Category: Worldliness
Subject: Wordliness
The Problem with Dancing
For the entire time I have been preaching the gospel of our Lord, I have been asked this question, “What is wrong with dancing?” The answer to that question is not difficult, but it is a question that takes a few paragraphs to explain. So please bear with me as I describe the problem.
First, understand that there is nothing inherently wrong with movement accompanied by music. If that were so we would all have to be absolutely motionless when any music is heard. That is absurd. There is no prohibition in scripture regarding movement accompanied by music, either instrumental or vocal.
Sermon: Absalom’s Treachery
Absalom was an evil, selfish and self-centered man. He murdered his brother and sought to steal the throne of his father David. His vanity and selfishness eventually destroyed him.
The Practices of the Wicked
In Deuteronomy 18, Moses warned the children of Israel about taking up the practices of the pagan nations they would displace as they entered the land of promise.
“When you come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you. You shall be blameless before the Lord your God. For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the Lord your God has not appointed such for you” (Deuteronomy 18:9-14).
The practices enumerated by Moses were characteristic of the pagan societies of the day. There was much superstition and cruelty at that time, and these nations had displeased God.
Sermon: A Hard Heart
Hebrews 3 uses the Israelites in the wilderness as an object lesson about hardening our hearts against God. How does it happen, and can it happen to us? These are important questions to answer.
Sermon: The Sad Short Reign of King Ahaziah
King Ahaziah’s short and sad reign helps to reinforce the toxic nature of evil influence. Ahaziah never rose above the culture of Ahab’s house, and in fighting against God he sealed his fate. There are great applications to be made to our lives as we learn from his sad example.
Sermon: Pride Manifested
Strife, worldliness, and judgmentalism are manifestations of pride, as revealed in James chapter 4.
Sermon: Bad Investments
Bible characters such as Adam and Eve, Esau, the prodigal son and Judas all made bad decisions, choosing sin over righteousness.
Sermon: The Rich Man – A Failure
The rich man of Luke 12, while no doubt considered a success by the world’s standards, is described as a failure because he was not right with God.
Sermon: A Christian’s Place in the World
A discussion of various passages that describe the relationship that a Christian has to the physical world. The word “world” is used numerous times, and the context indicates the proper definition. A Christian is in the world, but is not to be OF the world.
Sermon: Thinking like the World
Worldliness troubles every generation of God’s people. The cure is to identify what aspect of our thinking is influenced by ungodly influences, and to transform our mind and will to mirror the mind and will of God.
Sermon: The Ugliness of Riches
An examination of God’s rebuke of Israel, through the prophet Amos, as a result of the corrupting influence of wealth, and the oppression of the poor.
Sermon: Dependence Upon God
When men lack an understanding of their dependence upon God, and His faithfulness, it leads to anxiety, and divided loyalties.
Sermon: God’s Pattern For Our Whole Life
God is our Creator, and deserves our respect and obedience. His revealed will impacts us in every aspect of our lives.
Invitation: Fleshly Lusts War Against the Soul
Invitation delivered by: Stan Cox
In 1 Peter 2:11, Peter states that fleshly lusts war against the soul. Sin is destructive to our souls, and our standing with God.
Sermon: What is the Opposite of a Saint?
A saint is one who God has separated from the world. He is to be holy in his conduct. The opposite of such holiness is a profane life. It is not possible for a child of God to persist in sin!
