SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Controversial:

showing 931-945 of 5,075
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Segun Omole avatar

    Just Like Daddy

    Contributed by Segun Omole on Nov 7, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 7,031 views

    Every man child (even the female) needs a father to validate him, tell him who he is and who he ought to be in life.

    Every man child (even the female) needs a father to validate him, tell him who he is and who he ought to be in life. They need someone to look up to while growing up, a symbol of authority and protection. Someone to correct him when he is wrong and someone to acknowledge him when he is right. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mike Wilkins avatar

    Only Jesus Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,751 views

    We are saved by Jesus alone, not Jesus and culture or law.

    Philippians 3:1-14 May 18, 2008 No Confidence in the Flesh Peter and Cornelius – first Gentile convert to Christianity Question: what to do with believers who are not Jewish – do they need to be Jewish to accept Christ? Paul taught no – both Jew and Gentiles come to God in the same way – ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Dan Proctor avatar

    Waiting On The Lord In Tarsus (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Dan Proctor on Feb 6, 2013
     | 4,596 views

    The apostle Paul had to go through a “waiting” time periods After fleeing Jerusalem in Acts 9:30, Paul was sent to his hometown of Tarsus. Why did Paul have to wait patiently in Tarsus? What was God’s purpose?

    Waiting on the Lord in Tarsus Acts 10 Introduction: 1. One of the hardest things in life to do is to wait. Our fleshly human nature despises waiting. 2. Yet, waiting is a vital part of the Christian life. Over and over again we see examples of this in the Bible. Here are just a ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Bible Church

  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Why Would God Be Willing To Forgive Someone Who Has Done What I Have?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 20, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,411 views

    Jesus is not only willing to forgive us - He is willing to make us clean. How do I experience that in my life?

    OUR DOUBT: Why would God forgive someone who has done what I have? - Mathew 8:2 – “if you are willing” - Acts 5:31; Acts 13:38; Ephesians 1:7; 1 John 1:9. - We doubt that God would be willing to forgive us. - We struggle to believe that God would be willing to mess with ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeremy Poling avatar

    We Are Stronger Than The Gates Of Hell

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,406 views

    We Are Stronger than the Gates of Hell

    We are Stronger than the Gates of Hell Mat 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (1) Peter, in the Greek, Petros, meaning a single stone; (2) Rock, in the Greek, Petra, which means the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rodney Kelley avatar

    The Tears Of Christ

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Sep 12, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,704 views

    Jesus was moved with compassion over lost souls. Are you burdened?

    Intro. -When God created the universe, He used His fingers: Psalm 8:3 "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;" -When God delivered Israel, it was by His strong hand - Exodus 13:3 "And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Wilkerson avatar

    Hope For A New Year

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jan 4, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,163 views

    Facing a new year we can learn from how the Magi visited Jesus

    It is disheartening when someone you’ve respected in their chosen field ends up being nothing more than a lost soul. John Antrobus, a playwright and author, shared a Christmas he spent with Peter Sellers in a December 27 article. He got a call in 1977 inviting him to come over Christmas Day. During ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jorge Poveda avatar

    Victory Series

    Contributed by Jorge Poveda on Jul 31, 2011
     | 7,311 views

    Explanation and application of the woman in Revelation 12

    Revelation 12: 1,2 *First woman who went to the moon, “Dr. Wendy Jacobson was hired by NASA in 1968 right out of college as a lunar geologist, where she helped support the missions of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12. Then, in November of 1969, when then-President Nixon announced the extension of the ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Adventist

  • Rick Boyne avatar

    Back To The Basics – Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 1, 2012
     | 6,433 views

    The 3rd person of the Trinity convicts us to salvation, seals us unto redemption, and is our ever-present comforter.

    Back to the Basics – Holy Spirit April 29, 2012 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: The 3rd person of the Trinity convicts us to salvation, seals us unto redemption, and is our ever-present comforter. Focus Passage: Acts 2:1-13 Supplemental Passage: ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Blindness Of The Mind

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 2, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,669 views

    Sermon on the mental and spiritual blindness of the unbeliever

    Blindness of the Mind II Cor. 4:4 INTRO.:I have met people spiritually blind who have no vision of what God can do for them or what they can do for God. I pity them. Blindness of the mind is more crippling than physical blindness. Most people who are mentally blind don’t know it. We often wonder, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Basehore avatar

    The Fig Tree In The Vineyard Series

    Contributed by Paul Basehore on Aug 13, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,594 views

    The time is short, so repent now to make sure you’re producing spiritual fruit.

    Text 1: Luke 13: 6-9 6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • james ( Jim ) highland avatar

    A Day Of Remembence

    Contributed by James ( Jim ) Highland on Jun 12, 2012
     | 10,675 views

    Memorial Day jogs our memories of our nation, our families and our faith. God taught Israel the importance of memorials and memories.

    Day of Remembrance (Memorial Day) Joshua 4:1-9, 20-24 Remembering is an important part of our lives. All of us suffer from things not remembered, especially as we get older. My memory is filled with mental videos, both good and ugly. On this day my memories return to the loss of two uncles, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Donald Whitchard avatar

    The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ And Why It Matters

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jan 9, 2023
     | 1,331 views

    In his first letter to the church at Corinth, the apostle Paul had to address their chaotic and ungodly practices. He confronted and corrected them as to how a true church should model itself on the foundation of the Lord Jesus Christ, including a reminder about the resurrection and its importance.

    As the days draw closer to the return of our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ (Luke 21:28; Titus 2:13), the enemies of the LORD, both human and demonic, are doing their best to turn people away from the truth of the Scriptures and that there is no salvation for anyone except through Him ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Swanson avatar

    God Complains To His People

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Dec 5, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,583 views

    Consider a lawyer as he sets forth God's case against the people of Israel and Judah. That was Micah's job. God did not like the sin that happened then, and He doesn't like it today.

    The book of Micah was written to God's people, the children of Israel in the Northern Kingdom, and of Judah in the Southern Kingdom. It was written to warn them of the coming judgment from God but to also for them to repent. Throughout the book of Micah, the need for peace and justice is ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mike Lewis avatar

    You Had To Be There

    Contributed by Mike Lewis on Dec 27, 2022
     | 1,700 views

    We often find excuses to not gather and even if we do gather, we find reasons to not be involved in the work of the church.

    WELCOME & INTRODUCTION - What a long wait it has been! Let me begin by thanking you. You were willing to wait for us. You didn’t have to. You could have easily moved on to another potential candidate. Instead, you waited for us. For that we are entirely grateful. - And let me add. We are so ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ