Sermons on Hated By The World:

Truth Is Whatever You Want It To Be Series

Contributed by Duane Wente on Jul 24, 2025

The world says truth is fluid, but God says truth is fixed.

### Introduction: The Red Balloon and the Culture of Subjective Truth Each week in this series we’ve let culture speak first — and then we’ve asked, ‘What does God say?’ Today I want to show you a short, funny little sketch that captures our cultural moment about as well as anything I’ve seen. ...read more

Scripture: John 18:33-40, Judges 21:25, John 14:6, 2 Timothy 4:3-4, Colossians 4:6, Ephesians 4:11-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How Can You Rejoice When You're Sad?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 7, 2001

The Christian view & the world’s view of happiness are different, aren’t they? How can that be?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. This Memorial Day will have a special meaning for veterans of WW 2, & indeed for our whole nation. As we all know, 1995 marks the 50th Anniversary of the end of WW 2. The loss of life was enormous, & the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4, Psalm 30:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Characteristics Of God's Uncompromising Saint

Contributed by Guthrie Veech on Oct 18, 2000

Why should the unbelieving world believe the Christian? So often the Christian acts just like the world.

Why should the unbelieving world believe the Christian? So often the Christian acts just like the world. It is sometimes nearly impossible to distinguish between the two. You can read a newspaper or watch the news almost any day and you see people walking out of church and you know their character ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-41

Break Out

Contributed by David Richardson on May 22, 2004

The majority of the world’s population has a religion. Do you know to what god they bow down?

----- Break Out ----- I. Introduction The wonder of the Lord never ceases to amaze His people. Whether it be providing finances to a chosen servant to move their house, healing an incurable disease, or providing water to a chosen nation wandering in the desert, He is ready to bless those that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 26:1-35

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Cost Of A Shipwreck

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 28, 2003

You know you have to pity the lost person friends. They reject Jesus for the world and then lose the world.

THE COST OF A SHIPWRECK Acts 27: 14 Last week we looked around the subject of how to survive a shipwreck. We covered some things that will cause your ship to sink. This morning I want to talk about the cost of a shipwreck. Remember now Paul was a prisoner and they put him on a ship to go to Rome. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:14

Denomination: Baptist

"I'm Tired Of Pretending To Be Something I'm Not"

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 12, 2002

This message contrasts Jesus’ call to repentance with the world’s call to ’find some good in your heart.’

- Concerning how we should look into our heart, there is a huge difference between the messages we receive from our society and from Jesus. - Today’s consistent message on looking into your heart is “Have self-esteem.” (That is, find the good in your heart; emphasize the reasons to like ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

What's Your Address Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Jun 30, 2005

AS Christians we must realize our home is not this world. We must identify that we are aliens in this world.

“CSI: CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL IDENTITY” “What’s Your Address?” July 3, 2005 Intro: Recap last week; “Who are You?” We were dead in sin; God made us alive in Christ. Today we are going to look at what happens in our lives in terms of our living conditions since we are new in Christ. “And God raised ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Pass The Salt, Please!

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 5, 2007

Our influence in the world is not to be contained or limited to the wall of a Church and not being used to impact the world around us.

Sermon Text: Matt 5:13 (Believers Are Salt and Light) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled on by men. Plot Outline: This film contains not only some incredible surf ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Superhero?

Contributed by Ricky Johnson on Feb 19, 2012

A call to stand against the "god of this world" and go into the world around us proclaiming truth and justice to all

This morning I want to talk about superheroes. Most of us are familiar with Superman. Daily Planet news reporter, mild-mannered Clark Kent would step into a phone booth, remove his glasses, change into a pair of blue leotards and shirt with a big red “S” on the front, red swim trunks, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Everybody Has An Open Invitation To God's Love

Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2011

The Church reminds the world today that Jesus is coming again and the world should get its house in order.

Everybody has an open invitation to God's love Have you ever invited anyone to dinner? One of the greatest compliments an individual can pay to another is to invite him/her home to dinner. The nature of our society is of such that we are selective about the calibre of persons we invite to our ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rearranging Deck Chairs On The Titanic

Contributed by Ricky Taylor on Dec 13, 2014

The World is coming to an end, just as the Titanic was sinking, and, as they were pretending all was well, so is the world...

Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic 2 Peter 2:4, “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:4-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spirit-Empowered Disciples Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Apr 20, 2021

How in the world did Jesus' followers change the world? Jesus promises them the Holy Spirit.

[Great Commission Video] By now, we should all be aware that Jesus’ command to go and make disciples is something to take seriously. We’re all learning day by day how to do this. At the start of this year, we started walking with Jesus through his ministry, beginning at the Jordan River and His ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11, John 6:7-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

One More For Jesus

Contributed by Imelda Mesa on Sep 27, 2022

We are in the world for the world and in our mouths is the Word of God that people need to hear and understand while there is time.

Over the last 3 Sundays, we have been preaching about the kingdom of God. In the New Testament, the Kingdom of God is viewed as apocalyptic (describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world) and eschatological. Jesus is King in a spiritual sense, and His Kingdom is here. It belongs ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:14, Mark 13:10-11, Mark 16:15, Luke 10:2, Romans 1:16-17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

God And People Of All Faiths

Contributed by Minister Dachi on Sep 29, 2022

This world we live in is a world of religions, beliefs, traditions, customs, methods, languages, regions, languages and folktales!

This world we live in is a world of religions, beliefs, traditions, customs, methods, languages, regions, languages and folktales! This place where we live, this town, this country is not only the world. Human civilization spread across the globe. We live in a world filled with many mixed, mixed ...read more

Scripture: Amos 9:1-12, Romans 2:17-29

We All Come To Worship Him

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Jan 6, 2020

The Star of Bethlehem sends a signal to the world. Christ came to be the savior of the world. The church is called into a global mission.

January 5, 2020 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Matthew 2:1-12 We All Come to Worship Him Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus came to be the Lord and Savior of all peoples. This tiny infant was sent on no small ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran