Sermons on Negative Patterns:

Do As I Do

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Apr 25, 2021

Perhaps you heard this phrase growing up (and have repeated it to your own kids): 'do as I say, not as I do'. I can swear but if I hear you do it you're in trouble. Contrast that with what we see in the bible and we realize the right thing to be able to say is, 'do as I do'.

DO AS I DO Perhaps you heard this phrase growing up (and have repeated it to your own kids): 'do as I say, not as I do'. That's our response when we hear, 'but you do it' or, 'but you say it'. I can swear up a storm but if I hear you do it you're in big trouble. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:1, John 13:12-17, 1 Peter 2:21-23, 1 Corinthians 4:11-17, 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Does The Bible Say About Divorce? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 12, 2021

Self-centeredness is the main problem for marriages. If you’re married, it’s the main problem in your marriage. If you’re not married, it will be the main problem if you ever get married. If you’re divorced, it probably was the main problem in the marriage you left.

Have you heard the one about Adam and his “spare rib”? As you know, in the beginning God made Adam and put him in paradise. Adam was allowed to enjoy all the many wonders of the Garden of Eden and was given the job of naming all the animals. But after he had named them-rather a long task – there ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:1-12, 1 Corinthians 7:10-16

Denomination: Baptist

Warnings Against Worldliness

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Jun 22, 2024

Series in I John

Title: “A Warning Against Worldliness” Script: I John 2:15-17 Type: Expository Series Where: GNBC 6-23-24 Intro: “A man bought a new hunting dog. Eager to see how he would perform, he took him out to track a bear. No sooner had they gotten into the woods than the dog picked up the trail. ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Anchored In The Lord PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2025

Trusting God’s care frees us from worry, as He values and provides for us even more faithfully than He does for the birds and fields.

If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 2 a.m., rehearsing the what-ifs and worst-case scenarios, you’re not alone. The mind races, the heart paces, and the shadows in the room grow longer with every anxious thought. Worry has a way of tightening its grip—white-knuckled, breath-shortening, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-26

Topics: Peace, Christ

Don't Have A Grasshopper Mentality PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 15, 2025

When we face overwhelming challenges, prayer and faith in God’s promises empower us to overcome fear and step forward with courage and obedience.

Some days, the mirror tells the truth you’d rather ignore. Not the truth about hairlines and headlines, but the whisper that says, “You’re small.” Bills stack tall, bosses bark loud, diagnoses loom large, and your heart crouches like a child in the hallway of a big, echoing house. Have you felt ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:30-33

Topics: Overcoming Mindset, Grasshopper Mentality

Harmony Through Happiness (Eat Some Peaches) - Philippians 4:4 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Apr 2, 2022

To have unity we must overcome joylessness, lack of reasonableness, and anxiety. We have to be told to rejoice because we naturally resist it, and because we tend to seek joy in earthly things instead of in (not just from) the Lord. Find happiness by enjoying God throughout the day.

Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends! 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4

Secrets To A Great Marriage

Contributed by Joey Nelson on May 10, 2006

Men and women, this is what is important to God. This is what He cares about. He wants spouses to come in alongside one another and become teammates.

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Four-year-old Suzie had just been told the story of Snow White for the first time in her life. She could hardly wait to get home from nursery school to tell her mommy. With wide-eyed excitement, she retold the fairy tale to her mother that afternoon. After relating ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:33

Secrets To A Great Marriage

Contributed by Joey Nelson on May 10, 2006

Men and women, this is what is important to God. This is what He cares about. He wants spouses to come in alongside one another and become teammates.

INTRODUCTION Opening Statement: Four-year-old Suzie had just been told the story of Snow White for the first time in her life. She could hardly wait to get home from nursery school to tell her mommy. With wide-eyed excitement, she retold the fairy tale to her mother that afternoon. After relating ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:33

The Forecast For Religious Unbelief-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Jan 17, 2012

1 of 3. The author of Hebrews laid out the unavoidable forecast for religious unbelief(willful sin). Such unbelief warrants an unavoidable forecast(consequences). But What is that forecast? An unavoidable forecast for religious unbelief is...

The FORECAST For RELIGIOUS UNBELIEF-I—Hebrews 10:26-31 Attention: Patrick Prokop is the meteorologist(weatherman) for Savannah’s WTOC Channel 11 News/He was a very good determiner of Savannah weather/A recognizable catchphrase of his was—“Today is going to be dee-lightful!” When he said that it ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-31

Denomination: Baptist

Ephesians 4b

Contributed by Dean Rhine on May 8, 2008

Ephesians 4b

Ephesians 4 - August 20, 2006 Good morning. Join me in turning to the book of Ephesians, chapter 4. We have been going through this letter of Paul the Apostle, written to Christians in the town of Ephesus, the capital city of Turkey or Asia Minor as it was known back them. We mentioned that ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When Sin Entered In-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 7, 2010

1 of 7. Genesis chapter 3 precisely documents the original appearance of sin. What is significant about the entrance of sin? 21 considerations regarding the entrance of sin. Sin entered in with ...

WHEN SIN ENTERED IN-I—Genesis 3:1-24 Attention: “Sin is any personal lack of conformity to the moral character of God, or the law of God. Then sin is a disposition of the heart, it is a bent.”....“It is...any violation of the character or law of God, the moral character or the law of God.”.... ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

#2 Minute Sermons Or Bulletin Stuffers

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 21, 2014

Often we seach for something for the bulletin, or a brief thought for a minute message, here are some ideas.

These Bulletin stuffers or short minute lessons are freely given, permission is granted to us and you do not have to mention my name. Freely I received, freely I give. Much of life is a balancing act. If this observation was made then you should listen. I try to look at myself regular and ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Responsibilities Of Christian Parents

Contributed by John White on Nov 18, 2019

God personally established the institutions of marriage and family when he gave Eve to Adam and united them in holy wedlock in the garden. He then commanded them to be fruitful and multiply and populate the earth.

Responsibilities Of Christian Parents Ephesians 6:1-4 "Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Promise To Prodigals Series

Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 25, 2023

Message 9 in an expositional series through Paul's "second" letter to the church in the ancient Greek city of Corinth where he defends his apostleship and corrects serious doctrinal errors within this young church.

Finish this sentence for me: “This is going to hurt me… (more than its going to hurt you).” That is a lie that parents have been telling since the beginning of time. I grew up in the age of corporal punishment (i.e. paddling at home and at school). And while I’ll admit to having doled out a few ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:2-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Multiple Meanings Of Marvelous Grace Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021

Most often Christians define grace as only unmerited favor, but this is putting a limit on the word which the New Testament does not do. It should not be surprising that grace can also mean merited favor.

A snowstorm made it impossible for a guess speaker to get to the church where he was to preach. Therefore, a local man was asked to come in as a substitute. The speaker began by explaining the meaning of substitute. If you break a window he said, and then place a cardboard there instead--that is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:2