Sermons on Lying Is Theft:

Being More Than Status Quo

Contributed by James Powell on Dec 30, 2006

Being more than just a normal everyday Christian.

Matthew 9: 36-38 A typical housewife was going through her normal day, except she had a daughter who was sick with a fever. She knew the fever was getting worse as the day went on. She called a babysitter to watch her daughter so she could go get some medicine. Speeding to the store and rushing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:36-38

Denomination: Holiness

How Is Your Heart?

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jan 3, 2007

This is a sermon that deals with our heart, not the one that pumps the blood through our bodies, but the one that counts.

How is your Heart? (Start out by taking the label off a can of cat food and then placing that label over the label of a can of tuna. Then open up that can of tuna with the cat food sticker on the outside, and begin eating it. Then revel that it is tuna) 1 Samuel 16:7 I began preparing this sermon ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7

Denomination: *other

Honoring Our Veterans

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 14, 2007

Today, we want to honor and salute our armed service veterans and there are many reasons for doing this.

INTRO.- ILL.- All Soldiers Are Heroes by Christel Ables. I am new to the army. I have only been in for a little over a year. I come from a long line of soldiers. My father, Robert Ables is an Iraqi veteran. I found out a month ago that I will be going as well in just a few months. I was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Truth Is, You Have A Choice

Contributed by William Jones on Sep 20, 2008

A simple message explaining salvation and Hell.

Truth is, You Have a Choice It is an honor to be called on to pastor and lead this church in this community. Whiting Community Church, also known as The Baptist Meeting House, the Whiting Meeting House, and the Old White Meeting House, has a rich history of culture and spiritual influence. ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Baptist

Seek The Lord And Live!

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 17, 2008

Pentecost 21(B) - Seek the LORD and live!! This is absolutely necessary because our daily sins are great BUT God’s mercy is far greater.

“SEEK THE LORD AND LIVE” (Outline) October 5, 2008 -- PENTECOST 21 -- Amos 5:6,7,10-15 INTRO: Today’s verses take us to the basic yet very vital core teaching of God’s holy word: sin and grace. Sin is our disobedience. Grace is God’s undeserved love for sinners. Today we discover anew ...read more

Scripture: Amos 5:6-15

Denomination: Lutheran

The Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 27, 2010

Jesus encountered many people on His way to Jerusalem for the sin of the world, in our study tonight we will see Him viewed as the coming King, but not from a godly perspective, but from the perspective of Jewish teaching about Messiah

Read Luke 19:28-40… if you read chapter 18 and the 1st part of 19 you will get more of the ‘flavor’ of this passage. But let me set the stage (so to speak): v.28-40 detail Jesus’ continuing journey toward Jerusalem. These verses take place sometime after Jericho events such ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40

Denomination: Baptist

The Devil Made Me Do It!

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 23, 2010

When we disobey God by sinning, let’s not shift the blame or justify our actions with the faulty “the devil made me do it” theology. Instead, let’s take full responsibility for our actions, confess our sins to a gracious and forgiving Father, and pursue r

Opening illustration: In March 2009, a 62-year old woman was charged with stealing more than $73,000 from her church in the state of Washington. When the detectives interrogated her, she told them: “Satan had a big part in the theft.” It sounds like she was saying that the devil made ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Of Prayers And Trumpets And Prophetic Proclamation

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 18, 2010

Revelation leaves us gasping for breath when we see God’s response to the saints prayers. When God sends even his limited judgments against his enemies... "Woe, woe, woe! is about all that can describe it.

Take the book of Revelation and remove it from its historical foundation and give it to scholars with a fertile imagination and let them consider their present situation and they will surely make a new application or see it as a biblical alegorization. Revelation 8-11 shows us how the saints’ ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wrong Perceptions Should Be Subjected To Truth

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 4, 2010

Too many people think their perception is reality but it must be subjected to the truth or it can become extremely dangerous.

Wrong Perceptions Should Be Subjected to Truth (Matthew 15:15-17) Matthew 15:17-20 (New International Version) 17"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Struggle For Integrity Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

the caommandment not to stealis a commandment to maintain one’s integrity in everything we do.

1 What images come to mind when you hear the eighth Commandment "You shall not steal" (Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19)? You shall not take what doesn’t belong to you. If you are like me you might have an image of a masked thief in a stripped shirt climbing over a wall with a bag of loot over his ...read more

Scripture: Amos 8:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Confession Is Good For Our Souls

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Nov 6, 2009

Pentecost 5(C) - Confession is good for our souls. Human desires completely corrupts. God’s forgiveness completely cures.

CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR OUR SOULS (Outline) J uly 5, 2009 -- PENTECOST 5 -- 2 Samuel 12:1-10; 13-15 INTRO: The problem with mankind in this world is sin, sin, and sin. Not many want to hear about sin. Mankind cannot solve the problem of sin. Everyone sins. Everyone will continue to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Your Father Will Reward You

Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009

A sermon on hypocrisy or pompus piety from Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Evening Service for 8/9/2009 Matthew 6:1-6, 16- 18 Introduction: Did you grow up in an openly “religious” home? WBTU: A. Jesus has been talking about superior righteousness (Matthew 5:20- Righteousness exceed the Pharisees), now he warns them of the danger of religious hypocrisy. B. Matthew ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A New Heart

Contributed by Numeriano P. Galgo, Jr on Oct 17, 2017

We need a new heart and spirit to make lasting changes in our lives.

A NEW HEART Ezekiel 36:26-27 (NIV) Overview of the message This message is about having a new heart and spirit. Year after year, we make different resolutions, and as our experiences would show us, we fail to keep them. Spiritually, what do we really need to be able to follow God’s will ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26-27

Denomination: Free Methodist

Clean Hands And Defiled Hearts Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Oct 18, 2017

I fear too often we major on the minor things and neglect the greater aspects of our faith and service unto the Lord. Jesus confronted the hypocrisy and neglect of the Pharisees. This passage reveals similarities to the modern church.

Clean Hands and Defiled Hearts Mark 7: 1-23 It has been a while since we’ve heard from the scribes and Pharisees, but they were a continual nuisance to the Lord as He ministered among the people. It appears they followed Jesus as often as they could, seeking any means to accuse Him and discredit ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Patience Series

Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Oct 3, 2018

James teaches about patience in problems, with people, and in persecution, as he points us and his audience to Christ's Second Coming

I have a little quiz for you today that I would like you to participate in. I have the little quiz in the bulletin, or you can participate by listening to me. How would you fill in the blanks for the following statements? Statement 1: “I want it .” What did you put there? It’s probably the ...read more

Scripture: James 5:7-11

Denomination: Lutheran