Sermons on Facing Conflict:

Built To Serve God (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Dan Proctor on Feb 17, 2014

You have been built to serve God! There are several building blocks that God will use in your life to prepare you to serve Him effectively and to make an impact on others for Christ.

Built To Serve God (Part 1) www.crbible.com/sermons Introduction: 1. Is a person saved and brought into a right relationship with God by his good works? Do we have to be good enough to be saved? Let’s read Ephesians 2:8-9. • The Bible is quite clear. Nobody is saved from the penalty ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-22

Denomination: Bible Church

Defeating Your Giants

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Feb 25, 2014

Life is full of giants, tough situations we must face. Caleb teaches us how to defeat giants through faithful perseverance

• Facing the Giants produced by Sherwood Pictures in Albany, GA o Helped define modern day giants o A broken down car, a faltering career, relationship issues o Lost your homework, friends talking bad about you, did not get make the team, ate lunch by yourself o The world is full of ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 14:6-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Breaking The Fear Barrier Series

Contributed by Tom Feola on Oct 28, 2013

Fear, it's a little word but it has a big grip on so many people. In this 3 part series we're going to break the power of fear over our lives.

Breaking The Fear Barrier In life we have many barrier’s that come against us. We think, I can do this and then when we get ready to try, fear hits us and at times we can go into cold sweats. In this messages for the next few weeks, I want us to look at fear and how to break its power ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

“facing The Giants That Threaten To Demolish Our Dreams” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Nov 17, 2014

How can we press on to see our god given dreams fulfilled?

If you don’t have a dream for your life you’re coasting. And when you’re coasting you’re always going downhill. So you need a dream for your life. It is the greatest gift God has given you – the ability to dream. In fact, the Bible teaches that as we delight ourselves ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-52

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Blessed Them And They Threw It Away.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Nov 18, 2014

If we are dead, numb, and lifeless as is said by some about the Church then what does that say about us. Because we are the Church.

We are celebrating this week; its Thanksgiving in our Country. I hope Americans truly understand why we have this great country and where the many blessings come from. I hope we are giving to God what is God's. 91% of Americans have turkey for Dinner. And so... I was thinking about Butterball ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:7-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Encounter One. Facing Fear. (Includes Discussion Questions At The End) Series

Contributed by Paul Hardy on May 3, 2022

When you live in fear, it will often appear in a sense of seeking power and control. When you encounter Jesus, you will find peace!

INTRODUCTION: How will I introduce the message? When you live in fear, it will often appear in a sense of seeking power and control. When you encounter Jesus, you will find peace! There are four great impelling motives that move us to action: Fear, Hope, Faith, and Love —these four, but the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:4, Revelation 1:17, John 18:2-5

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Toward The Future

Contributed by Lauro C Hernandez on Oct 3, 2014

WANTING ASSURANCE THAT OUR FUTURE IS IN GOD'S HANDS

“LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE” Jer 1:11 “11 The word of the LORD came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” “I see the branch of an almond tree,” I replied.” INTRO: Seeing is very important in our lives. The majority of statistics say that we remember ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Can You Truly Know An Invisible God? (Exodus 33:18-23) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 19, 2023

Moses doesn't know God, the way God knows him, because God hasn't fully revealed himself. And so he asks to see God's glory, to fix that. But what is God's glory?

Last week, we left off in the middle of our story. We pushed right up against arguably the most famous, well-known verses in all of Exodus. And I just wanted to stop before I got to them, and give them the time they deserve. At the same time, this is a really complicated passage. I could ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:8, Psalm 49:16-17, Exodus 33:18-23

Why Seeking God Feels Dry: Are You Seeking The Right Thing? - Psalm 63 Part 8 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jul 1, 2025

What does it mean to seek God's face?

Psalm 63:1 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Review Step 1 in learning to love God is to resolve to prefer God over this world, after having counted the cost. Another step was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 63:1

Living Called And Anointed Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023

This sermon aims to explore the lessons from the Bible on how to live out God's call in our daily lives, by overcoming challenges with faith and embracing our spiritual gifts.

“Heavenly Father, we come before You today, humbled and grateful for the opportunity to gather in Your presence. We seek an outpouring of Your Holy Spirit upon this place, as we strive to understand Your Word and apply it to our lives. We ask for an invasion of Your wisdom and revelation, as we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13

Topics: Spiritual Gifts, God's Call, Facing Giants

Sermon Series: Called & Anointed

Five Smooth Stones - God Gets The Glory Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023

This sermon explores how God often chooses the unlikely and the weak to showcase His strength and faithfulness, using the story of David as an example.

Welcome back for another week of worship together! I’m thankful you decided to join us this morning. If you were here last week, you know we started a brand new sermon series called “5 Smooth Stones.” We looked at the story of David and Goliath. This is a well-known story about the Israelite army ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:12-28

Topics: Unlikely Heroes, Divine Plan, Facing Giants

Sermon Series: Five Smooth Stones

A Big Ugly Family Confrontation: Lesson 4

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 3, 2013

Confrontation is inevitable but necessary

A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 32:1-33 1. What is a big ugly family confrontation? • When there’s money on the table, families fight • Dealing with kids; “My son” (Gen. 21:10), “My son” (21:11) • The house • Blame problems on the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

Mr Weaver Fish

Contributed by Ken Durham on Aug 12, 2005

Even Jesus was not free from conflict and opposition in His ministry and unfortunately nor are we, yet He calls us to love our enemies.

MR WEAVER FISH 1. Introduction: On a mission trip to Kosova this summer I had a very nasty encounter with a weaver fish. This innocent looking fish lurks in the sand craftily leaving just its dark dorsal fins showing and anyone unlucky enough to step on one can be in serious ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Armor Of God

Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Aug 5, 2008

We must be prepared at all times and not allow evil to get into our lives. We need God’s truth, righteousness, gospel of peace, sword of the Spirit and salvation to fight off any evil that we encounter.

Ephesians 6:10 – 18 reads, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Three Score And Ten

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 12, 2009

For 1989, 70th anniversary of the church. Three Scriptures with the number "70" in them ... life includes pain and conflict; but we are to forgive without reservation; God knows the plans He has for the next 70 years of this church.

We’ve reached a milestone, a real milestone. Seventy years old. That’s a good long while. That is, in fact, a lifetime, according to one of the Scriptures I’m going to read, the typical, average lifetime of a human being. And it’s not too bad for an institution like a church. We’ve been here, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:1-12

Denomination: Baptist