In Sermon Illustrations: "Moral Issues"

The Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Church 1-Prayer ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

The Top 10 Issues Facing Today’s Church 1-Prayer 2-Discipleship 3-Leadership 4-Evangelism 5-Doctrine /Worldview 6-Apathy 7-Marriage ...read more

Tags: Church General

Only 39% Of The People Feel Good About The Morals ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Only 39% of the people feel good about the morals and values of Americans in general. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Faith

Moral Choices: New Barna Research Finds Many ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Moral Choices: New Barna research finds many adults attitudes conflict with the moral positions of their faith. On abortion, 41% of all adults stated that it should be legal in all or almost all circumstances and 55% said it should not be legal under any circumstances or only in a few special ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Absolute Moral Truth: 35% Of Adult Americans Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Absolute Moral Truth: 35% of adult Americans say moral truth is absolute, not dependent upon circumstances. 32% say it is always determined by the situation and 33% don’t know if it is absolute or relative. 70% of evangelicals believe it’s absolute and 42% of non-evangelical born again adults ...read more

Tags: Truth Absolute

Moral Slide: According To New Barna Research 61% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Moral Slide: According to new Barna Research 61% of Americans believe that gambling, 60% co-habitation and 59% having sexual fantasies are morally acceptable. The study also revealed that 45% percent of those surveyed believe that abortion is morally acceptable and 42% feel the same way about ...read more

Tags: Character

State Of The Church: "The Fact That There Has Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

State Of The Church: “The fact that there has not been any measurable increase in church involvement or personal spiritual depth in the past decade challenges the widespread notion that the U.S. is as spiritually healthy and focused as ever. This has been an intriguing year regarding the spiritual ...read more

Tags: Church General

Absolute Truth Vs. Relative ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2010

Absolute Truth vs. Relative Truth First of all, “What is Truth?” Pilate asked that question of Jesus. Today, our postmodern age is questioning that there even is such a thing as truth. They say truth lies in our experience. And if my experience is different than your experience, then my truth is ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14-18

Tags: Truth Absolute, Moral Absolutes

Three Types Of Suffering

Contributed by John Bright on Feb 25, 2025

“Wesley adopted a traditional Christian distinction between types of suffering: natural, moral, and penal. People suffer because of disease and natural disaster; people suffer because other people harm them; and people suffer because they are punished for wrongdoing. (Natural Suffering) Wesley ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:17

Tags: Suffering, Moral, Natural, Penal

Denomination: Methodist

Spellcheck Fail

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Jun 1, 2021

I’m a terrible typist. I’m old enough to have taken typing class in high school when that kind of thing was taught, but I never thought that I would need to be proficient on a keyboard; so I bowed out. Typing was not in my future. But here I am on a keyboard just about every workday hunting and ...read more

Scripture: Judges 21:25, Deuteronomy 12:8, Judges 17:6

Tags: Judges, Sin, Evil, Deception, Wrong, Right, Morals, Ethics, Morality  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Get Our Moral Bearings By Looking At God. We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

We get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when, and only when, we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are wrong so far and so ...read more

Tags: Humility, Emotions

Morals Sub Par: One Thing That Most Americans Can ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Morals Sub Par: One thing that most Americans can agree on is that moral values in the U.S. are less than good and are getting worse. Older adults are particularly critical of the state of moral values today. Overall, only 19% of Americans describe moral conditions in the country as “excellent” or ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

My Ideal Man Never Would Think About Morality. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"My ideal man never would think about morality. He naturally would do the kind, generous, splendid thing. While in all other departments we prefer native gifts to industry (which is also a gift of a less specialized ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

If Your Morals Make You Dreary, Depend Upon It, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If your morals make you dreary, depend upon ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

We Get Our Moral Bearings By Looking At God. We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We get our moral bearings by looking at God. We must begin with God. We are right when, and only when, we stand in a right position relative to God, and we are ...read more

Tags: God The Father

Unchristian

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 21, 2014

In unChristian, David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discusses some disheartening research concerning the failure of Christians in our day to remain distinct: "In virtually every study we conduct, representing thousands of interviews every year, born again Christians (talking about people ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:18

Tags: Transform, Holiness, Distinctiveness, Moral Living

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Christians Aren't Any Different

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 5, 2016

CHRISTIANS AREN’T ANY DIFFERENT “We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously. The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are similar in both groups. Eight out of ten Americans consider themselves Christians, Gallup ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-16

Tags: Morality, Ten Commandments, Church In America

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Donald Grey Barnhouse Was Parked On The Street ...

Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004

Donald Grey Barnhouse was parked on the street of a large city on the west coast, he witnessed an accident a few yards away. A car wove through the traffic and collided head on with another car that was coming in the opposite direction. The driver was apparently drunk. Another man in the car pushed ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

C S Lewis - The Choice

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Sep 19, 2022

I am trying here to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Jesus. “I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.” That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Philippians 2:5-11, Colossians 1:15

Tags: Jesus, Jesus Divinity, Nature Of Jesus, Moral Teacher

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Choice Of Sheep And Goats

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 27, 2012

THE CHOICE OF SHEEP AND GOATS I tried and tried to think of a common example that could be used to illustrate this separation of the sheep from the goats but was unable to do so because this situation is so unique and the reason it is so unique is because the sheep and the goats have chosen their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Tags: Judgement, Salvation, Free Will, Sheep And Goats, Free Moral Agency  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Solomon's Insightful Judgment: Looking For The Reaction Of Hearts

Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024

King Solomon, known for his God-given wisdom, faced a challenging situation recorded in 1 Kings 3:16-28. Two women, both claiming to be the mother of the same baby, brought their case before him. Solomon's response was both shocking and insightful. He suggested dividing the baby in two, giving ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:16-28

Tags: Discernment, Prolife, Biblical Wisdom, True Motherhood, Love, Morality, Wisdom  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist