In Sermon Illustrations: "Evil Tendency"

Life Often Presents Us With A Choice Of Evils ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Life often presents us with a choice of evils ...read more

Tags: Learning

Apathy Is The Glove Into Which Evil Slips Its ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Apathy is the glove into which evil ...read more

Tags: Sin General

God Did Not Abolish The Fact Of Evil: He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God did not abolish the fact of evil: He transformed it. He did not stop the ...read more

Tags: Satan

By Swallowing Evil Words Unsaid, No One Has ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever ...read more

Tags: Communication General

The Evil One Is Willing To Sacrifice All His ...

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 3, 2009

“The Evil one is willing to sacrifice all his false prophets in the city of Babylon if he can destroy four of God’s faithful servants.” - Wiersbe, Warren, Be Resolute ...read more

Tags: Satan

Denomination: Baptist

Sin: Radical Evil In Soul And Society By Ted ...

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 8, 2011

Sin: Radical Evil in Soul and Society by Ted Peters: "...the root of all sin is ultimately the attempt either to deny the reality of death, or to defeat it on ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Overcoming Evil With Good; David, Saul, And God

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Aug 30, 2017

King Saul tried to kill David numerous times. When Saul would be in David’s hand, David would refrain from showing him evil. Instead, he would spare Saul. He showed respect for his office of king, which led him to showing the mercy that Saul didn’t deserve. Sometimes, this led Saul to seeing ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:17-21

Tags: Mercy, Revenge, Good, Overcome Evil

Denomination: Lutheran

Return Good For Evil - Martin Luther King

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 11, 2025

Jesus doesn’t just ask us to avoid revenge—he calls us to actively do good in return. Not because the other person deserves it, but because he deserves our obedience. And we’ve seen it lived out—not just in Bible times, but in our own history. Perhaps one of the clearest modern examples is Dr. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Tags: Evil, Martin Luther, Doing Good

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Two Trees

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019

TWO TREES Imagine you are walking through the woods on a path, one side of the path is in sunlight and one side is in darkness. On each side of the path is a tree. The tree on the left is in darkness and the tree on the right is bathing in the sunlight. The tree on the left is old, scary, and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Tags: Evil, Good

Denomination: Pentecostal

Between Two Evils, Choose Neither; Between Two ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.” ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Science May Have Found A Cure For Most Evils; But ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 1, 2002

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the ...read more

Tags: Giving General, Compassion, Christian Values

Did God Create Everything That Exists? Does Evil ...  PRO

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Oct 1, 2005

Did God create everything that exists? Does evil exist? Did God create evil? A University professor at a well known institution of higher learning challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?" A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!" God created ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6, John 8:35

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus, God's Love

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Far From Idleness Being The Root Of All Evil, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Science May Have Found A Cure For Most Evils; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of ...read more

Tags: Sin General

If You Have Been Tempted Into Evil, Fly From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you have been tempted into evil, fly from it. It is not falling into the water, ...read more

Tags: Temptation General

When You Choose The Lesser Of Two Evils, Always ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that ...read more

Tags: Satan

Between Two Evils, Choose Neither; Between Two ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Between two evils, choose neither; between two ...read more

Tags: Truth

Don't Feel Comfortable Confronting Evil? Who ...

Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008

Don’t feel comfortable confronting evil? Who does? No one is asking you to throw hatchets at the moon, but if you are tired of being on the losing end or being harassed by the enemy, you can’t hide in worship or keep your nose ...read more

Tags: War

Denomination: Independent/Bible

When I Read About The Evils Of Drinking, I Gave ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I ...read more

Tags: Addiction

A Good End Cannot Sanctify Evil Means, Nor Must ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A good end cannot sanctify evil means, nor must we ever do evil ...read more

Tags: Satan