Sermons on God Uses Evil For Good:

Tell Everyone How Good, The Good News Is

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Oct 28, 2010

God’s grace is His unmerited favor. And that means we can’t earn it. We can’t work for it, and we can’t change His mind about it, even if we tried. He pours out His blessing on us not because of what we do, but because of who He is.

Tell everyone how good, the good news is! "From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another" (John 1:16, NIV).  God wants to pour out His blessing and favor upon you each and every day. I talked Sunday from psalms 68:19 It says in the Psalms that He daily ...read more

Scripture: John 1:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Good Word For The Diligent Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 9, 2012

The words diligence and industry do not carry as positive a connotation in our society as they once did. But the Bible exalts those that work over the "leisure-holics," and those who work with diligence over those who work with negligence.

PROVERBS 10: 1-5 A GOOD WORD FOR THE DILIGENT [Proverbs 6:6-11] The subscription stated as "The Proverbs of Solomon" informs us that we have come to a new portion of the book. The first nine chapters have set forth beautifully in what has been mainly connected discourse concerning the nature ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

A Home Provided For Man Series

Contributed by John Lowe on May 25, 2018

God prepared the earth for the man. The garden where He placed the man was designed to be his home, and it was apparently lush and perfect. This original habitat was a delightful shelter, containing everything the man needed.

June 28, 2013 Commentary on the Book of Genesis By: Tom Lowe Lesson I.B.1: A Home Provided for Man. Scripture: Gen. 2.8-14 Gen. 2.8-14. (KJV) 8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:8-14

Denomination: Baptist

Famous Last Words On Evil Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 8, 2024

After exposition of Scripture, answer some questions about evil (Material adapted from Randy Johns at: https://lacoc.org/sermons/revelation-the-last-word-on-evil/)

HoHum: The Four Horsemen formed in 1985 with Ric Flair, Ole and Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard with J. J. Dillon as their manager. In his autobiography To Be The Man, Rick Flair claimed that it was during this interview that Arn Anderson commented: "The only time this much havoc had been ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:11-12, 1 John 4:4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Good Guys Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Sep 30, 2010

The work of angels in accomplishing God's will.

SERIES: ANGELS and DEMONS (freely adapted from a series of the same name by James Merritt) “THE GOOD GUYS” LUKE 2:13-14 OPEN Angels are the subject of endless speculation and fascination. It's easy to find books, songs, seminars, pins and paintings about angels. So what are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:13-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

9. The Question Of Moral Evil Series

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Nov 2, 2018

The Source of Evil

[IN GOD’S IMAGE 9 – THE QUESTION OF MORAL EVIL] This message is part of a series of 90 sermons based on the title, “In God’s Image – God’s Purpose for humanity.” This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3, Romans 6:16, Genesis 3:6, Romans 1:21-22

Denomination: Christian Church

Prayer Against Evil People Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on May 24, 2025

We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

1. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Almighty Lord, hear me when I cry out to you, oh God who brings justice in the midst of my affliction. I implore you to extend your mighty hand to remove all suffering and sorrow from my life. May every tear be wiped away and may my ...read more

But God

Contributed by Lacy Scott on Aug 24, 2005

Satan had done so many things to us that are meant for bad, “But God” means it for good!

“BUT, GOD”! Gen 37:22-27 & 50:20 Brothers and sisters, each of us have encountered situations where we just felt like throwing in the towel. We felt like the whole world was against us. We felt like no matter what we did things would turn out bad. We’ve often said to ourselves, “No matter what I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:22-27, Genesis 50:20, Ephesians 2:4-6

Denomination: Baptist

In His Hands Is A Good Place To Be PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 20, 2024

This sermon explores the importance of entrusting our lives to God, navigating life's hardships with faith, and surrendering to His divine guidance and love.

Welcome, friends and family of faith, to this sacred space where we gather in fellowship to seek solace, strength, and spiritual sustenance in the presence of our Lord. Today, we find ourselves drawn together once again by the divine tapestry of God's word, a living testament of His love, His ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:46

Topics: Trust, God

Good News From The Graveyard!

Contributed by Larry Sarver on Apr 16, 2002

An Topical message on the assurances that the resurrection gives to Christians.

"Good News From The Graveyard" March 31, 2002 Introduction: Welcome to New life in Christ. It is our normal teaching practice to go through books of the Bible verse by verse. Currently on Sunday mornings we are going through the Gospel of Luke but since this is such a special day I will not be ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:1-8, Ezekiel 37:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Money Is The Root Of All Evil Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 9, 2017

We're continuing in our series called CONTEXT so we make sure to understand the text in context.

Money is the Root of all Evil 1 Timothy 6:3-10 Rev. Brian Bill June 10-11, 2017 Our text for today is commonly taken out of context in our culture. When I did a Google search for “Money is the root…” it auto-filled with “of all evil.” As we will see today this is actually a partial quote or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:3-19

Denomination: Baptist

Good News / Bad News

Contributed by Christopher Raiford on Sep 2, 2004

Palm Sunday Sermon

Good News / Bad News Hey, did you ever hear the one about when the guy says, "I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news..."? Of course you have. There’s more than one. It’s a classic vaudeville set-up line. Did you ever notice how when you look at the original events of Holy Week, the week we are ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Lutheran

When The Good Shepherd Calls

Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Sep 16, 2006

Is the Holy and Faithful GOD calling YOU? If He is, HOW would you know?

“The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Good Grief Pt 2 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2006

The Body of Christ needs to learn how to administer “Good Grief” in loss, in crisis and in trauma situations of life.

“Good Grief -- part 2” On the lighter side of life: TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Bad News And The Good News

Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 8, 2000

Christian Victory

THE BAD NEWS AND THE GOOD NEWS © 3-2000 by Mark Beaird Text: John 10:10 n Many men would love to lead the life of Sean Connery. Tall, handsome, and dashing, Connery played the glamorous part of 007 in six James Bond movies. Connery travels the world to shoot movies in places exotic as ...read more

Scripture: John 10:10

Denomination: Pentecostal