Sermons on good and bad:

What's So Bad About Sin?

Contributed by David Beirne on May 23, 2005

Since we all do it, why make a big deal about sin? A look at the damaging power of sin against today’s backdrop of relativism.

What’s So Bad About Sin? Genesis 3:1-19 (I showed a cartoon on the screen of a woman sharing with her Bible study group--"I’ve never really been dead to sin, but I did feel rather faint once.") Our apathy toward sin is destroying us. If All Of Us Have Sinned, Why Worry About It? 1. Consider The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

His Goodness

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

As we continue in series on the fruit of the Spirit, we consider fruit of goodness.

Introductory Considerations 1. It is a word that is used much more than it is understood. Parents tell their children to be good and when a daughter behaves a mother will say "Good girl". When things have gone well, we will say - "that was a good day" Perhaps we had a good vacation or saw a good ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Goodness Comes From The One Who's Good Series

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 23, 2004

The 6th sermon in a series on the fruits of the Spirit. A sermon on goodness.

Introduction: 1. Last week we talked about "kindness." This week we look at another fruit of the Spirit that on the surface doesn’t seem all that spiritual, "goodness." 2. We joke about being good with one another. We say things like, "Some people you have to pay to be good while others are just. ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Best Of Times In The Worst Of Times

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 16, 2001

In a bad-news, good-news world, we need to remember that God’s good news 1. Is greater than the world’s bad news. 2. Transforms the world’s bad news. 3. Will do away with the world’s bad news.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7

Denomination: Methodist

Goodness Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on May 27, 2021

You will recognize them BY. THEIR. FRUITS.

August 22, 2020 We throw the word “good” around a lot: • That was a “good” sermon - Pastors really like that one…. ??? • She is really “good” at math. • Fresh vegetables are “good” for you. • He is a “good” singer. The word “Good” suggests a desirable quality and "Goodness" ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:16-20, Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Good Shepherd Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Jun 14, 2004

A Study of the most famous of all the "I am" statements of Jesus.

The Great I Am – The Good Shepherd June 6, 2004 John 10:11-18 Sunday AM Review: We’ve been studying the self descriptive statements of Jesus from John known as the “I am” discourses. These 7 statements help us to realize that Jesus was the great “I am” of the O.T., who has become flesh in the ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-18, Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Good

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 28, 2004

Evil is present in our fallen world, but God is able to turn every circumstance into long range good. However we need to realize that He is not working just to make us happy, but to fulfill His long range purpose.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: A farmer went to his banker and announced that he had bad news and good news. “First, the bad news...” “Well,” said the farmer, “I can’t make my mortgage payments. And that crop loan I’ve taken out for the past 10 years—I can’t pay that off, either. Not only that, I ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

Good For Nothing?

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 26, 2009

A sermon on Ephesians 4:11-12 (Much material adapted from Lynn Anderson’s book, "They Smell Like Sheep")

Morning Sermon for 8/23/2009 Ephesians 4:11-12 Introduction: A child once said: “The preacher is paid to be good. The rest of us, we’re good for nothing!” WBTU: A. Vs. 11- Church leaders are one of Christ’s gifts to the church. 1. Apostles- These do not exist today. An apostle was an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Three Portraits Of Christ

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 22, 2007

We don’t have any photographs of Jesus. That’s good and bad. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have any pictures. In fact, I would suggest that we have three portraits of Christ in the book of Revelations.

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Three Portraits of Christ Revelation 1, 5, 19 Introduction: We don’t have any photographs of Jesus. That’s good. If we did, we would probably turn them in to idols. Superstitious folk have enough trouble would ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Family Inheritance Series

Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Mar 17, 2006

Isaac repeats his Fathers mistake while simultatiously benefiting from his Fathers Faith and blessing. What we receive from our Parents is both Good and Bad, and I want us to wrestle with the reality of our own mixed inheritance.

1. The Creation Stage Gen. 1–11 2. The Patriarchal Stage Gen. 12–50; Job 3. The Exodus Stage Exod.—Deut. 4. The Conquest Stage Josh. 5. The Judges Stage Judg.—1 Sam. 1–7 6. The United Kingdom Stage 1 Sam. 8—1 Kings 11; 1 Chron.—2 Chron. 9; Pss.—Song of Sol. 7. The ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:1-35

Denomination: Methodist

The Exchanged Life - Part 4 Series

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 29, 2006

The soul deals with mind emotion and will. The mind deals more than our thinking process, or logic/reasoning. We have emotions that control and remember our feelings. The will area is all most people have to operate with in making choices, good or bad.

The Exchanged Life - Part IV Read - I Thes. 5:23; Heb 4:12 (show #4) Why is it important for us to understand? 1. The soul has been corrupted by our surroundings 2. The spirit has been insulated/isolated/set apart for the perfection of God. 3. We are the only created being (of God’s) that has ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Death: Not The Final, But The Beginning.

Contributed by Dotun Jegede on Feb 20, 2022

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." 2 Corinthians 5:10 KJV.

DEATH: NOT THE FINAL, BUT THE BEGINNING. "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." 2 Corinthians 5:10 KJV. Have you ever seen a PhD student preparing to defend is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why God Allows Bad Things To Happen

Contributed by Craig Condon on Dec 20, 2015

We must remember that when bad things happen, God is in control. He loves us and wants us to be saved. He allows events for his good purpose.

An old church building needed remodeling, so during his sermon the minister made an impassioned plea and looked directly at the richest man in town. At the end of the sermon, the rich man stood up and said, “Pastor, I will contribute $1,000.00” Just then plaster fell from the ceiling ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-39

Denomination: Anglican

Power Hungry Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Nov 24, 2022

Bad things happen. Bad things happen to good people, and bad things happen to bad people. Why?

POWER HUNGRY Bad things happen. Bad things happen to good people, and bad things happen to bad people. Bad things happen. Sometimes the cause is obvious: greed and hatred, poverty and ignorance, all cause suffering in greater or lesser degrees, and we can point to sin as the reason. But ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

When A Day Goes From Bad To Worse Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 5, 2001

A study of one 24 hour period in the life of Moses how things go from bad to worse.

A Study of the Life of Moses Sermon # 6 “When A Bad Day Only Gets Worse” Exodus 5 - 6 Have you ever had a truly bad day? Have you ever had a day that went from bad to worse? I want to read you a children’s story entitled ...read more

Denomination: Baptist