Sermons on Making Deals:

Dealing With Doubt Series

Contributed by James Kelley on Feb 26, 2001

Satan assualts our mind with lies that cause us to mistrust our faithful God. This sermon deals with four of those lies.

DEALING WITH DOUBT Romans 8:31-39 Introduction: A lie can be the most damaging force in the world. More powerful than an atomic bomb or a hurricane, the most harmless lie can damage your good name forever. Satan is the master liar and he will wreck your mind if you let him. He will distort ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39

Denomination: Baptist

The Real Deal

Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 14, 2006

The life of the believer through the eyes of God.

The Real Deal Matthew 6:1-15 1 "Be careful not to do your ’acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Anger

Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 8, 2006

Biblical principles for dealing with your anger.

“Dealing with Anger” John 2:14-16 I. The world’s method of dealing with anger A. Express it 1. It causes the physical body to change 2. Venting anger often causes us to become angrier B. Let it steam 1. Good for a teapot not a human 2. Like a teapot it allows the ...read more

Scripture: John 2:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Disagreements

Contributed by Don Jones on Nov 8, 2006

Principles for settling disagreements.

“Dealing with Disagreements” James 4:1-12 Disagreements occur in every area of life including the home, job, and even in the church. God’s word gives us a plan in dealing with disagreements. I. Look at the cause of the disagreement A. We are at war with ourselves. 1. Inner desires ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Difficulty

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Mar 9, 2009

Job faced many problems, but his attitude and honesty with God brought him through. How do we face the problems in our lives? Is our attitude and approach right or in need of some work?

The Way Job Approached His Problems: 1. Job initially approached his problems with real emotion – intense grief. a. Let us not be afraid of real emotion. b. Sometimes life hurts and dealing with that pain is part of the process. c. It is much healthier and much better to be real with your emotion ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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

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

Dealing With Conflict

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 9, 2011

Teaching on what conflict is, responses to conflict, and dealing with conflict.

*Note: this is from teaching from our Church of God State Headquarters under Jerry Chitwood. I thought it would be great to share. I also have powerpoint if you will email me at: theedster13@yahoo.com also mention the teaching. I did organize it but did not put all of it together. Dealing with ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Denomination: Church Of God

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 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 Prejudice Series

Contributed by Landon Winstead on Dec 31, 2013

Sometimes the person we judge in front of us may be Jesus

Dodie Gadient, a schoolteacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had taught about. Traveling alone in a truck with a camper in tow, she launched out. One afternoon, rounding a curve on 1-5 near Sacramento in rush hour traffic, a water pump blew on her ...read more

Scripture: Acts 11:1-18

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Dealing With Discouragement Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 9, 2015

Overcome discouragement when you redirect your energies, refocus your vision, and rally together.

A man stopped to watch a Little League baseball game and asked one of the youngsters, “What’s the score?” “We're losing 18-0,” was the answer. “Well,” said the man. “I must say you don't look discouraged.” “Discouraged?” the boy ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:10-23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

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 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 Oppression

Contributed by Christopher Roberts (Barrister) on Nov 12, 2012

This sermon will help Christians to gain an understanding about how oppression from the enemy can be dealt with.

Oppression v Possession It is only when a Christian finds that they are struggling in their walk with God, that they may need to consider whether or not they may have been oppressed by the enemy. If you are a person who has accepted Christ into your heart and follows God, but finds that you are ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-22

Denomination: Christian Church