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  • Your Struggle Can Turn Sweet

    Contributed by Brian Detalente on Apr 28, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,802 views

    Trusting God in the time of trials and struggles.

    Judges 14:5-14:9 5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. 6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in his ...read more

  • Even Great Faith Struggles With Despair

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,669 views

    How do I turn to Christ in times of despair?

    Even Great Faith Struggles with Despair Job 3:1-26 PROPOSITION: Because Christ is your source of peace, you must turn to him in times of despair. I. EMBRACE GOD’S PROVIDENTIAL WILL FOR YOUR LIFE. Job’s curse of the day of his birth! v. 1-13 A. Grieving shows your humanity. (1-7) 1. ...read more

  • "My Struggle Ain't Strange"

    Contributed by Jerrell A Barron on Sep 20, 2013
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,178 views

    Every struggle in your life was tailor made to fit you and shape your life. Every struggle in your life God uses to make you better, not to make you bitter.

    Intro: As Christians we must clearly understand that the happenings in our lives were tailored just for us. Your difficulties are not to make you bitter but to make you better. God created us with a plan in mind, and again the plan wasn't to make you depressed, or miserable, the plan is to make you ...read more

  • Our Subjective Spiritual Struggles: They Matter Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 18, 2019
     | 2,953 views

    Although many of our struggles as followers of Jesus are with the world, the flesh, and the devil, sometimes they are about monitoring our inner affections and deep seated thoughts.

    Our Subjective Spiritual Struggles: They Matter (I John 3:19-24, 4:7-21) 1. Today I begin my message with some comments about modern art. It’s easy to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall, it’s a painting. If you can walk around it, it’s a sculpture. How many surrealists does it take to ...read more

  • Struggles Of Life Can Bring Peace.

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Oct 25, 2020
     | 2,841 views

    It's not always the struggles that causes the problems. It's how we receive them.

    Acts 9:43 NLT And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, a tanner of hides. ILLUSTRATION: A daughter was constantly complaining to her father about her problems. He, being a chief, took her to the kitchen and picked out 3 pots. He put water in all three of them and turn the ...read more

  • The Struggle With Satan Lent Sunday 1 Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 23, 2023
     | 1,306 views

    Was the Lord bragging about how He defeated the old Worm, man’s adversary, Satan? No.

    First Sunday of Lent 2023 How did St. Matthew come by the story he shared in today’s Gospel? It was easy to understand the first line, what happened when Jesus, who was fresh from His baptism by John, where the Holy Spirit came upon Him in form of a dove, went into the wilderness of Judea. ...read more

  • To Love Honor And Obey Series

    Contributed by Billy Noel on Dec 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,880 views

    Keys to a successful marriage

    To Love, Honor, and Obey? Ephesians 5: 21-28 What is the Primary Source of problems in the Marriage? As Paul wrote these words family life in the Roman Empire was in a shambles, divorce and adultery were running rampant and marriage was in danger of a complete and utter breakdown. Men didn’t want ...read more

  • A Clear Call To Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Aug 2, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,234 views

    The fourth message from the series on Malachi

    “A Clear Call to Faithfulness” Malachi 2:10-16 In our passage today Malachi turns to dealing with the subject of the people’s indifference to the Lord’s will. They are visibly blaming their problems on God rather than seeing them as a result of their own unfaithfulness. The people are being ...read more

  • Work/Faith--Labor/Love-Endurance/Hope

    Contributed by Ronald Keller on Mar 2, 2003
    based on 135 ratings
     | 20,705 views

    My first sermon as the new Pastor of an older church that has struggled for several years.

    "WORK/FAITH--LABOR/LOVE—ENDURANCE/HOPE" INTRODUCTION First Thessalonians is the Apostle Paul’s first letter to the church at Thessalonica. Thessalonica was a Greek city in a land filled with false gods; and even though Paul met strong opposition he dared to preach the gospel. Even though many ...read more

  • The Ideal Marriage

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 7, 2001
    based on 117 ratings
     | 8,027 views

    How can I take steps to help my marriage become better? Consider the "stumbling signs" and Use the "stepping stones".

    The Ideal Marriage (Senior Adult Sunday) Matthew 19.8 June 10, 2001 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. The preacher said I could have 16 wives; four better, four worse, four richer, ...read more

  • The Seven Statements Of Relational Healing

    Contributed by Jeff Davidson on Feb 2, 2006
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,561 views

    From Paul’s message to the Corinthians, we find seven statements that can heal hurting relationships

    The Seven Statements of Relational Healing 2 Corinthians 7:1-16 Intr.: There are no relationships that are free of conflict; when we are in a relationship that is in crisis, something must be done to correct it; it will not correct itself: A. In our text today Paul finds himself in a relational ...read more

  • You Are Not The Only One PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 1, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 115 views

    God’s presence and grace sustain us through suffering, assuring us that we are never alone or abandoned, no matter how fierce the trials we face.

    Some weeks feel like a parade of pressures. The inbox pings, the headlines howl, the household needs help now, and your heart whispers, “I’m tired.” Then, almost on cue, the old accuser nudges in with noise of his own—fear, shame, cynicism—like a lion pacing the fence line, waiting for a gap in the ...read more

  • Understanding The Mission Of Marriage Series

    Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Nov 20, 2007
     | 3,354 views

    The mission of marriage is submission for the purpose of two people helping one another to become who God has ordained for them to be.

    SUBMITTING YOURSELVES ONE TO ANOTHER (part 1) “The Mission of the Marriage” Ephesians 5:17-20 (King James Version) 17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19Speaking to ...read more

  • Reconcilable Differences Series

    Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 27, 2005
    based on 40 ratings
     | 18,228 views

    You may be here this morning feeling like your marriage has died and there is no point in going on. But remember: We serve a God who resurrected His dead Son from the grave, and who promises to make that same resurrection power available to those who tru

    I was reading about a marriage counselor who was talking to a wife who was struggling with her husband. The counselor said, “Maybe your problem is that you’ve been waking up grumpy in the morning.” “No,” she said. “I always let him sleep.” Problems wouldn’t come into married life if we would ...read more

  • The Power Of Unity And Likemindedness PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,413 views

    Explore the power of unity and likemindedness in Christ, emphasizing the importance of humility and patience, and the blessings of the Kingdom of Heaven.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're diving into a message that resonates deeply and powerfully in our current world. It's a message about unity and likemindedness, humility and patience, and the profound blessings of the Kingdom of Heaven. In a world often marked by division and discord, this ...read more