Sermons on Negativity:

Good News – Bad News For The Church Of Jesus Christ Series

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Sep 8, 2014

Stephen's death and the following persecution was a bad news/Good News Scenario. On the one hand it was a very negative thing for the church. Yet God used this evil to motivate the church with the Great Commission they had previously ignored.

GOOD NEWS – BAD NEWS FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Acts 8:1-4 Dorn Ridge Church Of Christ, September 07, 2014 INTRODUCTION: 1.) The story has been told of a man waking up in the hospital after a car accident. A.) As the man gains consciousness, his doctor says to him, I have good ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Triumphal Entry

Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Apr 5, 2009

A "joy sucker" is someone who is determined to create either discouragement or hardship on your ministry. "Joy suckers" take on all shapes and sizes, but, most often, they are negative in their outlook, disappointed with their family, in need of attenti

Here is a true story about a nine-year-old boy who lived in a rural town in Tennessee. His house was in a poor area of the community. A church had a bus ministry that came knocking on his door one Saturday afternoon. The kid came to answer the door and greeted the bus pastor. The bus pastor asked ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-44

Denomination: Baptist

Can I Get A Lift?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 6, 2009

August 1989: If we want to be lifted up out of our unhappiness through worship, we must bring our whole selves to the worship experience and must pray passionately even our negative wishes.

I recently became aware that some folks shop for a church much as you would shop for a car or a home appliance. In talking with some people about joining our church, they said that they were shopping – that’s their word, not mine -- that they were shopping for a church by systematically attending ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 28:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Anna An Example Of Faith

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Apr 2, 2018

This sermon looks at the life of Anna, an example of how in one day, she fulfilled God's purpose in her life despite the overwhelming natural negatives she was born into, she overcame her situation by faith!

ANNA AN EXAMPLE OF FAITH Luke 2:36-38 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:36-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Seeker To Believer: 7 Stages Of Growth

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2021

1. Not interested – OK for you, not for me. Holds many misconceptions about the Bible and Christianity. Have a negative view of religious faith in general. Believe all religions are basically the same. Are generally uninterested in spiritual matters.

1. Not interested – OK for you, not for me. Holds many misconceptions about the Bible and Christianity. Have a negative view of religious faith in general. Believe all religions are basically the same. Are generally uninterested in spiritual matters. 2. Curiously seeking – thinks there might be ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16

Denomination: Salvation Army

Change Your Perspective From Gloomy To Glorious!

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 15, 2025

Changing your perspective can help you stop automatic negative attitudes, speech, thoughts and navigate situations with a more balanced outlook. The Jewish people needed a different perspective, so God sends Haggai.

Sermon – Change Your Perspective From Gloomy to Glorious! Scripture Lesson – Haggai 2:1-9 “On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and to ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9, Ezra 3:10-13, Ephesians 5:26-27, Ecclesiastes 7:10, Hebrews 12:25-29, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

Creating Or Destroying With Our Tongue Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Feb 25, 2025

How can you use your words to bless others and to demonstrate the love of Christ?

As believers, we often underestimate the power of our words. The Bible reminds us that our tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit (Proverbs 18:21). In this sermon, we'll explore the biblical significance of our words and how they can either bless or ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:26-28, Romans 12:14

The Battles We Don't Need To Fight And Trusting God To Fight For Us Series

Contributed by Shaila Touchton on Jul 4, 2025

The Bible teaches us that God is our strong defender and warrior, who fights for us.

In life, we often face battles that seem insurmountable and overwhelming. However, not every battle is ours to fight. The Bible teaches us that God is our strong defender and warrior, who fights for us when we trust in Him. The Promise of God's Protection In Deuteronomy 1:30, Moses reminds ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 1:30, 1 Samuel 17:47

Dealing With Habits

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 22, 2025

Habits are powerful forces that shape our lives, and both good and bad habits impact our personal and spiritual growth. Negative habits, especially those that hinder our walk with God, can lead to feelings of frustration, guilt, and stagnation.

DEALING WITH HABITS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Romans 7:15 "For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate." Supporting Texts: 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Galatians 5:16-17, James 1:14-15, Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:15, Galatians 5:16-17, James 1:14-15, Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Paying Our Spiritual Debts

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 4, 2001

Debt can be a good thing, spiritually; we owe debts to those who have shaped us, both negatively and positively, and pay that back by sharing in mutual respect and by offering the good news to a generation yet to come.

How do you feel about debt? Do you like debt? Do you take pleasure in interest payments? How many of you say, “Oh, Mr. Greenspan, please don’t lower the interest rate again. I want to pay more. I love debt.” Can I get a show of hands? I thought not. You don’t like debt. I don’t like ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-17

Denomination: Baptist

Faith And The Furnace

Contributed by Guy Glass on Aug 20, 2004

This account, recorded in Daniel, is one of the great Christian “bed time” stories we enjoy telling our kids. This familiarity with the account is both a positive and a negative. Positive in the sense that it is good to get down the biblical stories whi

Faith and The Furnace God’s Protection in times of Difficult Choice Daniel 3 INTRODUCTION: This account, recorded in Daniel, is one of the great Christian “bed time” stories we enjoy telling our kids. This familiarity with the account is both a positive and a negative. Positive in the sense that ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

Aim To Win Series

Contributed by Steven Dow on Oct 22, 2004

Part 5 in the series "Victory In Jesus." If you want to win your inner showdown with sin, you must aim to win. Avoid negative influences. Initiate service to others. Make up your mind to be holy.

AIM TO WIN Victory In Jesus – Part 5 Galatians 5 October 24, 2004 Introduction: In the old days of the Wild West when two people got into a heated fight about something they sometimes had duels. Picture in your mind’s eye two dusty cowboys walking towards each other down main street. It is high ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:1-26

An Expanding Church

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Jul 29, 2005

The Lord wants His Church to be a people who have great expectation despite negative circumstances. Jesus has provided all we need in this hour to be triumphant. This sermon looks at gives lessons needed to walk in victory.

AN EXPANDING CHURCH The Lord wants His Church to be a people who have great expectation despite negative circumstances. Jesus has provided all we need in this hour to be triumphant. This sermon looks at gives lessons needed to walk in victory. Isaiah 54:1-3 “Sing, O barren, you who have not ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 54:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Without A Trace

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 18, 2004

Funeral sermon for Paul Quick, member of the cleaning crew. A gentle spirit without a trace of negatives help others, labors in the house of God, and has received gentle treatment from a Christ who understands our weaknesses.

Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom ... the wisdom from above is ... gentle ... without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. He is able to deal gently with the ... wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness. In this noisy world, it is easy to miss ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18, Hebrews 5:2

Denomination: Baptist

How Should We Live? With God's Dream

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Oct 23, 2003

Do you see God’s possibilities? Or do you see on the negatives of life? Would you like to see God’s possibilities in you marriage? In your job? In your children/parents? In your spouse?

Remember the story from your history class about the Battle of Waterloo? The allied troops under General Wellington fought Napoleon on June 18, 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, a village in Belgium just south of Brussels. News was transmitted by the use of lights across the English Channel to ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist