Sermons on Sin Leaves Scars:

There Are No Advantages To Sin

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jul 27, 2021

The Scriptures are filled with illustrations of people who learned the hard way and oftentimes too late that sinful actions carry a high price and prove to be of no advantage to anyone. What, then, is your excuse?

The Bible has never been shy or unapologetic when it comes to exposing the sins, deceit, and wickedness of fallen humanity and our war against the righteousness and holiness of God. The Bible is open and blunt about the penalty for sin, but has also shown that the Lord God is not willing that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 53:3, Proverbs 20:9, Isaiah 53:6, Isaiah 64:6, Romans 1:18-32, Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Darkness Of Sin

Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Oct 2, 2015

A message that deals with the pull and the destruction of sin in a life.

THE DARKNESS OF SIN TEXT: Exodus 1:8-11 Exodus 1:8-11 KJV Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. [9] And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: [10] Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 1:8-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Awfulness Of Sin Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2019

Paul lists the nature of the Awfulness of Sin in the categories of four specific defilements. He identifies 1) Sexual (Galatians 5:19), and 2) Spiritual (Galatians 5:20a) defilement.

People mark off times and celebrations in different ways. In Belgium (since 1394, in Binche), Brazil (a four-day celebration in Rio de Janeiro), Italy (in Venice, six months of celebrating in the 18th now 12 days), Trinidad and Tobago (featuring a daylong competition among calypso bands), and the ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-20

Denomination: Other

Overcoming Sin

Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 20, 2007

Sin is nothing to play with. It has the strength to defeat you if you get too close to it with excessive confidence in your own strength.

Sin John 8:34 Sin is more than wrong doing; it is wrong being, Sin is nothing to play with. It has the strength to defeat you if you get too close to it with excessive confidence in your own strength. A well-to-do man advertised for a chauffeur. Three applicants came. His first question ...read more

Scripture: John 8:34

Denomination: Church Of God

The Sin Of Unbelief Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 9, 2009

Jesus could do no great work in Nazareth because of the sin of unbelief.

Mark 6:1-6 The Sin of Unbelief (also found in Matthew 13:53-58) Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

The Outrageousness Of Sin

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Oct 16, 2012

We to understand that sin is outrageous. It is an offensive the dedicated believer, is an insult to the Savior, and invites the wrath of God.

The Outrageousness of Sin Proverbs 14:34 We live in a day of tolerance. Bill Muehlenberg in his blog, CultureWatch, says, “Tolerance is all the rage today, and perhaps no other value is so trumpeted in modern Western culture than this one. It is the ultimate test of whether one is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 14:34

Denomination: Baptist

The Pollution Of Sin

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 8, 2014

Understand the characteristics of sin: omission, commision, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life...

TAKE HEED: THE POLLUTION OF SIN... THE INSANITY OF SIN... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. SIN COMES IN TWO FORMS: 1. GUILT: REATUS, sinfulness, feeling, wrongdoing... INWARD 2. POLLUTION: MACULA... OUTWARD... Contaminate, defile, make foul, dirty, filthy, destroy the purity or ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:7-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Cancer Of Sin

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 24, 2012

With so little talk about sin today, this message is a reminder.

The Cancer of Sin James 4:17 Jerry Watts * Very few things strike fear into a person like the words of a doctor saying, “You have cancer.” There is probably not a person in this room who has not been affected by this disease. Some know all too personally as you have gone through the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:17

Denomination: Baptist

Forgiveness Of Sin

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 6, 2021

Jesus not only taught radical forgiveness, He practiced it, and we see this as He died on the cross forgiving all who had a part in His terrible pain, and that included all of us.

Charlie Brown is quite certain that Lucy's offer to hold the football for him to kick will end just like the other attempts. She will pull the ball away just as she kicks, and he will end up flat on his back. She assures him that she is a changed person and that he can trust her. He accepts ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34

Forgiveness Of Sin Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

We do not understand God, or the Gospel, until we grasp the significance of forgiveness of sin. God's plan cannot be fulfilled without it, and we cannot be saved without it, nor can we live the Christian life without it.

Charlie Brown is quite certain that Lucy's offer to hold the football for him to kick will end just like the other attempts. She will pull the ball away just as she kicks, and he will end up flat on his back. She assures him that she is a changed person and that he can trust her. He accepts ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:34

Sins And Mistakes Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021

We are in a very unique portion of Scripture in this seventh chapter of I Cor. We are not dealing here with absolute issues of right and wrong. We are dealing with issues that are very complex, and where the question is not, what is right or wrong, but what is the best under the circumstances.

Bruce Larson in Dare To Live Now, tells of his experience as a new recruit during World War II. He sat down to his first breakfast in the mess hall, at Fort Benning, Georgia. He saw something in a large bowl that looked like cream of wheat. He scooped out a lot of it into his bowl, and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:25-31

Sins Covered Verses Sins Confessed Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Apr 11, 2013

Both God and men cover sin. The choice is not whether to deal with sins or not, but to deal with them either wisely or foolishly. Let's learn what action we are taking to deal with our sin along with its corresponding result.

PROVERBS 28: 13 SINS COVERED VERSES SINS CONFESSED [Job 31: 33-34, Psalm 51:1-12] "He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them finds mercy." This verse is distinctly divided. Two different types of persons are introduced. Two opposite courses of ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:13

Denomination: Baptist

Sin Is Sin: Murder Or Telling A Lie

Contributed by Jenny Franklin on Jan 17, 2023

Many struggle with the concept that sin is sin. Murder, stealing, telling a lie…they are all sin. But how can telling a lie be just as bad as murder?

******************* A lot of us struggle with the concept that sin is sin. Murder, stealing, telling a lie… we can all agree that those are sins. But we tend to rate sins and say one sin is worse than another. How can telling a lie be just as bad as murder? There’s a verse in the Bible that ...read more

Scripture: James 2:10, 1 John 2:1, Romans 6:23, 2 Corinthians 5:21, John 3:16-17, Romans 8:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Anatomy Of A Sin

Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Mar 27, 2012

Jesus is the answer to temptation.

Introduction Turn please to the book of James. You will remember that we’re preaching through the book of James—a very practical book—we call it religion in shoe leather, that is the book of James, very practical religion. Hmm, or religion in street clothes. And, today we want ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

The First Sin

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 11, 2009

The first sin

The first sin Genesis 3:1-7 Last week I made a comment about who was responsible for the very first sin and the Pastor asked me to deal with this issue before I moved on to the rest of John eleven. And so this is what I’m going to do but first I want ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7

Denomination: Baptist