Sermons on Man Is Sinful:

Genesis 1-4

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Dec 27, 2006

Going into the New Year by taking the congregation along on a walk-through of the Bible, starting in GENESIS.

No matter which version of the Bible you open, you will see very similar wording, in GENESIS 1:1. ‘In the beginning, God created ….’ If you believe these first five words, you have the basics of belief that will enable you to believe in the entire Bible, and to use it in your daily ...read more

Denomination: *other

What We Believe: Mankind (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 5, 2003

Discover your value and potential as a human being

We’ve spent four Sundays looking at what God is like and what difference knowing the true picture of God makes in our lives. Every time you hear someone say that they don’t want anything to do with God, you can be sure that if they told you what kind of God they don’t want anything to do with, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28

Denomination: *other

Great Fall - Greater Recovery Series

Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Nov 20, 2003

Adam and Eve took a nosedive into sin when they listened to the snake. This great fall was followed by a greater recovery: restoration & salvation, won by Christ.

Pentecost III Genesis 3:9-15 The right winger skates down the side as his teammate with the puck leads the charge. Suddenly, a big, burly defenseman on the other team gives this right wing a colossal body check into the boards. He goes down to the ice, missing a few more teeth, crumpled over in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:9-15

Denomination: Lutheran

Satan And His Dawning Series

Contributed by Mark Hodges on Jun 16, 2001

The beginning or the fall of Satan as Scriptures reveal.

Satan And His Dawning Sermon by: Mark D. Hodges Isaiah 14:13-14 Introduction: Many famous military strategists have pointed out that if you want to win a victory it is essential to know your enemy. Being able to predict what your enemy will do is very important. That principal is no less true in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:16, Isaiah 14:14

Denomination: Baptist

What If? Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 8, 2003

In this sermon we examine the perfect state in which man lived prior to the fall in order to lead to the gospel.

If I knew then what I know now, I thought I did you somehow. If I could have the time again, I’d take the sunshine leave the rain. No I don’t believe in if anymore, If’s an illusion, if’s an illusion. No I don’t believe in if anymore. If is for children, if is for children. Building daydreams. (I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:4-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Fall Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 9, 2003

Satan uses clever words to disparage the trustworthiness of God.

Genesis 3:1-7 September 29, 2002 Assume that penguins live with a density of 1,000 penguins per square mile and can run at an average speed of 7 miles per hour on land and swim at 20 miles per hour. Also assume that a polar bear has a territory of 10 square miles, can run at 25 miles per hour and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

You Don't Say?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Oct 3, 2002

God has given us a choice to follow him or not.

Which Bible story do you wish you could have been recorded on tape as it actually happened? Would it be the creation story? Would it be Jonah and the whale? Or what about the crucifixion and/or resurrection of Christ? Unfortunately we do not have video records of Bible events and may be for good ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:17, Genesis 3:1-24

Denomination: Church Of God

Lesson 9: What We Believe About People

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003

Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

A. WHO ARE PEOPLE? 1. The biblical view of people recognizes the existence of both a physical and spiritual aspect of their being. a. The material part of a person is the body. The Bible teaches that people have: (1) A created body (Gen. 2:7). (2) A physical body (I Cor. 15:38-40). (3) A body ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Adam: Real Men Relate To God

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 9, 2002

Learn what the Bible says about real men and quiche.

When I told my wife we would be studying Adam and learning what it means to be a real man, she asked me, "What will the women in the church be doing?" I didn’t have an answer for her, but I have an answer for all the women this morning. You’ve worked hard this week. You deserve to rest. For ...read more

Denomination: *other

Genesis 3 As A Response To Suffering

Contributed by David Petticrew on Mar 4, 2003

A look at suffering as the result of sin, which arises from free will which is necessary for true love, in the light of Genesis 3.

Introduction Adam was walking around the Garden of Eden feeling very lonely, so God asked him, "What is wrong with you?" Adam said he didn’t have anyone to talk to. God said he was going to give him a companion and it would be a woman. He said, "This person will cook for you and wash your clothes; ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-24, 1 Corinthians 8:18-27

Denomination: Holiness

It's Noah's Day All Over Again, You'd Better Get Into The Ark

Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Jul 7, 2003

As it was in the days of Noah, so it seems to be in our day. Unbelievers need to get into the safety of God’s ark before it’s too late.

36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44

Denomination: Baptist

The Life God Intended Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005

An exposition of Genesis 2 that reveals the life God intended before sin entered the picture.

The Life God Intended Genesis 2 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: One of my favorite parts of Boy Scouting was orienteering. I was a scout for about a year before I dropped out in favor of sports. During that year, I learned the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Garden Of Delight & The Fall Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005

Did you know that God always intended to bless man? Learn the original purposes for man, woman, and marriage - plus learn how the serpent deceived Eve and how it still does it to this day.

2:1-3 So God rested on the 7th day. The Hebrew actually means God "ceased" from the activities of the past six days - and possibly then settled in to the creation He had made, receiving refreshment from it. The Law codified the Sabbath as a day of rest and the Jews came up with all kinds of ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Flood Part 1 Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 2, 2005

A lot of people consider the flood to be a myth - or at best, a localized event. But we consider Scriptural and scientific evidence for the flood and how it answers many questions about our earth and our destiny.

So we come to Chapter 7 - the Flood This is the single greatest judgment ever to hit planet earth - so far. This and chapter 8 are also one of the hardest for us humans to swallow. Four things we need to keep in mind about the Flood: " It really happened (New Testament quotes it four times) " ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 7:1-16

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Echoes Of The Flood Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 3, 2005

Why does life continue to exist on earth? Its because God made a covenant with us. Chapter 9 also shows the reemergence of worship and sin.

Genesis 8-9 is the rebooting of creation - there are some strong ties to Genesis 1-3 where God created the earth - here He restarts or reboots it - beginning with the flood (remember "the Spirit brooded over the water"?) then with land, plants, animals, and man. It is the restarting of worship, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1-27

Denomination: Calvary Chapel