Sermons on Good Or Bad Decisions:

Biblical Teachings On Idle, Negative, Profane Words, And Bad Jokes. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Nov 26, 2024

The Bible emphasizes the importance of controlling our words

The Bible emphasizes the importance of controlling our words and the impact they have on ourselves and others. Idle Words "But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken." (Matthew 12:36) "Do not be quick with ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29, Colossians 3:8

What's So Bad About Pharisees Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 5, 2025

Ask yourself which of the Lenten practices holds the lowest place in your priorities. Prayer, fasting, almsgiving: surely one of these is least attractive to you. Focus your prayer this Lent on that facet,

Ash Wednesday 2025 What was the “leaven of the Pharisees”? What led Jesus, when discussing self-discipline, to call these self-described “separate ones” hypocrites when they prayed, fasted, and gave alms to the poor? They were not hypocrites because they followed the Law, Torah. What they wore on ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:12-18, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Matthew 6:1-6, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 16:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Seeing Jesus In The Good Samaritan Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Mar 21, 2016

Has anybody received a compliment today? Everybody likes a compliment. But what is the greatest compliment that anybody could ever give you? For a Christian, it would be when another person tells you that they see Jesus in you.

Seeing Jesus In The Good Samaritan Luke 10:30-36 Introduction: 1. Has anybody received a compliment today? Everybody likes a compliment. But what is the greatest compliment that anybody could ever give you? For a Christian, it would be when another person tells you that they see Jesus in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:30-36

Denomination: Bible Church

Choices: Discipline Or Regret Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jul 3, 2018

One significant choice we must make in life is to choose discipline. Otherwise, we'll live with the regret of that decision.

We continue our message series entitled “Choices” this morning. We said as we began this series that we are the sum total of all the choices we’ve made in our lives until today. Going forward, the choices we make will shape the person we become. We’ve looked at choosing purpose over popularity and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15-25

Denomination: Methodist

Choosing To Do The Right Thing

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 16, 2012

A look at various approaches to making ethical decisions.

When I taught an ethics course, as an adjunct, at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, I started the class by talking about the fact that moral decisions are at times exceedingly complex. Black and white categories do not work very well in the real stuff of life. To demonstrate this I used an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: Methodist

The Good And Honest Heart

Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Jan 19, 2016

To establish that the good and honest heart hears, receives, believes, and obeys the gospel of Christ - the seed of the kingdom. This lesson describes the type of heart that will believe and obey the gospel. It also discusses a "significant emotional event."

INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. The Sower (The Preacher) 2. The Seed (The Word of God) 3. The Soil (The Hearers) Introductory Remarks. 1. There is much warning in the bible to the hearers of the word of God. Jesus spoke: "of the wise and foolish hearers," Matthew 7:24-27. James declares: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:47-51

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Trusting The Lord PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 8, 2024

This sermon explores God's power to bring hope and restoration, as demonstrated in Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones.

Good morning, dear family of God. It's a blessing to be here with you today, to share in the Word of God and to uncover the richness of His promises. We gather here today not as mere acquaintances, but as brothers and sisters brought together by the love of Christ, bound by His grace, and called to ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10

Topics: Goodness

Living Life Above The Circumstances Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 13, 2004

Every life has good and bad circumstances. As Christians, we live life above those circumstances.

SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 6:8-15 TITLE: “LIVING LIFE ABOVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES” INTRODUCTION: A. Some of you may have heard of Wilma Rudolph. She was a successful Olympic athlete in the 1960’s, but most do not know her ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With Memories Series

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Jul 12, 2004

How we deal with memories, the good and bad. Useing the three Rs to restore peace in ones life.

Dealing with Memory This message is part of the Dealing With Series. How do we as Christians deal with memories of the past, (good or bad)? What is a memory? The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of past ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:13-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

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

Check Your Attitude

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Oct 24, 2006

What is your attitude? Good ? Bad? What ever it is it is contagious. The real question is, is it worth catching?

Check your Attitude What is your attitude? Good ? Bad? What ever it is it is contagious. The real question is, is it worth catching? Luke 18:9-14 (NIV) 9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10“Two men went up to the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Standing In The Hurricane

Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Apr 21, 2009

God is with you through good and bad times. Let Him guide you and fight your battles.

Exodus 14:9 – 15 reads, “So the Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon. And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Joy Of The Lord

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Dec 29, 2015

Your circumstances, whether good or bad, doesn’t affect the joy you have in Jesus!

The Joy of the Lord November 15, 2015 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Your circumstances, whether good or bad, doesn’t affect the joy you have in Jesus! Focus Passage: Nehemiah 8:5-10 Introduction: “He is no fool who gives what he ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Embracing Uncertainty Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 7, 2023

To embrace the uncertainties of life, enjoy the good days, grow in the bad days, but trust God every day.

In his book In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson writes about a vacation he took with his family to Orlando, Florida: One morning they were sitting at a stoplight in their rental van. The light turned green, and the car in front of us didn't go, so Mark decided to give them a ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12, Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Parable Of The Wheat And Tares

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 14, 2020

The meaning of this parable is found when one realizes where the field is where the good and bad seed are sown.

The Parable of the wheat and the Tares Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares is one of the better known parables of Jesus. A parable is a story which something common was used to illustrate a deeper and spiritual truth. An example of this is the Parable of the Sower which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-36, 1 Corinthians 3:6, Matthew 28:16-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible