Sermons on Theology Of Sin:

Putting First Things First Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 21, 2003

In chapter 8, Ezra and Nehemiah comfort the afflicted. In chapter 9, the comfortable are afflicted. Joy and grief are two sides of the same coin. After a thrilling encounter with God, which causes them to break into celebration, the believers now come

Putting First Things First Earlier this week I was sitting in my office when I received an email from my youngest sister. She and her husband have been attending a church for a while and have become interested in spiritual things. We’ve been praying for both of them for quite some time and have ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-37, Nehemiah 9:2-36, Nehemiah 9:37-38

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Lazybones? Series

Contributed by Scott Carmer on Feb 21, 2005

There is a big difference between taking a Sabbath and being lazy. Lazyness separates us from our own potential, from the love of others, and from the grace of God.

Are You a Lazybones? Proverbs 6:6-11 February 20, 2005 Twenty three years ago, I was one of seventeen men and women who stood before the Annual Conference and was ordained into the United Methodist ministry. We had all written thousands of words explaining our personal histories, our theology, ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 6:6-11

Denomination: Methodist

Fit To Be Tied Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 14, 2008

Exposition of the last chapter of Nehemiah regarding his righteous indignation at the failure of the people to maintain faith convictions while he was away for some ten years

Text: Nehemiah 13:1-31, Title: Fit to be Tied, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/17/08, PM A. Opening illustration: Imagine that you poured your life into a business. Spent forty-plus years starting, building, and spurring that company on to greatness. You made the Fortune 500 list. You outgrew four building ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 13:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Awesome God

Contributed by Carlos Dawson Ii on Jul 22, 2009

Why does God allow us to sin when He knows we are going to do it? Why does God allow evil to exist when He knows that it disrupts His plans?

Awesome God!!! Introduction: • God is all Powerful; All Knowing; Everywhere. o Why does God allow us to sin when He knows we are going to do it? o Why does God allow evil to exist when He knows that it disrupts His plans? Why? • We talked last week about how God doesn’t need us. We were ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-23

Denomination: Methodist

No Swimming Series

Contributed by Neil Lieder on Feb 13, 2007

Rip Tide Series Week 5: No Swimming (should we stay on the beach?) Coping with the sin that surrounds us.

RIP TIDE 5. No Swimming (Should We Stay on the Beach?) With all this talk about the danger of Rip Tides, you might be thinking, “I think I’ll just stay out of the water!” But the water represents life. Chris and Sarah went to their family’s river house ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Let Freedom Reign!

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Jul 3, 2009

This is a sermon that was used for a July 4th service but can used for any. It deals with the question of "Can we live sinless life?".

Let FREEDOM Reign! 7/5/09 This weekend we are celebrating the the independence of our country. Something many take for granted, for others, they gave their life for it. There are some places in this world today that are not allowed to come together as we are today to freely worship God. But that ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36

Denomination: *other

Depravity

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 31, 2013

What made Susan Smith kill her two sons?

DEPRAVITY The Ubiquitous Human Condition Romans 3:10-18 I had planned another sermon for this week but I felt constrained to change. The events of the last two weeks in my home town of Union beg a response ... a biblical response. For nine days the one question on everyone's mind was WHERE? ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do You Say Sin Is Inevitable When God Says It Isn’t?

Contributed by David Leach on Feb 28, 2014

The sin I tolerate allows the devil to harm me and cuts me off from God’s power to stop it.

Why do you say sin is inevitable when God says it isn’t? 1 John 3:5-6 And you know that He (Jesus) was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. Whoever abides in Him does not sin... The sin I tolerate allows the devil to harm me and cuts me off from God’s power to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:5-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Strongman - Part 3 - The Details Of Destruction Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Apr 19, 2013

Comic book character? Superhuman? Incredibly strong. Incredibly flawed. The Strongman teaches us strong lessons.

The Details of Destruction I. Introduction We have been talking about and examining the 4 chapter account of the The Strongman! An Old Testament Rambo like individual who had great moments of strength and greater moments of weakness. Otherworldly strong and ironically real world weak. In Week 1 ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Nature Of Our Nature Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 23, 2010

Why do we do what we don't want to do? Etc, etc. In this message we look at the why and how of the sinful nature

Wow that was depressing. I would have expected more from Paul, but this just sounds like whining. I half expected him to check himself into a rehab centre by the time I got to the end of this section. But at some time in our Christian life most of us could probably identify with what Paul is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

Cancel Your Ticket To Ziklag

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Dec 30, 2010

God will in David's life

. "Cancel Your Ticket to Ziklag" I Samuel 27:1 I Samuel 30:1-6 Illust: It was the young man’s first day on the job in the produce department of the grocery store. A lady came up to him and said she wanted to buy half of a head of lettuce. He tried to explain he couldn’t do that, but ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Trouble Is On The Way

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jul 4, 2011

Be sure your sin will find you out

TROUBLE IS ON THE WAY 2ND Samuel 12: 1And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Baptist

Gluttony Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

There are two variations of gluttony: there is the ordinary sin of gluttony which the Catholics call a venial sin meaning it’s forgivable and not going to derail our walk with God. Yet we still need to confess, repent and then move in the opposite directi

Gluttony Luke 12:22-24, John 6:35 Chef Chris Cosentino, Food Network star and executive chef at Incanto restaurant in San Francisco, has created the Gluttony Pants for those of us who occasionally indulge and engorge without the post-meal awkwardness. The pants have three buttons, allowing you to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:22-24

Denomination: Methodist

La Consciencia Del Pecado Series

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Oct 15, 2011

El pecado es nuestro más grande problema.

La consciencia del pecado. 16/oct/2011 Romanos 7:21 Hemos estado hablando este mes del legado teológico que hemos recibido de la Reforma del siglo XVI. Hemos visto lo central que fue para los reformadores, Dios y su palabra. Hoy abordaremos otro de los énfasis de los reformadores que ponen el ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

True Confession

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2015

The very word to confess has a much deeper meaning to agreeing with God about the whole aspect of what Jesus did on the cross and what sin really is all about. For a person to confess has to do with the person agreeing with God for what He has done for us

Opening illustration: A woman said to a preacher, "I have a habit that I know is hurting my testimony—the habit of exaggeration. I start to tell something and I go on and on enlarging the story. People suspect that it's not true, and they lose confidence in me. I'm trying to get over it. ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 28:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational