Sermons on Back Biting:

Recognizing Spiritual Backlash

Contributed by Jeff Hamric on Aug 17, 2002

When Christians do damage to the ememies kingdom, he attacks back. Do we recognize this as warfare? What forms can backlash take?

RECOGNIZING SPIRITUAL BACKLASH (Mat 11:12 NLT) And from the time John the Baptist began preaching and baptizing until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people attack it. I. We have done and usually are involved in numerous frontline advances A. Church ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:19-46

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fight The Urge Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 9, 2002

This is the 2nd sermon in the "Unpopular" series. This sermon gives the warning in which Lot’s wife did not heed: Don’t look back!

Sunday Morning, April 14, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Unpopular” [#2] FIGHT THE URGE Genesis 19:12-26 Introduction: 1. Ever get your mind set on doing something your way regardless of what anyone else thinks, even God? This morning I will tell you that the devil knows ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:12-26

Denomination: Baptist

See The Shadow At Mt. Sinai

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Sep 23, 2004

Although we are far removed by time and space from Mt. Sinai a look back at the shadow of Jesus found there will serve as a great blessing for us.

What a site it must have been. Three months after the Israelites left Egypt they were camped at the foot of a mountain in the Sinai Desert. Through Moses the LORD told the Children of Israel that he was going to make a covenant—a solemn agreement—with them. He reminded them of the powerful ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Lutheran

What Kind Of Life Are You Living?

Contributed by Deborah Guptill on Jun 19, 2007

A sermon that is asking the simple question about what kind of life you are living. It then asks questions and uses scripture to back up a Christian life.

What kind of life are you living? Most would answer “a good one”. So what does that mean, a good life? Does it mean that you have a good family, job? You do good things for man kind, keep out of trouble, and only commit the little sins in life. A more important question, where are you going to ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Wesleyan

You've Got To Get Up Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 4 in looking at Jesus our King. We see Him at Pentecost as the Triumphant King, giving us victory to get back up.

Acts 2:1-36 – You’ve Got to Get Up One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-36

Denomination: Baptist

Sustaining Grace Series

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Aug 28, 2007

We are all subject to stumble. The good news of God is that He has provided several means for us to stand up and stand back up.

Introduction: I. I’ve got to tell you, I am really ticked off at myself right now. A. You may recall about a year ago, I made a commitment to lose weight. B. In fact, I made a commitment to myself to lose 100 pounds. C. I started out pretty well. 1. In a rather short period of time, about ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:6

Denomination: Methodist

Who Ya' Gonna' Call?

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 30, 2010

God's people, throughout history, have often had a tragic cycle of forgetting God and needing God's "sandpaper" to bring them back to God.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, I truly enjoy preaching through entire books of the Bible. I know a lot of people believe that this is due to laziness or an unclear sense of what God wants to do in a service (in other words, the pastor doesn’t have to figure out what he or she is ...read more

Denomination: *other

Moving Forward

Contributed by Corey Berti on May 12, 2010

Sometimes we let our circumstances, both good or bad, hold us back from moving in the direction God wants to go...forward.

For weeks now God has put in my spirit…to move forward. Now what that means to me & what it means to you might be 2 different things, but everywhere I look…the concept keeps popping up. It’s what is stirring in me lately, it’s what keeps me going & I don’t believe ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-18, Exodus 14:1-22

Denomination: *other

Waiting For The Whisper

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Aug 3, 2012

Even when we are most discouraged God calls us to get back to work, doing what He has called us to do.

Waiting For The Whisper July 15, 2012 1 Kings 19:4-15 Intro: What are you doing here? That is a great question. One we could ask each other as we gather as a church. What are you doing here? Why did you come? It is a great question we could ask corporately as this church – what are we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:4-15

Denomination: Baptist

A Heavenly Perspective On This Broken World Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on May 7, 2012

As John enters the throne room of heaven we are confronted with the truth that the unfolding of history in this broken world is backed by one solid truth - God is in control.

Message Revelation 4:1-5:14 The Heavenly Perspective on This Broken World. I want you to think about the best invitation you ever received. Maybe it was to a very special wedding. Perhaps you were taken on a very special holiday. Maybe it was to go to a special restaurant. Perhaps you were given a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Give Me That Old Time Religion Series

Contributed by Joe Rowland on May 2, 2008

What we need back in the Pentecostal churches is a taste of that Old Time Religion. We need the Holy Ghost and fire that our ancestors had.

Give Me That Old Time Religion Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; 2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Promoted Devoted Or Demoted

Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 19, 2009

This sermon admonishes believers to examine where they are in their walk with God as well as encourages them to get back to basics and start being about the Fathers business.

You should all be familiar with the scripture, (Hebrew 13:8) Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. You should know this one too, (Malachi 3:6a) For I am the LORD, I change not; We all know that things are different in the Church; Different even from what it was only 20 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Encourage The Tithe - Are You Robbing God? Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 3, 2008

God instituted the tithe, not to get your money, but to reveal your heart in service to Him. All believrs are called to give a tithe back to God.

Sermon Brief Date Written: November 3, 2008 Date Preached: November 02, 2008 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Series On Tithing Sermon Title: Encourage the Tithe Sermon Text: Malachi 3:8-12 (NKJV) 8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Contract With God

Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Dec 5, 2008

We as Christians do not realize that we have a covenant with God that we break on a daily basis. We need to get back to commitment to Him.

Contract with God Griffith Baptist Church – 12/07/08 P.M. Service Text: Nehemiah 10 Key verse: Nehemiah 9:38 – And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it. Premise: We as Christians do not realize that we have a covenant ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 10:1-39

Denomination: Baptist

Theology And Christianity, Do They Mix?

Contributed by Monte Brown on Aug 5, 2008

There is a question that goes back to times passed and that question is does theology and Christianity mix? Let’s examine the Word of God and see what it says.

Theology and Christianity, Do They Mix? John 1:1 Monte T. Brown July 27, 2008 Sunday Morning Heart O’ the Hills Introduction There is a question that goes back to times passed and that question is does theology and Christianity mix? Let us examine the Word of God ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Denomination: Baptist