Sermons on resistance to the gospel: showing 91-105 of 91,607

How To Submit To God And Resist The Devil

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Aug 13, 2018

Its easy to say submit to God and resist the devil, but how do we actually DO it? And what does true repentance look like?

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. We’ve all heard that scripture before, but what does it actually mean to submit? Submit: hupotasso¯ hoop-ot-as'-so From G5259 and G5021; to subordinate; reflexively to obey: - be under obedience (obedient), ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

(Section 5) Prayer That Resists Satan Series

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Mar 23, 2019

In a successful prayer, both the petitioner and the petitioned gain.

LET US PRAY (Section 5) V. PRAYER THAT RESISTS SATAN A. Our Prayer has Three Aspects 1. We ourselves. 2. The God to whom we pray. 3. Our enemy, Satan. The petitioners are we; the petitioned is God. In a successful ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, 1 John 3:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Resist Not Evil. The Call To Perfect Love.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 3, 2023

Jesus redirects some misconstrued Scriptures.

I. RESIST NOT EVIL. Matthew 5:38-42. MATTHEW 5:38. Oh - it is hard - but “eye for eye, tooth for tooth” belongs to the law courts (cf. Leviticus 24:20), not to personal vendettas. MATTHEW 5:39a. Jesus rather enjoins, “Resist not evil.” MATTHEW 5:39b. Traditionally, the slap across the cheek ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gospel Of Joy Is A Gospel Of Peace Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 11, 2017

"Peace in society cannot be understood as pacification or the mere absence of violence"

Thursday of Sixth Week in Course Joy of the Gospel We are now in the season which the Extraordinary Form calendar still calls Septuagesima, or the seventy days before Easter. In other words, we need to remember that we are looking toward the beginning of Lent on March 1, and the sacrifices we need ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:1-13

Denomination: Catholic

Making The Gospel My Gospel Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Nov 10, 2014

Unless the gospel is my gospel it is really no gospel at all.

Unless the gospel is my gospel it is really no gospel at all That is the theme of the passage from Romans that we’ll be studying together this morning. So obviously the question that all of us must answer as we’re confronted with that truth is whether or not the gospel is personally ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Sharing The Gospel In An Egospel (Igospel) World

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Feb 23, 2009

This sermon is about reaching and making disciples in a technology savy world

Have you seen the e-mail entitled “What if we treated out Bible like our cell phone?” (author unknown) “I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone? What if we carried it around In our purses or pockets? What if we flipped through it several times a day? ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: United Methodist

The Tension Of Gospel Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Feb 23, 2023

As I allow the gospel to TOPPLE IDOLS in my own heart I will become more and more FAITHFUL in presenting it to the world.

The Tension Of Gospel Faithfulness Acts 19:21-41 In the Christian faith there are Biblical doctrines that when fully accepted have aspects to them that must be held in tension. What I mean by holding something in tension is that there are aspects of that doctrine that are unsolvable to the human ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:21-41

Denomination: Baptist

Gospel Humility Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jul 26, 2014

Pride is the enemy of every human being ever born; Jesus taught the topic without mentioning the word.

Gospel Humility Luke 17:1-6 As we saw in Acts, the first generation of preachers, the apostles, were given power over disease, and power over death, and they were sent out with that power to authenticate the message of the gospel of the Kingdom that they brought. As a result, The Church grew in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Confrontational Gospel

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 27, 2010

We try so hard to make the gospel easy to accept, but the way Jesus presented it was bound to be confrontational in a sinful world.

Passage: Matthew 10:34-42 Intro: Sometimes the words of Jesus are so different from the image we constructed that it shocks us. 1. and often we try to soften them, reinterpret them, make them less offensive and more acceptable. 2. but these statements this morning are really clear. 3. and in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:34-42

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Explaining The Gospel Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 21, 2020

The ground of the gospel is cultivated in the Old Testament.

Explaining the Gospel Acts 7:1-60 Rev. Brian Bill February 22-23, 2020 Several months ago, I was quickly backing our Chevy Cobalt out of the garage, not really paying attention, when all of a sudden, I heard the sound of plastic shattering and glass breaking. As I slammed on the brakes, I looked ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:1-60

Denomination: Baptist

Gospel Of Angels

Contributed by Ted Brassard on Jul 19, 2009

ANGELS HAVE OFTEN BEEN USED TO REVEAL GODS WILL TO MAN HERE WE FIND AN ANGEL PUTTING TOGETHER INTO ONE SHORT VERSE GOSPEL 0F OF JEUS CHRIST NOTE: THE MESSAGE (V. 5) “..FOR I KNOW THAT YE SEEK JESUS WHICH WAS CRUCIFIED..”

TEXT: MATT: 28:1—8 INTRODUCTION: ANGELS HAVE OFTEN BEEN USED TO REVEAL GODS WILL TO MAN HERE WE FIND AN ANGEL PUTTING TOGETHER INTO ONE SHORT VERSE GOSPEL 0F OF JEUS CHRIST NOTE: THE MESSAGE (V. 5) “..FOR I KNOW THAT YE SEEK JESUS WHICH WAS CRUCIFIED..” TO SEEK THE CRUIFIED CHRIST THE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Beginning Of The Gospel

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 2, 2011

2nd Sunday in Advent, Year B

Mark 1: 1 – 8 / The Beginning of the Good News Intro: A young American engineer was sent to Ireland for 2 years by his company. He and his girlfriend determined they would save money and when he returned they would get married and start their life together. However, as time dragged by, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:1-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Responses To The Gospel Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on May 3, 2024

Acts 5:17-42 shows us different responses to the gospel, responses that we still see today.

Introduction After Pentecost, the message of the resurrection of Jesus Christ spread rapidly in Jerusalem as Spirit-empowered believers shared the gospel with unbelievers. Miraculous signs and wonders accompanied the proclamation of the gospel, and no one could deny that God was at work in a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Is The Gospel Pc?

Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 26, 2021

Too often we make the gospel into something it is not because we are uncon=mfortable with others' reactions.

1. A preacher was once approached by a troubled church member who wanted to air his concerns about the direction the church was going. When it was the preacher’s turn to speak he began quoting scripture the member replied, "If you’re going to start using the Bible we’re done talking. You study ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16-42, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Opposition To The Gospel

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Sep 3, 2020

Based on Acts 13:1-12 - Reminder to believers that there will be opposition to the Gospel

OPPOSITION TO THE GOSPEL Acts 13:1-12 FBCF – 9/2/20 Refresh Jon Daniels INTRO – Youtube videos of street preachers. Amazing to see how quickly people turn against them in violent, abusive way. People just totally lose their minds when the Gospel is being preached. - Street evangelist in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-12

Denomination: Baptist