This sermon emphasizes the importance of surrendering to God in preaching the gospel to all nations, highlighting the need to surrender the idea that people will be won by anything other tha…

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2 Kings 19:30 Church Growth

Dick Brogden emphasizes that it is Jesus who builds His Church, not missionaries, money, programs, methods, indigenous leaders, miracles, or even prayer. When we try to build the Church, we …

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Matthew 16:24 Missions And Evangelism

This sermon emphasizes the importance of inviting Jesus into our lives, acknowledging our unworthiness, and the need for collective obedience to fulfill the Great Commission. It calls for a …

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Matthew 6:33 Christ Likeness

The video discusses the importance of understanding and reacting to the world of Islam, particularly in the Arab world. It emphasizes that Islam is the premier challenge of our time and that…

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John 12:20 Martyrdom

Dick Brogden delivers a powerful sermon titled 'The Four Martyrdoms,' emphasizing the call to follow Jesus through various forms of martyrdom: red, green, and white. He illustrates the neces…

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John 3:30 Discipleship

This sermon emphasizes that the greatest disciples are those who are forgotten because those they disciple surpass them in love for Jesus, radiate the Father's love more, and understand the …

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1 Samuel 14:6 Missions

This sermon emphasizes the importance of not being afraid to reach the inconvenient lost, particularly focusing on Muslim peoples. It challenges listeners to overcome fear, be willing to try…

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John 12:23 Jesus

In this sermon transcript, Dimitri, a prisoner, defies his jailers by singing praises to Jesus for 17 years. Despite facing ridicule, abuse, and threats, Dimitri remains steadfast in his fai…

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Matthew 28:19 Discipleship

This sermon emphasizes the importance of discipleship and the joy in being forgotten while focusing on making disciples who continue the work. It highlights the rest found in humility and th…

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Revelation 20:4 Persecution

Dick Brogden emphasizes the importance of standing firm in faith and boldly proclaiming the Word of God, even in the face of persecution and tribulation. He highlights the examples of Jesus …

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Acts 4:20 Holy Spirit

Dick Brogden emphasizes that the filling of the Spirit always impacts our speech, urging believers to speak from love and boldly share about Jesus. Our silence can indicate a lack of love fo…

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Genesis 22:2 Missions

In this sermon, the speaker reflects on a personal experience that led him to contemplate the sacrifice of Abraham and the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus. He emphasizes the need for surrenderin…

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