Sermons on Crime:

Don't Be A False Witness Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 14, 2008

There is more to the ninth commandment than court issues.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 Famous American Fibs - The check is in the mail. - I’ll start my diet tomorrow. - We service what we sell. - Give me your number and the doctor will call you right back. - Money cheerfully refunded. - One size fits all. - This offer limited to the first 100 people who call ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

America: A Nation Lost.

Contributed by James Cloud on Aug 4, 2007

This sermon deals with how far we have come from our Founding Fathers’ original intentions for this great nation and how we are balancing on the threshold of judgment.

America: A Nation Lost I love the United States; it has been my pride and my joy since my youth. I am proud to be an American. Though, I cannot help but be very troubled over the path America has chosen in regards to its founding and the men who fought and bled for our independence. Many ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

Jesus Deals With Adultery

Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 10, 2009

We need to be more like Jesus. How he handles both sinners and their accusers teach us lessons we need to practice. Here in John 8, Jesus shines again.

John 8:1-11 Jesus and the Woman caught in Adultery It looks like an airtight case! She was caught in the act; eye witnesses stand present ready to give their deadly testimony. A sort of mock court convenes in front of Jesus there in the temple grounds and the accusers press him for a judgment. ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Death Of Christ Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 15, 2009

How did the Cross get to be the central theme of Christianity?

The Death of Christ The cross: it is the central theme to Christianity. We identify ourselves, our Lord, our God by particularly cruel form of execution. Yet we display the cross with pride. We wear it on t-shirts, on jewelry, some of us even tattoo it on our bodies. Why is it that we ...read more

Scripture: John 19:1-20

Denomination: *other

Proverbs 29 - Godly Instructions Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jul 27, 2015

This is a verse by verse look at Proverbs chapter 29.

Pearls From Proverbs – Chapter Twenty Nine Proverbs 29:1 (NASB) A man who hardens his neck after much reproof Will suddenly be broken beyond remedy. The Good News Bible says it this way, "If you get more stubborn every time you are corrected, one day you will be crushed and never recover." ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Unlimited Gospel Series

Contributed by Gavin Rushton on Jul 28, 2016

The gospel is available to all and we are the ones who are called to take it out to the people (an audio version of this sermon is available at www.stkweb.org.uk/media)

Acts 11:1-18 I have a friend called Paul, One day Paul read a report in his local newspaper about his home town, Halifax. The headline for this news story was Halifax the wild west of west Yorkshire. Basically the report was all about how Halifax town centre had become a no go area for many locals ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

Who Killed Jesus

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Apr 11, 2013

The death of Jesus is a story of conspiracy, deception and drama that ends by shedding forth saving grace "once, for all".

Quotes: “We all make something. Some make excuses. Some make differences.”--Unknown “Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.--Dan Stanford” “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”--T. S. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:18-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who's In Charge?

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2018

Caiaphas

WHO’S IN CHARGE? (MATTHEW 26:57-68) My wife and I loved legal dramas, especially the ones we watched when we were in the States, such as Law and Order and their spin-offs and The Practice. I read that good legal dramas must focus on the cases, and not the lawyers. Also the best legal dramas ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:57-68

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Accept One Another

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 19, 2017

WE ARE ALL CONSTANTLY GROWING SPIRITUALLY. THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CHRISTIANS FOR 20 YEARS, SHOULD NOT BE AT THE SAME PLACE AS A PERSON WHO HAD BEEN A CHRISTIAN FOR ONE OR TWO YEARS. WE MUST HELP NEW CHRISTIANS DEVELOP.

ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER ROMANS 15:1-13 TODAY BRINGS US TO THE END OF THIS SERIES ON THE BOOK OF ROMANS. NEXT WEEK WE BEGIN OUR ADVENT SERIES. AS WE STUDIED THE BOOK OF ROMANS, I HOPE YOU COULD SEE THE LOGICAL PROGRESSION OF PAUL’S IDEAS IN THE LETTER. PAUL HAS THREE MAIN AREAS OF THOUGHT IN THE ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

God's Way To Freedom

Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 2, 2010

This sermon contrasts life under the Old Covenant with the freedom found in Christ under the New Covenant.

GOD'S WAY TO FREEDOM GALATIANS 3:23-29 INTRODUCTION We can imagine how terrible it is to be in prison. Here many freedoms are taken away. Having to support the prison system is an economic drain on the taxpayer even though they provide jobs. Though some prisons have modern conveniences, many of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:23-29

Denomination: Baptist

Truth: First Negative - Then Positive

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 5, 2007

The Word of God often sets forth truth in a dual fold fashion, first negatively, then positively.

TRUTH: FIRST NEGATIVE - THEN POSITIVE The Word of God often sets forth truth in a dual fold fashion, first negatively, then positively. For example it says: "Be not drunk with wine wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit," "Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19

Denomination: Baptist

Seven Sundays To Easter: The End—but It Wasn’t Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 20, 2021

The Lord Jesus Christ had been sentenced to death by crucifixion. Once He died, most people believed that everything died along with Him. But it wasn't--three days later, He arose from Joseph's tomb, ALIVE!

Introduction: The Lord Jesus Christ had been betrayed and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane, as all four Gospel writers describe in their works. What happened next is an attempt to get rid of Jesus by any means necessary in the minds of the religious leaders. It’s a sad commentary that ...read more

Scripture: John 18:12-24, Mark 14:53-65, Luke 23:1-12, John 19:6-20, John 19:38-42, Matthew 27:24-26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Love's Response To Hate Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

Thank God for the cross and the record we have of it, for not only is our salvation dependent upon it, but the reality of all Jesus taught is dependent upon what we see and hear at the cross.

One of the most diabolical criminals of his day, and the first big time American gangster, was also a very impressive pulpit orator. John Murrell as a youth was caught for horse stealing, and after a public whipping he was sent to prison. He declared eternal vengeance upon society for this, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34

Preservation Of Marriage Commanded Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 6, 2021

Marriage is similar to conversion in that, in conversion we make a commitment of our lives to one Lord, and in marriage we commit our lives to one mate. Sex and salvation are linked all through the Bible.

Actor Eli Wallach figured that his son who was approaching his teens was sharp enough to grasp some basic facts of life. So he called him in, and gave him the time-honored story about the birds and the bees. When he was all finished the boy said, "You know in a rudimentary fashion, the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:14

Freedom Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Oct 18, 2024

In Christ, we can experience true freedom!

INTRODUCTION - FREEDOM: In September 2016, Lawrence Ripple was willing to give up his freedom to be free from his wife. - The Kansas resident handed a Kansas City bank teller a note demanding cash and warned that he had a gun. - After receiving $2,924, he sat in the bank lobby waiting to be ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ