Sermons on Proving The World Wrong:

Repent And Be Forgiven, No Matter Your Sins

Contributed by Richard Papafio on May 3, 2018

No matter what you do wrong there is a Messiah to wash you and cleanse you with His blood if you would repent and seek forgiveness. Our God is also faithful and just to forgive you na matter what the wrong is

May the peace of the Lord be with you Topic: REPENT AND BE FORGIVEN, NO MATTER YOUR SINS. Acts 3:17-21 King James Version (KJV) 17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:17-21

Denomination: Charismatic

Wind, Fire, And Word

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 22, 2025

At Pentecost, God shattered every barrier—proving His Spirit speaks every language, loves every culture, and saves all who call.

Introduction — The Music of Words Language. That simple word carries a universe inside it. Gustave Flaubert once wrote that language is “a cracked pot on which we beat out a tune for bears to dance, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” What a contradiction—clumsy and celestial ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-11, Joel 2:28-32, Acts 7:48-49, Romans 10:13, Luke 3:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Are You Plugged In? Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Apr 1, 2018

Showing how connecting with the wrong power source can influence your life and destiny

Are You Plugged In? CCCAG April 1st, 2018 Scripture- John 4:31-38 Introduction Purpose unfulfilled Early days of being a Paramedic I started working full time as a paramedic when I was in my mid 20’s, and as with everyone who starts in Fire or EMS, you start at the bottom. At the company I worked ...read more

Scripture: John 4:31-38

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Sins Of Omission Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2009

While we are careful to avoid doing what is wrong, we often neglect doing what is right.

JAMES 4:17 SINS OF OMISSION ”Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” It is one thing to be ignorant of what is expected and to thus offend; it is quite another thing to know what is right and yet fail to do it. We evangelical Christians are familiar with the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:17

Denomination: Baptist

Avoiding The Worship Of Fools Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 26, 2015

Solomon warns us not to "offer the sacrifice of fools who do not know they do wrong? How and why would fools worship wrong to begin with? And how do I avoid that trap in my own life?

OPEN: A Missouri couple decided to build a luxury home in Florida. But they accidentally constructed a $650,000 house on the lot next door to the one they owned… on property land belonging to someone else. The initial survey of the property was wrong. In a similar story, a Rhode Island ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fights And Quarrels Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Nov 18, 2024

James makes the point that conflict starts on the inside with wrong desires and motives and moves to the outside to conflict with others.

James: Practical Faith  James 4:1-6 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church  11-03–2024 A Fight on an Exit Ramp I’ve only been in a couple of fights in my life. One was when I was thirteen years old and I was walking to a friend’s house. This older kid on a bike came out ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Bible, Our Foundation, 4.new Testament Writers Confirm Old Testament Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Apr 21, 2015

Here are several New Testament texts that prove the Inspiration of the Old Testament texts. The first Christians truly had a trustworthy Bible!

3. Testimony to Old Testament Inspiration God equated with His Word. Galatians 3:8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, "In you all the nations shall be blessed." See with what holy reverence the apostle ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

When Doubt Is Called Proof

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 27, 2025

True prophets invite testing; a claim that denial proves authenticity is a closed loop and never the biblical measure of God’s voice.

Opening – The Self-Proving Prophet Let me start with a single, startling sentence: > “One proof I have that I am a prophet of God is if you deny that it is so.” Let it sink in. It sounds clever at first, like a riddle that wins no matter how you answer. If you agree, the claim is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 8:20, Matthew 7:15-20, 1 John 4:1, Acts 17:11, John 10:37  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

The Holy Spirit - Who Is He? Part 6 Series

Contributed by Randy Hamel on Feb 7, 2008

This sermon proves that the Holy Spirit is God, sent by Jesus, and lives within every Christian (acknowledgement Dr. Henry Schorr, Centre Street Church)

o Good morning. For those who are new here welcome to Calvary o o The church is not a place to come to but a place to belong to o Were in a series called what we believe o What it is Christians believe about God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit o Over the next several weeks were going ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-17

Made To Be Lit Series

Contributed by Sean Dees on Feb 22, 2022

We are so accustomed to our artificial light that we don't appreciate the purpose of the candle and its inviting glow that provides guidance and warmth.

Matthew 5:14-16 (14) Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (15) Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. (16) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Traveling Without A Map

Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 13, 2002

When God says to go, you prove your faith by packing your bags. (1st of a 3 part series on Abraham)

November 26, 2001 Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:11-21 “The voyage of faith” 1. Noah’s faith was grounded on the word of God. “warned”  the nature of the people (Gen 6:5,11-12 “…every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.”)  God gave a warning (Gen ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-20, Hebrews 11:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Test Of Spiritual Maturity

Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on Jan 31, 2004

John’s epistle has reminded us to exercise love (1 John 2:7–11)—the right kind of love. Now it warns us that there is a wrong kind of love, a love that God hates. This is love for what the Bible calls “the world.”

The Test of Spiritual Maturity Scripture Reference: 1 John 2:12 – 17 Introduction A group of first-graders had just completed a tour of a hospital, and the nurse who had directed them was asking for questions. Immediately a hand went up. “How come the people who work here are always washing their ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When God Became King Pt 1 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 2, 2023

Jesus proved He was the King of Kings through His birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection. Many just refused to see it!

Sermon: Palm Sunday - How Jesus (God) became King! Thesis: Jesus proved He was the King of Kings through His birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection. Many just refused to see it! Scripture Texts: John 12: 1-19 Jesus Anointed at Bethany 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-19, Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Supper In The Sick Ward Series

Contributed by Marc Bertrand on Nov 5, 2004

Jesus teaches us something. The place we often think of as a garbage dump of human refuse, becomes in God’s eyes, a sick ward. People aren’t sick and depraved because of the wrong they do, they do what is wrong, because they are sick. Jesus is the cure

Supper in the Sick Ward Subject: Forgiveness/Repentance Theme: Healing from Sin Portion: Luke 5:27-32 Process: Inductive Intro: Is there anything so intimate as time spent over a meal? Through every known culture we discover that more happens at a meal than simply eating. At a meal conversation ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Cross Unfiltered--A Reflection On The Passion Of Christ

Contributed by William Yates on Feb 28, 2004

The recent controversy over Mel Gibson’s Passion of Christ proves that whenever the message of the cross is presented unfiltered it always evokes controversy.

The Unfiltered Cross 17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel--not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. 18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-18