Sermons on Chasing Away Sin:

Genesis 46 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 6, 2009

verse-by-verse

Last week we discovered the beginning of the story of Joseph. His story began with his brothers selling him into slavery that would take him to Egypt. A tough way to begin your adult life – but God would use it to shape him into the man he needed to be. But the story of Joseph seems to get ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 38:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

Ugly Christmas Sweater Series

Contributed by Rev. Timothy Porter on Dec 20, 2020

Christmas is meant to be a time of joy and happiness based upon the birth of our Savior, Jesus. Too often, this fact gets lost in ugly thoughts, words, motives, and actions.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Week 1: Ugly Thoughts PASTOR TIMOTHY PORTER Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 // Philippians 4:4-8 // Luke 2:8-11 INTRODUCTION: Today we begin a mini series for the Christmas season called Ugly Christmas Sweater. Maybe you have a tradition like many people ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Restoring The Broken Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 30, 2007

When you let the natural nature of the human heart take over you don’t go from bad to good you go from bad to worse. Yet in the midst of a tragic story we find tremendous hope.

The events of Judges 19-21 probably represent the worst of the worst of the history of Israel. They happened, surprisingly, not long after Joshua passed away signaling, I think, the fact that shortly after conquering the Promised Land, the people fell away quickly into idolatry which then infected ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Results Of Temptation Series

Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Feb 11, 2008

It’s easy for us to point the finger at Adam and Eve as the origin of the problem of sin, but all us fall short of God’s glory. But thanks be to God, our Lord does not abandon us in our disobedience!

Put yourself in Adam & Eve’s shoes for a moment…  God places you in the produce section of the grocery store, and says, “Today there are 436 varieties of produce available, but I don’t want you to eat the persimmons.” How hard could it be? There’s 435 other delicious and varied items to ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

The Tale Of Two Failures Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 31, 2010

JESUS CAME TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF SIN, BUT SOME FOLLOWERS NEVER FACE ITS REALITY AND THEREFORE FAIL TO DISCOVER VICTORY.

Sin: That Nasty Three Letter Word The Tale of Two Failures How Two People Handled Their Failure With Jesus For some of us this innocent picture of a bar of soap brings back some horrible memories. Many of us can remember what it was like to get caught saying one of those nasty words we had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-2

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Living In Grace Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Feb 17, 2009

If we are forgiven, why do we need to behave?

Romans 6:1-14 February 15, 2009 Last week we looked at how Jesus’ death pays for our sin, and how his resurrection life draws us into the loving presence of the Father. At the end of Chapter 5, just in case there are people in Rome that think that there is a possibility that God’s grace ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: *other

Put Right With God

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 15, 2012

Romans 1-3 show that we are all guilty of sin and without excuse. Chapter 3 shows ho we can be "Put right" ((Good News Bible)) with God

Put Right With God Romans 3:9-31 In 19990, in Washington, D.C., Padrica Caine Hill, a former bank teller, was a mother and wife. One day she gets up, dresses her three children and makes breakfast for them. Then she smokes some crack cocaine and lets the kids watch cartoons. A little while later ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:9-31

Denomination: Baptist

Lying

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011

Lies lead to other lies.

Mr. Myrick had to go to Chicago on business and persuaded his brother to take care of his cat during his absence. Though he hated cats, the brother agreed. Upon his return, Mr. Myrick called from the airport to check on the cat. “Your cat died,’ the brother reported, then hung up. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:45-46

Denomination: Baptist

The Petulance Of Jonah.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 25, 2023

God, for His part, cares for the whole of His creation.

THE PETULANCE OF JONAH. Jonah 3:10, Jonah 4:1-11. The LORD is merciful to those who repent (JONAH 3:10; cf. Psalm 130:3-4). When Jonah at last arrived in Nineveh after his circuitous journey, his message was simple: ‘Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown’ (cf. Jonah 3:4). ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:10, Jonah 4:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Come And See

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 13, 2023

Jesus invites us to come to Him and see what God can do through us.

Come and See – John 1: 29 - 42 Intro: A young conservative pastor came to his first parish determined that every person in that town should be baptized. As he walked down Main Street, he came across a homeless man. He asked the man, “Do you know Jesus?” The man answered, “No.” The Pastor ...read more

Scripture: John 1:20-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Resurrection

Contributed by James Draviam on Feb 20, 2024

The resurrection of Jesus Christ and what it has to do with any one who believes

Introduction: In this world it’s for sure that everyone who has born has to physically face death one day. But for a Christian who has accepted Jesus as his Savior death is not the end of all. Let us briefly go through the stages that lead to the resurrection of Christ and the same stages that can ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3, Revelation 20:12, Romans 5:12, Acts 24:15, Ephesians 4:8-10  (view more)  (view less)

O What Tangled Web We Weave Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Oct 24, 2006

Using David as an example of how sin separates us from God and others, destroying our life in the process.

Through the summer we have been looking at the life of David. We have seen how God chose this unlikely boy to be the next king because he had a heart for God. As a teenager David stepped out in faith to kill Goliath against all odds, he faithfully served under a king who tried to kill him. For ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Methodist

You Can Say "No" To Temptation Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Dec 30, 2005

When we are tempted and fall it is easy to offer excuses or to blame others for our poor actions. James is showing us that there is another way which comes by taking responsibility for our actions and trusting in Jesus for spiritual strength.

James 1:12-18 You can say “no” to temptation Scripture Readings:- Job 1:6-22 James 1:12-18 Congregation of the Lord, As Christians we are called to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Sometimes that is not so easy. But, tonight, we are going to focus on an issue that makes us walk exactly in the ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-18

Denomination: Baptist

# 22~ Twenty One -Twenty Two Series

Contributed by William D. Brown on Mar 21, 2012

The number TWENTY ONE stands for "THE EXTREME SINFULNESS OF SIN" it is found in our KJ Bible FIVE times, as (TWENTY AND ONE.) "TWENTY TWO" One of the things TWENTY TWO depicts is "LIGHT" The word "LIGHT or LIGHTS" is found 228 ti

# 22~ Twenty one -Twenty two ~Bible number meanings~ 3-24-12 The number TWENTY ONE stands for "THE EXTREME SINFULNESS OF SIN" it is found in our KJ Bible FIVE times, as (TWENTY AND ONE.) I want to say once again that I obtained much of this information from Evangelist Ed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 14:6

Denomination: Baptist

Get Cleaned Up Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Mar 1, 2011

This message comes from a study of the book of Exodus and is geared towards seekers because it shows how we can be cleansed from our sin in Christ Jesus.

Get Cleaned Up Exodus 30:17 Every parent has probably said these words and sometime in their life if not thousands of times “Kids come in and get cleaned up for dinner” There is an old saying that we all know that goes like this “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” we ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 30:17-21