In Sermon Illustrations: "Wrong Doctrine" showing 81-100 of 2,231

Freedom Is The Right To Be Wrong, Not The Right ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

There Is No Liberty In Wrong-Doing. It Chains ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is no liberty in wrong-doing. It chains and fetters its victims as ...read more

Tags: Political Freedom

There Is Of Course Something Wrong With A Man ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is of course something wrong with a man who is only partly humorous, or is only humorous at times, for humor ought to be a yeast, ...read more

Tags: Humor

The Cure For All The Ills And Wrongs, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The cure for all the ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows, and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word love. It is the divine ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

There Is Nothing Wrong With Making Mistakes. ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nothing wrong with making mistakes. Just don't ...read more

Tags: Mistakes

There Is Nothing Wrong With Men Possessing ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches but the wrong comes ...read more

Tags: Money

Not That Winning Is Wrong But Somebody Has To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Not that winning is wrong but somebody has to lose and it is important to recognize this fact, accept it as a reality ...read more

Tags: Death

Human Slavery Is Wrong, Insecure, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

On Monday Murder Is Wrong. On Tuesday There Are ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 14, 2009

“On Monday murder is wrong. On Tuesday there are special circumstances. On Wednesday there are psychological factors to consider, eg. a rough childhood. On Thursday it’s the ...read more

Tags: Truth

Denomination: Orthodox

Wrong Priorities Illustrated In The Book, In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009

Wrong Priorities Illustrated in the Book, In the Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work Ancient church father Augustine of Hippo once said, “Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.” Until those folks in Jerusalem moved God from the bottom of their list of ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15

Tags: Workplace

My Way Or The Wrong Way  PRO

Contributed by Sean Harder on Feb 17, 2010

MY WAY OR THE WRONG WAY How many of you remember the game show that used to be on TV called "Let's Make A Deal"? I believe it was Monty Hall who would tempt people with what was behind different doors, or he would show them a wad of cash and say you can have the cash or choose what's behind door ...read more

Tags: Obedience

What's Really Wrong With Me

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on May 20, 2011

WHAT'S REALLY WRONG WITH ME These are the words of a bloke who grew up in the Salvation Army, "The year 1950 found us, my wife and I and three small children, living in our new bungalow in the seaside city of Timaru. Success had come in business and academic life, musical compositions were being ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Salvation Army

Right Prayer For The Wrong Reason  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 18, 2011

RIGHT PRAYER FOR THE WRONG REASON I began teaching during the Wednesday night prayer meetings seven months ago. Suppose I prayed every day for all those months for God to make us into a praying church. Suppose I prayed morning, noon, and night for God to make us a praying church. Suppose I prayed ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-3

Tags: Prayer, Selfishness, Prayer How To, Motives

Denomination: Baptist

When Things Go Wrong  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2012

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG Several years ago, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Bob Patterson described one of his pitches, which the Cincinnati Reds’ Barry Larkin hit for a game-winning home run: "It was a cross between a screwball and a change-up. It was a screw-up." (Wall Street Journal, 7/9/96; ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:23-24

Tags: Mistakes

Where The Pharisees Went Wrong

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2013

WHERE THE PHARISEES WENT WRONG Robert Coleman talks about where the Pharisees went wrong: "The Pharisees had so much respect for the original set of scriptures and wanted to protect them so desperately that they started adding to them. Then, after a while, it not only seemed helpful to make ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Tags: Tradition, Man Made Rules, Pharisees, Fast

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What's Wrong With Slandering Someone?

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Aug 29, 2014

I was speaking with someone this past week who has spent a great deal of his life travelling around the world, much of it for a mission agency. He spoke of a time when he visited an extremely remote, forested part of India where people live very primitively. He stayed there for a while. This fellow ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:5-7, 2 Peter 1:5

Tags: Godly Character, Transparency

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wrong Reasons For Study Of Bible

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 21, 2018

At the village church in Kalonovka, Russia, attendance at Sunday school picked up after the priest started handing out candy to the peasant children. One of the most faithful was a pug-nosed, lad who recited his Scriptures with proper piety, pocketed his reward, then fled into the fields to munch ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-3

Tags: Holy, Sanctification

Eating The Wrong Cookies - Assumptions

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Sep 30, 2019

A traveller, between flights at an airport, went to a lounge and bought a small package of cookies. Then she sat down and began reading a newspaper. Gradually, she became aware of a rustling noise. From behind her paper, she was flabbergasted to see a neatly dressed man helping himself to her ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 9:1-14

Tags: Deception, Assumptions, Satan's Craftiness

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Wright Brothers And The Wrong Message

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 28, 2023

In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: "We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-12

Tags: Christmas, Birth Of Christ, Confused, Gospel, Evangelism, Unsaved, Lost, Message, Missions, Witnessing  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Recently Read A Peculiar Story About A Family ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Jun 21, 2008

I recently read a peculiar story about a family in Lander, Wyoming that had gone to their local refuse dump to dispose of some unwanted family items that were either busted or greatly abused. As they were emptying there junk into a large dumpster, the man of the home saw something that caught his ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-17, Psalm 81:16

Tags: Blessing, Wrong Value

Denomination: *other