Sermons on Cheated By Empty Deceit:

Can You Fall Down So Far You Can't Get Up? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 3, 2014

Can you fall down so far you can't get up? Judas did. Are there people in the church today who are like Judas? Is it possible we could be like him? And if so, how would we avoid becoming like him in our lives?

OPEN: A tourist was visiting a famous landmark on the ocean and he’d walked out on a pier to see the ocean better. But as he looked over the edge of the pier he was disturbed by how deep the water seemed to be. As he was thinking about how deep the water must be at this point, he noticed an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, Psalm 41:9, Matthew 27:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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

Who Are You When You Think God Aint Looking

Contributed by Chad Ramsey on Oct 2, 2011

Who are you when you think God aint looking? If that question makes you uneasy, you need a heart transplant and to get your mind right!

NLBRA 10/2/11 …. Who Are You When You Think God Aint Looking Over the years country music sure has changed a lot. Todays country music is more of a pop country. Not like it used to be when some of us where growing up. I guess things have to change with the times. But the one thing that we ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Good As Your Word

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 13, 2010

God expects us to be honest in our dealings with others, and when we are it will eliminate the need for vows in most cases.

Good as Your Word Matthew 5:33-37 INTRODUCTION A. Truth is sometimes hard to find. 1. There was a time when people were as good as their word and some still are. 2. There were no written contracts (try to buy a car now and tell the guy, “Don’t worry about it. I’ll pay ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37

Denomination: Baptist

Esau Meets A Changed Man Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jun 9, 2022

After Jacob wrestles with God and becomes Israel he must face his brother Esau He fled from him 20 years earlier. Prayer can break down the barriers. It was sin that made the two brothers enemies. It was God’s grace that made the two enemies brothers.

Before Augustine became a Christian, he lived a life of sin. Then he became a changed man. When a woman of immorality and his former mistress saw Augustine, he passed by her. What are you doing? she asked, don’t you recognize me? It is I? Yes, Augustine said, but it is no longer I. The man who ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 33:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Calculating Character

Contributed by Monty Newton on Sep 22, 2007

Integrity marks the lives of those who may be trusted in all things.

Title: Calculating Character Text: Luke 16:1-13 Thesis: Integrity marks the lives of those who may be trusted. Introduction A pastor was walking down the street when he came to a group of about a dozen boys between 10 and 12 years of age. The boys surrounded an old dog. Concerned that the boys ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How's Your Hearing?

Contributed by Andrew Warriner on May 18, 2012

Sermon outlining God's call on our lives

Text: 1 Samuel 3: 1- 10. How’s your hearing? Have you ever noticed how some people have selective hearing? They only hear things they want to hear, usually when it benefits them; my dad was a bit like that. In the days before I met Lorraine and well before I crossed the threshold of an Army ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Denomination: Salvation Army

Do Not Misuse God's Name Series

Contributed by Errol Joseph on Jul 16, 2001

An Exposition of the Third Commandment with Emphasis on its Current Application

BODY I. The Third Commandment is based on God’s holiness A. (Lev. 11:44-45; I Sam. 2:2; I Peter 1:15, 16) B. Because God is holy, even his name is to be respected. 1. A name is more than a word; it is always associated with a person. A name in the Bible is an expression of a person’s ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:11, Exodus 20:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Golden Rule Series

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 8, 2013

Treat others like you want to be treated

The Golden Rule July 7, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Treat others like you want to be treated Focus Passage: Matthew 7:12 Supplemental Passage: Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12

Denomination: Baptist

Power In Weakness Lesson 5 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 14, 2025

Six decisions to change everything.

“Jesus fasted … for forty days and forty night, fasted … became very hungry … the devil … if you are the Son of God … stones become bread … Jesus told him … “No … people do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:1-11, NLT). A. HUNGER IN THE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Rooted In Jesus

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 29, 2011

All hope of man’s redemption is founded on Christ, in Whom alone are all complete fullness, perfections, and sufficiency. There is a completion or a filling up, in him, so as to leave nothing wanting.

Opening illustration: There was once a farmer who went to town to purchase seeds for his farm. As he was returning home one of the squash seeds he had purchased fell from his pocket onto the ground. It happened that within a few feet was another seed of a different type. The place where the two ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Disciple Or Desensitised (Wrong Has Become Right) Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 4, 2023

I have come to the conclusion that in this supposedly enlightened and entitled world we live in there are many worrying and alarming trends in both society and the church.

I’ve been thinking about how the world has changed over the last half a century. Specifically, the changes I have witnessed in both spiritual, moral and secular thinking. I have come to the conclusion that in this supposedly enlightened and entitled world we live in there are many worrying and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-19, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:4-5, Genesis 3:6, Isaiah 5:20, 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, Ephesians 4:21-24, 1 Peter 1:3-5, Philippians 4:8-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Time

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015

Revival

Hosea 10:1-15 THE TIME I. THE CALL FOR REVIVAL! 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. I. HUNGER OF HEART 1 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 10:1-15

Denomination: Holiness

Plotting Evil Or Promoting Peace Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Dec 17, 2021

Daily choices bring your heart into play. Fools listen to their hearts; wise men consult God’s word. Fools reject instruction and warnings from godly people, wise men love and seek them.

Plotting evil or Promoting Peace Prov. 12:11-20 Why are the Proverbs are so Important . God desires and commands us to live in wisdom—”Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.” (Ephesians 5:15). And In Proverbs 23:23 we are told to “get wisdom,” and the Proverbs themselves are one ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:11-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Nov 8, 2003

Jacob: Wrestling with God and Man, Pt. 4

WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER (GENESIS 29:15-30, 31:36-42) Charles Sykes, a senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Institute, a public policy think tank, didn’t like the way his fellow citizens whine, evade responsibility, and point fingers. The infamous 1991 Los Angeles riot was a case ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible