Sermons on Affliction From God:

Bad Advice From Good People Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 28, 2009

Exposition of Acts 21:1-15 about Paul hearing from two believers that he is out of the will of God, and how he goes on to Jerusalem as planned

Text: Acts 21:1-15, Title: Bad Advice from Good People, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/1/09, AM Opening illustration: Pastor’s Conferences. Never have more children than you have car windows. Never loan your car to someone to whom you have given birth. Pick your friends carefully. A “friend” never goes on a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Why Should We Be Thankful

Contributed by Ron Theis on Jul 8, 2010

As Christians, in spite of the outlook of our personal lives or the world around us, there are always these constants we can be thankful for and rejoice in.

WHY SHOULD WE BE THANKFUL? INTRO: We Christians are a weird lot! A. The world does not understand us…sometimes we don’t even understand us! 1. We live our lives (or we should) swimming upstream. a. We live in direct opposition of how most people think we should live. b. We do the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Are You Angry With God????????

Contributed by Bala Samson on Sep 8, 2013

If you are willing to wait, He is willing to talk to you!

Angry with God? 1 Chronicles 13:11”And David became angry because of the LORD's outbreak against Uzza; therefore that place is called Perez Uzza to this day.” “You have nothing to fear from ‘Dad’ if you haven’t done anything bad while ‘Dad’ was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 13:11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Highlights From Noah

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Oct 18, 2000

God’s judgment is fair and just-Without it the world would not be a good one

Here’s a question for you: How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the ark? The answer, of course, is "None." It was Noah, not Moses, who brought the animals on the ark. Most of you knew that because "Noah and the ark" is probably one of the best known stories in the entire Bible. From ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Not From A Distance Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 14, 2014

God is not distant from us; in Christ, He is us, and He gives us the grace to forgive and be healed.

4th Sunday of Advent 2014 Extraordinary Form About a quarter century ago Bette Midler recorded a song by Julie Gold called “from a distance.” The idea behind the lengthy lyrics is that if you get far enough away from planet earth, it all looks green and blue and serene. You ...read more

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6

Denomination: Catholic

Does Suffering Mean God Has Abandoned Me? Series

Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005

Not even the worst afflictions you might face can cancel out God¡¦s purpose or God¡¦s favor in your life.

You might have heard that, on the next to last day of our vacation, Nancy and I were rear-ended as we were pulling off the freeway in San Jose, California. Thankfully we weren¡¦t hurt, but the car was undriveable, and we were 850 miles from home without transportation. For a while we felt not ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Perspectives On Suffering, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Kenneth Mitchell on Jan 31, 2008

Focuses on how God uses the comfort He gives to us in our afflictions so that we might comfort and encourage others in their faith.

PERSPECTIVES ON SUFFERING, Part 2 January 27, 2008 Series: 2 Corinthians- Strength through Weakness 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Introduction- C.S. Lewis said that God speaks to us our well being, but shouts to us in our sufferings… I don’t think he means that God raises his voice… I think he ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:4-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"From Suffering To Surrender"

Contributed by Frankie Melton on Jul 12, 2010

God uses suffering to turn lost hearts to Him.

“From Suffering to Surrender” In 1 Kings 17:8-24, God sent Elijah to Zarephath, the heart of Baal worship. Though it was behind enemy lines, Elijah promptly arose and went. He was obedient regardless of his lack of understanding. Complete knowledge is no prerequisite to obedience. God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:17-24

Denomination: Baptist

From Silence To Song

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Apr 6, 2010

The silence in heaven was complete and heart-breaking when God asked for a worthy one. But then a Lamb steps up and takes the scroll...

Passage: Revelation 5:1-10 Intro: PP (butterfly out of focus, then in focus, then out again) 1. dissatisfaction, satisfaction, dissatisfaction. 2. for centuries we have celebrated Palm Sunday, Easter. 3. we have looked at the story of the crucifixion of Jesus millions of times. 4. but the ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 5:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Highway From Heaven

Contributed by David Roth on Jan 24, 2015

Epiphany 2 B. Jesus calls Nathanael as a disciple telling him that he will see angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man, a reference to Jacob's Ladder. Christ has united us to the Father, a bridge, ladder, or highway connecting earth and heaven.

“Highway from Heaven” Epiphany 2 J. J. May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Connections. Our lives seem to be all about connections. Our homes need utilities – water, gas, ...read more

Scripture: John 1:43-51

Denomination: Lutheran

From Cushy To Cursed

Contributed by Larry Turner on Mar 12, 2015

Jesus tells the parable of the rich fool. This sermon helps discover that what others consider blessings may actually be under a curse. Also a view point on the desires of the heart.

There was a rich, miserly, old man whose money was his God. He never cared about others, only himself. Every day he would check on his investments and his bank account. He would glow with joy over his wealth. One day, while sitting in his chair, he had a heart attack. He was told that his heart ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21, Psalm 37:4

Denomination: Foursquare

Creatures From Hell Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Oct 12, 2015

When the smoke clears, what do we see? Locusts? Horses? People? Machines?

Creatures from Hell emerge from the Smoke... v. 3. From the smoke, or when the smoke clears, behold, “locusts!” And the locusts are given power. Power like a scorpion has power. Painful. Dangerous. Can hurt. Can kill. And so many! Here, Joel (2:2) talks of a great “people”, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 9:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Beauty From Ashes Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 21, 2013

God's nature dictates that he transform our lives from brokenness to strength. We see this illustrated in three stories from Matthew 8

“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way” Mark Twain I heard the story of a missionary in California’s early days who gave a bible to a native Chief. Three weeks later the Chief came back and handed the Bible back to the missionary. He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-17

Denomination: *other

Straight From The Heart

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Aug 9, 2018

What comes out of our mouth comes from the heart

Mid-week Message/Devotion James 3:1-12 Straight from the Heart (Third in a series) “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke ...read more

Scripture: James 3:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Disharmoney To A Gift Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jun 6, 2013

Levi changed his name to Matthew in his Gospel to reflect his heart change.

Last week we talked about the man who came through the roof with the help of his friends. Remember Jesus was more concerned about his spiritual healing than a physical healing. While his friends expected a physical, healing Jesus instead forgave his sins. It was after the religious people got upset ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:27-32

Denomination: Foursquare