Sermons on Striving Against Sin:

Help Restore Your Fallen Brother

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 21, 2004

PENTECOST 16(A) - Help restore your fallen brother by warning them against their sin and offering them God’s forgiveness.

HELP RESTORE YOUR FALLEN BROTHER MATTHEW 18:15-20 September 19, 2004 - PENTECOST 16 MATTHEW 18:15-20 15"If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16But if he will not listen, take one or two ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Denomination: Lutheran

The Altitude Of Your Attitude Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 31, 2005

When God examines your attitude, is He pleased? Are you sinning against God – not by what you do – but by your bad attitude?

What do… Ricky Davis, Milton Bradley, and Kevin Johnson … have in common? Well, they are all great athletes who have played for Cleveland teams. But the phrase that comes to my mind is “bad attitude.” I, for sure, don’t know the details of the stories with these men and you certainly can’t ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Stewardship Of The Bell Rope Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 31, 2010

Uses a powerful illustration of a bell rope to drive home how we can forgive people who've sinned against us.

OPEN: I get a daily devotion from a website called “heartlight.org” Back in August, I read the following story by Patrick Odum. Apparently, in New Hampshire, a man named Josh Muszynski stopped at a gas station and bought a pack of cigarettes with his debit card. A few hours later he was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Should You Be Forgiven...should You Forgive...

Contributed by Lorraine Greeff on Mar 6, 2021

Many of us like to hold a grudge against people we feel wronged us, God hates sin, so should we.

SHOULD YOU BE FORGIVEN…SHOULD YOU FORGIVE… Many of us say that if people show remorse or say something that makes them sorry for what they have done then maybe I will forgive them. However, it hardly happens like that and many excuses we use to continue in our bitterness, our anger, our desire to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Charismatic

So What Really Is Sin, Righteousness And Judgement? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 25, 2019

The world thinks sin is anything they don’t like good people doing.

Tuesday of the 6th week in Easter 2019 I’m one of the folks who believes that lawyers are a bane on our existence until the day you need one, and then they are the best people on earth. In Jesus’s last sermon, in the upper room after the Last Supper, we hear that it’s better that Jesus ascended ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:22-34, John 16:5-11

Denomination: Catholic

The Sin Of Hoarding: When Wealth Ceases To Serve

Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Oct 5, 2025

This sermon explores why a nation so rich in resources have people so poor in daily bread.

Beloved, we live in a time of abundance—and yet, we see so much poverty. Our country has billionaires whose wealth can feed millions, but many of our neighbors go to bed hungry. Hundreds of billions of pesos are locked away—sitting in vaults, foreign banks, and luxury assets—while our communities ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

In The Beginning Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 13, 2017

Sermon based the themes on the first 9 chapters of Genesis

In The Beginning Genesis 5:1-2, 6:1-2, 5-8 The Book of Genesis covers the largest amount of time of any book in the Bible, stretching from the beginning of the world to about 1500 BC. According to geologists, the earth is at least 4 billion years old and some anthropologists believe that humans ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

The Bible Is Our Guide In This Sin Sick World Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 28, 2015

We are a privileged people – we have free access to the Bible, the Word of God, God’s has given us the Guide Book for Life. The Bible is a gift from God, God speaks to us and other believers around the world today through the pages of the Bible.

The Bible is our Guide. Our theme this month is the Supernatural Stream of God’s Guidance and calling. We are a privileged people – we have free access to the Bible, the Word of God, God’s has given us the Guide Book for Life. People in the world today often ask questions ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Why Do Christians Grieve Over Sin? Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 18, 2004

also investigates why they don’t! [10 THINGS SIN DOES IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN]

Why do Christians Grieve over Sin? Rom. 7:15-25 Why do Christians resent the presence of sin in their lives? Why do Christians want more than anything to be sanctified? Because we realize that sin... 1. Grieves the Holy Spirit Eph. 4:30 “And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15-25

Denomination: Baptist

When Sin Short Circuits Your Blessings

Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Dec 5, 2001

The dangers of sin.

1 KINGS 16:1-4 INTRODUCTION: GOD, WHO IS OUR LOVING FATHER, WANTS TO BLESS HIS CHILDREN ABAUNDANTLY. AS FATHER HE WANTS TO MEET OUR EVERY NEED AND GRANT SOME OF OUR DESIRES. AS HIS CHILDREN HE EXPECTS US TO WALK WORTHY OF THE VOCATION WHEREWITH WE HAVE BEEN CALLED. IF WE ARE TO BE THE RECIPIENTS ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Turning Back To Sin (2 Kings 13)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jul 25, 2025

How dangerous is turning back to sin? Let's look at 2 Kings 13.

Were the 11th and 12th kings of Israel also bad? What use is prayer and turning back to doing wrong? Let’s continue the saga in 2 Kings 13. Though God rescued Israel from an invasion, under king Jehoahaz, did the nation keep sinning? Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in the twenty-third ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Gossip?

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Jan 9, 2010

Most Christians don't take the sin of gossip seriously. Here is what the Word says about it.

The Sin Of Gossip Proverbs 11:13 “13A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. You and I don't take the sin of gossip as seriously as we ought. Gossiper or Encourager? Do you remember an Olympic skier by the name of Picabo Street. Picabo ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 11:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Keeping The Faith Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 5, 2014

If we are going to be committed to Jesus, we must strive to keep the faith!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we are back in our series entitled, “Committed.” • The aim of this series is to help each one of us to strengthen our commitment to Jesus, who is fully committed to you. • WE examined the story of Zacchaeus to gain understanding of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith, Sin, To Overcome: Skylight Installation Guide Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 30, 2007

Sometimes faith means moving through obstacles. We also see healing and forgiveness go hand in hand. The friends have enough faith to get the paralytic before Jesus - Then Jesus proves he has the authority to forgive.

Last week, as we ended chapter one, we saw that Jesus is the authority. This week, as we start chapter two, we see an intensification of this theme, Jesus is the divine authority, for not only does He have the authority to heal, as we saw in chapter one, but he also has the authority to forgive ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Do People Do About Their Sin

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Sep 16, 2015

OVER THE CENTURIES A QUESTION THAT IS CONTINUALLY ASKED IN CHURCH LIFE IS “WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT OUR SIN?” WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN EASY ANSWER TO DEAL WITH THIS DIFFICULT QUESTION, WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE ANSWER AND IT IS DIFFICULT.

WHAT DO PEOPLE DO ABOUT THEIR SIN LUKE 3:1-20 OVER THE CENTURIES A QUESTION THAT IS CONTINUALLY ASKED IN CHURCH LIFE IS “WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT OUR SIN?” WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN EASY ANSWER TO DEAL WITH THIS DIFFICULT QUESTION. OUR ANSWERS HAVE RANGED FROM DOING NOTHING, TO BOASTING ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-20

Denomination: Baptist