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

Sermons on Controversy:

showing 2,641-2,655 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
  • Scott Bayles avatar

    Halloween

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Nov 7, 2003
    based on 230 ratings
     | 52,263 views

    Christans often think of Halloween as evil. Paul says it is not. Here is a historical, biblical and practical perspective on Halloween.

    If this sermon is helpful to you look for my latest book, “The Greatest Commands: Learning To Love Like Jesus.” Each chapter is sermon length, alliterated, and focuses on the life and love of Jesus. You can find it here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606471120 HALLOWEEN by Scott R. Bayles, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Mark Jones avatar

    Resurrection Power, An Easter Message

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Oct 3, 2011
     | 12,535 views

    EOLS: The Resurrection is the power that enables the Christian to live a productive and abundant daily life.

    John 11:23-27 (23) Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." (24) Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." (25) Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, (26) and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    The Generosity Of Grace

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 10, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,277 views

    We must be more concerned with showing the generous love of God than with receiving proper treatment from others. Gracious people... are willing to accept insults, value people more than things, are willing to serve beyond obligation, are willing to give

    The Generosity of Grace Matthew 5:38-42 Intro: One winter day a man went shopping at the local neighborhood mall. When he returned to his car he noticed a rather foul odor coming from under the hood and so he checked the engine. In the compartment he discovered a dead cat rather mutilated from ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dale Pilgrim avatar

    Between A Rock And A Hard Place

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,890 views

    The biggest enemy we have in the church is not the Bible...It is fumbling, insensitive extremists who wave judgmental fingers and presume themselves to be the conscious of God for the world.

    Between a rock and a hard place Meaning: To be forced to make a decision between two undesired options or as an another source puts it, “stuck between two opposing forces” (www.goenglish.com) Origin Gary Martin, author of Meanings and Origins provides us with the US origin of the phrase. He traced ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Gregg Bitter avatar

    Faith Glorifies Our Merciful Lord

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Oct 17, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,022 views

    Consider the ten lepers Jesus healed. What can we learn from them? How can we act like the one who returned? Parts: A. With our pleas for mercy. B. With our public thanks.

    Text: Luke 17:11-19 Theme: Faith Glorifies Our Merciful Lord A. With our pleas for mercy B. With our public thanks Season: Pentecost 21c Date: October 17, 2010 Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/Faith-Glorifies-Our-Merciful-Lord-Luke17_11-19.html Grace and peace to you from God ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    Knock Knock Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jan 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,875 views

    What makes Jesus sick? Typical churches are enough to turn his stomach.

    Knock Knock I don’t happen to be a coffee drinker but I have worked around a lot of people that are. I have noticed that many of them have a tendency of having several foam coffee cups on their desk, each with different levels of coffee. On occasion I have been around when the person ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Congregational

  • Dale Pilgrim avatar

    The Call

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 14, 2011
     | 6,181 views

    This sermon speaks to the question, does God call people specifically to the pastorate? This sermon was presented in the context of inviting Salvationists to consider if God is calling them to "shepherd ministry" as a Salvation Army officer.

    The Call – Not a Ten Digit Number Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:10 • As you consider your life-call to ministry today’s invitation is to ask if your life-call can be best lived out as an officer with The Salvation Army 1. Understanding the Call Two things at play: a. “Priesthood ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • David E. Watters avatar

    The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like...

    Contributed by David E. Watters on Aug 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,933 views

    Jesus, during one day of preaching used six different parables describing what Heaven was like. This sermon examines the parable of the leaven and how it relates to our mission as followers of Christ.

    Good morning. There was a pastor who was preaching on going to heaven. He said to his congregation, ‘How many of you would like to go to heaven tonight?’ Everybody raised their hands, except a little boy up in the balcony. The pastor tried again, ‘How many of you would like to ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Johnny Wilson avatar

    To Serve Man? Series

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 20, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,134 views

    What is it about active, vital believers that is so threatening to popular culture?

    One of my favorite television episodes of “The Twilight Zone” television series was a humorous episode where the entire plot revolved around a misunderstanding with an alien species and culminated in the discovery of a book. The title of that book was “To Serve Man” and the misunderstanding was ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Working For The Man Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,097 views

    We are people who live in world where everything is said to be relative. HOw do we find satisfaction in this world. But death is the great leveler. "There is nothing better for mortals than to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in their toil."

    By Rev Bill Stewart INTRODUCTION ’Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony, that’s life Trying to make ends meet You’re a slave to money then you die ’Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony, that’s life Trying to make ends meet Trying to find some money then you die If you were in your teens or a ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Anglican

  • James Lee avatar

    Study In Revelation 27 The Judgment Of Babylon Begins Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 13, 2009
     | 3,691 views

    Study in Revelation using "The Preacher’s Outline & Sermon Bible" as a guide

    STUDY IN REVELATION 27 Vision 3 Rev. 17: 1-6 The Judgment of Religious and Political Babylon Part I In the first six verses of chapter 17 we are given the description of religious Babylon or false religion. If anything is false we consider it a lie, which is the opposite of the truth. False ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Keeping Christ In Christ (Part 2)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,110 views

    Even as the wise men kept Christ at the center of their lives, we can keep Christ at the center of Christmas, and our lives.

    Last week we began a series entitled “Keeping Christ In Christmas.” This series is based on the controversy swirling around our society concerning the word Christmas. There are some who would just as soon remove the word Christ from Christmas. They prefer to say merry Xmas. There are others who get ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    Pressing On Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 25, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,807 views

    Life can be hard. Christianity can be a struggle. But the strength to go on comes from God

    Hebrews: Chapter 10b November 16th, 2008 Pressing On It is not about how you start. It is about how you finish. Have you ever seen a young couple in love? It can be one of the most beautiful things to watch. Seeing these two young people that are absolutely captivated by each other is ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    Spiritual Giftedness Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 11, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,150 views

    The problem with Spiritual gifts is that they were intended to empower and unify the church and yet somehow we have allow the things that were designed to bring us together tear us apart. What are Spiritual gifts and what is their purpose?

    5: A Life of Meaning Series February 1st, 2008 Spiritual Giftedness The subject of Spiritual gifts may be one of the more controversial issues in the church today. There are many different opinions as to what they mean and how they are visible in the body. Rather than focusing on the existence ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Kyle Gray avatar

    The Christmas Story From Revelation 5??? Series

    Contributed by Kyle Gray on May 20, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,917 views

    Jesus is exactly who He says He is, the Christmas story told from Revelation Chapter 5

    With over 700 names and titles given to Him, all you need to do is Google His most popular name…Jesus… and you get 159 million hits! Jesus of Nazareth is the most well known, most documented figure in all of history. Jesus has been the most studied person in human history. No historian would ever ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational