Sermons on dealing with discouragement: showing 286-300 of 68,777

Dealing With Strongholds Series

Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Jul 25, 2010

Not everything is a demon. Today we will look at strongholds in the life of the believer. Placed there by the flesh (a different enemy of the Spirit) and they need to be torn down and replaced.

Introduction Repeat after me: not everything is a demon. Last week we spent some time learning about whom satan is and how he attacks. We remember: satan is a created being who started as an archangel and fell due to his pride. He is limited in his power. He is powerful but not all powerful. He ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dealing With Success Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 14, 2010

David Gives us a fomula for success!

INTRODUCTION • MOVIE CLIP • SLIDE #1 • One of the pressure points of life deals with the whole issue of success. • The drive to succeed in life can be strong and it can be at times a bit elusive. • I think that most people want to be successful in life. • How many of us want to be a failure or how ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 5:10-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With Failure Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 21, 2010

We can recover from failure as David did when he sinned with Bathsheba

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • One of the most frustrating parts of life can be dealing with failure, succumbing to sin. • Failure can be especially hard to deal with if you have not dealt with a lot of failure in your life. • The biggest failure in life usually has to do with walking down a path of sin ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With Jealousy

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 26, 2011

We must learn to be happy for others when God blesses them.

Dealing with Jealousy July 24, 2011 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must learn to be happy for others when God blesses them. Focus Passage: I Samuel 18:6-30 Supplemental Passage: A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:6-30

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Delay

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 4, 2011

We have our Christian beliefs, yes-but that isn’t the same as believing God. Believing God is a personal response that grows out of our Christian faith and is expressed by our increasing trust in Him while waiting on Him and His promises.

Opening illustration: In April 2010, clouds of ash spewed by a volcano in Iceland closed airports across the UK and Europe for 5 days. Nearly 100,000 flights were canceled and millions of passengers around the world found themselves in an enormous holding pattern on the ground. People missed ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dealing With Family Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 21, 2012

Jesus did not rebuke or deny His physical family but His focus was always on the spiritual.

We continue our study of the Gospel of Luke Chapter 8. Please open your Bibles there. Luke 8 starts with “After this”. What happened before Chapter 8? Jesus talked about faith in Luke Chapter 7. We can note from what Jesus said that faith is based on truths and truths come from God. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:19-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dealing With Temptation

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 24, 2012

A talk at the start of lent that considers the temptation of Christ and the temptations that come our way. God always offers a way out for us to take, but we don’t always take it.

A native-American elder once described his own inner struggles like this: “Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time.” After being asked which dog wins he thought for a moment and replied, “The one I feed ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

Dealing With The Devil

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 1, 2012

God's word shows us that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. Satan is our enemy. We know him only too well. Who we need desparately to know is Jesus, so that we can deal with the devil and have victory over him and his lies.

Many of you spoke with me last week about how important it is to know more about our enemy, the devil. There is a need to know our enemy, as Heath Smith reminded me, and it is clear from scripture as Jesus tells us, "We need to be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves." (Matt. 10:16) Paul ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With Disappointment

Contributed by Olorunnisola Oni on Sep 12, 2010

This sermon is intended to help us deal with disappointments we face on daily basis.

Introduction: At one point or the other in our lives we have been disappointed or disappointed another person. Disappointment is part of everyday occurrences and which whether we like or not have to deal with. If God our creator can be disappointed then we His children cannot escape disappointment ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 6:5-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dealing With Diversity Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 3, 2010

What I do affects you!

Dealing With Diversity Romans 14:13-18 Rev. Brian Bill 10/3/10 I had a really rough week, especially at the beginning. Untold numbers of people were very mean to me. Whether it was on the phone, via email, through Facebook, or in person, I felt attacked on every side. The persecution was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

What's The Deal?

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 10, 2010

The complete unfairness of grace...what a concept! We want our reward to be commensurate with our works. And it's tough when it's not!

Passage: Matthew 20:1-16 Intro: Do you remember the story of David and his confrontation with Nathan? 1. David had committed adultery, had husband killed, confronted by the prophet in a unique way. 2. story of man who stole pet lamb to feed guests, …sucked David in…”you are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Real Deal Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 12, 2012

There is truth that we must acknowledge. That truth is Jesus! He raises the bar to our lives by what he says and how he lives. We follow him in truth.

1. Scales: A husband stepped on one of those penny scales that tell a person’s fortune and weight. "Listen to this," he said to his wife, showing her a small, white card. "It says I’m energetic, bright, and resourceful." "Yeah," his wife nodded, "and it has your weight wrong, too." ...read more

Scripture: John 14:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dealing With Depression

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Mar 18, 2013

A tough sermon that addresses the reality of depression and how to deal with it from a Biblical perspective. Because of the subject matter there was no central scripture text, but a variety of passages that gave evidence to the fact that many Biblical cha

Well, good morning. Is anybody dealing with the winter blues? Anybody at all? Be honest. Of course you are. Because it’s January, there is snow on the ground, it’s cold out there, and the Steelers are not going to be in the Super Bowl. We all experience the winter blues, but if ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:4-5

Denomination: Christian Church

Dealing With Confrontations Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 4, 2013

Jesus responded to questioning in two ways: Jesus spiritually challenged those religious leaders to think and told a parable, a story with a lesson.

Let us continue to worship God through His Word. Open your Bibles to the Gospel of Luke Chapter 20… We noted last week from Luke 19, God showed righteous anger through Jesus Christ as He kicked out the moneychangers and animal sellers in God’s Temple. In the parallel passage of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:1-19

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dealing With Loneliness Series

Contributed by Landon Winstead on Dec 31, 2013

As children we are orphans no more.

If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-21

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ