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  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    Who Sinned?

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 15, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,084 views

    This sermon addresses the question, "Why do bad things happen to good people?"

    Who Sinned? – John 9: 1 - 11 Intro: Close your eyes. Imagine going about all your daily activities. Socks, shoes, shirt, juice – There are blind people in this church today – can’t see: how much God loves U, your own sin, way out, hope. I. Verse 2 – “Who sinned? A. We, as modern ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Curry Pikkaart avatar

    The Life Of Second Fiddles Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 3, 2015
     | 5,862 views

    Being a Second fiddles isn't necessarily a bad thing - consider Andrew.

    “Jesus 101: The Life of Second Fiddles” John 1:29-42 Have you ever stood in the shadow of someone else, by whom you were always compared? It didn’t matter how good you were, or how well you performed; they were always the star, always got the solo, and always got the publicity ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • David Smith avatar

    Fate, Failure And Fig Trees (And Why Bad Things Happen To Good People)

    Contributed by David Smith on Oct 17, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,509 views

    It’s the age-old theological question - why do bad things happen to good people? Jesus, as ever, doesn’t give us the response we expect.

    They say that philosophy deals with two sorts of questions: * Questions to which everybody knows the answer (eg. Do I really exist?). * Questions to which nobody knows the answer (eg. Why do I exist?). Religious teachers tend to deal the same sorts of questions, perhaps particularly questions ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    You Call This A Plan?

    Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Mar 10, 2003
    based on 91 ratings
     | 7,194 views

    God has a providential way of making, BAD THINGS GOOD, WEAK THINGS STRONG, and UGLY THINGS BEAUTIFUL.

    “You Call This a Plan?” Romans 8:28 A $75 basketball in my hands is playing a pickup game in the Family Life Center. A $75 basketball in the hands of Michael Jordan is a world championship and an NBA MVP. A $900 set of golf clubs in my hands is spending $25 for a green fee and an afternoon of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Lee avatar

    Job-Like Season

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on May 15, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,821 views

    Whatever trial, struggle, bad thing, brokenness, you are going thru is not permanent Whatever trial, struggle, bad thing, brokenness, you are going thru is not permanent. You are just in a Job-like Season. And seasons pass.

    Job-like Season “If my misery could be weighed and my troubles be put on the scales, 3 they would outweigh all the sands of the sea.” Job 6:2-3 Intro: In a village called Uz on the east side of Canaan…, there was a child born named Job. Directly east of Canaan was the land of Edom…, which is the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why God Allows Bad Things To Happen To Good People Lesson 10 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 24, 2017
     | 4,294 views

    Our faith does not guarantee an easy or problem free life.

    A. ALL KINDS OF ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTION ? Over 3,000 killed on 9-11 ? Children and teachers killed needlessly, Sandy Hook ? Cancer takes a young mother ? Jewish Holocaust ? Over 230,000 killed in Tsunami, Sumatra, Indonesia, 2004 ? Who can explain Nero, Hitler and Saddam Hussein? 1. It’s an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Man From Uz

    Contributed by Maurice Brown on Jul 14, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,196 views

    Bad Things can happen to Good People, but God can work all things together for GOOD!

    Introduction A. The Book of Job describes a tremendous crisis in the life of a great man of God 1. It is a book that helps answer the lifelong question - "Why do bad things sometimes happen to good people? 2. Sometimes unconfessed sin can lead to great ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    In Sorrow, We Go Forward

    Contributed by Dawn Marie Turner on Jun 30, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 10,251 views

    Even when bad things happen we need to look ahead to the cross of Christ.

    Psalm 130 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; 2 O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dana Chau avatar

    In God We Trust

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 21, 2002
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,529 views

    Discover two ways trust in God sustain you when bad things happen

    A few weeks ago, my wife made some blueberry Jello. When she took a bite of that blue Jello, she said that it brought back a strange but good feeling from the past. She couldn’t recall the event, only the feeling. A song that is associated with an event in your past, when heard in the present, ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Are We There Yet? Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 19, 2009
    based on 20 ratings
     | 13,592 views

    Sometimes, waiting isn’t such a bad thing. Sometimes, waiting is a gift from God.

    Wait a moment. (Pause for a time) Waiting. It seems sometimes that all we do in life is wait. We wait in line at the market; We wait at the traffic light; We wait for the Advil to take effect; We wait for the commercial to be over; We wait for the shower to get warm; We wait for financing to come ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Andrew Rogers avatar

    Life's Not Fair

    Contributed by Andrew Rogers on Jul 23, 2008
     | 7,031 views

    Looking at the suffering of job,and asking why bad things happen to good people

    LIFE’S NOT FAIR THE BOOK OF JOB WEEK 2 2008 INTRODUCTION 1. Good Morning. Week #2. By a raise of hands I’m curious who has been following along in the reading plan. I’m sure many of you got through the first 11 chapters of Genesis with not much problem, but now you are wading through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Obedience In Adversity Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,117 views

    Bad things happen but we are still called to obedience even through the storms of life.

    Sermon Date: January 21, 2007 Sermon Text: Job 1:12-19 (NASB) 12 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him." So Satan departed from the presence of the LORD. 13 Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. JWT Spies avatar

    Just Hold On

    Contributed by Dr. Jwt Spies on Mar 19, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,080 views

    It doesn't matter how bad things might seem, Just Hold On

    I wonder if there is anyone here that ever seems like bad things are always happening to them. It seems like that you are always getting the short end of things. However, after going through all of your trails what you have learned is that through it all God is always right there with us, getting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ian Humphrey avatar

    If You Think Things Are Bad Now

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015
     | 7,431 views

    IF YOU THINK THINGS ARE BAD NOW

    Jeremiah 12:1 - 17 IF YOU THINK THINGS ARE BAD NOW Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    You Better Change Your Attitude Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 25, 2015
     | 7,706 views

    4 steps for turning a bad attitude into a good one (Material adapted from Les and Leslie Parrott's book, When Bad Things Happen to Good Marriages, chapter 4, One Bad Thing Every Good Marriage Can Improve, pgs. 69-80)

    HoHum: Les and Leslie Parrott- It was the best wedding reception we’ve ever attended except that it wasn’t a wedding reception. This needs some explanation. One week earlier the bride backed out. There was no catastrophe, no dark secrets revealed. She simply wanted to put off the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ