Sermons on Pluggedin Magazine:

Porn Sunday Series

Contributed by Brad Froese on Jun 29, 2006

There are people in every church secretly struggling over sexual issues & they’re too ashamed to tell anyone...

One day, in the suburbs of Savannah, a waste management worker turned down an alley on his route. There was a dumpster about halfway down. He pulled his truck over to prepare the dumpster when he heard the noise of a little baby. Looking around, he saw no-one, but inside the dumpster, laying ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Murder Of A Prophet Series

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 28, 2007

Have you ever done a bad thing and had someone just blurt it out, right in your face and in front of other people? How did you feel? Did you want to say or do something to that person to shut them up, maybe embarrass or silence them in order to blunt the

As we begin today, I want us to keep two questions in our minds: 1) what are you willing to lose your head over? 2) What are you willing to take someone else’s head over? Any time the Bible mentions something more than once, we automatically know that it is significant. When we read through this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Searching For Love: Bridget Jones's Diary Series

Contributed by J John on Dec 20, 2007

Bridget Jones’s Diary is the film of the book of the newspaper column – a romantic comedy, documenting a year in the life of a single, thirty something woman in London, played by Renée Zellweger.

--note-- 2001, UIP Director: Sharon Maguire Starring: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth - - - - - Bridget Jones’s Diary is the film of the book of the newspaper column – a romantic comedy, documenting a year in the life of a single, thirty something woman in London, played by Renée ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1

Denomination: *other

To Go On Your Way Rejoicing Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

The promise God gives us in baptism is a great reason for anyone to go on his way rejoicing.

When I was a kid, I enjoyed Outdoor Life and Field and Stream, thinking about the days when I’d be older and be going fishing all the time. Now that I’m older, I don’t even seem to have time to read those magazines, but I’ll always remember reading the last article in F & S, “Exit Laughing” by Ed ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dirty Little Secrets Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 13, 2006

Deals with the dangers and some helps regarding pornography

1. Title: Dirty Little Secrets 2. Text: Proverbs 7:21-27; Matthew 5:27-28; Job 31:1; et al 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2006, 6th in the series “A Clear and Present Danger” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand the dangers and prevalence of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 7:21-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Straight Talk About Sex – Common Myths About Sex Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 20, 2006

A Series for young people on sex and sexuality

Straight talk about Sex – Common Myths about Sex Gladstone Baptist Church – 21/8/05 pm An 8-year-old girl went to her dad, who was working in the yard. She asked him, "Daddy, what is sex?" The father was surprised that she would ask such a question, but decided that if she was old enough to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28

Denomination: Baptist

Who Cares...when I'm Facing A Divorce? Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on Aug 22, 2007

Seventh in a series exploring life crisis, based on the promotional materials provided by Outreach in their "Who Cares" campaign. This message explores the life challenge of divorce.

(Extensive inspiration for the sermons in this series derived from the sermon samples in the "Who Cares" promotional series by Outreach Ministries.) I opened with the following poll, asking respondents to keep their hands down until all the options were shared. Then there was a simultaneous ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:1-9

Denomination: Wesleyan

The God Of Gold Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 22, 2015

How can I tell if money has become my "god?" What is the tell-tale sign of this kind of idolatry, and what can this idolatry do to me that Jesus is warning me against?

(Comments before the scripture reading and prayer): This sermon series has been entitled “The Guardrails of Life” with the intention of exploring the guardrails God has set up for our lives to keep us from going off the road in our faith and crashing our lives and relationships. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34, Matthew 6:34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lust Makeover Series

Contributed by David Owens on Mar 3, 2014

After exploring what pornography is and why it is spiritually damaging, this sermon explores strategies for a lust makeover.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a man who was driving from Miami to Ft Lauderdale. 1. He needed to use the restroom, so he pulled into one of those rest areas on the side of the road. 2. He went into the bathroom and took the second stall, since the first one was taken. 3. Suddenly, he heard ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is In Control Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 24, 2018

In this sermon on Acts 12 and Peter's miraculous escape from prison, we wrestle with the truth that God is in control. This leads to a lot of assurance, but it also leads to trust.

Introduction: A. You have probably heard the glib saying, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” 1. Although it is true that suffering can lead to blessing, it is easier to say it than experience it. B. One day a young man who sold magazine subscriptions door to door, came home with $25 which he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-25, 1 Peter 3:12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Believe In Creation Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 11, 2018

An apologetic message on the creation

Call Me Crazy – I Believe God Created 11/15/15 Genesis 1 Sunday AM For 2 weeks we’ve been in a series entitled, Call Me Crazy – where we’ve been talking about why we believe in the reliability of the Bible and the existence for God. Today, we’re going to look at why I believe in ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Test The Spirits Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 27, 2019

If you want to keep from being fooled, listen to what communicators say about Christ; listen to God’s Sprit within; and listen to God Word.

Ninety years ago (1926, 1927, 1929, 1930?), as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were preparing to play the USC Trojans in college football, Notre Dame’s coach Knute Rockne was aware that his USC opponents had a far better team. So he devised a scheme to intimidate the opposing players. Rockne scoured ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Grace At Home Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 5, 2021

Submit to your mate, and so win him and woo him with an irresistible inner beauty.

If you have ever assembled a piece of IKEA furniture with a spouse, you will appreciate this short video, called “Things never said by couples assembling IKEA items.” Now, there is a couple of places where some foul language is used, so please be forewarned. Take a look. (Show video: “Things never ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:1-6, 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 2:13-17, 1 Peter 3:7, Ephesians 5:21-33, 1 Peter 2:13, 1 Peter 2:18, 1 Peter 2:23, Philippians 2:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Flood Theology Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 8, 2017

Is there proof of Noah's flood, and should it matter to us whether it actually happened?

OPEN: I love to read magazines like National Geographic and The Smithsonian and Popular Science (often just for the illustrations I can find there). But I have especially enjoyed Popular Science. About 3 years ago I stumbled across the question and answer section of Popular Science where people can ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Down And Dirty Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 16, 2015

How do you fight to win against sin? There are at least 4 principles we need to know if we're going to overcome sin in our lives.

OPEN: One man told about the time, when he was a boy, that a bully used to demand his lunch money every day. He wrote: “Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. But then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons, but the instructor wanted $5 a lesson. That was a lot of ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ