Sermons on Apostate:

Maintaining A Pure Conscience (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Nov 13, 2023

Maintaining a pure conscience is essential for intimacy with God, confidence in prayer, and effectiveness in ministry. In this (Part 1) message, conscience is explained as a universal faculty of the heart. Then various conditions of conscience are discussed.

Intro We recently introduced the subject of self-awareness. First, we talked about the dangers in the Self-Esteem movement. Then, in a second message, we discussed three keys to managing self-awareness according to Scripture.i Today, I want to go a little deeper into the subject by talking about ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:16, Romans 1:18-32, 1 Peter 3:14-21, Titus 1:15, Hebrews 10:22, 1 Timothy 5:1-2, Romans 9:1, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Acts 23:1, John 8:1-9, 2 Timothy 3:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Worse Than Death

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 29, 2008

A believer who abandons the faith will face the temporal discipline of God.

Hebrews 10:26-31 Worse Than Death Introduction The Blob. Do you remember that movie? It was a 1958 film starring Steve McQueen. It’s about an amoeba-like alien that invades a small community in Pennsylvania. And then there was the 1931 movie Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff. It’s about ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Guarding Against Faith Fakers

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 27, 2010

The church has the task to root out those who profess faith in Christ, but in reality they are faking their faith in order to destroy the church

As we consider the sea of apostasy around us and the effectiveness of faith fakers activity in today's church, it seems as though the church has little hope in stemming the tide. But according to the book of Jude, not only can we stem the tide, we can take positive action to deal directly with ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:17-23

Denomination: Baptist

A Final Warning From The Apostle

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Aug 27, 2022

Third part in a series on Jude.

Title: “A Final Warning from Jude” Scripture: Jude 1:17-25 Type: Expository Where: GNBC 8-28-2022 Intro: Abraham Piper is the apostate son of retired pastor and author John Piper. The younger Piper has made $$millions in mocking Christianity on TikTok and other social media platforms. This ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:18-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Apostasy In The Church Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jan 21, 2025

In this sermon, we will explore the signs of apostasy in churches, how to overcome it, and how to find a true church biblically.

The Bible warns of a great apostasy that will occur in the latter days, where many will fall away from the faith and follow false teachings. Unfortunately, this phenomenon is evident in many churches today. In this sermon, we will explore the signs of apostasy in churches, how to overcome it, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-23, 1 Timothy 4:1-3, Acts 20:28-31

Do You Walk With Him Or On Him? Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Nov 11, 2014

Tonight, we will discover the fourth of five warnings given in the book of Hebrews.

“Do You Walk With Him or On Him?” Hebrews Series (10:26-36) Based upon Ron Philips book “Hebrews: Finding the Better Way” June 10, 2014 Chester FBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction: A Tonight, we will discover the fourth of five warnings given in the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-36

Denomination: Baptist

Sodom And Gomorrah Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 4, 2023

The Sodom and nearby cities refer to the prospered persons keep sinning with complacency. God is a righteous judge. He will retribute according to the deeds of everyone. The habitual offenders will not be spared by God. Judgement awaits.

Jude 1:7-8 - Sodom and Gomorrah Jude 1:7-8: “just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire” (NASB). “In the same way ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:7-8

Denomination: Methodist

How To Build A "Mega" Church!

Contributed by Dwight Jones on Nov 27, 2005

We trumpet high impact ministry with all of its frills. Our services are filled with video clips, movie clips and unfortunately scripture clips. We take more time and efforts refining our delivery than we do making sure that what we are delivering has H

In practically every gathering of ministers there is a subject that comes up; that subject is church growth. “How do we get people to come to church?” We have answered that question with a thousand books and yet by and large we are losing the battle for souls. In spite of our best efforts, we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:10-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Great Apostasy

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jun 22, 2019

ONE OF THE SIGNS OF THE END TIMES BEING CLOSER IS A RISE IN APOSTASY, PEOPLE WHO WERE "BELIEVERS" TURNING THEIR BACKS OF THE FAITH.

THE GREAT APOSTASY 2 THESSALONIANS 2:1-3 OUR “END TIMES” CLOCK IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. WE SAW LAST WEEK WITH ISRAEL’S RE-EMERGENCE AS A NATION, THE CREATING OF MANY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSARY FOR THE OCCURANCE OF THE RAPTURE. OUR END TIMES CLOCK NOW STANDS AT 11:30 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With False Teachers-New Testament

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009

Outline of II Peter 2 and the book of Jude

Dealing with False Teaching-New Testament & Now I. The False Teachers Doctrine (New Testament) A. The Saducees [Gospels; Acts] (Denial of the Resurrection) B. The Pharisees [Gospels; Acts] (Denial of the Truth vs. Tradition) C. The Judaizers [Acts 15; Galatians] (Denial of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Turning Back Unto Destruction

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Aug 9, 2003

The danger and the prevention.

GOD DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE COMFORTABLE THOSE WHO PROFESS TO BE CHRISTIANS YET CONTINUE IN SIN. 1 John 3:6-9—“Whosoever abideth in [Christ] sinneth not: WHOSOEVER SINNETH HATH NOT SEEN HIM, NEITHER KNOWN HIM. Little children, let not man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-39

Denomination: Baptist

Worth Fighting For

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 19, 2010

All true believers have a responsibility to contend for the faith.

The writer of Psalm 11 presents us with a penetrating and probing question: "If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do?" That is, what must believers do to prevent destruction of the foundation of their faith? The answer to the psalmist’s question is found in Jude 3. What will keep ...read more

Scripture: Jude 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Apostasy

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 28, 2008

A message about the "last days."

THE APOSTASY 2 Timothy 3:1-9 INTRO: We often hear about what will take place during the last days. We hear about false prophets, immorality, blasphemy, etc. Today, let’s see what the Apostle Paul said in his letter to a young minister, Timothy, concerning apostasy. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The False Prophet Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 20, 2002

This is the 17th sermon in the series "The End". This sermon describes the False Prophet of Revelation 13.

Sunday Evening August 11, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “The End” [#17] THE FALSE PROPHET Revelation 13:11-18 Introduction: Matthew 24:24 1. For the first 3 ½ years of the Tribulation, there will be a “do whatever you want” type of religion, but at the Mid-Tribulation point the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 13:11-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Falling Away

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Dec 17, 2024

Today’s message is “The Great Falling Away”.

The Lexham Bible Dictionary defines apostasy as: A public denial of a previously held religious belief and a distancing from the community that holds to it. Almost always it has connotations of rebellion, betrayal, treachery or faithlessness. Greek transliteration is: a falling away or turning ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:3-51