Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 15, 2008
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WHY DOES GOD ALLOW HARDSHIP?
We live in a mixed-up, messed-up world. Sometimes terrible things happen that don't make any sense at all, and we wonder why?
Steven Curtis Chapman is one of the best known singer-songwriters of contemporary Christian music. Over the last 15 or 20 years his songs have
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Baptist
Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 7, 2005
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A quote from Cliffe Knechtle…
“Although I do not know why God allowed evil, I do know that he wants to destroy it. That is why there is hell.
Although I do not know why God allowed pain, I do know he wants to wipe every tear from our eyes and give us joy for eternity in his presence. That is why
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 28, 2008
Illustration: God will often allow crises into our lives to show us where we put our confidence. There was a farmer who one day went happily and with great joy in his heart to report to his wife and family that their best cow had given birth to twin calves, one red and one white. And he said, “You
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Other
Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 10, 2007
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Why did the Philistines allow Samson’s hair go grow back when they knew it was the key to his great strength?
Was it because they blinded his eyes? No, for even a blind
but strong Samson could cause severe havoc.
Why then did they allow his hair to grown back? Because the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by T D on Dec 27, 2010
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NO DUMMIES ALLOWED
Why couldn’t Jesus be more specific? Why couldn’t he just define things in a 30-second commercial or make it easier to understand?
I saw in the bookstore the other day one of those yellow books which said “Computers for Dummies.” They had a whole series of them- cooking for
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Chris Jordan on May 11, 2008
INTRO: WHY GOD MADE MOMS:
Answers given by 2nd grade school children:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like
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*other
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 21, 2012
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NOT ALLOWED TO DIE
Back in March of 2008, the mayor of a city in SW France had a problem. It seems his village was running out of space. Not in housing, nor in the retail district, nor even at City Hall. It seems they were running out of space... in the cemetery. There was no room for any more
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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“In every storm God allows, He is either in the ship with us or He is walking the waves close by. Our ship
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 26, 2009
"It interests me that God tests me by allowing me to go through difficult situations in order to prove the quality of my character, the genuineness of my worship and the motivations of my service. What is your Marah?
I can sing praises easily when things are working out well for me. Throughout my
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on May 9, 2011
WHY DID GOD MAKE MOTHERS?
Consider these answers given by elementary-age children to the following questions.
"Why did God make mothers?"
"Mostly to clean the house."
"To help us out of there, when we were getting born."
"How did God make mothers?"
"God made my Mom just the same like he made
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Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008
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WHY DID GOD BECOME A MAN?
Why would the Son of God want to become human? What would possess Him to leave His eternal home to enter this world plagued by pain and sorrow? Why would He give up the worship of angels to endure abuse at the hands of sinful man? Why did God become a man?
Max Lucado in
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Nov 4, 2011
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ALLOW THE WORD TO DISTURB YOU
"We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit humbly under its judgment instead. If we come to Scripture with our minds made up, expecting to hear from it only an echo of our own thoughts and never
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 7, 2005
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No Mundane Stuff Allowed! (06.10.05--Family--Song. 4:1-7)
It has been said that one of the major problems with families is that they start out wrong from the start. From the moment the marriage license is signed spouses are inclined to view the privilege as more of a hunting license than a
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 25, 2009
“Why Worry?”
A French soldier in World War I carried with him this little receipt for worry: “Of two things, one is certain. Either you are at the front, or you are behind the lines. If you are at the front, of two things one is certain. Either you are exposed to danger, or you are in a safe
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Denomination:
Christian Church