Sermons on Shame And Guilt:

The Judged Man

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 11, 2025

In the face of gross sin in others, the tendency may be to see none of it in ourselves.

In the face of gross sin in others, the tendency may be to see none of it in ourselves. We try to deceive ourselves, but this possibility of deception is removed when we face this scripture. Chapter 1, natural creation of the world and natural character of man. In chapter 2, it is no longer a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Confession Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Oct 3, 2023

Confession is a crucial step in our relationship with God. It allows us to acknowledge our mistakes, seek forgiveness, and experience God's love and grace.

Hey guys, ever tried to fix a broken phone screen with tape? It's a mess, right? The cracks are still there, and the tape just makes it harder to see. That's kind of like trying to hide our mistakes from God and others. It doesn't work, and it just makes things worse. We all mess up. We make bad ...read more

Scripture: Joel 2:12-13

Topics: Repentance, Absolution, Guilt, Redemption

Clear Conscience Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 3, 2025

Our sins have been forgiven, our guilt is wiped away, past, present, and future, because of what Jesus did for us on the cross.

Clear Conscience Text: Acts 24:10-21 Introduction 1. “A sleeping pill will never take the place of a clear conscience.” (Unknown). 2. One of the great things about having faith in Christ is the knowledge that your sins have been wiped clean. 3. In our text today, for the second time in defense of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:10-21

Denomination: Methodist

Guilty Conscience Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 3, 2025

We are all sinners, and with that brings conviction by the Holy Spirit and the guilt that sin brings. The way to be set free from both the sin and the guilt is believing and receiving Jesus as your Savior.

GUILTY CONSCIOUS Text: Acts 24:22-27 Introduction 1. Oswald Chambers said, "Conviction of sin is one of the rarest things that ever strikes a man. It is the threshold of an understanding of God. Jesus Christ said that when the Holy Spirit came, He would convict of sin, and when the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Acts 24:22-27

Denomination: Methodist

Origins (1) Series

Contributed by Dennis Munn on Nov 25, 2012

Jesus in the Gospel of Luke

Introduction: Every hero needs a good origins story. I grew up with comic books and the idea of superheroes, and the coolest superheroes also have the coolest origins stories. Origins stories are the tales told of how a hero got his powers, where he came from, and why he came from there. ...read more

Denomination: Apostolic

Restore Us, O God!

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 4, 2005

Mistakes can cause feelings of – · Regrets – “Oh I wish I had never done that…” · Embarrassment – “Oops…that was dumb...” · Shame and remorse – “I should’ve known better.” · Guilt – “”It’s all my fault.”

RESTORE US, O GOD! Text: Psalm 51:12 (from Responsive Reading) I want to talk to us about something some of us may never want to talk about. That is, our mistakes. Each of us has made plenty of mistakes with our families, friends and co-workers. This is important because Mistakes can cause ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:16-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Nathan Confronts David, David Repents Of His Affair With Bathsheba Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Aug 14, 2023

There’s a fear that comes over you when you know you’ve done wrong. Guilt comes in. Then shame takes over. And pretty soon we are sorrowful and sad and we don’t know what to do.

Have you ever made a huge mistake? A mistake that really bit hard? And you fought with yourself about it, trying to justify what you did? But in the end you realize, I messed up really bad. Have you been there? There’s a fear that comes over you when you know you’ve done wrong. Guilt comes in. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-3

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Denial Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Dec 25, 2012

Whatever shame you may have experienced, I assure you that Peter felt the shame and self-hatred all the more.

Introduction Can you remember (though you probably do not want to) the time when you where ashamed of yourself, so much so that you despised yourself for some act you committed or failed to commit. You knew that you could never sink so low as to…whatever it may be, and you did it to your ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:66-72

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

‘did No One Condemn You?’ Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 2, 2015

Questions & Answers in Jesus Day - ‘Did No One Condemn You?’ - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: • The setting (vs 1-2) • The attack (vs 3-5a) • The question (vs 5b) • The answer (vs 6-9) SERMON BODY: Ill: • Duck Dynasty is A&E's most-watched telecast of all time. • It also became 2013's No. 1 non-fiction series on cable ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Brethren

The Shadow And Light Of Judas And Peter Series

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 28, 2012

Examine the different reactions to the sins of Judas and Peter in the Passion history.

Shadow and Light: Judas and Peter If there’s one thing you notice when reading the Bible is that it doesn’t hold back. It fully reveals God’s wrath and God’s love. God wasn’t afraid to have people put to death on a wide scale basis. He also didn’t hold back ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:4

Denomination: Lutheran

Walk With The Innocent One Series

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Apr 7, 2003

As we witness Jesus trial before the Jewish council, we clearly see that no guilt was his; and yet, all guilt was his as well, for the Innocent One carried your guilt and mine to the cross.

Walk with the Innocent One Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit touches our hearts is record in Mark 14: The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:55-64

Denomination: Lutheran

Sunny Side Sermon V: Christian Battle Armor - What A Shame Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 1, 2020

In our fallen world, threats toward God's People are intended to silence voices of God's Truth. Though we don't like the idea of warfare, Christian disciples must be equipped with spiritual armor to fight the good fight of faith.

CHRISTIAN BATTLE ARMOR? WHAT A SHAME! It was a crying shame that, in June of this year, a gunman opened fire on softball teams made up of congressmen in Washington! No one suspected it could happen, yet it did happen - two teams practicing to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Confident Prayer Series

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Oct 24, 2003

What is it that keeps us from praying? What is it that has made prayer into a drudgery, a joyless discipline that fills us with guilt? It doesn’t have to be that way at all.

It’s strange that every time someone announces, like we have in the bulletin and up on the overhead and in the announcements, that we’re going to talk about prayer, we all get a little uncomfortable. You may notice in your bulletin that it says, "Leave your guilt bags at home." Because when we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Freedom In Christ Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 28, 2025

What do you do when your past with its sins and failures just refuses to go away. What do you do when your guilt and shame stick to you like tar? The answer is here in Romans 7 and 8.

Back in the 1990s there was a scandal that rocked the political world. There was a 20-year-old intern who was discovered to have had a sexual relationship with the President of the United States. Her name was Monica Lewinsky… and when the scandal hit the news, she found herself being scorned, ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Road Work Is Finally Finished

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 1, 2009

Neither grief nor guilt are productive, take us anywhere. The Cross is God’s signpost that will put an end to our continuing struggles with both.

Just a few days ago we celebrated, if that’s the right word, the thirtieth anniversary of something we all love to hate. Imagine observing the anniversary of something that has cost us dearly in dollars and also in blood and tears. Something we cannot live without, but sometimes wonder if we can ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist