Sermons on Ethical Dilemmas:

Joy In Work

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 2, 2018

A short devotional about renewing our joy in the work we do as if seeing it from God's point of view.

You’ve probably worked with a guy like Bill. You’re working away when you hear him say out loud, “Just trying to make it to Friday.” Outside his cubicle, co-workers laugh. It was Monday . . . and he was already looking forward to Friday. Isn’t that how it goes? Sometimes we just need to get ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Clean Hearts And Clean Hands Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Feb 15, 2022

Blessed are the pure in heart: God blesses us when our heads, hearts and hands are clean. Then we can experience the world as He does.

Flint Michigan water crisis City in decline. In 2014, switched it’s drinking water supply from Detroit to the Flint River. The river had served as a dumping place for factories, meatpacking plants and paper mills. Raw sewage was dumped there along with toxic runoff from farms and landfills. In ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, Ecclesiastes 7:29, Jeremiah 17:9, Titus 2:14, 2 Timothy 2:21-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Honesty Is A Choice Lesson 6 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 8, 2025

Honesty is a choice, not a natural growth sequence in life.

“Tell the truth to your neighbor as you expect him to tell you the truth” (Luke 6:13, ELT). 1. You must choose to always do right. a. When corrupt business executives had an opportunity to make millions, they did it because they never made a decision to be ethical. b. If you wait until the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:13

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 10: Preaching A Non-Bible Subject Series

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 12, 2018

Preach a topic not directly addressed by a single passage of scripture.

Lesson Goal To teach preachers how to handle subjects not directly addressed in the Bible and still have a biblical basis. Lesson Intro There are subjects that a preacher will eventually want to preach on, that are not directly covered in any one passage of Scripture. Parenting, marital ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Align Your Life: Godly Ethics For Daily Use Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 20, 2011

ligning our life with God’s wisdom means integrating godly principles into who we are; we must be alert, catch ourselves, and evaluate choices in light of these principles.

Align Your Life: Godly Ethics for Daily Use (Proverbs 18:5-9) 1. It is getting old, spending time in the basement because of tornado warnings. 2. Then there is the rain the strange change is temperatures. The weather through much of our nation has been difficult to contend with. At last count, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:5-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The King Is Coming

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 26, 2005

Palm Sunday celebration

Open with Video Clip - 1 min. The Lamb of God from Ray VanderLaan Something is happening on two levels - very different things They didn’t understand then, most Christians don’t understand today. So let’s unpack it a bit before we watch the story unfold. Background - Jerusalem is a Powder keg. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Deliverers Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 2, 2020

Deliverance. We talk about it. We ask for it. We demand it. We know we need it. However, deliverance is often accompanied by dilemmas! Are we willing to hold on for freedom?

Deliverance Dilemmas Pt. 2 - Deliverers I. Introduction The load had become too heavy. 430 years of harsh slavery has culminated in the desperate cry for deliverance. An old-time preacher by the name of Vance Havner may have said it best when he said, “The tragedy of our time is that the situation ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-4, Exodus 3:7-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Diet Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 2, 2020

Deliverance. We talk about it. We ask for it. We demand it. We know we need it. However, deliverance is often accompanied by dilemmas! Are we willing to hold on for freedom?

Deliverance Dilemmas Pt. 3 - Diet I. Introduction The load had become too heavy. 430 years of harsh slavery. 430 years of no freedom. 430 years of being treated as less than. Finally, the people have had all they can take and their desire for rescue has culminated in the desperate cry for ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 5:4-13, Numbers 11:4-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Respecting Presidents

Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 1, 2025

Our Presidents are more than legislators. They are examples.

Respecting Presidents Imagine for a moment the opportunity to spend a day with a president. Whom would you choose? What point in his administration would you like to observe? While we cannot time travel or receive an invitation from our current president to allow us to shadow him, we can look back ...read more

Scripture: James 4:10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Chronos: James #5 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Feb 28, 2022

Biblically based Christianity is not a faith with works; it is a faith that works!

A few weeks ago, we started a year-long journey chronological study of the New Testament today. Hence the reason we are calling this message series Chronos. It's a word that means “time.” We will be journeying through time back to the start of the early church. We will be doing this by walking ...read more

Scripture: James 2:14-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Employer, Employee Relationship Series

Contributed by Donovan Myers on Apr 27, 2002

There is mutual responsibility in the relationship between employers and employees

Series Title - “The Value of Work” Sermon Title - “The Employer, Employee Relationship.” Donovan W. Myers Rosemount Missionary Church Over the last few weeks we have been trying to develop some ideas around “the value of work.” In the first instance we established the principle that work is a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Company's Obligation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 16, 2010

A company has more social obligation than to make a profit.

January 18, 2010 Caritas in Veritate "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as iniquity ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:16-23

Denomination: Catholic

Transforming Wall Street

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 4, 2010

God is just as concerned for Wall Street ... and the "Wall Street" of every community ... as He is for the street that runs in front of the church.

Imagine a father offering these words of advice to his new college graduate, who is seeking a job: I want you to know it's a jungle out there. College has been a cake-walk. From now on, you'll be in the real world. The language is money. And it talks loudly. The goal is to get as much as ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Bet On Gambling

Contributed by David Holwick on Mar 20, 2014

Christian arguments against gambling.

Rev. David Holwick First Baptist Church West Lafayette, Ohio May 25, 1986 DON'T BET ON GAMBLING Proverbs 16:33 My sermon this morning is on gambling. After three weeks without a winner, the state lottery is now up to $18 million. That’s quite a temptation! Overnight you could become ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:33

Denomination: Baptist

Living Life From 9 To 5 Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Sep 1, 2014

Being a Christian in the workplace is not easy. We are constantly being tempted and challenged. How can we live life in a way that glorifies God from 9 to 5?

Living Life from 9 to 5 Ephesians 6:5-9 Lay hands on Paul Intro Slide Have you seen any of these bumper stickers before? Slide I am so poor, I can’t even pay attention I owe, I owe, it’s off to work I go On my way to work, please kill me I am sure you have seen many other work or ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational