Sermons about Handling Opposition

Getting Ready For Christmas

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Dec 21, 2000

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How do we handle the fact that it is His birthday, & so few are paying any attention to Him at all?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER CENTRAL CHRISTIAN, BROWNSVILLE, TX A. You have probably heard the old saying that there are 3 types of people: people who make things happen, people who watch things happen, & people who have no earthly idea what is happening. There are many who ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Trouble Comes

Contributed by Mark Hiehle on Jul 19, 2001

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When adversity comes your way, how do you handle it? This message tells you how.

James 1:1-12 "When Trouble Comes" By Pastor Mark Hiehle Some time ago, I heard Pastor Tony Evans reminisce about growing up and having his favorite shows interrupted by a test. When I heard him say that, I thought of my time during and after college when I worked in ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-12

Denomination: Nazarene

A Stewards View Of Stuff

Contributed by Dan Cale on Jan 24, 2004

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This is the third in a series of stewardship sermons and deals with our handling of the material goods of life. Includes tithing and stuff managment.

A Stewards View of Stuff Mark 12:41-44 This morning we are going to continue our time in stewardship month looking at a Stewards View of Stuff. Comedian George Carlin (who by the way I do not recommend you listen to) proclaims, ¡§A house is just a pile of stuff with a cover on it. That’s all your ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:41-44

Denomination: *other

Is Jesus In Your Boat?

Contributed by Millie Pisano on Apr 14, 2004

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Through the storms and adveristiy in life how do you handle these things? How do others see you?

IS JESUS IN YOUR BOAT? Mark 4:35-39 On that day, when evening came, He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side." Leaving the crowd, they took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him. And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-39

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Dress For Stress

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Sep 24, 2005

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This is a message on what stress is, the causes of it, how it affects us, and how we should handle it.

How to Dress for STRESS Psalm 4:1-8 What is one thing that we all have in common that begins with the letter “S”. Now sense we are in church, most of us would probably think that I’m talking about sin. Now that is a common denominator, but not the topic of choice today. Today I want to talk to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:1-8

Denomination: *other

Two Responses To Sin

Contributed by John Harvey on Oct 6, 2005

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Sin has consequences in our lives. The text is the story of two men, Saul and David and how they handled their sin.

“Two Responses to Sin” October 9, 2005 Today is a message dealing with a very uncomfortable topic. Sin has become an issue that all too often churches don’t want to address and don’t want to deal with. We like to focus on grace and mercy and forgiveness, but we fail sometimes to really look at ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

God Is In Control

Contributed by Joel Sanabria on Jun 29, 2005

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Learning to let go of situations in life you can’t handle and how to let God take control!

Why me, God…why am I going through this? Have you ever thought, whispered, or screamed that question? Have you ever thought that God was against you personally? At one time or another, everyone does, even people in the Bible. That is not surprising. What is surprising is God’s answer to their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Scars Become Stars

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005

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If you want to live an emotionally healthy and happy life you must discover how to handle the hurts that come.

Sun.Oct 3/93 ------ Jn 20:24-29 SCARS BECOME STARS - Visting I heard these words - Are not scars marks of weakness? - Places where hurts and wounds were - A scar is something you want to hid. - Unless you begin to brag about the "Red Badge Of Courage" - A scar ...read more

Scripture: John 20:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

Navigating Life's Whitewater

Contributed by Judah Thomas on Oct 21, 2003

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We all go through tough times (whitewater) in life. How do you handle the trouble that comes?

In the boat of life, have you ever felt like all of the big waves were coming straight at you? Maybe, in a matter of moments, your world was turned upside down. You’ve suddenly gone from calm to chaos, from peace to perplexity. · The pink slip comes. · The doctor calls. · The divorce papers ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 42:2, Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Facing The Giants In Our Lives Series

Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Mar 4, 2008

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This is the introduction to a few sermons that I will be preaching about different types of giants in our lives and how to handle them.

“Facing the Giants in Our Lives” Text: I Samuel 17:40-47 40 ¶ And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. 41 And the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:40-47

Denomination: *other

Temptation

Contributed by Tim Parsons on Jul 7, 2006

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This sermon deals with Temptation and look at how Jesus Handle It, and what we can Learn from it.

TEMPTATION LUKE 4:1-13; MATTHEW 4:1-11 1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Church Of God

Present Sufferings, Future Glory Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 12, 2013

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Today, Christians in certain parts of the world face some of the worst persecution in history. How do they handle it?

Today, Christians in certain parts of the world face some of the worst persecution in history. How do they handle it? Only God can empower them to do so. One thing that keeps Christians going when faced with persecution is the knowledge that Christ also suffered more deeply than we can imagine. He ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:17-18

Denomination: Other

God's Grace Is Sufficient For Me! Do We Really Believe That? Series

Contributed by Chris Carroll on Mar 29, 2007

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Sermon encourages us to not handle life’s problems on our own, but to trust in God and fall into His grace

So Tyler found one of my early childhood books the other day. It’s called the “It’s All About Me” book by Dr. Seuss. It allows you to be interactive with the book. As Tyler was going through it he saw that I had done it when I was about his age. In it he saw my foot drawn out, my hand drawn out, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

Church Discipline

Contributed by Brian Menear on Mar 29, 2007

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Sometimes a Church must discipline it’s members. The Bible gives us clear direction on handling this process.

Church Discipline At one time or another, a church may need to exercise discipline against a member who has sinned. Church discipline must always be handled carefully and lovingly, just as God discipline us. The Bible is clear on how this is to be handled. Situation Unintentional or private sin ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lord Would Repay You

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 13, 2015

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As a child of God, we got to learn to accept mockery and criticism in good spirit and depend on God to handle the issues

The Lord would repay you! 2 Samuel 16:12 “It may be that the LORD will look on the wrong done to me, and that the LORD will repay me with good for his cursing today." Did you know people will throw rocks at you when you are already bruised and bent? Yes, they would! Barbs were thrown at ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 16:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

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