Sermons on american movies:

The Deception Of America's Kids Shows. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 28, 2024

America's kids shows have become a staple in many households, entertaining and educating children for generations.

America's kids shows have become a staple in many households, entertaining and educating children for generations. However, beneath the colorful characters and catchy tunes lies a sinister agenda that contradicts biblical values. This sermon explores the dangers of America's kids shows ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2, Proverbs 22:6, Philippians 4:8

Western Movies Series

Contributed by Randy Stephenson on Jan 8, 2012

Recall those days of the Western Movies when the White Hat guy rode in? Jesus Christ is our Redeemer.

Mark 1:4-11 How do you keep faith when your hopes seem hopeless? Consider when God sent John the Baptist into preaching how that provided their symbol of hope during a time that seemed hopeless. Maybe if you can envision the hope the good people felt in our old Western movies when the white hat ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Movies And Fruit Series

Contributed by Chris Thron on Sep 8, 2002

The world offers us fruit: some with "bad spots", some unripe, some rotten. We need God’s wisdom to separate the good from the bad.

Series: Sunday Morning at the Movies Sharing #1: Movies and Fruit I. EXPOSITION: 1. (Bring a bruised apple). Look at this apple. Does this apple look good? But see what it looks like when I cut it open How many of you agree that the world offers you fruit which looks good from the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Psalm 139:23-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Noah, Not The Movie Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 23, 2014

The story of Noah is about more than a lot of rain and a lot of animals, ultimately it is about a promise.

Has everyone heard about the movie coming out next week called Noah? That was the trailer for it. Now understand that Noah, the Movie is not the same as Noah the Bible story. And they’ve tried to tweak it to make it work, as a biblical epic, but it just doesn’t. They’ve tried ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:8-17

Denomination: Wesleyan

Deliverance Not The Movie

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Oct 5, 2012

What calamity do you face today? Could you use a little deliverance in your life? Have you been taken prisoner in some way by some oppressive power or influence? Do you feel burdened by chains that tie you down to a life of mindless toil? God can help

Deliverance Not the movie Genesis 1:6-2:10 Moses Have you ever been invited to a friends house for a visit or special occasion only to end up feeling like you are a prisoner to the events surrounding you? Hey I know lets watch the video of the trip we took last summer. Or You dont mind giving me ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

American Idols Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 4, 2003

This word “ignorant” occurs 13 times in the Bible and is connected with some important spiritual facts we should all know. That is why today we look at a warning in Scripture against idols.

IGNORANT SERIES: AMERICAN IDOLS ISAIAH 44:6-11 INTRODUCTION According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the word “ignorant” means unaware or uniformed. I would like us, for the next few weeks, to look at some spiritual facts that you may be unaware of or have forgotten. Most of the time we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:6-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

American Idols Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Apr 21, 2006

Paul focuses on the fact that if anything, or anyone, sits on the throne of your life other than Jesus that is called idolartry.

American Idols (04-02-06) Romans 1:22-31 Pastor Jeff Williams American Idols? How many of you watch American Idol? Do you get angry when your favorite performer is voted off? Would like to sing in front of Simon Cowell? Me neither! In our country, there are a lot of American Idols. I’m ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:22-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

American Idol Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 12, 2014

A look at the different idols we worship.

American Idol June 29, 2014 Isaiah 44:9-20 As I was doing my Bible reading this week, I read Psalm 115 and I immediately thought of Isaiah 44. We’ll read these passage in a bit. I had a different topic and scripture planned for today, but I felt the Lord leading me to talk about this ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 44:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

American Idols Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jun 1, 2017

Teaching on Idolatry in Modern America

American Idols 10 Commandment Series CCCAG May 28th, 2017 Scripture-Exodus 20:4-6 The Miracle on 54th Street As you know Tammie and I came from Kenosha Wisconsin, and lived through an interesting time in our city in 1991. There was a revival group that had started among the local Catholic’s that ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:4-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Beware Of Americanitis

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 20, 2002

The importance of taking time for God in our hectic culture.

Beware of Americanitis Ps 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God.” Because of her arrival at a railroad station, a lady had but five minutes to make connection with an outgoing train. As she ran toward the train, a Pullman car porter waved her to slow down and said, “Lady, you better take ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:10-11

Denomination: Wesleyan

An American Idol

Contributed by William Hooper on Jul 12, 2007

Challenges the congregation to look at their idols of success, greed and entertainment.

An American Idol? Judges 17:7-18:25 I have deliberately chosen the name of a popular TV show for the sermon title. The winners on that show do go on to become idols for many young people. I don’t want us to think about rock stars tonight, but of idols in a deeper sense. The Roots of Idolatry In ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"American Idol”

Contributed by Keith Tankersley on Jul 7, 2009

It has been said that the eye is the closest to soul and is the agent used to judge right from wrong. So if the eye & heart are in conflict, how can the body function properly.

“American Idol” Matthew 6:22-24 Theme; a picture of a Christian life in this world in the presence of God, actively submissive, and entirely dependent upon Him. Simply put, a picture of children in relationship to their father as they travel on this pilgrimage called life! * Chapter 6 broke ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:22-24

Denomination: Baptist

American Idol

Contributed by Eric Bain on Oct 27, 2007

This is a very interactive sermon that looks at what an idol really is in our contemporary culture. It’s different than you might think!

American Idol Exodus 20:4-6 © 2007 Eric Bain NOTE: This sermon is available in audio format at www.sanctuary-church.com NOTE II: For this message I passed out tiny containers of Play-doh to everyone in the congregation. I had them make sculptures representing their "idols." At the end of the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:4-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The American Holocaust

Contributed by Richard White on Feb 6, 2004

Israel had done what God would not even think about. They sacrificed their children to the gods of Chemosh and Molech. Are we as Americans allowing the same.

The American Holocaust 1KI 11:1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter--Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2 They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 11:1-8, 1 Kings 11:23-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

American Holocaust

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 13, 2004

Our goal is to consider life as God does; its design, purpose and value from His point of view. From there, we will develop a Biblical response to the atrocity that is abortion.

On September 11, 2001, two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and extinguished more than 3500 lives. Among the lost were future leaders of this nation, doctors who could have saved many, scientists who may have found a cure for cancer and an evangelist who may have lead ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:13-16

Denomination: Other