Sermons on Dealing With Enemies:

Dealing With Issues Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 12, 2014

Jesus deals with the woman with an issue of blood.

• Boston's Charles Street jail used to be home to the city's most notorious characters. Among its former inmates was Frank Abagnale, Jr., the con artist portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the feature film "Catch Me If You Can" (Steven Spielberg, 2002). Once the paragon of prison architecture, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:24-35

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Discouragement

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

Dealing with Discouragement

Psalm 42 Dealing with Discouragement 1. The Psalmist's Dilemna 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? (a) A Time Of Spiritual Barreness 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Holiness

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

Dealing With Doubt Series

Contributed by Landon Winstead on Dec 31, 2013

Just because we doubt doesn't mean we don't have faith.

Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Dealing With Despair

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jun 7, 2014

Looking at the proper response to despair.

Dealing With Despair II Kings 4:1-7 During the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century, German pastor Paul Gerhardt and his family were forced to flee from their home.One night as they stayed in a small village inn, homeless and afraid, his wife broke down and cried openly in despair. To comfort ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Deal

Contributed by Andy Payne on Feb 9, 2009

Today many religions claim to be authentic belief systems, SO which is right. Recently we have witnessed the influence of Christianity being eroded from our society. In the name of tolerance, Christians told to yield to other beliefs. At the heart of t

Intro: Christianity faces a major dilemma. We face a grave threats. This is by no means new The apostle Paul (one who new Jesus) experienced a similiar attack from one of the churches he helped start Church in Galatia (49 A.D.) modern Turkey). Paul himself was accused by Jewish Christians of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Diotrephes

Contributed by David Wilson on Feb 17, 2011

John writes a letter that commends his friend Gaius, encourages him, and assures him that the troublemaker Diotrephes would be dealt with.

VERSES 1-2 FROM JOHN WITH LOVE Once again we have John addressing himself as the elder, which is more a title of authority than speaking of age. He addresses his letter to his dear friend Gaius and once again, as we saw in his gospel and his first two letter, emphasizes LOVE. He declares that ...read more

Scripture: 3 John 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Doubt Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Mar 1, 2011

This message is part of a series through the book of John, and helps to normalize our doubt and teaches believers and nonbelievers alike how to deal with it from a Biblical standpoint

Dealing with Doubt John 20:24-28 -This is a very familiar passage of scripture -Thomas gets a really bad rap over this. Even people outside of the church know what it means to be a doubting Thomas. It even earned Thomas a place in the Webster Dictionary on-line. Under doubting Thomas it says ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-28

Dealing With Anger

Contributed by Jay Bunting on Feb 10, 2011

This sermon tells how a Christian and the church should deal with anger

6th epiphany 2011 Matthew 5:21-37 Dealing with Anger We can do some crazy things when we allow our anger to take hold of us. Have you done things while you were angry that you wish you could take back? Anger can be one of the most destructive things in our life, especially if it is anger that is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37

Denomination: Anglican

Dealing With Difficulty Series

Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 7, 2011

This sermon focuses on the first persecution of the church and helps us understand how to deal with difficulty today

* When something big happens, new people come out (i.e, winning the lottery) * There’s both a positive and negative reaction when God does something big (he just did something big in the first church) * Jesus warned that persecution and adversity would occur (John 15:18-19) * Text: First ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Rejection Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Apr 12, 2011

We continue our study of walking in the footsteps of Jesus. These footsteps lead us to a time when Jesus was rejected. This is of course just the first time; there would be many. In this meesage I deal with how to handle rejection.

“Dealing with Rejection” Luke 4:14-30 If we are honest, every one of us have felt rejection at one time or another. Rejection comes in a variety of forms. Sometimes it sounds like this ... * from a job interview... you know have great qualifications. I’m sure someone will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-30

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Discouragement

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jun 13, 2012

When we are discouraged, we need to focus on God, not ourselves.

Dealing With Discouragement January 11, 2009 Evening Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: When we are discouraged, we need to focus on God, not ourselves. Focus Passage: I Kings 19:1-21 Introduction: Discouragement is dissatisfaction with the past, distaste for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

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 Death

Contributed by Brett Crosson on Feb 17, 2020

Dealing with the death of a loved one is not easy. But Jesus offers hope. He promises eternal life to those who believe in Him. And gives peace to those that mourn.

I want to read from one of (the deceased's) favourite Bible verses: John 14 1“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-6, Romans 5:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dealing With Trials Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 29, 2020

We are not immune to the problems of this world, including this corona virus; we have to deal with this pandemic with the help from Jesus Christ!

Let us continue our worship of God, who is our Loving Creator and Savior, by hearing and learning from His Word. If you don’t have a Bible in your hands, please grab one now. Do we really see the Bible as God speaking to us? Think about it for a moment…. If God created us and everything we see, ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible