Sermons on Wrong Choices:

Why Do We Do The Things We Do

Contributed by Dan Swan on Sep 7, 2006

Sermon deals with the original sin (carnal nature) that is in one’s life. Subsequent to salvation, the Holy Spirit empowers us to not make the same choices and mistakes we’ve made in the past by being entirely sanctified.

Why Do We Do the Things That We Do? Sept. 3, 2006 AM Romans 7:7—8:14 (NIV) Key verse 7:15 Why do we do the things that we do? That is a good question. There are guidelines, rules, policies, practices put into place all around us. And yet when the desire comes to break one of them, we succumb to ...read more

Denomination: Holiness

Fruit Of The Spirit # 5

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 1, 2022

Have you ever noticed that some people live their life like a bull in a china shop?

Every day they go around destroying: • People’s happiness • People’s lives • People’s character It is just a way of life with them! They are a walking disaster. Illus: They remind me of one of these slimy worms that crawl around and wherever they go they leave behind them a trail of slime. The ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

To And Fro On The Earth: Born To Trouble Series

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Oct 2, 2021

NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR B Well, you’ll have to look elsewhere for a complete answer to that question. But it is our contention that the book of Job deals with some profoundly difficult questions in the life of faith, and it does so without easy answers or simplistic cliches

MAIN TEXT: One day the heavenly beings[i] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan[j] also came among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 The LORD said to Satan,[k] “Where have you come from?” Satan[l] answered the LORD, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-3

Denomination: United Methodist

Submitting To Divine Plan And Purpose

Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Oct 3, 2021

God had a divine plan and purpose for each of His Children. It is our responsibility to discover it, pursue it and fulfill it, to the glory of His name, and for our eternal rewards.

Submitting to Divine Plan and Purpose Study Text: Acts 9: 1 - 6 Introduction: - God, our gracious heavenly Father, has a perfect, accurate and detailed plan for each Christian. - Saul conversion did not happen by chance, there was a divine plan and purpose. Acts 9:15 - ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

3. The Dying Thief Finds Paradise Series

Contributed by Jm Raja Lawrence on Nov 24, 2025

Three crosses stood on Golgotha. Two guilty thieves hung beside Jesus. One died forgiven. The other died lost. Their choice shows salvation's power and God's unlimited mercy.

The Dying Thief Finds Paradise Introduction Three crosses stood on Golgotha that day. The middle cross held the Son of God. The other two held guilty men. Both thieves knew they deserved death. Roman law had caught them. Roman nails pierced their hands and feet. But something changed on those ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39-43, Matthew 27:44, Luke 23:34, Luke 23:40, Luke 23:42, Luke 23:43, Romans 3:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 John 1:9, Romans 10:13  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith That Brings Divine Direction And Wisdom Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 29, 2025

Faith is the key that unlocks divine guidance and wisdom. When we put our full trust in the Lord, He leads us on the right path and fills our hearts with wisdom that the world cannot provide.

FAITH THAT BRINGS DIVINE DIRECTION AND WISDOM By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Proverbs 3:5-6 Supporting Texts: James 1:5-6, Hebrews 11:6, Isaiah 30:21, Psalm 32:8 INTRODUCTION: In a world filled with uncertainty, the need for divine direction and wisdom cannot be overemphasised. Many ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, James 1:5-6, Hebrews 11:6, Isaiah 30:21, Psalm 32:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Time To Listen Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 10, 2004

This is the 1st sermon in the series "A Time To...".

Series: A Time To¡K (Haggai) [#1] A TIME TO LISTEN Haggai 1:1-11 Introduction: Today begins our new church year and I am concerned about our church. I feel like I have lost my ¡§drive¡¨ and the church has done the same. We are just having services and going home. We are not the 1st people ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

When Sorrow Comes

Contributed by Claud Lowe on May 17, 2007

When sorrow comes, how do you handle it and where do you turn?

When Sorrow Comes Pastor Claud Lowe D.D.L.S. When sorrow comes, most turn to alcohol, drugs, sex, or suicide. None of these give real relief. Of course suicide is permanent and seems like the answer. It isn’t and never was. Sure it’s the easy way out but the result is forever and deadly. When ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:2-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spirit Of Offense In The End Times Series

Contributed by Joel Bernardino on Nov 2, 2025

We live in an age where people are easily offended. • People are easily offended by one wrong word or one post online. • Families are divided, churches are split, and relationships are broken. • Jesus said this would happen — that in the last days, many will be offended.

THE SPIRIT OF OFFENSE IN THE END TIMES Pastor Joel Bernardino – November 9, 2025 We live in an age where people are easily offended. • People are easily offended by one wrong word or one post online. • Families are divided, churches are split, and relationships are broken. • Jesus said this would ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:10-12

Speaking To Pastor/ Preacher Kids - You Are Destine For Greatness

Contributed by Daniel De Bruin on Nov 3, 2015

Pastor/ Preacher kids (PK's), we are struggling to find where we fit into our Preacher parent's calling. This sermon deals with the truth that your are destined for someting great. You are not born in to the wrong family. But God has predestined it!

Luk 1:28-33 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said unto her, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:28-33

Denomination: Bible Church

Walk With Him

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Dec 1, 2006

Paul had never been to Colosse, but was hearing some strange reports of deception. In the NIV version of chapter 2, verse 1 Paul said that he was “struggling” for them. They were doing something wrong, and Paul was responsible for them even though he had

WALK WITH HIM <Power Point presentation available upon request> The book of Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul, to the church in Colosse. This was a little different church than the norm. They were having problems with staying on track with serving God. Paul had never been to Colosse, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:4-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Your Crossroads And God's Roadmap

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Nov 22, 2019

Just because a decisive path seems right doesn't mean it's the right one. But that does not mean it is wrong either. When at a crossroad, we must, therefore, ask and trust God to show us which way to go.

YOUR CROSSROADS AND GOD'S ROADMAP "This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’ Jeremiah 6:16. Just because a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16, Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Which Mountain Have You Come To? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 7, 2005

Are you afraid to approach God? It could be that you should be - if you do not have Jesus - but perhaps you are afraid because you are coming to the wrong mountain - Mt Sinai instead of Mt Zion. Also learn about a city that cannot be shaken - ever.

Earthquakes are the worst kind of disaster - unlike hurricanes and tornadoes; you have little if any warning of an earthquake. Despite many years of research, scientists have yet to accurately predict where, when, and how big an earthquake will be. Just weeks ago in Pakistan a 7.4 quake killed ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:18-29

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Sermon On Accountability & Responsibility

Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 28, 2023

One of the many definitions of accountability includes owning up to the positive and negative consequences of our individual choices in life and the subsequent behavioral trait that undoubtedly follows, rather than attributing the cause to external factors or somebody else.

Christopher Norio Avery, an American public policy scholar and writer once remarked: “Taking responsibility – practicing 100 percent responsibility every day – is about seeing ourselves not as right or wrong, but as an agent, chooser, problem solver, and learner in the complex interrelationships of ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:13, Jeremiah 17:10, Colossians 3:23, 1 Corinthians 3:8

Continue Your Journey In Peace Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Aug 3, 2019

As Jesus concluded His Sermon on the Mount, He advised His listeners that, having heard His message, they had to make the inevitable choice between the way of spiritual life and the way of spiritual death. So do we.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU CHOSE THE RIGHT WAY! CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY IN PEACE! Getting on an airplane at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is quite a challenge. There’s a right way and a wrong way. If you try to board the aircraft any other way than that which is prescribed, you will be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-27