Sermons on Bad Language:

Jesus Speaks On Money Management

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 15, 2010

Jesus uses the example of a bad man to teach us important principles about managing our money.

Jesus Speaks on Money Management Luke 16:1-9 INTRODUCTION Money management. This is something we must learn early in life. My son was once working on a merit badge for Scouts that in part required him to keep a three-month budget. He had to record all his income as well as his expenses. At the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Get Tired Series

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Feb 9, 2008

Everyone has bad days. Everyone stumbles. Even the best of us fail. What will you do?

Don’t get tired Galatians 6:7-10 I had a friend in college who used to say, "get behind early, that way you have plenty of time to catch up." His philosophy was supported by the assumption that nobody could keep up. You might as well fall behind in a way that makes sense. Right? Maybe. It ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-10

Denomination: Mennonite

Standing In The Hurricane

Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Apr 21, 2009

God is with you through good and bad times. Let Him guide you and fight your battles.

Exodus 14:9 – 15 reads, “So the Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon. And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

Joy In The Darkness

Contributed by Don Schultz on Dec 5, 2013

Where does one find real and lasting joy? What about when bad things happen?

Joy in the Darkness: 1 Peter 1:6-9 1 Peter 1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that your faith-- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-- may be proved genuine ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Don’t We Fear God?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 27, 2017

A look at good fear and bad fear as well as the reasons that we don't fear God anymore.

“FEAR NOT?”: Does the Bible contradict itself on whether we are to fear? - Matthew 10:28. - There are places in the Bible where believers are instructed to “fear not.” There are also places in the Bible where it’s clear that the people should have had fear. So which is it? Are we to fear or to ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 36:9-26

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Persistent Widow

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Oct 14, 2019

if you want something bad enough, you need to have faith, pray and never give up

Luke 18:1-8 Welcome once again to the Parable Parade. In Year C of the Episcopal Liturgical Calendar, we read a lot of scripture from Luke. And Luke LOVED to relate Jesus’ parables. For those of you who are tired of trying to figure out the real meaning, you will be happy to know that we are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Episcopal

My Crazy Mixed Family #2 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Nov 1, 2019

God remains committed and faithful when things go from bad to worse. Restoration matters to God.

We put the fun in dysfunctional. We’re probably a lot like you in that we have struggled in coming to understand why God created us and then placed us in such crazy mixed up families. Can I get a witness? The good news this morning is that we are not alone. Throughout the ages, people have ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:2, Joshua 1:5, 2 Corinthians 4:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Universal Nature Of The Gospel

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Apr 1, 2018

The Gospel is for everyone— bad neighbors, lazy brother-in-laws, ex-cons, hookers…even you.

Most of us like to assume that we're enlightened, tolerant, and unprejudiced people. Unfortunately, a new study reveals many of us have a hidden bias against anyone with a foreign accent. According to a summary of the study in The Wall Street Journal, "The further from native-sounding an accent is, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:34-43

Denomination: Other

Who Commands The Morning?

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 16, 2018

When bad things happen, and we accuse God of being unjust, are we ready for His answer?

When bad things happen, and we accuse God of being unjust, are we ready for His answer? Job had suffered terribly and demanded an audience with God to question His fairness. God now begins to challenge Job in Job 38. Let’s listen in. Words without Knowledge Job 38:2 “Who is this that darkens ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"Can You Let It Go?" - A Message To Ministers From A Lay Person

Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Oct 2, 2014

This message is intended to encourage ministers who are afraid of losing what is good or who are burdened by what is bad.

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, 11if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. 12Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of The Lord

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Dec 29, 2015

Your circumstances, whether good or bad, doesn’t affect the joy you have in Jesus!

The Joy of the Lord November 15, 2015 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Your circumstances, whether good or bad, doesn’t affect the joy you have in Jesus! Focus Passage: Nehemiah 8:5-10 Introduction: “He is no fool who gives what he ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

How To Celebrate Mother's Day If You Hate Your Mother?

Contributed by Sheryln Miller on May 1, 2017

Message addresses people who dread mother's day because they were abused or had bad mothers.

Today is Mother's Day. The Day we celebrate good mothers. The mothers who loved and cared for their children. But what about our brothers and sisters who did not have good mothers? What about our brothers and sisters who hate to see this day coming because it brings up bad memories of a horrible ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

After This . . .

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Feb 21, 2020

A message about what happens when things go from "bad to worse to unbearable"

Title: After this . . . Theme: To show that God can work in a moment. A turnaround moment. Text: 2 Kings 6 & 7 Note: I used Tim Hill’s book Speed of Favor as a reference and notes for this message. Have you ever had one of those days when things go from “bad to worse”. Maybe one of those ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 6:1, 2 Kings 7:1

Denomination: Church Of God

The Parable Of The Wheat And Tares

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 14, 2020

The meaning of this parable is found when one realizes where the field is where the good and bad seed are sown.

The Parable of the wheat and the Tares Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares is one of the better known parables of Jesus. A parable is a story which something common was used to illustrate a deeper and spiritual truth. An example of this is the Parable of the Sower which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-36, 1 Corinthians 3:6, Matthew 28:16-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Dilemma In The Land Series

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 21, 2022

A famine forces Elimelech and his family to move to Moab. God turns something that was bad and turned it into good.

I. The Famine in the Land 1. A famine of food. 1 of thirteen in the bible. 2. The period of the famine. a. In the days when the judges ruled. b. Was a space of 450 years. c. 13 judges ruled in all. d. It was a very evil time. e. It was a time of moral and theological degradation. 3. The famine ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-5

Denomination: Baptist