In Sermon Illustrations: "God In The Hardships"

If God Had To Give A Woman Wrinkles, He Might ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If God had to give a woman wrinkles, he might at least have put them ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

God Does Not Comfort Us To Make Us Comfortable, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Happy Is The Man Who Walks So Close To God, That ...

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

"Happy is the man who walks so close to God, that he leaves no room for the Devil to come in between." — Anonymous ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:13-18

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: *other

George W. Truett Said: "To Know The Will Of God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 27, 2008

George W. Truett said: "To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement!" (quoted in "Toolkit," Cell Church, Winter, 1996, p. ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

When I Finally Decided To Do What God Wanted, I ...

Contributed by Michael Huddlestun on Jun 20, 2004

When I finally decided to do what God wanted, I realized this first hand. Within the span of one week, my wife and I had several negative things happen in our lives. First, a close family friend died of a massive heart attack. Two days after that, we found out that her grandmother was diagnosed ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Heart Focused On God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2004

A HEART FOCUSED ON GOD One writer (Warren Wiersbe) wrote a book called Victorious Christian about a woman named Fanny Crosby. Crosby was the author of over 8000 songs including several that we sang today. In fact she wrote so many that she had to write under pseudonymns just so she could get more ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-19

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday, Peace, God In The Hardships

Hearing God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002

HEARING GOD The New York Times reports that during the attacks of September 11, the communication between rescue workers and their commanding officers was not good. Instead of reaching the workers by radio to warn of the imminent collapse of the Trade Center Towers, a messenger had to be sent ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 94:9

Tags: Prayer Hardship, God's Omniscience, Debt, Disciplines General

God Is More Concerned With Our Character Than ...  PRO

Contributed by James Kelley on Feb 11, 2002

God is more concerned with our character ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, Character

Denomination: Baptist

Yet God Is Bigger Than Our Suffering. We Can Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Shawn Williams on Jun 19, 2004

Yet God is bigger than our suffering. We can have hope as we place our trust in Him —in His faithfulness and in His ability to work out in our lives His purposes ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God May Allow His Servant To Succeed When He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God may allow His servant to succeed when He has disciplined him to a point where he does not need to succeed to be happy. The man who is elated by success and is cast down by failure ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

God Can Mend A Broken Heart If We Give Him All ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

God can mend a broken heart if we give Him ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

The Bible Nowhere Indicates That God Withdraws ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 28, 2004

The Bible nowhere indicates that God withdraws us from the troubles of life. In fact, we become more involved in life’s troubles when we come to Christ. But ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships, Human Body

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Whoever Brings An Affliction To Us, It Is God ...  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Apr 9, 2002

“Whoever brings an affliction to us, it is God that sends it.” (Thomas ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life, God The Father

Denomination: Baptist

Shake It Off And Step Up  PRO

Contributed by Travis Moore on Feb 12, 2001

SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule "braying", or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Baptist

As Mrs. Cowman Advised Us In Her Classic ...  PRO

Contributed by Wayne Major on Mar 31, 2001

As Mrs. Cowman advised us in her classic devotional, “Do not push away the instrument lest you lose ...read more

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Denomination: Methodist

Ouch And Thanks A Lot!" 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key ...

Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 3, 2005

“Ouch and Thanks A Lot!” 1 Samuel 5:6-10 Key verse(s): 6:“The Lord’s hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation upon them and afflicted them with tumors.” What good is pain anyway! Couldn’t God accomplish a whole lot more in our lives if we were tuned into ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:6-10

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Denomination: Lutheran

A Common Phrase Used In The World Of Healing Is, ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 22, 2005

A common phrase used in the world of healing is, “time heals all wounds.” I have found this to be more false than true. As a pastor, I talk regularly with people who are still carrying hurts from 30 or 40 years ago. The real truth is, time often makes things worse. Wounds that are left untended ...read more

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Denomination: Pentecostal

Bondage — It's All In The Mind!

Contributed by Greg Buchner on Apr 19, 2005

Bondage ~ It’s all in the mind! Harry Houdini had a problem. The famed escaped artist found himself in a jail cell that he couldn’t get out of. His mind began to wander back to the challenge he made…any jail cell, he claimed, couldn’t hold him, that is until now. Thirty minutes had gone by since ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Methodist

Ernie Merritt: "The Problems That Are Over My ...

Contributed by Curtis Deming on Apr 26, 2005

Ernie Merritt: "The problems that are over my head are ...read more

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

So What Was It That Drove Thomas To Leave All He ...

Contributed by Ian Johnson on Jan 30, 2004

So what was it that drove Thomas to leave all He knew and travel a vast distance and die for the cause? .He is often labeled doubting Thomas, but the evidence in India would suggest He doesn’t deserve this label. I had the privilege to go up to the point where he was murdered for the cause of ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-28

Tags: God In The Hardships

Denomination: Pentecostal