Sermons on Overcoming Adversity:

You Can Overcome

Contributed by Michael Davis on Aug 9, 2003

God provided a way to be victorious in any situation that comes along in life.

YOU CAN OVERCOME Numbers 13: 1-3, 25, & 30 In this scripture Moses is doing what God had told him to do. He was sending some men, one from each of the twelve tribes of Israel to go into the land of Canaan and check out all that was there and then report back to the people. Moses told them ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:1-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

"How To Overcome Temptation"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Aug 19, 2003

A person cannot live the victorious Christian life without Jesus. Here is an easy to remember five point acrostic outline spelling the name "Jesus." Christ is our example in this text on "How to overcome temptation."

Introduction: On Friday night of last week, we had a men’s retreat. Sitting around the camp fire, my Son, Jerry, led us in a discussion on the subject, “How to overcome the lust of the flesh?” My meditation went to the text that we just read. Jesus is our best example of everything. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Feelings Of Inadequacy Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Aug 21, 2003

Here are some self-help principles for overcoming feelings of inadequacy from Daniel chapter five.

What makes people behave badly? We partially answered that question last week in the sermon, "Putting an End to Self-defeating Behavior" based on Daniel chapter four, but the Word of God is going to expand our understanding this week. The Bible gives us an example of some very bad behavior here ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming The Prayer Block

Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Sep 18, 2003

Overcoming common obstacles to prayer.

Overcoming the Prayer Block Ref.: Mark 1:35 Luke 5:15 Romans 7:14–25 1 John 1:8–10 Psalms 100:4 Read No Time for Him I. Obstacles There are many, though some are mere excuses that would yield to a strong will. A. Time 1. Life is too busy, but not too busy for less important things—TV, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:15-16, Mark 1:35-38

Secrets Of Being An Overcomer

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Jul 26, 2004

How Christians can be more successful in overcoming the tactics of Satan in daily life.

August 1, 2004 Impact #5 Iliff and Saltillo UM “Secrets of Being an Overcomer” Joshua 8:1-8, 30-35 and 9:3-15 INTRODUCTION: The book of Joshua describes how God’s people possessed the land He had given them. It tells of victories as well as defeat. It is a book of history, and it is ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Overcoming Demonic Powers

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Sep 7, 2004

Multitudes who start down the road of permissiveness are soon trapped in a lifestyle of enslaving addictions and shameless practices that rob them of self-respect, satisfaction, and hope. Essentially, Satan has them in his power, just as he had the maniac

Overcoming Demonic Powers (Mark 5:1-5:20) Jesus knew that some of the greatest battles are fought with demonic powers. The Bible promises us victory in advance if we appropriate Christ’s truth. "Greater is He who is in us than He who is in the world." (I John 4:4) When Jesus healed the demon ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Overcoming Spiritual Dullness Series

Contributed by Frank Lay on Sep 12, 2004

The problem of Spiritual dullness prevents us from grasping the deeper truths of the Christian faith. The writer warns his readers about becoming dull or sluggish of hearing because such dullness can lead to even more serious spiritual problems.

OVERCOMING SPIRITUAL DULLNESS Hebrews 5:11-6:12 A preacher was known for his loud preaching. One day a lady with a hearing problem said, "Preacher, I want to thank you for preaching loud for those of us who are hard of hearing." The preacher responded, "Thank you, mom, but actually I preach ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Tendencies To Judge

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 20, 2003

Realize that in the way you judge or criticize others, God will hold you to the same standard. Jesus said, "Do not judge or you too will be judged. For in the same way as you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measu

Overcoming Tendencies to Judge What are the problems with trying to play the role of a judge over others? Illustration:Angry cynical people die young. Men who score high for hostility on standard tests are four times more likely to die prematurely than men whose scores are low. Bottom Line, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Overcoming Setbacks In Life

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 18, 2003

Naaman overcame his setback in life when he was challenged to put his faith in God. We overcome life’s problem by seeking God, submitting to His way and trusting Him completely.

2 Kings 5:1-14 Overcoming Setbacks In Life Imagine this: You graduated from the University with honours. You are intelligent and were soon employed by a big and famous company. You did well and were promoted a few times. Now a CEO of the company, and business continues to expand to the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Overcoming Bitterness With Praise"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Jan 26, 2004

An Acrostic message. Hopefully, this will help you to remember the key points. We will be spelling the word, "Praise." The means by which God has given to us to defeat the evil in this world is with our "praise."

Read Genesis 45:1-15 Joseph had a "right" to be angry. His ten brothers had thrown him into a horrible pit and sold him into slavery. Can you imagine how Joseph must have felt when he heard his brothers denouncing him as a "dreamer," and wanting him dead. For nearly twenty years Joseph lived ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-15, 1 Samuel 19:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Life's Disappointments Series

Contributed by Kerry Tilley on Feb 15, 2004

Faith in Christ can help us overcome disappointments that we face in life.

Series: Moving Forward In Life OVERCOMING LIFE’S DISAPPOINTMENTS Text: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 "We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We do not know what to do, but we do not give up the hope of living. We are persecuted, but God does not leave us. We are hurt sometimes, but we are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 2 Corinthians 12:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Overcoming The Giants Of Life Series

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Nov 5, 2004

If you are going for God, you will face giants in your life, what will you do about them?

We are just about through our series on the Dream Giver. I want you to know I am working on a life development series which will help you put together the principles of the dream giver as life application. We last spoke of the wasteland and the sanctuary. After you come out of your life ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:20-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

Overcoming Spiritual Blindness

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004

How Jesus’ healing of the blind man is a picture of overcoming spiritual blindness.

On November 30, 1991, fierce winds from a freakish dust storm triggered a massive freeway pileup along Interstate 5 near Coalinga, California. At least 14 people died and dozens more were injured as topsoil whipped by 50 mile-per-hour winds reduced visibility to zero. The afternoon holocaust left ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:22-30

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Faith's Obstacles

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 20, 2004

Here is a list of obstacles to trusting God and the steps necessary to overcome them.

Obstacles to Faith Rom 4:18-21 18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead-- since he was about a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:18-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

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