Sermons on Avoiding Temptation:

Hell: The Place To Avoid At All Costs Series

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005

The second in a series on gaining an eternal perspective on life.

Introduction: 1. The famous preacher John Killinger & his wife attended a small country funeral where the pastor got up & for most of the 15 minute sermon talked about the horrors of hell & how tragic it was that the deceased was probably there at that very moment. When they left John complained ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:22-24

Denomination: Baptist

How To Avoid The Bite And Stin Of Alcohol Series

Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 14, 2007

Don’t let the snake of alcohol bite you and poison your life.

ILLUSTRATION: The bite of of snake and its effects Have you ever handled a snake? You know it is a very delicate matter to handle snakes. They can slip out of your hand very easily. When you don’t have them under control, a snake will do its best to snap at you and bite you. They hiss and then ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:29-35

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming The Hulk: How To Avoid The Monster

Contributed by Gregg Barbour on Aug 23, 2007

Help students avoid anger with this sermon based on the Comic Book character the Incredible Hulk

Becoming the Hulk How to Avoid the Monster JAM. gregg barbour. 7.27.03. Robert Bruce Banner was born in Dayton, Ohio to Dr. Brian and Rebecca Banner. Bruce was loved by his mother, but hated by his alcoholic father. Dr. Brian Banner had been exposed to radiation and would do certain ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-17

Denomination: *other

I Will Avoid The Traps Of “churchianity" Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Nov 16, 2015

Church Membership, The Body, Selfishness

I WILL – “I Will” Avoid the Traps of “Churchianity” 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27-28 (pg. 799-800) November 22, 2015 Introduction: I need to openly tell you I stole this title from Thom Rainer’s book “I Will.” There is no such word as ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Avoid Hypocrisy In Your Life

Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 29, 2013

A look at four keys to avoid hypocrisy in our lives.

WHAT IS SO BAD ABOUT HYPOCRISY? For the Christian, it’s the false security; for the non-Christian, it’s the disillusionment that happens when you look closely at Christians’ lives. - Luke 12:1 – “hypocrisy.” a. For the Christian, it’s the false ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Subject We Avoid Talking About Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jul 20, 2017

A study of the Gospel of John 11: 1 – 57

John 11: 1 – 57 The Subject We Avoid Talking About 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-57

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

7 Ways To Avoid Sexual Sin

Contributed by Angelo Camungao on Jun 16, 2011

When was the last time you stopped to remind yourself of the battle we are fighting?

As some of you already know, last week was hard. A good friend of mine disqualified himself from ministry due to an inappropriate relationship with a woman in his church. While the need for vigilance in this area is fresh on my mind, I want to try to redeem this tragedy by offering the following 7 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Five Anti-Growth Attributes To Avoid

Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Jul 17, 2011

Peter urges us as believers (especially new ones) to be nourished and grow closer to Jesus, and he highlights five anti-growth attributes that will keep us from doing so! Avoid the evil, cling to what is good!

Text: 1 Peter 2:1-3 1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Opening Prayer Paul wrote about the 'fruit' of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Avoid Other's Affairs

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Feb 13, 2019

A study in the book of 2 Chronicles 35: 1 – 27

2 Chronicles 35: 1 – 27 Avoid other people’s affairs 35 Now Josiah kept a Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 And he set the priests in their duties and encouraged them for the service of the house of the LORD. 3 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 35:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

How We Can Avoid Defeat

Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 12, 2016

The song “Victory In Jesus” is a powerful story of how a Savior comes to rescue His people from failure and give them victory. Too many Christians today feel chained to their religion, they feel defeated. And we have no right to feel that way.

HOW WE CAN AVOID DEFEAT I John 5:4-5 The song “Victory In Jesus” is a powerful story of how a Savior comes to rescue His people from failure and give them victory. Too many Christians today feel chained to their religion, they feel defeated. And we have no right to feel that ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

Altared - Pt. 4 - The Avoided Altar Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 20, 2013

Once prominent in churches. Once prominent in life. Now seldom seen in our buildings. Have they also disappeared from our life? We have been called to live an "Altared" life. Why?

Altared - Pt. 4 - The Avoided Altar I. Introduction For some it was padded. For others it folded down. For some a simple rail. For others it was built in and for others it was a separate piece of furniture that often became a display location for offering plates, plastic flowers, and croquette ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Get Closer To God- What To Avoid Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 29, 2023

This is the 160th sermon in the series Action". This is the 6th sermon from Colossians.

Series: Action [#160] GET CLOSER TO GOD- WHAT TO AVOID Colossians 2:16-23 Introduction: After telling the Colossians about their freedom from sin, Paul warns them to not go back. They had been bound by traditions and sin; but now they were set free in Christ. Paul shows us what to avoid so ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

How To Avoid The Seductive Trap Of Legalism Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021

“If your religion hasn’t changed your life, you’d better change your religion, because Jesus will make a bad man good and a good man better.”

Welcome and thank you for worshipping with us this morning on this Memorial Day weekend. Keep Colossians 2 open before you, will you? It’s good to see many of you for the first time in months! And we are grateful for those of you continuing to worship with us online as well. Please text the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

Avoid Enslaving Yourself To Sexual Sin Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 10, 2021

St Paul shares the reason serious Christians are most careful to avoid sex with anyone other than his spouse, why sexual sin is always serious: it’s a sin against our very selves.

The overarching theme of today’s sacred scripture is the call of God to the individual, or what we call the “universal call to holiness.” Saint John Paul wrote in 1988: “We come to a full sense of the dignity of the lay faithful if we consider the prime and fundamental vocation that the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 1 Samuel 3:19, 1 Samuel 1:10-11, John 1:35-42

Denomination: Catholic

Avoid Foolish Disputes (Titus 3)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 16, 2024

Is what divides the church just a bunch of foolish disputes, or sometimes the difference between heresy and truth? Let's discuss this in Titus 3.

Do Christians submit to human governments? Do we avoid slander and quarrels? Did Jesus save us because of the righteous things we had done, or because of His mercy? Do Christians devote themselves to doing good? Should we avoid foolish discussions? How many chances should we give those causing ...read more

Denomination: Baptist