SERMONS ON HALLOWEEN
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Halloween Exposed
by Duane Bemis
''And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.'' Ephesians 5:11 'For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.'' 2 Corinthians 11:13-151 I was raising six children who wanted to know about Halloween. We had just become Christian and so I wanted to do some research. I learned from the Bible verse (Listed above) that I wanted to...
Goblins, Ghouls, and Ghosts
by Nelson Price
JESUS CHRIST believed in the devil, demons, and evil spirits. Do you? The outcome of Christ's encounters with demonic powers is summed up in Colossians 2: 15: ''Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.'' There is victory in Jesus. In America today, there is a celebration of the spiritual underworld life style called Halloween. That holiday isn't what it was when many of us adults were children, and it isn't what it was long before that. Fear sells. A recent survey among teens showed more of them know who Freddy Kruger is than Abraham Lincoln. What a couple of decades...
Devices of the Devil
by Adrian Rogers
As a matter of fact, I believe that Halloween is one of the masterstrokes of Satan, to make us believe that all of this is just so much of a fairy tale. And I want to tell you that the devil is real. He's not something to be laughed off and not something to be caricatured, and not something to be joked about. The devil is a decided fact. The devil is a destructive force. But thank God, the devil is a defeated foe. And greater is He that's in us than he that is in the world. Now, the book of Nehemiah is the story of the rebuilding of the walls around Jerusalem and the people of God saw a task that ought to be done and they said let us arise and...
Unhallowed Halloween
by Daniel Rodgers
INTRODUCTION: Tomorrow is Halloween, for many, a time of celebration. Kids get to dress up in their costumes and go ''Trick or Treating''; adults attend the company parties--everyone has a great time. If you visit your local bank, chances are your clerk will be dressed in a costume. Hospitals, grocery stores, and even the public schools have decorated with witches, ghouls and goblins. It seems innocent enough, doesn't it? In addition, Halloween has become one of the biggest sales promotions of the year, second only to Christmas. In visiting a typical department store one can find everything from Jack-o'-Lanterns to witches....
L.I.P. = Live in Peace (8 of 9)
by Keith Krell
"Practice makes perfect!" How many times have you heard this expression? No doubt, countless times. Yet, we all know too well that "practice doesn't make perfect!" I wish it did, but it doesn't. The hope is that practice makes permanent. Nowhere is this more critical than in the Christian faith. Christianity is nothing if it is not practical. Or, perhaps I should say, "The Christian faith is no faith at all if it is not practiced." In 1 Thess 5:12-22, we come to one of the most practical passages on how to do church in the entire New Testament. Perhaps you have wondered, "What are the essentials for a happy, thriving church family...
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
by Mike Stone
...I'm talking about the dark, demonic, devilish aspects of a holiday. And in a simple, topical message, I'm posing the question, ''Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?'' Historical information Where and why did Halloween originate? FACT: Historians differ on a point or two but this is the generally-accepted history. I was amazed to learn that Halloween is the 2nd-most lucrative holiday for the retail industry. The candy, the decorations, the costumes, the parties, etc. have an economic impact that reaches into the billions of dollars. On September 22, 2021, a report from the National Retailer's Federation estimated that Americans will spend $10.14 billon on Halloween this year. Households with children are expected to spend 2x the amount of those without kids. That's basically $7 billion for those with kids and over $3 billion for those who do not.
A Brady Halloween
by Steve Jones
Shortly after Mike and Carol married they got into a discussion about Halloween. It was coming up and Mike mentioned that it was one of his favorite ''holidays'' of the year. He couldn't wait to see what kind of crazy costumes the kids would come up with for their night of trick-or-treating. He was surprised to see Carol's somber reaction. He said ''What's wrong?'' Carol replied ''The girls and I have never participated in Halloween because we're very religious.'' Mike said ''What does religion have to do with it? The boys and I are regular church-goers and we don't see anything wrong with Halloween!'' Carol said ''I'm going...
How to Scare the Devil (14 of 18)
by Roger Thomas
Introduction: Halloween is a strange holiday. Part of it is innocent enough. Some of us gray beards can remember the way it was when we were kids. We would dress up in homemade costumes and paper sack masks. It was fun surprising our next-door neighbors and good friends with our secret identity. We would go from house to house with huge grocery bags collecting candy from almost every house in town. We would bring home a huge cache of home made candy, apples, popcorn balls, and tons of other stuff. No one worried about the dangers. Some of the more ornery teenagers might tip over an outhouse or soap a few windows...
Abuse of Power (5 of 5)
by Jeff Strite
But as significant as those events in history have been… this is still the season of ''Halloween''. It is a pervasive holiday. In fact, Halloween has literally become a national holiday. Only Christmas out-earns Halloween. Only New Year's Eve and Super Bowl Sunday out-party it. During this time of year, our children can hardly get away from it. It's part of almost all their cartoons. It's included in nearly all the shows they might watch. It's advertised excessively not only on TV, but also in WalGreens, Wal-Mart, and at the local grocery store. Kids from the neighborhood traipse up and down the street wearing all kinds of outfits, laughing...
Fighting for the Truth (3 of 9)
by Jim Perdue
Tonight, we continue our series entitled, Growing a Healthy Church. I don't want you to be fooled by our title. We're not the ones who grow a church, God is the only one who grows the church. But, it's important for us to understand, that as God grows the church, there are some standards and principles that we must follow to ensure that we grow in a healthy manner. In the first chapter of this book, Paul follows a clear and logical progression. He has established churches on the Island of Crete and he has left Titus behind to put things in order. Part of putting things in order was appointing elders in every town. If Titus was to do this...
Fear Not - Part 1 (13 of 19)
by Zach Terry
INTRODUCTION: It was on this day in history in 1938 at 8PM that a voice announced: ''The Columbia Broadcasting System and its affiliated stations present Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the air in 'War of the Worlds' by H.G. Wells.'' Sunday evening in 1938 was prime-time in the golden age of radio, and millions of Americans had their radios turned on. But most of these Americans were listening to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy ''Charlie McCarthy'' on NBC and only turned to CBS at 8:12 p.m. after the comedy sketch ended and a little-known singer went on. By then, the story of the Martian invasion was well...
Halloween: Is Evil a Red Herring?
by Scott Maze
According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend a projected $8.8 billion dollars on the holiday called Halloween in 2019. Almost 30 million will dress up and the average person will spend over $86 to celebrate. In fact, I have a neighbor who decorates more for Halloween than any of us for Christmas on my street. My family and I celebrated Halloween. Our kids have dressed up as Star Wars characters and pumpkins throughout the years. We have nearly always celebrated the day with some kind of Fall Festival or Trunk or Treat. As a child, I ''trick or treated'' my way throughout the neighboring...
Proper Practices at Thessalonica (8)
by Donald Cantrell
Theme: ''The attitude and actions of a New Testament Church'' One morning a deacon was asked to go to the airport and meet the preacher who was coming to his church to conduct a revival. He went but was not sure as to what the preacher looked like. He carefully examined the passengers as they exited the plane. He was anxious to pick up the man he was to entertain but whom he had never met. Selecting a likely fellow, he asked, ''Pardon me, sir, but are you a minister?''''No, sir!'' came the reply. ''My indigestion makes me look like this.''Jimmy Chapman In The Hole You Go As a minister, I conduct many baptismal...
Halloween All-Night Prayer Service Outline
by Jimmy Evans
Introduction of evening (brief) Two worship songs Personal Preparation Time (ten minutes)- personal repentance and surrender - unburdening our personal needs/hurts/desires - finish with prayer and corporate prayer for our loved ones held in bondage tonight - sing one song. Explanation of format (3 sessions and go home) Message: The Authority of the Believer Matt. 16, Mark 11, Matt. 18 (announce #7 prayer time and purpose of it) 6. Worship (full set) 7. Prayer Time - Binding Spiritual Darkness on Halloween and the Forces of Evil throughout the Year and Loosing Revival across America. - Satanism, occult, witchcraft, false...
God Has Nothing to Do with Fear
by Richard Bradley
Fear is one the believer's great, mortal enemies. There is no greater enemy of our souls than fear. Also, there are few things that do greater damage to us as individual believers or to the church as a whole than fear. When we are possessed by a spirit of fear you can be sure that the devil is involved somewhere. I suppose the question of fear is actually a fairly simple one: ''Who are you going to listen to?'' To be afraid is to display a lack of trust in God and to believe that somehow He is not going to get things right. Apparently Timothy was having a problem with fear. Paul knew what was at stake and in this one verse gave him...
Farewell to Fear
by James Merritt
It is a spirit that hovers over every home and hamlet on earth. Sometimes it expresses itself through sweaty palms. In a moment it can tie your stomach into knots that take hours to undo. It can shove a lump into your throat and shut down your entire windpipe. It can cause your blood pressure to rise like a rocket and your courage to drop like a rock.2. If the shock it brings is strong enough, the blood can be cut off almost completely from the brain momentarily, causing a person to faint. In other cases, it can cause the blood flow to the extremities of the body to be hindered so that a person actually gets "cold feet."3. This...
Bump of Fear
by Fred Lowery
Leigh and I were on a plane Friday coming from Atlanta and the lady sitting on Leigh's left was afraid and she kept asking over and over is this normal, every movement of the plane, every different sound is this normal. On my right, is a man who was making all of these unusual movements and sounds and getting up and down and I could tell that he was in a mess and I finally said to him, I leaned over and asked, "My friend are you afraid; he said I am scared to death. I said I understand. I began to talk to him and he hasn't flown since 1970. And he was coming to see his sister in Shreveport and so I kept talking to him and trying to...
From Gory to Glory
by Lenny Ports
Tomorrow is Halloween (all Hallow's eve). It is the night before what the traditional church celebrates as All Saints Day. The holiday was originally intended to give honor to those who were canonized as saints in the traditional church. Not only that, the Hallow means Holy. We know that it is far from that today. As a matter of fact, Halloween is the one holiday that is the furthest from a Christ centered holiday. Let me set the record straight. There is nothing wrong with children, with pumpkins, with candy and there is nothing wrong with innocent costumes. The Bible says ''To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled...
Straightening out What Is Crooked (2 of 4)
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: A 3 year old boy went with his father to see a litter of kittens. On returning home, he breathlessly informed his mother, ''There were two boy kittens and two girl kittens.'''How did you know that?'' his mother asked. ''Daddy picked them up and looked underneath,'' he replied. ''I think it's printed on the bottom.'' APPLY: As far as that little boy was concerned it was obvious: Daddy was the authority. Daddy knew how to decide whether those kittens were male or female. Daddy had picked them up - looked underneath… and from there his little mind reached the obvious conclusion that the information had to be printed on the bottom...
Jesus and the Devil (1 of 4)
by Steve Jones
A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city and attached the following message to his windshield: "I have circled this block ten times. I have an appointment to keep. Forgive us our trespasses." When he returned to his car he found this reply attached to his own note along with a parking ticket: "I have circled this block for ten years. If I don't give you a ticket I lose my job. Lead us not into temptation." Today I want to talk about temptation as the first of a four-part sermon series for the month of October. As you know, October 31st is Halloween. Halloween is a tricky issue for many Christians. On one side, you have Christians who believe that, because of it's occultic and pagan origins, Christians ought not have anything to do with Halloween. Other Christians believe that Halloween has evolved into nothing more than a national costume party and trick or treating is harmless fun.
