Sermons on Avoiding Debt:

"I'm Embarrassed To Talk To God About That"

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 24, 2003

This message deals with the decision Christians often make to avoid prayer because they don’t want to talk to God about that particular sin.

Sometimes as Christians we let things that shouldn’t be in our life linger in our hearts because we’re embarrassed at the thought of talking to God about that problem. We’d rather just not talk to God at all than have to talk about that particular issue. Let’s be honest: one of the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:1

Denomination: Baptist

Some Reasons For Not Relying On Human Judgment

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2001

Reasons why we should avoid relying on human judgment, including our own - only on the God’s perfect and impartial judgment

Reasons For Guarding Against Relying on the Judgments of Men (Acts 24:1-20) 1. Have you ever wondered why some people fall into the temptation of relying on the judgments of others? Illustration:It was F.B. Meyer, I believe, who once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Fall

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 14, 2008

The tempter’s tricks and how to arm ourselves, man’s mistakes and how to avoid them, God’s grace and how to receive it

Talk- The Fall (Genesis 3) “We don’t need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do’s and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. ’Thou shalt not’ is soon forgotten, but ’Once upon a time’ lasts forever…The Christian church says that the action of Eve in the story of Genesis…she ate the fruit, and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Christians In Name Only Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 28, 2010

In order to avoid being Christians in name only, we must continue to rely upon the Holy Spirit and not our own wisdom and power.

In his commentary on World Net Daily posted on April 21, 2009, David Welch wrote the following words: One of the most massive and widespread occurrences of identity theft has happened, and it is not even attracting the attention of local, state or national leaders. This particularly insidious ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Church In An Identity Crisis

Contributed by Scott Bates on Sep 11, 2008

This sermon reminds us of the main purpose and vision of the church. The sermon helps us to see how to avoid "Americanizing" the church of Jesus Christ

Church in an Identity Crisis Eph. 3:14-21 In 50 years I’ve had the privilege to meet a lot of people. And of all the people I’ve ever known I have to say all of them, if given the opportunity would change something about their physical appearance. You know, maybe a little taller; little shorter; ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Appearances Can Be Deceiving Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 7, 2009

God doesn’t judge from ouward appearance... but too often we do. What can we do to avoid that tendency?

OPEN: How many of you have ever watched “American Idol”? (Nearly ½ the congregation raised their hands). Ok, how many of you have ever seen “Britain’s Got Talent.”? (A few hand went up) That’s understandable since “Britain’s Got Talent” is aired in Britain. It’s the English cousin of our “American ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Battling The Bite Of Betrayal Series

Contributed by Todd Stiles on Jan 18, 2007

Gain insight into the two main words Christ used to help his disciples avoid the temptation to quit in this sermon from Luke 22.

“Battling the Bite of Betrayal” Luke 22:39-46 Good morning, First Family. It’s been a good month so far in Luke 22, and I hope God is using His Word to bring the right kind of growth and exposure to your walk. As we think about battling sins and conquering the secret strongholds of our life, let ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-46

Denomination: Baptist

Blesses Are The Meek Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jan 26, 2011

Continuing ther series on the sermon of the mount. Blessed are the Meek. The Meek are not doormats and they do not have to give up thier values to avoid conflict.

Blessed are the Meek For they will inherit the earth Matthew 5:1-5:12 Turn to Matthew 5 as we continue to look at the Sermon on the Mount. We will be looking at the third Be-attitude this morning. “Blessed are the Meek for they will inherit the earth.” Recapping the first two- 1. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

Living A Wise Life Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 19, 2011

Proverbs is a guide book that teachings its readers how to lead wise, godly lives and how to avoid the pitfalls of unwise, ungodly behavior.

PROVERBS 1:1 LIVING A WISE LIFE [Proverbs 10: 17] The book of Proverbs is sound sense for successful living. It is so needed today because as late British poet T. S. Eliot asked; "Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?" We are ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1

Denomination: Baptist

Faith That Is Worthless Series

Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 16, 2011

This sermon examines the worthless faith of Simon. It explains why his faith was worthless and how we can avoid a worthless faith today.

* Popular notion: "As long as you believe something you'll be okay before God." * It is possible to believe in the wrong person or to believe the wrong thing. * When this occurs, faith becomes worthless; when what or who we have faith in is not correct * Examples of worthless faith... - People of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:9-25

Denomination: Baptist

Ten Surefire Ways To Ruin Your Family Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2011

God’s word gives clear examples of mistakes to be avoided for the sake of our homes Yes, this sermon has 10 points!

1 Corinthians 10:6-12 I’m the youngest of 5 boys and a girl. There’s something good about being the youngest: you get to learn from everyone else’s mistakes. And my youngest brother, Ken, made some! Now, Ken turned out just fine. He’s brilliant, my good friend, and a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:6-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Might Have Been

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on May 20, 2008

Look at famous failures (like Mike Tyson and Michael Vick) and Judas to see how we can avoid failure in our life.

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN Luke 22:1-6, Mark 14: 17-21 He was a big man on campus, a quarterback with the speed of a gazelle, his moves left would-be tacklers holding a handful of air, an arm like a rocket launcher, and the looks of a model. He had it all… but then he went to the dogs. He found he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Requires Action

Contributed by Paul Zwarich on May 28, 2008

Today’s gospel message is not a lesson on how to avoid storms, but rather how to build our lives in order to withstand that storms that will come.

Lectionary 9 Matthew 7:21-29 A Rabbi and a Soap Maker went for a walk one day at the park and studied the people who had come out to enjoy the warm summer day. After going about a mile along the path the soap maker suddenly turned to the Rabbi and said to him, “Rabbi, what good is religion? Look ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:21-29, James 2:14-17

Denomination: Lutheran

God's Payback System Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 20, 2015

Trust Christ as your Savior and avoid God's coming judgment, which will be severe, suitable, and certain as it hardens people's hearts against Him.

Fred was a practical joker, who enjoyed pulling some crazy pranks at each of his three friends’ weddings. Then Fred got married, and he was worried. He was sure they would retaliate, but nobody interrupted the minister. Nobody sent naughty telegrams, and nobody hid his suitcases. There ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 16:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Divorce And Remarriage Part 2 Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 28, 2021

Christian couples have an obligation to Christ, and to His body the church to make sure they get all of the marriage counseling available to avoid divorce.

I got a kick out of the story I heard the other day. This man had gone to a psychiatrist, and after a great deal of examination he asked the doctor, "What is wrong with me?" The doctor replied, "I think you are crazy." "I demand a second opinion," the man insisted. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:10-16