Sermons on Afflictions:

Christ Our Anchor And Refuge

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jan 22, 2012

If we practice now walking closely with Jesus, when things are going ok, then when the rough times come, we will be grounded to the Anchor and be safe in the storm

When was the last time you faced a real storm in your life? Think back about what you went through, and about how you got through that time of real difficulty. Today, we’ll give some serious thought to how it is we can weather the bigger trials that come our way. When we face hardship, when we’re ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Just Don’t Make Sense!

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jun 9, 2013

Trying to understand the things that happen in this world

Ecclesiastes 8:9-All this I have seen, and applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: There is a time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt. 10-Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were forgotten in the city where ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 8:9-17

Denomination: Baptist

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 29, 2011

Within every person is a deep longing, a yearning of spirit, for something full of beauty, purity, peace and purpose, and where evil is defeated.

Blessed are those who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness Matt 5:6 March 27, 2011 Intro: Last week I was sitting at my desk in my office and heard this loud whining sound, it would rise in pitch and then die away, then start up again. It is a familiar sound, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Baptist

Injustice

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jun 10, 2012

Man, that’s unfair! So many times that is what we say! The truth is many things in this life is unfair, we look around and we see injustices all around us.

Amos 5:2-But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream. Proverbs 21:3-To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 28:5-Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the Lord understand all Isaiah 56:1-2-Thus says ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:8-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Devil Is In The Details

Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 6, 2013

God is all powerful. Yet He allows Satan to carry out his deceitful and destructive activities—within certain limits—for a purpose.

We live in a world full of trouble and problems; there are problems after problems. Pollution, natural resources running out, population growth outstripping resources worldwide, etcetera. And then there are individual problems to contend with such as pain, suffering, and death, just to name a few. ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Not Everything Is As It Seems

Contributed by Aaron Holbrough on Jul 13, 2011

Jesus meets a sick man, and Jesus question to him seems odd - "do you want to get better?" But sometimes what we want and what we need are two different things.

Not everything is as it Seems. John 5:1-15 Jesus is heading up to Jerusalem for a Feast of the Jews (doesn’t say which one) On his way he passed by pool that in Aramaic is called Bethesda archeology has uncovered these pools and they had colonnades or covered parts and the invalid and ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-15

Denomination: Mennonite

"God Does Give Us More Than We Can Handle"

Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 23, 2011

God loves us enough to give us more than we can handle so we finally call out to Him.

Lifting weights is an interesting trial for the body. I say trial because lifting weights is a lot like our walk with Jesus. If I was to start out doing 10 repetitions of 10 lbs for 1 set I could be sore the next day. But God made our bodies to be very adaptable. If we can exercise and increase by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Loving The Ain'ts Series

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Feb 26, 2011

This sermon is about God's love for those of us who have been hurt, abused and rejected by others. It has a lot of emotional release and healing attached in it.

Falling In Love Again: Loving The Aints 2/6/11 Isaiah 53:1-15 Luke 4:14-20 Today we are starting a new series, “Falling In Love Again.” How many of you have fallen in love at least once. Everybody likes the feeling of falling in love. As a matter we even get so caught up ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:14-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

A Simple Story With Spiritual Lessons

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 21, 2011

Every story in the Bible is loaded with Spiritual lessons for us today. In the story, an unlikely man ask Jesus to do an unlikely thing and Jesus responded in an unlikely way.

A Simple Story with Spiritual lessons Matthew 8:5-13 * Jesus was a master story-teller. In fact, some of His greatest stories are called ‘parables’ which simply defined is, ‘an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.’ Yet, the greatest stories we can read and know are like ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

The Two Witnesses Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 10, 2011

A study of chapter 8 verses 1 through 22

Isaiah 8: 1 – 22 The Two Witnesses 1 Moreover the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. 2 And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”3 ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 8:1-22

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

A Second Horrible Day For Job Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jun 9, 2017

When we see God at work, sometimes no words are necessary. Sometimes, there is nothing we need to do but focus on God’s grace. Our best choice is to sit silently, and rely on what God has said to us.

A second horrible day for Job Job Sermon Series, Part 3 Introduction (Job Slide) - The book of Job is going to be a very challenging study for us - Most people think this is about a man named Job who had a rough life - However, we can easily fail to focus on the main character … God - Job ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Touching On Jesus

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 23, 2011

Do you need Jesus to pay a house call to someone you love? Or do you yourself find a need to reach out to Jesus and quietly almost secretly put out your hand in the hope that you can just catch the hem of His garments to be healed?

Touching on Jesus Matthew 9:9 - 9:26 Today’s scripture passage shows us the need we all share – to be touched by God in our time of crisis and also to reach out to Jesus in faith trusting that by touching Him we can be made whole. Jesus sets up this entire chain of events by letting ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-26

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sheep Among Wolves

Contributed by David Mcnally on Jun 26, 2011

Jesus did not call us to an easy, comfortable life, but one of challenge and opposition, and possibly even suffering and death. He gives us forgiveness of sin and eternal life, but requires us to take up our cross as we follow him.

Jesus would have fallen foul of the Health and Safety laws if he had been around today, and I imagine it would have been hard for him to advertise on TV. Just imagine someone saying today: ‘Come and follow me, and the chances are you will be spat upon, thumped, sworn at, and maybe ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beautiful Scars

Contributed by Jb Hall on Jun 28, 2011

This sermon teaches us that our scars are simply reminders that a wounding has occurred; but that a healing has taken place; a healing that lifts us higher than we ever could have risen without the wounding.

Beautiful Scars Proverbs 27:6a By: JB Hall Introduction: Scars are usually not considered to be a beauty mark. People often try to hide their scars with clothing or make-up. And yet scars have a story to tell. Scars serve as a demarcation line between the past and the present; between what ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 27:6

Denomination: Baptist

The Construction Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 5, 2011

Today we finish our series on building our spiritual house and my hope is that next week we can celebrate our journey through this church year and go forward with a new commitment to living as true disciples of Jesus. Today we talk about the hardest part,

Today we finish our series on building our spiritual house and my hope is that next week we can celebrate our journey through this church year and go forward with a new commitment to living as true disciples of Jesus. Today we talk about the hardest part, the actual work and perseverance of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:26-30