Sermons on evil forces: showing 1,021-1,035 of 95,175

"Stumbling Over Jesus" Lent Iii

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Mar 11, 2009

Real evil does exist in the world... we also break God’s commandments... Even though the world is broken, God has not repeated the Flood. The cross is our hope but remains a stumbling block, foolishness...(some quotes from "Wide Angel View by Charles Col

Lent III I Corinthians 1:18 Redeemer In Jesus Holy Name March 15, 2009 “Stumbling Over Jesus” Not everything in the world is good. Not everything in the world is happy. Not everything in the world is beautiful. In fact real evil does exist in the world. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Internal Conflict Series

Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 5, 2004

When the enemy can’t seem to win with external force, he will result to internal conflict.

Internal Conflict Nehemiah 5 * When the enemy can’t seem to win with external force, he will result to internal conflict. About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews. The Problem * Nehemiah was angry because: They were taking advantage of ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Weapons Of Our Warfare Series

Contributed by Rick Thiessen on Jan 4, 2006

God is in a cosmic war with evil that he invites us to engage in. In Lewis’s TLTWTW we see parallels to biblical, spiritual weapons of our warfare in the gifts given to the children in Narnia: Sword, Cordial, Horn

BE121105 WAR WITH GOD 2. The Sword, Cordial and Horn (TITLE SLIDE) INTRO Samaritan’s Purse put out a story about brutal persecution going on in Southeast Asia and the Sudan. This year in the Sudan, a pastor was singled out by Muslim revolutionaries and drug behind a tank by his bound hands then ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Remembering 9/11

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 3, 2011

In this message, I want us to look back, to look around, and to look up, because looking up is our only hope.

INTRO.- WHO SAID THESE WORDS? “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair.” II Corinthians 4:8 ILL.- (From a news release by DeMoss News) In a summer filled with superhero movies, Americans are confusing Captain America’s messages of triumph with quotes ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Worship Of Waiting (Psalm 37) Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Aug 26, 2019

We know God wins in the end. But what do we do in the meantime, when evil seems to be winning?

The Worship of Waiting (Psalm 37) Good morning! Please turn in your Bibles to Psalm 37. One of my all-time favorite books is “Children’s Letters to God.” It’s a collection of prayers, observations, questions, and complaints, with the handwriting, grammar, and punctuation of the children that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:19-21, Matthew 5:39-45, Isaiah 6:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus And The Woman At The Well Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Apr 29, 2024

Nathanial Hawthorn wrote The Scarlet Letter nearly two centuries ago. Hester Prynne was a young lady who had a child out of wedlock. As punishment for her adultery, she was forced to wear a scarlet letter A on her dress. The Women by the Well didn’t wear such a letter, but she might as well have.

Many years ago in St. Louis, a lawyer visited a Christian to transact some business. Just before the two parted, his client said to him, “I’ve often wanted to ask you a question, but I’ve been afraid to do so.” “What do you want to know?” asked the lawyer. The man replied, “I’ve wondered why you’re ...read more

Scripture: John 4:7-30

Denomination: Baptist

Taming The Beast Within Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 15, 2013

Despite all the high qualifications David already possessed, God is going to train him. So God causes David's skills to be recognized & brings David from the sheep fold into the king's court to further development his God given calling. God will then fur

The Life of David: David's Early Years 1 SAMUEL 16: 14-23 TAMING THE BEAST WITHIN Let me quickly give you some background as we get started on the early years of David, a man after God's own heart. David has just been anointed Israel's king because Saul had shown himself unworthy of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:14-23

Denomination: Baptist

A Clear Vision In A Confusing World

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Feb 23, 2011

Vision and purpose will help us stand in these evil days.

A Clear Vision In A Confused World Dan 1:8 8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. In the year 605 BC, a young ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mighty Wind Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 27, 2024

Revivals are times when God sends this kind of mighty wind of the Holy Spirit. He blows with a great force, affecting everyone in a given place or region. This wind blows with such force that human hearts cannot withstand it.

Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. Exodus 14:21 The strong east wind blew all night. This wind split the sea and created a dry land in the middle ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:21

David’s Anger Against The Wicked

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Oct 1, 2024

David speaks about the evil of Doeg and the blessings of the righteous

David’s Anger Against the Wicked Psalm 52, 1 Samuel 22:8-19 Good morning, The LORD has many characteristics that never change. The LORD is just, holy, righteous, and true; however, the LORD is also loving, merciful, and kind. The LORD is so merciful to His children, that He even takes moments of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 22:8-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Standing Strong In An Ever-Changing World

Contributed by John Daniel Johnson on Nov 26, 2018

There is a strategy for standing strong in this ever-changing world. Isaiah records God's Words to a Nation that ready calls evil good and good evil.

Standing Strong in an Ever-Changing World Scripture Reference: Isaiah 5:20-21 & Hebrews 12:12-15 Preached at Mount Zion Baptist Church on November 25, 2018 Delivered by Rev. John Daniel Johnson Illustration— A young woman graduated college with a degree in Education. She got her first job as a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 5:20-21, Hebrews 12:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

Wheat & Weeds

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 6, 2024

Why is there evil in the world? The world is a mixture of good and evil. Let’s discuss the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds in Matthew 13:24-43.

Why is there evil in the world? The world is a mixture of good and evil. Let’s discuss the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds in Matthew 13:24-43. Lolium temulentum, darnel, tares, cockle, or false wheat exists worldwide. It has deep roots. It’s toxic, and similar to wheat until maturity. Wheat is ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God, Are You Punishing Me?

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 24, 2021

There are certain degrees of grace that are never produced in a believer until he is severely tempted. Satan is sent into the kitchen to act as God’s dishwasher. Sometimes it is Satan’s special scouring that makes God’s finest china

2020 has been a roller coaster ride, hasn’t it? Almost everyone thinks our world is in chaos in 2020. It’s as if our world is a snow-globe shaking up and down. During this pandemic, we have seen empty streets, empty shelves in supermarkets, empty stadiums, and empty churches. These are unsettling ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

If You See A Good Fight...get In It

Contributed by Spencer Miller on Aug 17, 2013

The Christian faith does not offer an illusory hope of life on earth without evil. Instead, Christian faith calls us to fight evil with good in the world as it is.

"Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” In the 1994 movie, “The Road To Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story starring the great actor James Earl Jones who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

No Fear Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008

Where there is no fear of Lord, there is no restraint from doing evil.

NO FEAR (of God) Genesis 20:11 “No fear”. It’s on clothing, it’s in commercials. But having no fear is stupid. Little children with no fear of heights can get hurt badly. Having no fear of boiling water on a stove leads to burns. Having no fear of getting hurt leads to reckless driving. It may ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 20:1-11

Denomination: Wesleyan