Sermons on Sinful Life:

The Spirit Empowered Life Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 27, 2011

How do we look at Peter's example in Acts to have a spirit empowered life?

The Spirit-Empowered Life Acts 9:32-43 Pastor Allan H. Kircher Introduction Someone has said that your talk talks and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks! We know what it’s like not to be able to listen to what someone says because their lives do not back it ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:32-43

Denomination: Baptist

"Sampson: Sidelined By Sin" Pt 1 By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Jul 28, 2004

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way! Sin is the same way. When it sidelines us we discover how it breaks our fellowship with God. We see this in the life of Sampson. Let’s study it together!

Introduction "Out of bounds" That’s what every referee says when your foot crossses the little unforbidden white line. The sad thing is, when this occurs, not only are we, the player out of bounds but the whole team, the coach and the fans are too! Often times, others are penalized because of our ...read more

Scripture: Judges 13:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

What Self-Centeredness Can Cause

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 10, 2012

No christian should have a self centered life

WHAT SELF-CENTEREDNESS CAN CAUSE James 4: 1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Go! And Crucify The Flesh: Living The New Life In Christ Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 8, 2025

To belong to Christ means our old nature, our sinful desires, have been nailed to the cross — put to death so that we may live new lives through Him.

Go! And Crucify the Flesh: Living the New Life in Christ Galatians 5:24 (NLT) — “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.” Introduction: The Call to the Cross There’s an old story of a missionary who once ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:24, Romans 8:9, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:6, Galatians 5:25, Romans 8:13, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 10:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Get It Right When You Have It All Wrong

Contributed by Larry Finley on Feb 16, 2010

We are tempted to keep a stiff upper lip and take a deep breath and go on with our life when we have really messed up.

HOW TO GET IT RIGHT WHEN YOU HAVE IT ALL WRONG 2/3/10 Genesis 13:1-8 S__ L__ R __ 1. RECOGNITION IS REQUIRED 1-7 A. UNSATISFIED LIVING 1-4 1. No Purpose 2. No Passion 3. No Power B. UNUSABLE TESTIMONY 5-7 1. Compromise 5 2. Conflict 6-7 2. SEPARATION IS REQUIRED 8-13 A. SEDUCTION ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Samson - Living By Faith, Yet Playing With Fire! Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on Nov 23, 2020

Although Samson is recorded as being a person of faith in Hebrews 11:32, a study of this life will prove that if you play with fire, you will get burned!

The recent California fires have burned up about 8.3 million acres of land. The financial cost in damages is estimated to be in excess of 10 billion dollars! A question that needs to be asked is how did is start? Experts say that it could have been ignited by heat from the sun or a lightning ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-34

Heman

Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 15, 2024

Heman, in spite of living a holy life, wept for the sins that came along with His birth, i.e. the sins that came as part of the fall of mankind.

Psalm 51 and Psalm 88 were written by two saints of God when they were going through extreme agony. David wrote Psalm 51 after he sinned against Bathsheba. Psalm 88 was written by Heman, one of the sons of Asaph. Heman was a wise man and seer in David's kingdom. Heman had a very good ...read more

Alive But Dead Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on May 18, 2009

The Spirit of God brings live and if a child of God does not live a spirit-lead life he/she may be living but dead spiritually. Only a spiritual revival can bring them back to life.

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Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Deliverance From Public Shame Disgrace

Contributed by Pastor E. Jolly Erhunwmunse on Oct 26, 2010

You will agree with me that everybody in life has his/her own short coming irrespective of what we are now, there was a time in your life that you have done thing that was not in line with the word of GOD

Genesis 2:23-25, “And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:23-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Already Judged"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 18, 2009

We begin life ALREADY JUDGED. No chance to ’get it right’. But once we are born from above, our sins are ALREADY JUDGED.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 “He who believes in Him is not judged; he ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Orthodox

Christian Basketball

Contributed by Robert Sickler on Jan 4, 2010

We are Christians on the basketball court of life and how well we play depends on how well we conquer sin in our lives.

CHRISTIAN BASKETBALL ILLUSTRATION I love to watch my grandchildren play basketball and I try very hard to seldom miss a game. My enjoyment does not come from them being superstars or because their team is always in first place. I enjoy the game because I love my grandchildren; I love seeing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:8

Denomination: Christian Church

Samson: Sidelined By Sin, Pt 3 By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Aug 10, 2004

Success lies not in achieving what you aim at but in aiming at what you ought to achieve. Samson missed the mark. His aim was his pleasures. It cost him the ultimate sacrifice, his life. It’s easy to see ourselves through his mistakes. Let’s examine it to

Introduction The name Samson comes from the Hebrew word meaning "strong" His life was to be an example of strength and honor. We can divide his life into three equal parts: 1. His Conception 2. His Calling 3. His Corruption When all is said and done, Samson was sidelined by sin. He was to be an ...read more

Scripture: Judges 14:1

Denomination: Baptist

It’s Time For A Change Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jul 16, 2019

How can believers live out the changed life we have in Christ?

As Paul writes to the Colossians, he speaks to them about the fact that since Christ has given them new life, it’s time for a change! That is, since we as believers have new life in Christ, we should determine to learn how to live the changed life that is ours. Paul mentions in this passage two ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-14

Denomination: Baptist

What Flows From Within.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 5, 2023

Our outer life has its source in what is going on inside us.

WHAT FLOWS FROM WITHIN. Matthew 15:10-28. I). The War Against Sin. Matthew 15:10-20. MATTHEW 15:10-11. Jesus turned away from the Pharisees and summoned the crowd to Himself. “Hear and understand,” He taught. Despite what the Pharisees might teach, “it is NOT that which goes into the mouth ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:10-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Red Heifer

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Aug 19, 2005

Although the abundant life is available to us in Christ, my sins daily remind me of my need to depend totally on God for help in this earthly journey.

The Red Heifer Although the abundant life is available to us in Christ, my sins daily remind me of my need to depend totally on God for help in this earthly journey. Jesus knew it would be necessary for the child of God to know how to deal with sin. Scripture clearly teaches we need to keep our ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 19:1-22

Denomination: Baptist