In Sermon Illustrations: "Living With Sin"

When Paul Speaks Of Being Dead To Sin, He's ...

Contributed by David Baeder on Nov 8, 2008

When Paul speaks of being dead to sin, he’s using a figure of speech. He is not referring to literal physical death. What does he mean? He means that sin is off limits. How many of you who are married can remember your wedding vows? When you got married did you pledge to “forsake all others”? ...read more

Tags: Dead To Sin

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Have Never Stopped Sin By Passing Laws; And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We have never stopped sin by passing laws; and in the same way, we are not going to take a great moral ...read more

Tags: Law

The Wages Of Sin Is Death Thank God I Quit ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The wages of sin is death thank God I ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Perhaps No Sin So Easily Besets Us As A Sense Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Perhaps no sin so easily besets us as a sense of self-satisfied ...read more

Tags: Sin General

What Keeps Many Of Us From Growing Is Not Sin ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on May 17, 2007

What keeps many of us from growing is not sin but ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

John Piper Says That Sin …"Gets Its Power By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Piper says that sin …"gets its power by persuading me to believe that I will be more happy if I follow it. The power of all temptation is the prospect that it will make me happier." ...read more

Tags: Temptation Resisting

Augustine's 3 Stages Of Dealing With Sin

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 22, 2024

Augustine's three stages of dealing with sin in the life of a believer: STAGE ONE -- "Lord make me good, but not yet!" STAGE TWO - "Lord, make me good, but not ...read more

Tags: Sanctification, Sin, Growth, Discipleship, Understanding, Maturity, Self  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How Susannah Wesley Defined Sin To Her Son

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 22, 2024

This was how Susannah Wesley defined "sin" to her young son, John Wesley: "If you would judge of the lawfulness or the unlawfulness of pleasure, then take this simple rule: Whatever weakens your reason, Whatever impairs the tenderness of your conscience, Whatever obscures your ...read more

Tags: Children, Sin, Mothers, Parenting, Disobedience, Homeschoolers  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life Is A Highway And Sinning Puts You In The Wrong Lane

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 8, 2024

Life is a highway alright. And if you stay in your own lane on that highway, you'll probably do great. But if you get into the other guy's lane which is unlawful for you to be in, you probably won't last long. Sin is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin, Consequences Of Sin

Denomination: Charismatic

Don't Dress Up Your Sin

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Nov 9, 2024

Some churches like to play dress-up. They like to dress up their sin and give it fancy labels like equality and tolerance. But sin is still sin, yall. When you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Sin, Consequences Of Sin, Veering Off The Right Path

Denomination: Charismatic

A March 2009 Ap Article Demonstrates How Sinful ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 23, 2009

A March 2009 AP article demonstrates how sinful attitudes are passed on from one generation to another: "PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island woman is accused of punching and biting her 11-year-old son’s school principal after she was told the boy was being suspended. Police say 30-year-old Aleyda ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Sins Which Once Slinked Along The Back Alleys ...

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 23, 2009

the sins which once slinked along the back alleys of society now parade their perverseness down ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Denomination: Baptist

The Longer I Walk With Christ The Uglier My Sin ...

Contributed by Chris Surber on May 9, 2010

The longer I walk with Christ the uglier my sin seems to me. The closer into communion with God I am the more desperately thankful to God I am for having forgiven this broken, brazen, bold, sinner’s heart. It is only when we have been in the light that darkness is well defined. Interestingly ...read more

Tags: Sin Hurtful To God

Denomination: Christian Church

Puedes Intentar Servir A Dios Sin Amarle, Pero ...

Contributed by Gabriel Ayala on Mar 13, 2011

"Puedes intentar servir a Dios sin amarle, pero no puedes amar a Dios sin servirle." Anónimo "You can try to serve God without loving him, ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Your Sins Have Been Your Downfall, Is Where The ...

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 18, 2012

"Your sins have been your downfall", is where the tar starts sticking to the tyres. Most people generally don’t like the whole “s” word thing. For some reason there is an issue with the human brain that tells us to kick up stink when we are having a good time, a pleasurable time and someone, some ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23

Tags: Repentance, Sin Bondage To, Sin And Grace

Denomination: Salvation Army

Eugene Peterson Said, "When We Sin And Mess Up ...

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 10, 2007

Eugene Peterson said, “When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn’t go off and leave us—he ...read more

Denomination: Church Of God

He's No Longer In The Grave  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2011

HE'S NO LONGER IN THE GRAVE In 1887, twenty two years after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, his coffin was dug up and opened because there were constant rumors that his body was not in the grave. So they dug it up and the body was there. The rumors continued so 14 years later they ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-20

Tags: Jesus Lives, Easter Resurrection

Martin Luther On Faith

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Apr 23, 2014

Martin Luther said: "Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible. Then, it accepts the impossible, does without the indispensable and bears the intolerable." Hebrews 11:6 says ‘Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-6

Tags: Living By Faith, Walking By Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Indian Martyr

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Oct 31, 2020

Devasahayam Pillai was the first Indian martyr to be beatified. He was born in Nilakandan Pillai (1712-1752) into a Hindu family in the Kingdom of Travancore. Pillai, an upper-caste Hindu nair convert to Christianity, was a member of the royal service and was close to King Marthanda Varma, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6

Tags: Saints, Santihood, Santihood Lives

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Grace & Works Story/Joke

Contributed by Bruce Blythe on Oct 23, 2021

Made this one up for my sermon on the whole Book of Romans (Works, Grace & Living). Hope some people find it helpful. Blessings. Bruce A Jew, and an Islamic, and a Christian were drinking coffee. As they sat and talked the conversation turned toward God. The Islamic said, “Now, regular prayer ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-6, Romans 12:3-8, Romans 3:20, Romans 12:1-2

Tags: Grace, Christian Living, Works

Denomination: Baptist