Sermons on Resisting Darkness:

Resistance Resistant

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009

Anytime there is a new initiative in the kingdom of God, resistance will arise. Where God is at work, the enemy is also at work. Rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem was certainly no exception to this. When people take kingdom priorities seriously, people res

Resistance Resistant Nehemiah 4:1-8 Don Jones tells the story of a close friend who pastored in the Phoenix area but God had laid on his heart the desire to start new churches. He left to go plant a church in another state. The plans were laid for him to begin with the cooperation of two ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Resist! Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 2, 2019

How do we resist? I want to make what we talk about today make sense, but I also want it to be visual. We can resist the devil by building a wall in our lives that resists all of his advances towards us. We will build a wall to keep Satan out of our hearts and we will make Satan pay for it.

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK SERIES “Resist!” JAMES 4:7-10 #JAMESatCCC [This is an object lesson sermon where the minister builds a wall out of boxes in an effort to visually show how to resist the devil by building a wall to resist the devil. Each box has a word on it showing what makes up ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Flirting With Darkness

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 22, 2013

We must be filled by the Holy Spirit in order to thwart temptations and avoid sin.

Flirting with Darkness January 20, 2013 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must be filled by the Holy Spirit in order to thwart temptations and avoid sin. Focus Passage: James 1:12-16 Supplemental Passage: If we say that we have fellowship with Him ...read more

Scripture: James 1:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Resistance

Contributed by David Becker on Nov 27, 2006

God’s people need to part of a resistance movement against the devil. Here are 4 keys areas for us to be involved.

THE RESISTANCE INTRODUCTION During WW2 when Germany overran France, there was a group of men and women who fought behind enemy line, setting underground information links and disrupting the German efforts as they were able, they were known as the French Resistance. There is a tremendous need for ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Light Living - Being A Person Of Light!

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Aug 29, 2017

1. People of Light are People of Love 2. People of Light don't Adopt Lifestyles of Darkness 3. People of Light Wear God's Armor of Light

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14 (Call to worship - Psalm 149) Theme: Light Living - Being a Person of Light 1. People of Light are People of Love 2. People of Light don't Adopt Lifestyles of Darkness 3. People of Light Wear God's Armor of Light INTRO: Grace and peace from God our ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:8-14

Denomination: Nazarene

Resisting Resistance Makes You Strong Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 3, 2002

This is the second of six on James. Tony Miano (Sermon Central contibutor) is quoted and several of his points incorporated. James speaks about temptation and how it is used by God and Satan to accomplish totally different ends. Let me clarify. We cho

Resisting Resistance Makes You Strong Many of us here today have made the decision to follow Jesus. That decision involves living as He taught us and showed us. Some of you are here because you are considering that decision. And there are some here today that aren’t considering that decision ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Resist And Surrender

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Sep 23, 2022

The problems we see facing our world today did not begin over-night. But the solutions to those problems are found in Christ and His holy Word.

Resist and Surrender Text: Ephesians 6:10-18 OPEN WITH PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING Before we get into our sermon this morning, I want to ask you all a question: Do you think that in 1945, when our soldiers and sailors were coming home after fighting Hitler’s Nazi Germany, that they thought, or even ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Resisting Temptation

Contributed by Wendell Blackburn on Mar 14, 2005

How we may fight the temptations of satan.

RESISTING TEMPTATION MATT.4:1-11 Right after John the Baptist Baptised Jesus In the River of Jordan, He spent 40 days in the Wilderness near Jericho where he was tempted By Satan – much like We are tempted Today!! MARK 1:12 & 13 SAYS: And immediately the spirit driveth Him into The wilderness. And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Consistent Resistence

Contributed by Shawn Miller on May 12, 2024

Consistent Resistance is key to Repentance

Consistent Resistance Introduction: Sandra Bullock won the 2010 Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Leigh Ann Tuohy in The Blind Side. The sensational film chronicles a Christian family who took in a homeless young man and gave him the chance to reach his God-given potential. Michael ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Resisting Grace Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Nov 21, 2010

In this message, part 14 in the series Love Never Dies, Dave sees in Peter's resistance to Christ washing his feet a resistance that we all have to receiving grace and love.

Resisting Grace Love Never Dies, prt. 14 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers July 11, 2010 The longer I do counseling and the more I come to learn about people, the more I believe that what is most deeply wrong with us as human beings is that we chronically resist grace. We chronically turn ...read more

Scripture: John 13:3-9

Denomination: Free Methodist

Resist Bravely

Contributed by Justin Tucker on Feb 24, 2022

It was once said, "sin boldly".

In a letter on August 1st, 1521- a very prominent protestant advised his friend as follows…. “Sin boldly. But believe even more boldly in Christ, and rejoice”. This is quite different from what Saint Paul wrote during Bible Times: He says, “What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-2

Resisting Temptation

Contributed by Carl George on Mar 21, 2022

Sermon on Joseph becoming the man who God meant for him to be in the face of adversity and temptation.

This past week I had the pleasure of doing a funeral. Pleasure and funeral are not two words that you hear in the same sentence. The reason it was a pleasure is because of the remarkable legacy of faith that the man left. I never met him but I was amazed by the impactful testimony that a disabled ...read more

Do Not Resist Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Jun 25, 2022

Many Christians believe that in Matthew 5:39 Jesus is calling us to pacifism. If that was the case, he would be negating the Old Testament! Jesus does call us to nonresistance, but in certain situations only - as his examples show. He isn't pacifist and he doesn't call us to to pacifism.

INTRODUCTION I trained to become a Baptist minister at Bristol Baptist College. While I was there, a Canadian couple called Tom and Rebecca Yoder Neufeld gave a talk. The Yoder Neufelds are Mennonites. Mennonites trace their origins to the Anabaptists, and the Yoder Neufelds were at Bristol ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42

Denomination: Baptist

Resist The Devil Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Aug 28, 2020

I see way too many Christians ineffective in their life because the devil has them tied up in knots. And in the Scriptures, God tells us as Christians what to do, but we are just not doing it. And I believe that it has to do with us not knowing how to resist the devil.

Introduction I would like to begin today’s sermon by asking you a couple of questions? Here is the first question. If someone, in your life, that you trust tells you to do something, how likely are you to do what they tell you? I would say that if I trust them that I am likely to do what they say ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7, 1 Peter 5:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Resistance To Commitment

Contributed by Chris Mason on Aug 27, 2001

Have you ever echoed the words, "I can’t do it!" My mother answered those words, with "Can’t never could!" This sermon deals with why we as Christian sometimes resist commitment in our lives.

Resistance to Commitment Resistance by it’s very definition means to withstand or fight against.. so the question I have is, How hard is it for you to resist? For me sometimes, it’s almost impossible! Here’s what I mean. You’ve already had two pieces of cake, there is only one piece left. You ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:8, Exodus 4:11-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ