Sermons on Affliction:

Hannah: She Got Up

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 25, 2009

This message encourages people to get up out of their depression and loneliness in order to discover something new God may be trying to do in their lives.

Hannah, They Got Up September 27, 2009 1 Samuel 1:1-28 Hebrews 11:1-7 How many of you remember the person who taught you how to ride a bicycle? How many of you remember either your foot slipping off the pedal and you stopping, or you going wobbly and hit something, or you simply fell down ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Handling Troubles The Right Way

Contributed by Larry Finley on Oct 1, 2009

How we handle the troubles of life will determine victory or defeat.

1. A Critical Evaluation Vs. 3-8; 12-14 A. Destructive Enemy v. 3 B. Despairing Heart vs 4-5 C. Desire to Quit vs 6-8 D. Desperately Alone vs. 12-14 2. A Careful Supplication Vs. 1-2; 16-17 A. Pray Expectqantly v. 1 B. Pray Honestly vs. 2, 9, 15 C. Pray Passionately Vs. 2c, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Story Of Daniel Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 29, 2011

A 32 week journey through the Bible. Inspired by Randy Frazee and Max Lucado. A look at Daniel's faith.

The Story 18 - Daniel February 20, 2011 Today, we’re going to look at the life of Daniel. He’s one of the OT prophets. His story is found in chapter 18 of the Story or in the book of Daniel in the OT. Now, let me give you some of the setting where we are at. We’ve been ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:17-28

Denomination: Baptist

Three Types Of Faith Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Sep 21, 2011

Fatih is not just trusting your head and heart but trusting God by taking Him at His word.

THREE TYPES OF FAITH A drought winter threatened the crop in a village of Crete. The priest told his flock: "There isn't anything that will save us, except a special prayer for rain. Go to your homes, fast during the week, believe and come on Sunday to pray for rain." The villagers went home, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:36-40

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Dangerous Times Series

Contributed by Allen James on Sep 29, 2011

Part 3 of 7 in our summer series exploring the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. This message takes a deeper look at the church at Pergamum.

OPENING: 3 middling churches - not bad/great - mid road. ea has faithful remnant w dec infl INTRODUCTION: The majority of American churches are not lacking for MORAL and SPIRITUAL instruction. We are lacking in our ability (note typo) to remain UNCONTAMINATED by the world as a church family. ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Answer For Your Issues

Contributed by James May on Jun 26, 2011

We all have issues in life. Like the woman who reached out and touched Jesus, our issues can be healed by just one touch of Jesus in faith.

The Answer for Your Issues Sunday, June 26, 2011 – AM By Pastor James May Issues – we all have them. Whether its issues within ourselves or issues that are a part of our lives that are brought upon us from other sources. The fact remains that we all have issues to deal with on a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do You Really Want What God Wants For You? Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jul 2, 2011

Jesus heals the man at the Pool of Bethesda

Jesus performed His first miracle in CANA turning water into wine. Then He took a trip to Jerusalem where He ran the moneychangers out of the Temple. Then back north where He met a Samaritan woman by a well. Jesus then heal a ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Freedom From The Pain Of Regret

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jul 28, 2011

Have you ever done anything you’ve regretted? I believe there’s no pain like the pain of regret. However, we can actually gain freedom from our regrets and move on.

FREEDOM FROM THE PAIN OF REGRET INTRODUCTION: Have you ever done anything you’ve regretted? If you’ve ever said, “if only…” or if you’ve spent time in the land of, “woulda, coulda, shoulda” then you probably have regrets. I believe there’s no ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:8-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Value Of Suffering Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 16, 2012

What if I told you that for you to suffer and be uncomfortable was an important part of God’s will for your life? The more that we avoid it, build barriers to protect ourselves from it and invent theology to condemn it the more we miss out on becoming us

1972: Former pastor of mine stood at airport waiting for an evangelist to arrive. It was Tuesday and the revival had begun the past Sunday morning. The evangelist had been too sick to make the trip but now was arriving. Two flight attendants helped him that the music evangelist and pastor Tom ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11

Curing Church Conflict-1

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 21, 2011

1 of 3. James revealed the solution for conflict within the local church body. There is a known cure for conflict within the local church. But how is it challenged ? The cure for church conflict is challenged by....

CURING CHURCH CONFLICT—I—James 4:1-17 Attention: *Our own behaviors can circumvent the very cure we need. Need: The tensions in my church are are obvious. As soon as you step on the property you know it. Visitors sense it. The community talks about it. Everybody hates it. We’re losing ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Human Response To Divine Self-Revelation

Contributed by Kranthi Kumar Medida on Sep 18, 2010

What should be the appropriate response of human beings when God reveals Himself?

HUMAN RESPONSE TO DIVINE SELF – REVELATION INTRODUCTION There used to be a man who had the passion to see and experience God in an intimate way. He used to pray like this always: “Lord, please reveal yourself to me”. As he prayed like this, one night he saw a dream. In that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

Consequences Of Personal Ambition

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Sep 29, 2010

Many times our ambition gets in our service for the Lord.

CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL AMBITION 2nd Samuel 15:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 15:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Keep It Simple!

Contributed by Monty Newton on Oct 11, 2010

There is much about life that is complicated but when it comes to living our faith, we do it best when we keep the basics simple.

Title: Keep It Simple Text: II Timothy 2:8-15 Thesis: There is much about life that is complicated but when it comes to living our faith, we do it best when we keep it simple. Introduction They say that the memory is the first thing to go… Two elderly gentlemen were sitting together ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:8-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Handle Adversity Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 17, 2010

We are encouraged to trust in our sovereign God by looking for what is relatively good in times of adversity.

Scripture In his quest to find out how to live a meaningful life the writer of Ecclesiastes addresses the issue of how to handle adversity. Let us read Ecclesiastes 6:10-7:14: 10 Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Oct 18, 2010

God will Knock His enemies down. When he does, they can not get up.

TITLE: I’VE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP SCRIPTURE: I SAMUEL 5:1-7 I’ve Fallen and I Can’t get Up this was a catchphrase of the late 1980s and early 1990s popular culture based upon a line from an infamous television commercial. This line was spoken in a television ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:1-7

Denomination: Baptist