Sermons on Negotiate:

Thou Shall Not Be Violent (6) Series

Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Feb 20, 2011

Reading strange stories in the Bible, in search of an answer that will lead us to find some answers in God’s dealing with human despair and suffering. We need to read those stories in the light of the cross - the story of what He has done to set things ri

THOU SHALL NOT BE VIOLENT (Law and Grace - The 6th Commandment) There is something in human nature that is drawn to a spicy scandal or by a violent act. Millions will tune in to exclusive interviews with the criminals or buy best-sellers which give people’s inside stories with the dirty ...read more

Scripture: Judges 19:1-30

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Who By Faith…jephthah

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010

Who by faith…Jephthah. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Hebrews chapter 11 verses 32-34. • Hebrews chapter 11 is God’s hall of fame; • It is a list of people who are honoured because of the faith. • As you read the chapter what surprises you is who is left out and who is included! • In verse 32 we are ...read more

Scripture: Judges 11:1-33

Denomination: Brethren

Why I Share My Faith And How I Do It

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Jul 16, 2013

I praise God for His faithfulness in using us for His glorious Kingdom purpose as we genuinely love the world around us and share the story of Jesus.

On the evening of April 15, 1912, a most horrible and tragic accident took the lives of over 1,500 people. What is more horrifying is the fact that there were 16 lifeboats and four rafts with enough space to accommodate over 1,700. There were almost a 1,000 more people on board the Titanic than ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Cry Out To Jesus Series

Contributed by Adam Weber on Mar 17, 2017

There will be times that we take our eyes off of Jesus, and we’ll get distracted by fear. But what matters isn’t whether we or not we take our eyes off Jesus, but what happens when we do. Do we stay there and just drown in the waves?

Well… I just wanna welcome everyone here to Embrace… at all of our campuses…. and wherever you’re joining us from… we’re so thrilled that you’re with us today… My name is Adam… I’m one of the pastors here… and as always…we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-31, Psalm 139:8-10, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Learning Things The Hard Way! Genesis 29 Series

Contributed by Shine Thomas on Apr 17, 2017

A very practical sermon on finding your right marriage partner. This message will give you five excellent tips for finding your right life partner. This sermon also covers, the lessons Jacob learnt the hard way; what you sow, you reap.

Follow us on: Website: https://cityharvestag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CityHarvestA... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityharvestag/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityHarvestAGChurch/featured Man basically is wicked, tough and deceptive in nature because of the fall and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 29:1-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Casual Or Concrete Commitment?

Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Sep 10, 2010

Commitment is viewed by many diferent people many different ways, yet the scripture has another idea about what commitment is and how we can achieve single-minded devotion to Christ.

CASUAL OR CONCRETE COMMITMENT (All my sermons use illustrations found on www.sermoncentral.com and all scripture is NIV unless otherwise indicated) A little old lady was amazed at how nice the young man was next door. Every day he would help her gather things from her car or help her in her yard. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:4-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Standing Alone In A Hostile Environment

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Sep 27, 2025

Series on Daniel

Title: “Living for God in a Hostile Environment” Script: Daniel 1 Type: Expository Series Where: GNBC 9-28-25 Intro: There will be times in your life that you will be challenged to stand alone. Sometimes, you’ll find yourself in situations where you will need to decide if you will obey God or ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:3-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Truth Is Whatever You Want It To Be Series

Contributed by Duane Wente on Jul 24, 2025

The world says truth is fluid, but God says truth is fixed.

### Introduction: The Red Balloon and the Culture of Subjective Truth Each week in this series we’ve let culture speak first — and then we’ve asked, ‘What does God say?’ Today I want to show you a short, funny little sketch that captures our cultural moment about as well as anything I’ve seen. ...read more

Scripture: John 18:33-40, Judges 21:25, John 14:6, 2 Timothy 4:3-4, Colossians 4:6, Ephesians 4:11-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Mar 13, 2022

Jesus died on a cross between two nameless criminals. We don’t know the names of either one of these men. It is the only time we read about them in the Bible. Three men died that day on a cross. One made the wrong choice, one made the right choice, and One is your only choice.

Jesus hung on the cross for six agonizing hours before succumbing to the torture of crucifixion through asphyxiation. During that time, Jesus made seven statements on the cross that were recorded in the four gospels of the New Testament. Each one of these statements is significant and worthy of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39-43, 2 Corinthians 5:21

Denomination: Baptist

The War With Iraq

Contributed by Ray Scott on May 1, 2003

What does God think about war in general ... the war in Iraq in particular?

“The War With Iraq” INTRODUCTION: Romans 13:1-5 Several things we need to consider: 1.- We must face the reality of evil in the world. There are some people that you just can’t negotiate with … because they are EVIL. War is never good … and should be avoided unless it is absolutely the last ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Hearing But Not Listening

Contributed by Leo Launio on Oct 15, 2003

Good communication is important not only between a husband and a wife, parents and children, but most of all, between us and God.

October 12, 2002 I. Introduction: A. Review of some Biblical principles on friendship 1. Friendly 2. Frank 3. Forgiving 4. Faithful B. Tonight’s topic is entitled “Hearing But Not Listening." 1. Focuses on one of the most important elements of friendship—communication 2. This is not just talking ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:13, Matthew 11:15-17

Denomination: Adventist

Wesley's 3-Strand Discipleship

Contributed by Doug Morrell on May 18, 2005

Founded on Jesus’ blueprint for discipleship, John Wesley developed a simple plan for maturing and equipping the saints. Wesley said, “The Church changes the world not by making converts but by making disciples.”

“Perhaps the greatest single weakness of the contemporary Christian Church is that millions of supposed members are not really involved at all and, what is worse, do not think it strange that they are not. As soon as we recognize Christ’s intention to make His Church a militant company we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Overcoming Fear In Witnessing

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 27, 2004

5 Practical helps that will get your people talking! "A Witness is no braver than anyone else, just brave for about 10 seconds longer!"

Overcoming Fear in Witnessing John 7:10-13 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/OvercomingFearWitnessing.html Our life should be a living witness…but we haven’t FULLY COMPLETED our witness until we open our mouth and speak. That is hard, but necessary—-"sharing the actual WORDS of the gospel." Romans ...read more

Scripture: John 7:10-13, John 7:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

What You Can Trust Jesus To Do Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 10, 2004

Fourth sermon in series on Paul’s trustworthy truths from his letters to pastors.

8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, 9 For which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s Word is not chained. 10 Therefore I ENDURE everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Denomination: Baptist

How Big Is God

Contributed by Dean Morgan on Oct 1, 2004

God is a big God! But some Christians act as if they have a big devil and a little God working in their lives.

TEXT: Isaiah 12:4-6 TITLE: HOW BIG IS GOD? A Bible Sized God ¡V A Bible Sized Devil This is one of those questions that you would expect a child to ask. They are forever asking such things as: ƒæ Where did God come from? ƒæ How old is God? ƒæ Who made God? Here is one of those questions that I ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 12:4-6

Denomination: Pentecostal