Sermons on Punishment From God:

"Death In The Pot"

Contributed by Ray Scott on Feb 18, 2004

This is an illustrative sermon, which, while preparing the pottage, shows the picture of the ingredients, and how the blood of Jesus is the only thing that can destroy the poison of sin.

“Death In The Pot” 2 Kings 4:38-41 INTRODUCTION: Read 2 Kings 4:38-41 The prophet Elisha is meeting with his Bible School students … the “sons of the prophets”. There is a famine in the land, so Elisha has one of his servants go out and pick vegetables for a stew. If we look closely, we can ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:38-41

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Secret Sin

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 5, 2008

The failure at Ai

The Power of Secret Sin The failure at Ai - Joshua 7 A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 7:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

God's Word From The Mountain Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 21, 2007

How does the Law of Moses compare to the legal codes of mere men? And does it still apply to us today?

OPEN: Commenting on the Bible, Ronald Reagan once said: “I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.” History gives a lot of credence to that comment. Someone has made a list of some of our nation’s more famous ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Requires Us To Come With Clean Hands And A Clean Heart Series

Contributed by Michael Trigg on Oct 15, 2006

We must resist the pressures to secularise our faith and to accept the beliefs of other gods. We must seek the peace of God in His Word, not in the words of humans.

God requires us to come with Clean Hands and a Clean Heart ZECHARIAH 5:1 – 11 INTRODUCTION. God requires us to come to Him with clean hands and a clean heart. This means that we need to look clean but we also need to be clean inside. I find it interesting that the world so often concentrates on ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Seven More Disasters!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 9, 2014

God warns, ‘I will inflict you with seven more disasters for your sins’ not to destroy you but to bring you to repentance!

Seven more disasters for your sins ! We love the word BLESSING, We hate the word PUNISHMENT, We love to hear His PROMISES, But we debate/argue when we hear about His JUDGMENT We love to see Jesus as INFANT BABY But the truth is He will be coming back as a JUDGE! Leviticus 26:21”If even then ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 26:1-40

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Perspective On Sin Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jun 8, 2025

God's justice requires punishment for sin...

God's Holiness: The Bible emphasizes God's holiness, which demands justice and righteousness (Leviticus 11:44-45, Isaiah 6:1-5). Consequences of Sin: Sin has consequences, as seen in Romans 6:23, which states that the wages of sin is death. God's Justice: God's justice requires ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:10, Matthew 23:1-36

Objections Refuted, Verdict Given. Series

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 7, 2008

This looks at the objections to Paul’s conclusions upon the Jewish people with Paul’s reply and final verdict given.

ROMANS: 3: 1- 20 OBJECTIONS REFUTED AND VERDICT GIVEN. Paul has painted a depressing picture for us all whether were Pagan or humanitarian Gentiles whether were religious Jews all of us are condemned by our own actions. We have seen that the law holds up like a mirror what are lives are really ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Mothers - A Gift From God

Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 31, 2007

Mother’s how special they are!

INTRO: A small boy invaded the lingerie section of a large department store and shyly presented his problem to a woman clerk in the lingerie department. “I want to buy a slip as a present for my mom, but I don’t know what size she wears.” “Is she tall or short, lit or skinny?” asked the clerk. “She ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

All Worship Is Not Acceptable

Contributed by Ramsey Ledford on Jul 19, 2005

This is a sermon on how to both worship and fear God as He desires us to rather that simply going through the "form" of religion only.

“All Worship is Not Acceptable” Introduction: Assyria conquered Israel and most were deported from Samaria to Assyria. Assyria replaced the deported Israelites with captives of other countries to live in Samaria. This is where our text will pick up. #1) What has been imported into our way of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 17:24-41

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 3: Knowing How To Fight Keeps You Sharp

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 20, 2008

You Know You Have Backslidden When . . .

A. DIDN’T HAVE WEAPONS ( I SAMUEL 14:1-52) “So it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan. But they were found with Saul and Jonathan his son” (13:22). One of Satan’s primary ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 14:1-52

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 8: Consequences By Rejecting Faith Series

Contributed by Jonathan Falwell on Apr 26, 2005

How can you protect yourself from the temptations that destroyed Lot?

A. SETTING – GENESIS 19:1-38 1. A Compromiser. How can we but describe Lot? First, Lot compromised with sin. Second, Lot compromised with God, even though he was saved. “God rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a good man who was sick of all the immorality and wickedness around him. Yes, he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-38

Denomination: Baptist

The Wages Of Wickedness

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Jan 24, 2022

The earth is covered with wickedness. People conceive and hatch evil without fear of repercussions. God hates wickedness and punishes wicked people for their acts of evil.

TEXT: Psalms 7:14-16 (NLT) "The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies.They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves.The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads." PREVALENCE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 7:14-16, Psalm 7:11, Isaiah 48:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Big God, Big Message Series

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jul 24, 2011

An overview of Isaiah with the aim of putting the servant songs in context

‘I’d like to inform the congregation this morning that, from now on, we’ll no longer be having a Sunday sermon. I’ve noticed that my messages have been making so little difference that it really isn’t worth all the hours it takes for me to prepare them or for you to sit there and listen to them. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

It's Time To Get The Ashes Off The Altar

Contributed by Bishop William Bryant Wilmore, Jr. on Jul 19, 2007

Often our lives are cluttered by the residue of past experiences, making it difficult for us to receive the full blessings of God.

Text: Numbers 4:13 "And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon..." My brothers and sisters, biblically, the origin of the altar goes clear back to Genesis when Noah built an altar to offer sacrifices after the flood. Genesis 8 & 20 says: "And Noah ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 4:13, Ezra 4:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

How To Hear From God

Contributed by Billy Noel on Jun 12, 2009

If we intend to hear from God there mst be repentance and real comitment

How to hear from God? I Samuel 7:1-13 The life of the believer is full of mystery. Each day brings new surprises We don’t know what to expect or where it will lead us But what we do know for sure is the enemy is still the enemy And our need to hear from God remains unchanged But there are times ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 7:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church