Sermons on United States Culture:

Honor One Another

Contributed by Andy Barnard on Dec 27, 2008

To honor one another, although couner-cultural, is Biblical

Honouring To Honour: • To esteem • To ornament • To boast about • To worship • To dignify • To value a person’s worth by saying encouraging things to one another (often this is counter culture) Rom 12:9-13 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:9-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Only Jesus Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on May 20, 2008

We are saved by Jesus alone, not Jesus and culture or law.

Philippians 3:1-14 May 18, 2008 No Confidence in the Flesh Peter and Cornelius – first Gentile convert to Christianity Question: what to do with believers who are not Jewish – do they need to be Jewish to accept Christ? Paul taught no – both Jew and Gentiles come to God in the same way – ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-14

Denomination: *other

What Jesus Has To Say About Sex.

Contributed by John Harvey on Aug 5, 2007

Confronting the lies of culture with the truth of God’s word.

“What Jesus Has to Say about Sex” August 5, 2007 Me: This is a difficult and scary topic. Today needs to be transparent and honest so that we can get to the bottom line, which is a life more like Christ. This is not an area that I have complete mastery over in my life and I am not sure anyone can ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-28

Denomination: Baptist

Playing To Win

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Sep 17, 2011

We need to develop a culture of winning in the church today.

September 18, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Acts 4:1-22 Subject: Gaining Victory Title: Playing to Win I love to watch pro football. I am not a football fan but really am just a home team fan. I loved the football Cardinals when they were in St. Louis and despised them when the moved to Arizona. I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It's A Jungle Out There!

Contributed by Bob Coulter on Sep 28, 2011

Application of the message of Isaiah 11:6 in current culture.

Isaiah 11:6 says, “the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat; and the calf and the young lion together”. Theologians typically interpret by following a specific system (ie literal or symbolic). That often leads to a lot of confusing ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:6-12

Denomination: *other

The 7 Mountains Of Influence In Society: Government & Family Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 5, 2021

I love talking about these seven mountains of influence in society. It’s really interesting to dig into this stuff. But unfortunately all good things must come to an end, and today we talk about the last two hills, government and family.

I love talking about these seven mountains of influence in society. It’s really interesting to dig into this stuff. But unfortunately all good things must come to an end, and today we talk about the last two hills, government and family. First, the hill of government. What a pertinent topic, we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Salvation Army

Defending The Biblical View Of Marriage

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 9, 2006

Discussing the issue of same-sex marriage, which is a ballot issue in our state this year.

Defending the Biblical View of Marriage Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6 October 8, 2006 Introduction Today we’re going to look at the first of two very controversial topics – same-sex marriage and abortion. It’s also possible that we might look at the issue of video lottery, but I’m not sure ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:4-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

Living In The Land Of Uz

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Oct 16, 2015

A message of what to expect living a godly life in an ungodly culture.

Living in the land of Uz Introduction: Spurgeon once said “that church which the world loves best is sure to be that which God abhors.” One must decide 'Do I wish to please God or please man?' Even outside of church we must make daily decisions where we ask ourselves 'Do I wish to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Has Happened To America Series

Contributed by Michael Demastus on Jan 5, 2002

This is a sermon about the moral decay our culture has been experiencing...

“What Has Happened To America?” Introduction: *This past couple of days I went to a minister’s retreat in Indianapolis, IN and one of the spkrs was sharing how our children humble us when trying to teach truths from God’s Word. He said they read to their children every night and ask them if they ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Winds Of Change Are Upon Us

Contributed by Danny Anderson on Sep 16, 2006

Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion states: "Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed upon it." In other words, change is dependent...

The Winds of Change Are Upon Us Introduction: Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion states: "Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to change by forces impressed upon it." In other words, change is dependent upon some other source or force. At first thought, we would say, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

Who Kicked Jesus Out Of Politics? Theocracy And Democracy.

Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jul 16, 2016

Today the neglect of the Bible and of God in society is evident. The separation of Church and state was originally designed to protect both Church and state, but is now used to subjugate any influence of God in politics?

WHO KICKED JESUS OUT OF POLITICS? Theocracy and Democracy. DEMOCRACY We get what we ask for, but for Australia it seems we don’t really know what that is. Australia voted and it seems no-one really likes any particular party. The common definition of democracy is “government of the ...read more

Scripture: John 18:36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hell

Contributed by Joel Smith on Apr 16, 2011

Hell is the eternal, conscious, tormenting state of existence of those separated from God.

The summer of my seventh year I attended a Vacation Bible School at Grace Baptist Church in Tyro, North Carolina. My family attended a United Methodist Church in the neighboring community and this VBS was quite similar to what I was used to: games; sugar wafers; cherry Kool-Aid; flannel-graph; I ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

Now Thank We All Our God

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 24, 2013

How do we treat Thanksgiving when the culture is trying to drive God out of that feast?

Thanksgiving Day 2013 Now Thank We All Our God “And now bless the God of all, who in every way does great things; who exalts our days from birth, and deals with us according to his mercy.” These words, from the wisdom of Jesus ben Sira, or Sirach, inspired the hymn “Now Thank We ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Denomination: Catholic

Surrendered To The Savior Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Jan 3, 2018

Jesus offered a convicting mandate - take up your cross and follow me! In that culture the cross was not westernized like it is in our culture as a fashion statement. It meant death.

Surrendered to the Savior Mark 8: 34-38 For the past few weeks we have discussed some intense conversation between Jesus and the disciples. He had questioned them regarding His deity and their acceptance of Him as the Christ. While others had a skewed perception of Christ, Peter boldly, and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38

Denomination: Baptist

Trading Communion For The Current Separation And Alienation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 17, 2020

By becoming united with Christ in Baptism, and growing in Christ through the sacraments and a godly life, we experience the fullness of human life.

Tuesday of the 29th Week in Course 2020 Plague Year Separated, alienated, strangers. Those are the words that begin St. Paul’s exhortation to the Ephesians and to us today. He continued, “having no hope and without God in the world.” Paul’s statement sounds very much like a diagnoses of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:35-38, Ephesians 2:12-22, Psalm 85:9-13

Denomination: Catholic