Sermons on evil prospers: showing 511-525 of 82,846

Herod The Not So Great

Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Dec 20, 2019

Herod's God was himself. Herod loved Herod. He would do anything to keep his job. His audience of one was not God but the Roman Caesar

Jesus told a parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and treated others with contempt. Two men went up to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector The Pharisee - keeping his distance from the tax collector -- thanked God that he was not like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Do Not Blame God

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 16, 2019

A study in the book of Psalms 5

Psalm 5: 1 – 12 Do not blame God 1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. 2 Give heed to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I will pray. 3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up. 4 For You are not a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:5

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Earned Wages Due

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 30, 2019

A study in the book of 2 Chronicles 23: 1 – 21

2 Chronicles 23: 1 – 21 Earned wages due 23 In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri. 2 And ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 23:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

No Middle Ground

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 14, 2019

A study in the book of Nehemiah 4: 1 – 23

Nehemiah 4: 1 – 23 No Middle Ground 4 But it so happened, when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:4

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Joseph's Testing Of His Brothers

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 3, 2018

Joseph's testing of his brothers in Genesis 43:1-45:28 teaches us that in his providence God can use evil human deeds to accomplish salvation.

Scripture We are currently in a series of sermons that I am calling “Jacob’s Descendants,” based on Genesis 37-50. Previously, we read about young, seventeen-year old Joseph sold by his brothers to Midianite traders on their way to Egypt. The brothers then deceived their father Jacob into ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How Can A Good God Allow Suffering? Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 16, 2018

What the Bible teaches about God, evil and suffering and how we should respond to suffering based on those truths.

ENGAGE If you could ask God one question and know that you would receive an answer, what would you ask?” Several years ago, Christian pollster George Barna posed that question in one of his surveys and the number one response by far was the question that we’re going to deal with this morning: How ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Joseph's Sale Into Slavery

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 9, 2018

Joseph's salient slavery in Genesis 37:2-36 teaches us that God used the evil deeds of Joseph's brothers as part of his plan to save his people.

Scripture Today, I am beginning a new series of sermons that I am calling "Jacob's Descendants," based on Genesis 37-50. Most of this section of Genesis, however, deals with Joseph, Jacob's son, and it begins with his sale into slavery. Let's read about Joseph's sale into slavery in Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:2-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Kitchen Patrol

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 9, 2018

A study in the book of 2 Kings 21: 1 – 26

2 Kings 21: 1 – 26 Kitchen Patrol 21 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD had cast out before the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 21:1

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Authority PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 29, 2024

Explores Jesus' divine authority, His victory over evil, and the deliverance believers find in Him, urging us to truly know and experience God.

Welcome, beloved, to this gathering of hearts and minds in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are here today to draw from the wellspring of His wisdom, to find solace in His words, and to be emboldened by His divine authority. As we navigate the turbulent seas of life, it's His ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Topics: Evil, Spirit

Dwelling In Dagon's Den

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2005

Although we live in troublesome times, and life seems fragile and irksome, we are not alone in the universe. Greater is He who protects us than the forces of evil around us. Evil may appear to prevail, but God will have the final word.

“Dwelling in Dagon’s Den”, I Samuel 5. Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts I saw a cartoon last week about the popular PBS Antique Road Show. A woman brought in the Ark of the Covenant, and the appraiser gasped, “Where in the world did you get that?!” The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:1-12

Denomination: Congregational

Dialogue With Job

Contributed by Vicki Williamson on Feb 28, 2022

Today we are going to go back in time and journey together with a man called Job. His name means hated or persecuted.

Job lived in a time when his culture believed that prosperity on earth was connected to a person’s goodness and consequently suffering was connected to an individual’s sin or offensive thoughts, words and behaviour. As a result of these beliefs, false perceptions were formed about the Creator of ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:9-12, Job 42:1-5

Through The Rascals Out

Contributed by John Mccormack on Sep 19, 2013

CLEANSING THE TEMPLE

THROUGH THE RASCALS OUT OBSERVATION: NEHEMIAH WAS A JEWISH CAPTIVE AND CUPBEARER TO KING ARTAXERXES, KING OF PERSIA. HE RECEIVED WORD OF SCANDALOUS ACTIVITIES IN THE TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM. MOST SCHOLARS DATE THE WRITING ABOUT 430 B.C. INTERPRETATION: NEHEMIAH 13: 10-14 ALL TEMPLE WORSHIP ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

Jacob's Prosperity, By God's Grace

Contributed by William Akehurst on Aug 12, 2024

Jacob worked 14 years for his wives, and family, but he had nothing. He wanted to leave to go home, but used his father-in-law to gain wealth for himself by means of his own. However, it was GOD's GRACE that took over, despite Jacob's actions.

2024.08.11.Sermon Notes. Jacob’s Prosperity by GOD’s Grace William Akehurst, HSWC BIG IDEA: Jacob has finished his 14 years working off the dowry for his wives. And yet he has nothing. He wants to leave and go home, but realizes that he must provide for his family. And does so, at the expense of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10, Genesis 30:25-43, Genesis 31:1-16, Philippians 2:15-16, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Ephesians 6:10, John 15:5, Matthew 6:33  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Less Is More

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Apr 13, 2021

The American Dream and the Prosperity Gospel are both nightmares.

1Ti 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Gossip, Backbiting, Slander, Evil Speaking, And Malice

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 29, 2000

Christian unity is not based upon agreeing with one another or having the same doctrinal beliefs. Nor is it compromising your beliefs for the sake of unity.

Accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior made us a member of His family, the Body of Christ, and we also became His bride. We were grafted into the vine, the bloodline of Jesus. This made us into an instant blood relative to every Christian throughout time, co-equal with every believer as a brother ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:39, John 17:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational