Sermons on Dealing With Disappointment:

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People? PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 18, 2023

Explores Job 1, emphasizing the purpose and value of trials in revealing our faith and God's purpose, encouraging steadfast faith amidst adversity.

Good morning, beloved family of God. It's such a joy to gather together in this sacred space, united in our love for the Lord and our desire to understand His word more deeply. Today, we are turning our hearts and minds towards the book of Job, specifically Job 1. It's a chapter that offers ...read more

Topics: Dealing With Pain

Can You Hear Me Now? Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Jun 17, 2003

Today, we’ll look at how we can learn to hold our tongues and how we can use them effectively. Lack of communication and faulty communication has been the cause of broken family relationships.

After last week’s message on meeting a spouse’s needs, someone left a note on the on the floor at the door to my office. It’s from “Desperate Husband.” Dear Rick, I need your advice. I tried practicing what you taught in last week’s sermon. I took your idea of small gifts and gave it a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:19, 1 Corinthians 4:5

Denomination: Baptist

Rules For Fighting Fair Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 18, 2007

All relationships are subject to disagreements so we need to know how to make them better instead of making them bitter by the way we handle them.

Rules for Fighting Fair Part 6 of 6 in the series, "When Relationships Disappoint You, How to Find God’s Peace in the Pain." We’re finishing up the current series on relationships today and I know that if you apply the Scriptures we’ve talked about your relationships will enjoy a boost. Today ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:10

Denomination: Baptist

If The Moon Listened To Every Howling Dog?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 11, 2006

What would happen if the moon listened to every howling dog? How will we handle criticism? Critism is neither good or bad, it is how we handle it that matters?

IF THE MOON LISTENED TO EVERY HOWLING DOG? HOW WILL I HANDLE CRITICAL SPIRITS AND WORDS OF NEGATIVE CRITICISM? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com THIS IS A TWO PART LESSON. Illustration: I have this little thermometer, it is cheap, it is clamped to the measuring chart behind it. I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Time Top Kill Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Aug 16, 2020

Mordecai refuses to bow and Haman plots his revenge.

For Such a Time as This: A Time to Kill Esther 2:19:3:15 Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 8-16-2020 The Final Solution On January 20, 1942, 15 high ranking Nazi and German government officials met at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to coordinate the implementation of what came ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How To Get Up When You Are Down!

Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011

A message dealing with depression. Is it Biblical? Can believers be depressed? What can we do if we become depressed?

Title: How to get up when you are down! Text: Psalms 42 Intro: Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? You know what I'm talking about,‑when nothing ever goes right. In fact, everything is out of control! Even your dog tells you what to do! Charlie Brown goes to kick the football while ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Deal With Failure

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 14, 2005

This sermon considers the all-too frequent reality of failure in our lives. We’ll look at disciples of Jesus who were well versed in it and how they dealt with it. There is hope!

FAILURE -- the word conjures up a bad mental taste. It is such a predominant reality among us that there is an E-magazine website – www.failure.com with a wide selection of failure paraphernalia – mugs, t-shirts, baseball caps! Who has not tasted the bitter drink of failure – an exam; having to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Salvation Army

Dealing With Life's Dilemmas

Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002

There are sometimes tough choices that we have to make in life.

Introduction: I can appreciate the frustration Charlie Brown has in the Peanuts cartoons. Like the one where Lucy is philosophizing and Charlie is listening. As usual, Lucy has the floor, delivering one of her lectures. She says, "Charlie Brown, life is a lot like a deck chair. Some place it ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With The Stones Of The Wicked

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 9, 2009

Wickedness is an abomination unto God, so are they which practice it.

DEALING WITH THE STONES OF THE WICKED Dr. D. K. Olukoya Psalm 74:20: “Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.” This means that there are places on earth that are dark and the Bible recognizes them. The only place on earth that light ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 74:20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dealing With Difficult People Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 20, 2002

Exposistion of Romans 12:14-21 focusing on the 10 godly responses to difficult people.

¡§Dealing with Difficult People¡¨ Romans 12:14-21 Think and live wisely regarding difficult people 14-21 Living in this world presents us with a perpetual parade of people problems. How do we deal with irritating, annoying and down right evil people? What is the godly response to people who hurt ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:14-21

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Dealing With Difficult People Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 16, 2018

This is message 40 in our exposition of Romans. This messages considers insight on dealing with difficult people.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Dealing with Difficult People” Romans 12:14-21 Review Then He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions." Luke 12:15 A. Think and live ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:14-21, Galatians 5:19-21, 1 Peter 4:12-19

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Dealing With Holiday Emotions

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 13, 2008

The myriad of emotions as Christmas create a time of stress, conflict, frustration, and dissatisfaction. How do we deal with these emotions?

DEALING WITH HOLIDAY EMOTIONS LUKE 10:38-42 Introduction: Perhaps no other season lends itself to such a myriad of emotions as Christmas. The holidays can be a time of stress, conflict, frustration, and dissatisfaction causing emotions to intensify. Holiday Stress for many is all too real. Martha ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Baptist

How To Deal With Mistreatment

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 5, 2004

This message encourages us on how to deal with people who mistreat us.

GENESIS 40:1-23 “HOW TO DEAL WITH MISTREATMENT” A) The common tendency when we are mistreated is to seek revenge! * I think of a despondent woman walking along the beach when she saw a bottle on the sand. * She picked it up and pulled out the cork, and Whoosh ... A big puff of smoke appeared. * ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Deals With Adultery

Contributed by Greg Nance on Oct 10, 2009

We need to be more like Jesus. How he handles both sinners and their accusers teach us lessons we need to practice. Here in John 8, Jesus shines again.

John 8:1-11 Jesus and the Woman caught in Adultery It looks like an airtight case! She was caught in the act; eye witnesses stand present ready to give their deadly testimony. A sort of mock court convenes in front of Jesus there in the temple grounds and the accusers press him for a judgment. ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing Decisively With Sin Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 7, 2014

This sermon covers chapters 9 and 10, where Ezra deals with the sin of intermarriage that he discovers among the exiles in Jerusalem. It is a good example of the right reaction to any kind of sin.

Introduction: A. There is a story told of four preachers who were good friends, who lived in a small town many years ago, during a more simple and conservative time. 1. They often met for lunch at the local diner to talk about their lives and ministries. 2. During one of those gatherings, one ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ