Sermons on Turn From Sin:

Why Love? Turn Right Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 22, 2012

As we grow in love for each other in a Church, we learn more and more about each other, discovering more reasons to not like each other. This passage teaches the importance to choose love, unconditionally and depend upon Christ for His righteousness and l

Why Love? 1 John 3”10-18 Ill. What is love? It is silence--when your words would hurt. It is patience--when your neighbor's curt. It is deafness--when a scandal flows. It is thoughtfulness--for other's woes. It is promptness--when stern duty calls. It is courage--when misfortune falls. A ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Turning Back Unto Destruction

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Aug 9, 2003

The danger and the prevention.

GOD DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE COMFORTABLE THOSE WHO PROFESS TO BE CHRISTIANS YET CONTINUE IN SIN. 1 John 3:6-9—“Whosoever abideth in [Christ] sinneth not: WHOSOEVER SINNETH HATH NOT SEEN HIM, NEITHER KNOWN HIM. Little children, let not man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:26-39

Denomination: Baptist

When Love Turns To Lust

Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 26, 2009

A young man confusing lust for love unleashes havoc on the Kingdom of David. His actions serve to caution us not to confuse lust for love.

*2 Samuel 13:1-19* *When Love Turns to Lust* “Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 13:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Turns Away Temptation

Contributed by Jeffrey Samelson on Mar 2, 2004

A look at the devil’s temptation of Christ and what it gives us for dealing with temptation in our own lives.

February 29, 2004 — First Sunday in Lent Christ Lutheran Church, Columbia, MD Pastor Jeff Samelson Luke 4:1-13 Jesus TURNS Away Temptation Trust Use God’s Word Recognize Temptation Never Surrender (note: An outline for the congregation should be printed in the bulletin, put on screen, etc., with ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Lutheran

It's My Turn Now

Contributed by Thomas Dibble on May 30, 2003

I want you to know that salvation only works when you know that nothing else can be done on your part. When we say God I can’t do it on my own I want you to take over in my life. Then He can bring about a lasting change in your life.

Kenny Beach took a row boat out into a creek in the salt water marsh behind his house. He was trying to recover some pieces that had broken of his dock. Because the creek was at low tide he had to leave his row boat at one point and venture out by foot. He didn’t get very far when he was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-9

Denomination: Pentecostal

It's Time To Turn To The Lord

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Oct 17, 2011

This sermon pleads with the lost to turn to Christ in faith and full commitment of their life to Him. It also deals with some truths concerning those who are mere "fans" of Christ rather than "followers" of Christ.

It’s Time to Turn to the Lord Text: Isa. 55:6-7; Heb. 2:3-4 Intro: In the book of Ecclesiastes, we find these words, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” (Eccl. 3:1). According to one commentator, the meaning of this verse is as ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Making The Right Turn To Jesus

Contributed by Stan Simonik on Dec 22, 2007

Christmas Eve sermon. The wisemen made a wrong turn. Instead of following the star all the way to Bethlehem, they thought the new King would be born in a royal palace. They eventually got it right. This message is for those who are at crossroads in their

Dear brothers and sisters, have you ever made a wrong turn in your travels? I know I have! My misadventures usually come from taking the wrong exit off a freeway. Thirty some odd years ago I drove from new York to Seattle. As you may know, getting out of New York City is not the easiest thing in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Don't Turn Back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Contributed by Danielle Jeremiah on Apr 29, 2001

If God Tells you to move forward move. He has new blessing for you at your new Level

Praise Lord Saints of God Today we are going to be talking about a story in the Bible that is familiar to a lot Of us. Today I will be talking about Lot and His Wife and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. In Luke 17:26-32 Jesus Uses the destruction of These two cities to to insure and warn ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:26, Luke 17:26-32

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Check Your Vision

Contributed by John Oscar on Jan 8, 2017

Preaching from Genesis 3:6-7, we review what happened to Adam and Eve when they disobeyed God, and how that still affects us today.

Check your Vision Coulee Community Church January 8th, 2017 Scripture: Genesis 3:6-7 Opening Illustration A few months after we moved here, they started to tear up Dewey Street right out here in front of the church. First they tore it down to the foundation. Then they came through and updated ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Turning Towards  Truth Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007

The lies are subtle, and they go deep down. They are rooted in painful experiences of hurt, of rejection, and the antidote is to discover what God’s truth says to those lies, and to hear that truth speak to those experiences.

Turning Towards  Truth April 9, 2006 (Palm Sunday) John 18:28-38 Intro: Today is Palm Sunday, where we celebrate Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem, where the people welcomed Him and celebrated Him as a King, singing hosanna’s, laying palms and even their cloaks on the ground for His donkey to ...read more

Scripture: John 18:28-38

Denomination: Baptist

Turning Towards  Life Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 15, 2007

Are you alive? It is a trade-off: In Jesus, God makes us an offer: “give Me everything you have, and I’ll give you everything I have.”

Turning Towards  Life Easter Sunday April 16, 2006 Intro: This resurrection Sunday morning is all about life. About new life, resurrected life, about abundant life. It is not about fixing up the old, making a few repairs, tweaking things here and there so that we can get by, so that we ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-29

Denomination: Baptist

Don't Turn Back

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Jul 28, 2003

We are all subject to the temptation to turn back when things get tough, go seriously wrong, etc. What does it mean to turn back? What can we do to prevent it?

DON’T TURN BACK SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 10:38 – 39 (Or start reading at verse 21.) 10:38 “Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:38-39

Denomination: Pentecostal

Remembering Lot's Wife

Contributed by Bob Phillips on May 15, 2014

The dangers of looking back on sin usually results in a longing for some of the pleasures of this world.

Jesus used Lot’s wife as an example of how dangerous it can be to look back and long for the sinful things that God has saved us from. Jesus used two events in history to make the point of how people would ignore the warnings of God’s Ministers, or servants. The days of Noah: The flood ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:26-32

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 2: When Doubts Make Us Fail

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 12, 2010

This series is not about sin, but about our failures.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. This series is not about sin, but about our failures. Failure is: (a) omission to do your duty, (b) not measuring up to standards, (c) inability to perform, (d) unwilling to perform. 2. Difference between: (a) intentional, you must confess (I ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Initiating The Turn-2(2023)

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 18, 2023

2 of 12. Luke informed his audience of the initial steps that God took to turn His people toward Himself. God began the process of turning of His people toward Himself. But what principles does God use to begin turning people toward Himself? In Initiating the Turn, God uses...

‘INITIATING The TURN’-II—Luke 1:8-9(:5-25) Attention: Deciduous tree leaves are known & expected to ‘turn’ colors & fall to the ground in the fall of the year. Losing leaves is what deciduous trees do in order to prepare for & to survive the below freezing temperatures of winter. There ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:8-9, Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist