Sermons on Inner Sin:

The Social Justice Movement And The Bible

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Sep 30, 2021

The Social Justice Movement is moving into the church. Should it be? Is it Biblical justice or is it the worlds attempt to remedy the injustices caused by sin? How can we know?

Social Justice Warriors and The Bible Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:9-12 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:17, Luke 10:25-37, Acts 8:26-40, Matthew 8:5-13, Galatians 3:27-28, Matthew 22:37-40, Romans 12:2, Micah 6:1-8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

Faith

Contributed by Grant Adams on Oct 17, 2021

Faith is the positive aspect of true conversion, the human side of regeneration. In repentance, the sinner turns away from sin, while in faith he turns to Christ.

Faith is the positive aspect of true conversion, the human side of regeneration. In repentance, the sinner turns away from sin, while in faith he turns to Christ. These are inseparable, the one from the other. True repentance cannot exist apart from faith, nor faith from repentance. It has been ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6, Romans 10:17

Denomination: Baptist

The Glory Of God - Falling Short And Being Restored.

Contributed by William Akehurst on Feb 12, 2022

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God. What is the GLORY of GOD and how can we ever measure up?

2022.02.12 THE GLORY OF GOD William Akehurst, HSWC Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God. What is the GLORY of GOD and how can we ever measure up? The Glory of GOD is the invisible attributes, characteristics, and qualities of GOD that are manifest and displayed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:23, Exodus 33:17-19, Psalm 19:1-4, Romans 1:20-23, John 1:14, Hebrews 1:3, 2 Corinthians 4:4-6, Genesis 1:27, Isaiah 43:7, Romans 10:9-10, John 1:12, John 14:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Puffed Up Or Built Up Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 4, 2023

In First Corinthians chapter 8 Paul addresses the liberty we have in Christ, but that liberty is never license to sin, or to do harm to our fellow believers.

Puffed Up or Built Up Text: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Now it’s been a little while since we’ve been in 1st Corinthians, and that’s because I wanted us to see what Habakkuk had to say about faith, and I felt that was important considering our worlds current situation… but this morning we’re going to go ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-3, 1 Corinthians 13:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Death By Satan

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 6, 2023

When your sin is so bad that not even the other sinners do not want to hang out with you then you have really gone over the edge.

1 Corinthians 5:1-5 1 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife. 2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Promise Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 25, 2021

God promised to send a Deliverer because of our sin. Jesus is that Deliverer. At Christmas we remember the evidence of God's mercy to broken humanity.

“Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. “He said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, “You shall not eat of any tree in the garden?”’ And the woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, “You ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

What To Wear PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Encourage Christians to shed their old, sinful selves and embrace a new self, embodying Christ-like attributes such as compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and forgiveness.

Good morning, church family! Our scripture today is Colossians 3:9-10. It reads: "Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator." This passage is all about shedding ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:9-10

Topics: Putting On, Spirit

Reformation PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2023

This sermon emphasizes the liberating power of God's grace, which frees us from sin's bondage and justifies us through faith in Jesus Christ. Key

Good morning, beloved family of God. It's a beautiful day, a day filled with promise and potential. A day that our gracious Lord has made, and we are here, gathered in His name, to rejoice and be glad in it. You see, each day is a gift, an opportunity to draw closer to our Creator, to know Him ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36, Romans 3:19-28

Topics: Set Free, Christ

Cleansing The Temple PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 22, 2024

This sermon explores Jesus' righteous anger in John 2:13-22, emphasizing His deep love for His Father's house and His intolerance for sin.

Welcome, dear friends, to another beautiful day of fellowship and worship. As we gather here today, let's remember that we are not simply in a building, but in the very presence of our Lord and Savior. What an overwhelming thought that is! We are here, in His presence, to learn, to grow, and to ...read more

Scripture: John 2:13-22

Topics: Anger

The Day Of Atonement Series

Contributed by Roshelle Brenneise on May 23, 2025

The Day of Atonement was something like an Annual Spiritual Spring Cleaning and its sole purpose was to deal with the sins that had been transferred to the Sanctuary throughout the year.

May 17, 2025 Leviticus is the Chiastic Center of the Pentateuch. A Chiastic Structure, simply put, is a literary technique where themes or ideas are presented in a mirror-image pattern – emphasizing parallel ideas and highlighting the significance of the central point. The Chiastic Center of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Exodus 25:8-9, Hebrews 8:5, Leviticus 9:7, Hebrews 7:27, Romans 5:10, Hebrews 9:26-28, 1 Peter 4:17, Revelation 22:12, Ezekiel 18:24, Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 21:1-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Power In The Blood

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 25, 2024

Does Christ’s Blood still have the same power today? The reason Jesus’ blood has the power to remove sins is because it is HIS Blood.

Opening Illustration: “At a great parliament of religions, held in Chicago many years ago, practically every known religion was represented. During one session, Dr. Joseph Cook, of Boston, suddenly rose and said: ‘Gentlemen, I beg to introduce to you a woman with a great sorrow. Bloodstains are on ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 26, 2025

God’s Word is a mirror exposing hidden sin, inviting personal repentance, offering full pardon, yet warning of real-life consequences that remain.

Introduction – When God Holds Up the Mirror Would you open your Bible with me to 2 Samuel 12? This is not just dusty history. What happens here could be ripped from today’s headlines. David—God’s anointed king, Israel’s poet-warrior, a man after God’s own heart—has just committed adultery with ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-4, Romans 2:4, 1 John 1:9, Ephesians 1:7

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Let Us Test Him With Insult And Torture

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 19, 2024

Here and in other sources we see that there was at the time of Jesus a current of thought imagining that the Messiah, or some other righteous man, would die for the sins of the people.

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Course 2024 About fifty years before the birth of our Savior Jesus, an unknown Jew, probably living in Egypt because of the dispersal of Israelites by Assyria and Babylon, wrote what is called the Book of Wisdom. It’s written in Greek in the style of the Hebrew wisdom ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37, Psalm 54:3-7, Philippians 2:1-11, James 3:16-18, James 4:1-3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

First Things First (Haggai) Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jul 3, 2025

When fantasy crashes into reality, put your priorities in order, put the past behind, put your sins away, and put your sites on the Lord.

In a Christina Parenting Magazine, Jill Brett, describes the difference between fantasy and reality when it comes to parenting preschoolers. The Fantasy: As your little ones sit quietly at the kitchen table and hum along with Beethoven, they absorb their age-appropriate encyclopedias. Meanwhile, ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-15, Haggai 2:1-23, Psalm 127:1-2, Matthew 6:33, Philippians 4:19, Ephesians 1:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Blessing Israel (Deuteronomy 33)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 19, 2025

Israel was called Jeshurun, the upright one, as encouragement to a sinful nation. Do we hunger and thirst for righteousness? Let's begin in Deuteronomy 33.

Did Moses bless each tribe in Israel individually just before his death? Was the nation affectionately called the “upright one.” Are we also called to live as upright ones? Let’s look at Deuteronomy 33. How did Moses bless the children of Israel before he died? This is the blessing with which ...read more

Denomination: Baptist