Sermons on Greed Hurts:

Our Call: It Is Never Easy Working With People... Hurt People Hurt People.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Mar 1, 2017

Idleness really hurts families, churches and our nation. Idleness is a learned behavior that leads to hurt people hurting people. What are we learning? What are we teaching?

IT IS NEVER EASY TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITHOUT GOD'S PLAN? DEALING WITH HURT PEOPLE! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com WE ACCEPT BURIED TALENTS AS THE NORM... TAKE OWNERSHIP... FIND A JOB FOR PEOPLE. WE NEED TO DEVELOP PEOPLE SKILLS. TEXT: 1 Timothy 5:13 And withal they learn to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:13, 1 Timothy 25:24-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Avoiding Temple Desecration Series

Contributed by Ely Lambert on Jun 2, 2003

It is a sin to desecrate the Lord’s temple, and we must learn to everything possible to avoid desecrating his holy shrine.

Lessons in Temple Building Lesson #5 - Avoiding Temple Desecration Duct tape is an amazing creation of man. The armed forces created it, used for the waterproofing of equipment. They quickly learned the enormous amount of uses. Even today, a few people have created television shows to create ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:21-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Judas, A Misguided Heart For God

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007

The second of series on ‘Developing a Heart for God’

(1) In the introduction to his book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of the ‘statue that did not look right.’ An art dealer who had a very rare statue, called a kouros, in his possession that came from the sixth century BC, (that’s six hundred years before Jesus’ birth), approached the J ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

Judas, A Misguided Heart For God

Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007

The second of series on ‘Developing a Heart for God’

(1) In the introduction to his book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of the ‘statue that did not look right.’ An art dealer who had a very rare statue, called a kouros, in his possession that came from the sixth century BC, (that’s six hundred years before Jesus’ birth), approached the J ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:1-6

Denomination: Church Of God

Sin Has A Price

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 18, 2007

Examines the cost of sin in a believer’s life. Expanded outline.

Jesus has said that you and are to be and to make disciples. If you remember, we have seen that there are several distinctives, several marks that show a disciple. 1. Has a changed life 2. Loves Jesus more than anyone else in the world 3. Loves Jesus more than anything else in the world 4. Loves ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Statement That Is Was Not True Series

Contributed by Preacher Fo Real on Oct 2, 2008

Sermon on current affairs

A statement that was not true. The Lord‘s wrath comes forth in the beginning of the night. A mighty righteous storm have suddenly overtaken us. The proof that something about America was not right. The proof that it was untrue, the statement, ‘In God we trust.’ The storm of our global sins has ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:24-33

Denomination: *other

Revisiting History

Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Oct 4, 2008

A look at the great depression and the grim fact we might be revisiting that time again in our nation.

Revisiting History Pastor Jeston Bennett 1. Bible Baptist Church Shawnee Oklahoma 09/05/08 The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange just after the crash of 1929. On Black Tuesday, October twenty-ninth, the market collapsed. In a single day, sixteen million shares were traded--a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 115:2-8

Denomination: Baptist

Better Off Or Better

Contributed by Michael Barrett on Apr 18, 2015

Lot moved his family into Sodom. Was he better off?

Better Off Or Better? Gen. 13: 10-13, 19:1-11 Missionary Dan Crawford, who served in Africa during the early 1900's, had complete a mission trip and was preparing to go back to England. He loved his mission work but he was always excited to go home. He was describing London to an elder tribesman ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Poor Little Rich Man

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 24, 2013

A Thanksgiving message on materialism and contentment/simplicity.

Here’s a question for you: The Bible says that “money is the root of all evil”…true or false?…False! It’s the love of money. Thanksgiving is upon us, and as soon as it’s over, and we’ve thanked God for what we’ve got, we enter that season ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Congregational

Give Me This Power…. Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 5, 2012

There are several such ‘false converts’ flaunting around the church today and some are also into ministry. Don’t faint as yet, let me finish!

Give me this power…. Acts, 8:18”And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit." Here we read about Simon who was a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Abundance Of Possessions

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 31, 2010

This sermon explores the appropriate attitude toward possessions.

Luke 12: 13 – 21 / The Abundance of Possessions Intro: “I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright. I’ll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel alright. ‘Cause I don’t care too much for money, money can’t buy me ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Five Sticky Fingers

Contributed by Scott Ridout on Oct 21, 2009

Where did that come from? That horrible, sinking feeling you have when something comes out of your mouth that you didn’t expect - that thing is just so “unlike” you. Did you know those words are just a reflection of what lurks beneath the surface? The sca

Everything we think, say and do flows out of our hearts. Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 The second big monster is GREED. Greed says, “I owe me”. Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Results Of Materialism Series

Contributed by David Scudder on Oct 25, 2009

We will begin today with a bird’s eye view of our text and then we will look at part of James chapter four to see how we can avoid the tragedy of greed.

Revelation 18:9-24 Purpose: To show how God will devastate the world’s economy. Aim: I want the listener to turn their affection away from material things. INTRODUCTION: Last time we saw that commercial Babylon, the center of the world’s wealth in last days before Jesus comes back to earth, will ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 18:9-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"What Did Jesus Say About Money?" Series

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jun 9, 2014

This sermon looks at Jesus' teaching about money & greed.

“WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT MONEY?” Luke 12:13-34 INTRO – Folk story of the bandit Jose' Rivera, who became notorious in several little towns in Texas for robbing their banks and businesses. The townsfolk, weary of the constant plundering, hired a ranger to track down Jose' Rivera ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Denomination: Baptist

The Original Mr. Ed

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 11, 2018

A study in the book of Numbers 22: 1 – 41

Numbers 22: 1 – 41 The Original Mr. Ed 22 Then the children of Israel moved, and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan across from Jericho. 2 Now Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 And Moab was exceedingly afraid of the people because they were ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel