Sermons on Hate Your Enemy:

No One Is A Stranger, No One Is An Enemy

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Apr 27, 2017

no matter the actions of some, we are all children of the same Creator, brothers and sisters

Hear the words of a Sikh Scripture: I see no stranger, I see no enemy Wherever I look, God is all I see I don't think of us and them No one do I hate or condemn I see God's image – each one a friend. Of any religion, caste or race All I see is God's shining face His smiling face, His gracious ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:39

Denomination: Episcopal

Demonstrating Love Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 19, 2020

Serve one another, even your enemies, and so demonstrate that you follow Jesus.

Robert Holmes, in his book God’s Man, describes a man who went home with his friend for dinner. The man was impressed by the way his friend entered the house, asked his wife how her day went, and told her she looked pretty. Then, after they embraced, she served dinner. After they ate, the husband ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-35

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Inner Strength

Contributed by Bala Samson on Mar 24, 2014

Filling your mind and heart with God’s Word and promises takes away fear, angst, anger and worries.

Strength! Ephesians 3:16”that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man..”(Memorize) 1 John 4:4”….the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Not To Smite, But To Save The Evildoer Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 12, 2010

Our witness to love our enemies, and to so live that we attract them to Christ and the Church, is a union with Christ's sacrifice

Monday after Eleventh Sunday in Course June 14, 2010 You Will Be My Witnesses There’s something satisfying in seeing the smiting of the evildoer. “Ah, justice is done, finally,” we say when someone gets his comeuppance. But God does not desire the death of the sinner in his ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-16

Denomination: Catholic

Pulling Against God Part 4 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Nov 5, 2007

This segment focuses on how we deal with our enemies (our love for our enemies.)

Pulling Against God Part 4 Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48; Matthew 7:12; James 4:3; 17 Introduction This will be the final segment of this series on our pulling against God. To date we have discussed the fact that we do tend to pull against God in our efforts to go our own way, or any way that is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Common Enemy A Shared Battle

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Nov 8, 2015

Saints let us not take up arms against earthly nations but rather let us fight the unseen enemies who hide behind the nations of the world. We are in a spiritual battle Saints not a temporal one.

A Common Enemy a shared Battle Message: Pastor Mark Aarssen Dear Saints today we gather to pause and reflect on the valiant few who have paid the ultimate price in sacrificing their lives to protect, defend and ensure the freedom of our world from tyranny and oppression. Such valor is an example ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Supernatural Triumph Over Enemies

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on May 3, 2025

The battles of life are inevitable, but for the believer, victory is guaranteed through the supernatural power of God.

SUPERNATURAL TRIUMPH OVER ENEMIES By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 18:17-19 "He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. He brought me forth also into a ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 18:17-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Bullet Proof Your Life Series

Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Jul 9, 2003

Accessing the righteousness of Christ helps bullet-proof our lives when the enemy attacks

Bullet Proofing Your Life (Accessing the Righteousness of Christ) Ephesians 6:10-18 Open your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 6. Introduction: Sunrise was dawning when Los Angeles motorcycle police officer Bob Vernon saw a red pickup truck speed through a stop sign. ¡§This guy must be late to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

Our Enemy (Covid And The Christian) Series

Contributed by Joe Williams on Nov 13, 2020

Humility before God and toward others is the best offensive and defensive game plan in resisting the devil!

COVID-19 has been front-page news for most of us for about 6 months! Now, the virus has been around a little longer than that, but for most of us, it was about 6 months ago (March) that it smacked us in the face, and life took a major shift! It was in March that everything was shutting down fast! ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Fight Invisible Enemies Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024

Tie down loose ends that Satan will use to trip you up. The scripture defines truth. Jesus is the truth.

Background to passage: ? Opening illustration: 1. Attempts to impugn God’s character and credibility 2. Undermine present victory by generating trouble in life to make it difficult to be obedient 3. Doctrinal confusion and falsehood 4. Hindering our service to God 5. Causing division and discord 6. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

When The Enemy Seems To Win Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 20, 2005

How often are we discouraged when things do not go the way we planned? Is it our lack of faith, or a plot from the enemy to stop us from serving God?

Have you ever had something go completely south on you? Especially in ministry this can be very troubling. I had an experience like that once - when I had pledged my life to a cause and jumped in with both feet - then it seemed like Satan attacked others and removed me from that I could no longer ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Doing The Will Of God When Your Faith Is Under Fire - Part 2

Contributed by Chuck Brooks on Nov 19, 2020

Last time we took our message from the epistle of 1st Peter where Peter encourages his readers how to respond as they lived in a world that hated them because it hated their Savior.

1 Pet 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 1 Pet 4:8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins." 1 Pet 4:9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 1 Pet 4:10 As each ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Never Forgets Your Prayers Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 5, 2014

When we pray there are three possible answers from the Lord, yes, no and wait. We all hate to wait but we need to trust in God's perfect timing.

Let’s begin with this question: What is the major enemy of hope in your life? What is the one thing that, more than any other, threatens to weaken your hope? Could it be: discouragement, suffering; weariness, exhaustion. Perhaps the main enemy of hope in your life is simply the passage ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Engaging The Enemy, Part 1

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 27, 2018

Today we will look at the weapons for our good warfare.

A. Opening illustration: Priscilla Shirer story of the lack of invite to the critters under the boat. MacArthur list B. Background to passage: Interestingly enough, this is the church at which Timothy was dropped off. Paul has laid out a theological foundation for salvation, and practical ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

Engaging The Enemy, Part 2

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 27, 2018

Today we will look at the weapons for our good warfare

A. Opening illustration: Priscilla Shirer story of the lack of invite to the critters under the boat. MacArthur list B. Background to passage: Interestingly enough, this is the church at which Timothy was dropped off. Paul has laid out a theological foundation for salvation, and practical ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Baptist