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  • Lessons On Discipline And Other Matters (Matthew 18:14-35)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jan 10, 2026
     | 94 views

    Jesus teaches His followers about the principles of church structure and the need to have an attitude of forgiveness.

    The Bible is clear on matters regarding the existence, purpose, and conduct of the church. The church is the body of Christ operating according to His will and direction, the primary objective of which is to proclaim the Gospel to all the world in the power and authority of the Holy Spirit ...read more

  • The Threat To The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 5, 2020
     | 4,646 views

    The early church has to contend with the false teachings of the Judaisers and Pharisees and to affirm the belief that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

    Hello everyone. Good to meet up online again, to remember the Lord together, to worship Him and hear from His Word. • We are going to look at Acts 15 today, where a council was convened in Jerusalem to answer a very important question: “How are we saved?” • Supposed we died and stood before God ...read more

  • What To Do When You've Been Stabbed In The Back Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Oct 16, 2006
    based on 27 ratings
     | 25,672 views

    David as a model in his relationship with Saul on what to do when someone mistreats you.

    I’ve titled the sermon, “when you are stabbed in the back” because it’s a fact of life that at some point in your life someone is going to stab you in the back, take advantage of you, cheat you, rob you, or do you wrong in some way. A “friend” might gossip about you, sharing your deepest darkest ...read more

  • Games People Play: "Sorry!" Series

    Contributed by David Ward on Sep 21, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,712 views

    From a "Games People Play" series on the Sermon on the Mount, this is a message about forgiveness.

    Games People Play: “Sorry!” Matthew 6:9-15 INTRODUCTION: "Sorry!" is a board game based on the ancient Indian game Pachisi. Players try to travel around the board with their pieces faster than any other player. The game title comes from the many ways in which a player can negate the ...read more

  • Forgiveness

    Contributed by Johanna Radelfinger on Feb 2, 2003
    based on 254 ratings
     | 26,103 views

    Satan uses the trick of not forgiving others. Not forgiving, tears up families, churches and friends.

    Forgiveness defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is to give up resentment of or claim to requital for (forgive an insult) or to grant relief from payment of (forgive a debt); to cease to feel resentment against (an offender). When the first missionaries came to Alberta, Canada, a ...read more

  • Hatred – A Path Of Self-Destruction.

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Mar 11, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,742 views

    Hate is a mental condition that harms the mind, body and spirit, which if allowed to remain will also destroy our relationship with God.

    Introduction The Hatfield and McCoy feud was recently on TV; this is one of the saddest things I have ever watched. It is so wrong for people to hate people just because of their name or because of something they have done in the past. When Christians hate people they are in direct violation of ...read more

  • Yield Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jul 24, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,794 views

    Others, submission, consideration, unity

    YIELD Phil 2:3-4 (p831) July 22, 2012 INTRODUCTION: I love this story…I believe I first heard it during a Wayne Smith sermon but I’m not sure…what I am sure of is if Wayne was using it he’d “borrowed” it from someone else…but it’s a great story ...read more

  • Recognize And Respect God's Plan For Your Life

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Jan 3, 2013
     | 8,845 views

    See how Joseph looked at his life and learn how to look at your own.

    Genesis 45:3-8, 15 (Monday) Recognize and Respect God's plan for your Life. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come ...read more

  • Forgiving Our Family

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Jan 28, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,990 views

    Why is it that the hardest people to forgive are often those we love the most???

    Forgiving Our Family Matt. 18:23-35 Today I want to address the first of the Giant issues in the family... Forgiveness. It seems ironic, crazy even, that we would ha ve to talk about forgiving our wife, our husband, or kids, our parents, our siblings. These are the people we love! You would ...read more

  • Forgiveness: Choose To Forgive Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 13, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,881 views

    Forgiveness is the gateway to freedom, from bitterness and resentment. Forgiveness is a choice we make. It chooses to see the good. It comes through the grace of God.

    I believe most of us know the Story of the Prodigal Son by now – a father with two sons, and one decided to take his share of inheritance and left home. • The other stayed and worked hard in the field to please the father. • His younger brother eventually squandered everything ...read more

  • Up And Down The Ladder

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Apr 15, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,568 views

    To be a real success in life, we need to climb down the ladder of success, just as Jesus did when He humbled Himself. (this sermon uses a ladder on the stage)

    Up and Down the Ladder Philippians 2:1-11 January 20, 2013 (this sermon uses a ladder on stage. This is not an original idea, but I can't recall where I heard of this.) We’re always trying to get ahead. There's always a ladder to climb (get ladder) and the higher up the ladder we go, the ...read more

  • Grace To Forgive Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 22, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,678 views

    God gives us the grace to forgive others

    A childhood accident caused poet Elizabeth Barrett to lead a life of semi-invalidism before she married Robert Browning in 1846. There's more to the story. In her youth, Elizabeth had been watched over by her tyrannical father. When she and Robert were married, their wedding was held in secret ...read more

  • Children's Stories? Jonah And The Whale

    Contributed by Todd Wagner on May 1, 2013
     | 13,289 views

    This book is about God's great love for everyone and about man's stubborn refusal to participate with God in loving others.

    Well, we have been looking at children's stories. Stories we've just kind of always known. In fact, what we do with our 0- to 4-year-olds here is we have a curriculum called Bible Biggies where we tell them all the big stories of the Scripture so they can be aware of those stories. Way too often, ...read more

  • A Messiah Who Expects Us To Forgive Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 2, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,078 views

    In order to be forgiven we must be willing to forgive.

    A Messiah Who Expects Us to Forgive Text: Matt. 18:21-35 Introduction 1. Illustration: A pastor finished his message early one Sunday, (and that pastor was not me) and he wanted to check his congregation’s understanding. So he asked, "Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain ...read more

  • Forgiveness

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Mar 6, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,763 views

    God expects us as Christians to forgive those that hurt us.

    FORGIVENESS Text: Hebrews 12:14, 15 We all get hurt. Sometimes, a loved one will say the wrong thing and hurt your feelings. Or your spouse will forget your anniversary. Or someone that you thought was your friend betrays a secret. Most of the time we consider these to be minor offenses, ...read more