Sermons on Bad Guys:

One Bad Apple Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 22, 2006

Joshua, Pt. 5

ONE BAD APPLE (JOSH 7) Three churches – Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian – worked together to sponsor a community-wide revival. (The revival meetings were a success. New faces appeared, old friends returned, and neighbors were more aware of the church’s presence and programs in the community) ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Is Legalism A Bad Word?

Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 9, 2010

This message deals with the fact that God’s law (from Moses to Christ) is good and that its continued presence in church and culture is right, not wrong.

Too many people today, even Christians, feel like the days of grace and spiritual liberty should erase the law of God. If any minister or church preaches or teaches the laws of God as good, they are labeled as old-fashioned, cult-like, or legalistic. Since when did ‘legalism’ (the idea of abiding ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Bad Mama-Jama Series

Contributed by Connail Johnson on Nov 10, 2010

When we speak in terms of maturation, we’re not speaking in the sense of the woman’s transformation, but woman’s ability to take that which is given to her and cause it to grow, mature and become what God purposed it to become.

CYCLES 4 SISTERS “SHE’S A BAD MAMA-JAMA” HER MATURATION Text: Gen.3:20 Introduction: “Built God-Tough” When we speak in terms of maturation, we’re not speaking in the sense of the woman’s transformation, but woman’s ability to take that which is ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:20

Denomination: Baptist

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Series

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Dec 2, 2010

Jephthah's foolish vow and its consequences

TITLE: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly TEXT: Judges 11:1-11 INTRO: An evangelist found himself in an embarrassing situation when he forgot the name of the pastor for whom he was preaching a revival. He thought that he had come up with a clever way to solve the problem when he asked the pastor, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 4, 2010

The history of the kings of Israel is a long line of failures interspersed occasionally be a fleeting success. Yet God never abandons his people because his plan is to send a King who will fulfill all that he desires for his people.

‘In breaking news this morning an assassination has taken place in the city of Tirzah, capital of Israel. Reports from the city say that King Elah was at the home of the palace steward, where he’d been drinking heavily, when the commander of the country’s northern cavalry, Zimri, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:8-34

Denomination: Anglican

It's Not As Bad As It Seems

Contributed by H.b. Charles Jr. on Dec 13, 2011

"It's Not As Bad As It Seems" is an exposition of Psalm 3 that makes the point that things are never as bad as they seen, if the Lord is on your side!

IT’S NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS Psalm 3 Psalm 3 introduces a series of firsts in the book of Psalms. It is the first psalm with a superscription. In most of your Bibles, you will find these words above verse 1: A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN HE FLED FROM HIS SON ABSALOM. This heading presents several ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Really Bad Sin! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 22, 2012

Be careful how you rate sin because Jesus has a different scale than you do. Make sure to follow His scale and not yours!

Theme: 12 in 2012 - the second challenge for the year. Illustration: Have another rock placed next to the spiritual mile marker rock on stage as our second visual spiritual mile marker for the year. Point out the rock by the tree. Our next spiritual mile marker we are challenging you with this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bad Table Manners

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Aug 2, 2011

It is not any sin of commission that is pointed at but the sins of omission. We often think of sin as something we do wrong, and it is that. There are many things that we omit to do which is sin in the sight of God.

TITLE: BAD TABLE MANNERS SCRIPTURE: ST. LUKE 16:19-30 There are portions found in the Gospel according to ST. LUKE that can make an individual very uncomfortable. This is such a passage. It is DESIGNED to discomfort the comfortable. And, strangely enough it comforts those who may be struggling ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-30

Denomination: Baptist

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Aug 29, 2011

God's law is good because He is good; Sin is bad and deceives us into rebelling against God; The effects of sin are ugly, but God wants to forgive and restore us to Himself!

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Romans 7:7-13 7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet." 8 But sin, seizing the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"Bad Thinhs Happen"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 31, 2011

We cannot prevent the inevitable. This lesson will show you how to stop the merry go round of worry.

Most of us try to stay out of harms way. A lot of us also try to avoid conflict. We like to take the road of least resistance. Now we do that for a number of reasons. We want our life to be easier than it is now. Why make things worse? So we try to back off from people and things. We try to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-13

Is Anger Really That Bad? Series

Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009

Tonight we will learn the true intent behind the Law “Do not commit murder”, we will see that Murder is simply the symptom of the real problem, which is anger. Tonight we will learn how serious anger really is.

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 5 Is Anger really that bad? Matthew 5:21-26 Introduction Have you ever been angry? Anger is a reality in our daily lives. There is a term for anger on the road and it’s “road rage.” The Desert News in Salt Lake City ran a story about two individuals that got in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26

Denomination: Baptist

Stealing; A Bad Problem Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 10, 2008

Based on the 8th Commandment.

The Truth About Truth #9 Stealing; A Bad Problem Exodus 20:15 * Since September we have been slowly but surely making our way through a study covering the 10 Commandments. We have called the series- The Truth About Truth. We find ourselves on the 8th commandment and thus, almost through. Tonight ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:15

Denomination: Baptist

Forgetting: The Good And The Bad Of It

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jan 11, 2009

Often we complain about our forgetfulness but forgetting plays a major part in living a Christian life. Let’s see how.

FORGETTING: THE GOOD AND THE BAD OF IT Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Bad Stuff Happens Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 11, 2011

The Devil is a liar and how "Christians" spread the lies and half truths that lead other to dismiss Christians.

Bad Stuff Happens Today we are adding another foundation stone to Christian basics. For several weeks we looked at how many Christians and Christian churches exhibit Atheistic tendencies. Some of you may be relieved that we have moves on to another topic this morning. I am afraid that you ...read more

Scripture: John 8:44

Denomination: Congregational

Temptation Is Not A Bad Thing

Contributed by Joe Hayes on Apr 1, 2010

Temptation is not a bad thing until you fall www.preaching.co.nr

Luke 22:39-46 Jesus was aware that Satan had already entered the heart of the one who would betray Him. Jesus was aware that within the hour He would be treated like a common criminal. Jesus was aware that the Cross and Calvary were just around the corner. (John 18:2) When we are aware of any ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:39-46

Denomination: Assembly Of God