Sermons on Self Indulgence:

Rebuking And Correcting Sins Of Others Is Not Hatred Nor Self-Righteous. Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Mar 8, 2025

In this sermon, we'll explore biblical examples of loving rebuke, demonstrating that correcting others is not about hatred or self-righteousness, but about restoring and edifying the body of Christ.

Rebuking and correcting the sins of others is often misunderstood as an act of hatred or self-righteousness. However, the Bible teaches that correcting other is a necessary aspect of loving and caring for them and a mark of true care and concern. As Christians, we are called to love one another, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-14, Matthew 23:1-36, 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

The Pathway To A Greater Anointing Of God’s Power Is Death To Self

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Oct 29, 2020

The path to supernatural power goes through the Cross

Death is inevitable for all life on earth. The Bible speaks of death as both physical and spiritual. The first recorded physical death of a human was Abel, who was murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:8). However, death itself, in both the physical and spiritual sense, is first mentioned ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:8-9, Romans 8:28, Luke 22:42, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24-26, Colossians 3:3-4, Galatians 2:20, Matthew 10:37-39, 1 John 2:15-17, James 4:4, Romans 6:4, James 4:6-10, Hebrews 4:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are We The Problem Or The Solution... ???

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 23, 2021

Big problems? Will we sit here until we die? Will we accept that with God's help we can be part of the solution. Quit focusing on problems.

BE PART OF THE PROBLEM OR BE PART OF THE SOLUTION… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com PLEASURE IS A GOOD DISGUISE? We tend to love materialism. WHY? WHY? WHY AM I IN THIS MESS? THIS MESS AND THIS BATTLE ARE GOING TO KILL ME? THE TRAP OF SELF-INDULGENCE. 1 Timothy 5:6 But she that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:6, 2 Kings 6:31, 2 Kings 7:1-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How God Grows Us Through Struggles Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 7, 2018

This difficult passage points us toward who we are in Christ and how He grows us.

HOW GOD GROWS US THROUGH STRUGGLES: 1. AN EASY LIFE? God does not take away our struggles, though He does ensure they don’t overwhelm us. - 2 Corinthians 4:8-9. - In verses 8-9, Paul shares four statements that we’d rather not hear. They speak clearly to an uncomfortable truth: God’s goal is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Closing The Generation Gap Series

Contributed by Timothy Peck on Dec 3, 2001

A principle for how to close the generation gap and application of that principle to one specific group in the church.

Every generation throughout human history has struggled with its own version of the generation gap between the young and the old. I can picture Adam and Eve complaining about the next generation, predicting the demise of the human race because of the values of their children and grandchildren. I ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bad Religion SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 23, 2023

An exposition on Matthew 23:1-25. Christianity is not about making converts to dogma but making converts to love.

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves on the precipice of a journey, a journey that will take us through the winding roads of faith, the valleys of doubt, and the mountains of revelation. We are here to embark on a pilgrimage through the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-25

Topics: Toxic Religion

If Money Could Talk… Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 2, 2010

Selfish and dishonest gain invites God’s judgment and leaves a person in ultimate poverty.

If Money Could Talk… James 5:1-6 -Most of us have probably heard the saying, “Money talks.” Words are one thing, but when someone slaps down their money or writes the check, their words take on new meaning. Sometimes money produces results that seemed slow in coming with any ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Laying Hold On Eternal Life Series

Contributed by Victor Okorie on Aug 28, 2019

A message for all

. It's important for you to know, in case you are full of good deeds, thinking that God had chosen you. What of those who are soaked in the world; is not that the world is holding them, they are grabbing the world with their two hands and never ready to let go. If such is your case, you have ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:12

Act Two: The Older Son Series

Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009

A man had two sons... Luke 15 tells us the powerful parable of being lost and finding the extravagance grace of God! The problem, the older son is just as lost as the younger one, but doesn’t know it.

The Prodigal God Act Two: The Older Son Inspired by and parts based on Tim Kellers book “The Prodigal God” Luke 15: 25 "Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27 ’Your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Pentecostal

Battlefield Images Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 27, 2011

The heavenly battle ranges even as we wander in the wilderness; which is a journey, not a retreat; the movement is always forward into the promise.

Can you believe it? I’m getting tired of the news. It’s so depressing. And for a news junkie like me, that’s saying a lot. Between the Middle East and the Congo and Iraq and North Korea we hardly have time to notice the murders in the Sudan and the economic chaos in South ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Danger Of A Dollar Series

Contributed by Chris Anderson on Mar 19, 2023

Message 10 in a series through James that helps us explore the relationship between faith and works in our lives. James was the half-brother of Jesus and the leader of the church in Jerusalem.

Three little girls are in the schoolyard bragging about their fathers. The first girl says, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, they give him $50.” The second girl says, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a song, they ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6, Luke 12:34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Beat My Body!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jul 24, 2013

Your going to need a fierce, aggressive and forceful attitude to beat sin!

I beat my body! 1 Corinthians 9:27’I beat my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified.’ Your going to need a fierce, aggressive and forceful attitude to beat sin! Watch what Apostle Paul said, ’I beat my body and bring it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Interpretation Of Scripture

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006

There is reasonalbe differentiation on biblical interpretation and then there is the loony.

Neighborhood Junk Mail. We get a lot of junk mail – don’t we all. This one is from a local realtor – they use a lot of fill. Important dates for January. (sorry I threw out the junk mail and don’t have the info for sermon central here, but it is not that relevant to the sermon. But the realtor ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:10-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rich Oppressors Series

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001

Warnings to those who use wealth in an oppressive manner.

Rich Oppressors James 5:1-6 Today we are going to look cautions to rich oppressors. Now you may be saying, "but I’m not rich." That’s not a reason to tune out today, because all of us can fall into the category of an oppressor. The chapter begins with a warning to the rich oppressor. The ...read more

Scripture: James 5:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Bankrupt Or Rich?

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 12, 2019

This is the 13th sermon in the "Accounting" series from the Book of Ephesians.

Series: Accounting [#13] BANKRUPT OR RICH? Ephesians 4:17-24 Introduction: Statistics show that 80% of millionaires earned the money themselves. Only 20% of millionaires inherited the money. Many of those who earned the money started with nothing. 2nd generation millionaires tend to not end up ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Denomination: Baptist