Sermons on Mastered By Sin:

Sin Happens! Forgiveness: Will It Work? Have Faith

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Oct 18, 2007

Jesus confronts the Pharisees with their false theology regarding their understanding of God with parables. He then, in Luke 17 speaks to the disciples about reality. Sin happens. Forgiveness will work. It is our duty to imitae Jesus.

In Jesus Holy Name October 7, 2007 Text: Luke 17:1,3,4,10 Redeemer “Sin: It Happens! Forgiveness: Will It Work? Have Faith” Jesus was a middle-aged Rabbi. People flocked to hear him. They were fascinated. He told stories. He challenged the Pharisees who were filled with self ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Grace Greater Than All Our Sin

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 22, 2004

Exploring what it means to be saved by “grace through faith” instead of our good works or righteous behavior.

Grace-Greater Than All Of Our Sin Acts 16:30 Thesis: Exploring what it means to be saved by “grace through faith” instead of our good works or righteous behavior. Ron & Susan Wenaas had been waiting a lifetime it seemed for a child to enter their lives that they could call their own. Finally that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:30

Denomination: Holiness

Why Do Christians Grieve Over Sin? Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 18, 2004

also investigates why they don’t! [10 THINGS SIN DOES IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN]

Why do Christians Grieve over Sin? Rom. 7:15-25 Why do Christians resent the presence of sin in their lives? Why do Christians want more than anything to be sanctified? Because we realize that sin... 1. Grieves the Holy Spirit Eph. 4:30 “And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

Have You Ever Went To Far With Sin?

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Feb 17, 2005

Speaks of the unforgivable sin...Blasphemy..

HAVE YOU EVER WENT TO FAR WITH SIN?? Matthew 12:22 – 32 All sin is serious And to some degree it attacks or challenges God ; and not to mention the Authority of God Himself!!! There are six sins that identify sins Against The Holy Spirit!! Since the Holy Spirit is a person He can be sinned ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:22-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Can Personal Sin Have A Corporate Effect?

Contributed by Richard Berry on Jul 9, 2004

Personal sin does not effect you alone, it effects many more people, including innocent people, family, church, nation.

CAN PERSONAL SIN HAVE A CORPORATE EFFECT? I doubt that there is anyone here who doesn’t want to succeed in some way or fashion. If there was someone like that, I’d be suspicious. I would have to think hard about becoming good friends with someone who wouldn’t want to succeed. However, there is a ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

How To Separate Ourselves From The Sins Of The Pharisees

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 22, 2004

Jesus gives us a challenge He gave about the Pharisees. He wants us to show mercy and love to those who need salvation, not just go through the motions of our own religious beliefs

How to Separate Ourselves From the Sins of the Pharisees Jesus said to them, "Be careful and on your guard against the leaven (teaching, corruption, hypocrisy) of the Pharisees and Saducees." (Matthew 16:6) Jesus said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the eyes of men. But God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:6-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"What Was Great About David's Great Sin?"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Feb 16, 2004

You may have thought that David’s great sin was when he committed adultery with Bathsheba? It is true that the innocent blood of Uriah and the baby were upon his hands, but in today’s text, seventy thousand people in Israel died because of his sin... Why

"And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly." You may have thought that David’s great sin was when ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Little Sin Can Cause A Lot Of Trouble Series

Contributed by Tim Richards on May 24, 2005

Sermon #5 in my study of Joshua. This sermon focuses on how sin isn’t often taken seriously by anyone except God.

Introduction: 1. When it comes to great dreams and depending on God to fulfill those dreams it is certainly true. We may have great dreams for what God may do in the future, but great dreams begin with small steps toward those great goals. When it comes to our dreams, I can assure you there will ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How Faith Helps Us Overcome Sin

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 2, 2005

An explanation of the New Testament words for sin: harmatia, parabasis, paraptoma, anomia, and opheilema and means of overcoming them.

How Faith Helps Us Overcome Sin (I John 3:9,10) "No one born of God continues to deliberately, knowingly and habitually practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him. His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him and he cannot practice sinning because he is born of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Great Deception; The Power Of God To Reveal Sin

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 27, 2005

The Holy Spirit in this passage is showing us the difference between a disciple and a deceiver.

INTRO: In some resort towns in Arizona, it is the practice of various hotels or motels to spray-paint the grass green in the winter to lure tourists to what looks like a lush vacation spot. The problem is that the first spring rains wash the paint into the gutters, revealing how false the image ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Our Sins Are Ours Alone, Plain And Simple

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Sep 25, 2017

We do not inherit sin. Simply said, we make a conscious choice to do or not to do.

Our Sins Are Ours Alone, Plain and Simple The more I delve into this reading, the more intrigued I become. Sometimes God’s Words just cut right through a lifetime of humanness and totally clarify our weakness. This is just such a reading. I am not at all fond of “hellfire and brimstone” ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 18:1-32, Jeremiah 31:29-30, Hebrews 10:16-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

'that Sin Mold ... It Smells Like Death'

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Nov 10, 2012

RESULTS OF SIN 1. Sin Dominates (v. 16-19) 2. Sin Disgraces (19-21) 3. Sin Destroys (vs. 21 & 23)

CNN writes “That mold…it smells like death” You get used to something living in the Deep South, especially in the swampy lands around New Orleans, and the bayous near the Mississippi Gulf. You get used to the knowledge that the land around you, that nature, is slowly and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

Human Government - God's Restraint For A Sinful World Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 5, 2011

Genesis 9 is an important “FIRST” in the Bible. In this chapter, God ordains the second sphere of oversight for controlling human behavior. The first sphere that God ordained was in Genesis 1. It is the Family. The second sphere is found here in Genes

Sermon Notes November 6, 2011 Human Government - God’s Restraint for a Sinful World Genesis 9:4-11 There is a great debate in the U.S. concerning the role of Government. It is seen in slogans being promoted such as, “Everyone must pay their fair share...” “Universal ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:4-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

La Condición Del Hombre Sin Dios Series

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Apr 1, 2011

Somos peores de lo que pensamos, pero Dios nos ama más de lo que imaginamos.

La condición del ser humano - Intro. Hace algún tiempo tuve una plática con mi esposa del tipo que suelen tener los matrimonios, que son medio en serio y medio en broma. Hablábamos de qué haríamos si quedáramos viudos alrededor de este tiempo en nuestras vidas. Después explorar varias ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:9-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Forgiveness Of Sins, Get Out There And Do It! Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Apr 20, 2011

In the locked room, Jesus gave them the go ahead,to tell the good news about the forgiveness of sins, we have the go ahead also.

Experience counts for a lot it’s one of those things that we give a lot of weight to. Was Edmond Hillary famous for doing the ordinary, being a bee keeper, no but for being the first man to climb Mount Everest, what a man, what an experience, or Neil Armstrong, none of us would remember him if it ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-23

Denomination: Salvation Army