Sermons on worldly pleasures: showing 1,576-1,590 of 37,248

Can You Fall Down So Far You Can't Get Up? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 3, 2014

Can you fall down so far you can't get up? Judas did. Are there people in the church today who are like Judas? Is it possible we could be like him? And if so, how would we avoid becoming like him in our lives?

OPEN: A tourist was visiting a famous landmark on the ocean and he’d walked out on a pier to see the ocean better. But as he looked over the edge of the pier he was disturbed by how deep the water seemed to be. As he was thinking about how deep the water must be at this point, he noticed an ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, Psalm 41:9, Matthew 27:3-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Trap Of Carnality

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 6, 2003

Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leaders, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are not active religiously...The levels of lying, cheating, and stealing are rema

Nine Marks of Worldliness - I John 2:15,16 (Preoccupations that are wrong, pride, pleasures, possessions, popularity, power obsession, position oriented, people pleasing, and privilege for selfish reasons) Illustration: That evening, the assassin John Wilks Booth stopped in a saloon near the Ford ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wisdom For Worship Choices In The Last Days Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Nov 12, 2009

Worship choices we make today may affect who were aligned with in the last days--the Beast or the Christ!

A Warning for the Worldly Revelation 18:3-24 It was one of those days that you never forget—you know exactly where you were when you first heard the shocking news of unprecedented tragic world events. It happened when President Kennedy was assassinated back on November 22, 1963. I was 10 years ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 16:1-21

Denomination: Bible Church

Improving Your Relationship With God Part 1

Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Jun 11, 2001

Learn how to improve your relationship with God

SAILING @ LIFE Part 3 “Improving Your Relationships With God” Pastor Jeff Seaman We have been in a series called “SAILING @ LIFE” and today I want to start the first part on relationships. When you look at life as a hole, its all about relationships, and if we are going to sail @ life we must ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Handle Conflict In Marriage Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Aug 18, 2009

What causes conflict and how to handle it in your marriage

Title: Handling conflict in marriage Introduction 1.We are in week 2 of a 4 week series on marriage. 2.Week 1 – We looked at God’s design for marriage A.God designed marriage to show the world the image of God “In the image of God he created them. Male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Love's Limitations Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 17, 2021

All of life is a competitive battle between the love of the eternal and the love of the temporal. One or the other must win, for one excludes the other. You cannot have your cake and eat it too.

"Atlanta's Race" is the title of Sir E. J. Poynter's most successful paintings. The story behind the painting is from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Atlanta was the daughter of Schoenus of Boeotia, and she was famous for her matchless beauty. She was also so swift of foot that none ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Love's Limitations Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 26, 2021

The challenge of John is for believers to be loyal to the Lord in their love, and not corrupt it and diminish it by allowing the world to gain their affection.

"Atlanta's Race" is the title of Sir E. J. Poynter's most successful paintings. The story behind the painting is from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Atlanta was the daughter of Schoenus of Boeotia, and she was famous for her matchless beauty. She was also so swift of foot that none ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

In His Words - I Am The Bread Of Life Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon explores Jesus' declaration of being the 'Bread of Life', emphasizing that true fulfillment and nourishment can only be found in Him, not in the world's counterfeit versions of satisfaction.

Welcome church! Have you ever wondered what Jesus might say to us if He were here today. How would He handle politics? How would He manage a broken relationship? What would He say about social media and school lockdowns? There are so many issues I’m sure we’d love for Him to weigh in on. ...read more

Scripture: John 6:35

Topics: Bread Of Life, Spiritual Nourishment, False Fulfillment

Sermon Series: In His Words

The Test Of Spiritual Maturity

Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on Jan 31, 2004

John’s epistle has reminded us to exercise love (1 John 2:7–11)—the right kind of love. Now it warns us that there is a wrong kind of love, a love that God hates. This is love for what the Bible calls “the world.”

The Test of Spiritual Maturity Scripture Reference: 1 John 2:12 – 17 Introduction A group of first-graders had just completed a tour of a hospital, and the nurse who had directed them was asking for questions. Immediately a hand went up. “How come the people who work here are always washing their ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Savoring Christ In 2012

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 3, 2012

Exposition of 2 Corinthians 3 regarding let 2012 be the year that we truly/newly see the glory of Christ and bask in it; this is what we were made for as individuals, but more so as a church!

Text: 2 Cor 3:18, Title: Savoring Christ in 2012, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/1/2012, AM A. Opening illustration: Speak about beauty vs. sentimentality, C. S. Lewis goes on to say that observers of beautiful things long “to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Create A Win-Lose World Series

Contributed by Steve Meenho Kang on Dec 17, 2021

The Netflix drama “Squid Game” became the number one show on Netflix in all 83 countries where Netflix streams. “Squid Game” is a drama in which participants risk their lives to play a survival game to win a prize of 40 million dollars. But why is this drama so popular all over the world?

Do Not Create a Win-Lose World Squid Game Part 2 James 4:1-6 Steve Meenho Kang www.evergreencommunity.org We are in part two of this series, “Squid Game.” The Netflix drama “Squid Game” became the number one show on Netflix in all 83 countries where Netflix streams. “Squid Game” is a drama in ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Unanswerable Question

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 20, 2013

Not can God build a rock he can't pick up--- but What does it PROFIT a man. Uses a very Kool illustration of profit.

THE UN-ANSWERABLE QUESTION MARK8:36 ((6631 Tan)) Napoleon's Impossible Story Napoleon often told this story: Once, while visiting a province he came on an old soldier with one arm severed, dressed in full uniform. On his uniform and proud fighter displayed the coveted Legion of Honor. "Where did ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:36

Denomination: Baptist

Fellowship With God - Overcoming The World - (Part 4 Of 5)

Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Mar 30, 2004

To have increased fellowship with God we need to overcome the world in our lives. So how do all of us overcome the world? I give 3 points that will help the Christian in this process.

Title: Increased Fellowship With God - Overcoming The World Text: I John 2:15-17 Pray!!! Read Text!!! Introduction: Addressing a national seminar of Southern Baptist leaders, George Gallup said, "We find there is very little difference in ethical behavior between churchgoers and those who are ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Soul For Sale

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 3, 2009

In America, you can metaphorically and literally sell your soul and be rewarded for it. One wonders how the purchaser intended to collect. We can’t literally sell our soul, but we can lose our soul to gain something else. We need to ponder Jesus’ question

Opening illustration: One would think that selling one’s soul, as Faust offered his to the devil in Goethe’s Dr. Faustus, is only a figment of literary fiction. Medieval as it seems, however, several cases of soul-selling have occurred. Wired magazine reported that a 29-year-old university ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Life's Greatest Influences

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jul 16, 2007

This message examines scripture that describes Life’s Greatest Influences. Three influences lead people away from God and one influence leads people to God.

Three Verses One -Life’s Greatest Influences- Matthew 13:18-23 This morning I want to examine scripture that describes Life’s Greatest Influences. I’m titled the message, “Three Verses One.” I want us to look at three influences that lead people away from God and one influence that leads people ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23

Denomination: Free Methodist