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  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Matthew 2 Joseph's Difficult Road Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Aug 3, 2009
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     | 4,162 views

    Many times we think of Mary’s role in the birth of Jesus, but Matthew records the difficult road Joseph had to travel in protecting this little life that the enemy wanted to snuff out.

    Have you noticed that the first chapters of Matthew are really Joseph’s story? Luke records Mary’s version of events and has her genealogy, but Matthew one is Joseph’s lineage, and her in Chapter 2 we find God again speaking to Joseph about caring for the safety of the Messiah. As a father, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Defensive Strategies For Dealing With Difficult Superiors

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,582 views

    Be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger while showing a Holy Spirit given wisdom.

    Defensive Strategies For Dealing with Difficult Superiors (James 1:19-22) ILlustration:Formula for handling people: 1. Listen to the other person’s story. 2. Listen to the other person’s full story. 3. Listen to the other person’s full story first. Gen. George Marshall, Bits & Pieces, April, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Dealing With Idiots And Other Difficult People

    Contributed by Jim Miller on Aug 24, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 11,971 views

    Christ had to deal with difficult people in His own inner circle. How did He deal with them? And how does He deal with us?

    Dealing With Idiots and Other Difficult People Romans 12.18 "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." INTRODUCTION. Do you have some difficult people in your world? A. I’ll bet you have some difficult people in your life too. A ... 1. SHERMAN TANK for a boss ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    In The Last Days Difficult Times Will Come

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jul 14, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,967 views

    The last days will be difficult times.

    In the Last Days Difficult Times Will Come 2 Tim. 3:1-7, 10-12 May 17, 2009 FBC, Chester Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker Introduction A Play Are You Ready B But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.2 For men will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Are You Going To Believe? Series

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,339 views

    This is perhaps one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament. There is no doubt that this is the most difficult passage in first John. Scholars have debated this passage, commentators have commentated, even some who copied the ancient text of

    Who are You going to Believe? 1 John 5:6—12 INTRODUCTION This is perhaps one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament. There is no doubt that this is the most difficult passage in first John. Scholars have debated this passage, commentators have commentated, even some who copied the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Bible Research #1 - Why Study The Bible? Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 20, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,580 views

    Bible Research is a condensed Bible College Course in how to study the Bible. This first session answers two questions: 1. What is the Bible? 2. Why Study the Bible?

    SESSION #1 – WHAT IS THE BIBLE? WHAT IS THE BIBLE? “But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Thank You, God PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 5, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,486 views

    Explores finding hope in desperate circumstances through faith, grace, and trials, transforming us into true disciples of Christ.

    Good morning, family. It's a beautiful day, isn't it? We gather here, in this place of worship, with hearts full of hope and spirits yearning for wisdom. Let's begin with a quote from G.K. Chesterton, a man of great faith and insight, who once said, "Hope is the power of being cheerful in ...read more

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    Answers To Difficult Questions: Is There A Time For War?

    Contributed by Douglas Bryan on Jul 6, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,753 views

    Should Christians support war? That can be a tough question especially in today’s world in which war is highly debated and views are often politcally motivated. This message does not try to take sides, but simply tries to look at war from a biblical per

    ANSWERS TO DIFFICULT QUESTIONS: IS THERE A TIME FOR WAR? Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (Note: Some of the material was gleaned from Jeff Armbrest’s sermon "What Does God Think About War" and from Rodney Buchanan’s sermon "A Christian Perspective of War and Peace." Thanks fellows.) INTRODUCTION: A. Since ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Bible, Our Foundation, 8.the Smallest Detail Will Be Fulfilled Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Apr 25, 2015
     | 3,272 views

    Here are a series of passages, with explanations, that tell us Jesus' attitude toward written Scriptures.

    Matthew 26:51-54 51 And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 52 But Jesus said to him, "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53 Or do you think ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Putting Coals Of Fire On Difficult People

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Aug 1, 2005
    based on 56 ratings
     | 8,817 views

    This message tells us how to treat people who hurt you. Romans 12:14-21 describes how to deal with difficult people.

    ”Putting Coals of Fire on Difficult People” Romans 12:14-21 When someone hurts you how are you to respond? With revenge or love? Before Christ the Old Testament law was “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Jesus brought a new level of ethical law, the law of love. The word “revenge” ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Three Assurances For A Child Of God

    Contributed by Wm. Darryl Scott Sr D.d. on Apr 28, 2008
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     | 10,727 views

    God provides for us the blessing of His promises for difficult times and difficult situations in our lives. We need only "lean on His Word" and "trust Him,..even when we can’t trace Him".....

    Chapters 40-66 of Isaiah were probably written just before the Persians seized Babylon in 539 BCE and allowed the Israelite leaders from Jerusalem, who had been exiled to Babylon by the Babylonian conquerors, to return home. Isaiah was writing to encourage his exiled countrymen, and so "the year of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Part Of The Bible About Alexander The Great – No, Seriously Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 18, 2019
     | 3,564 views

    This passage includes prophecy that was fulfilled in Alexander the Great's conquests, as well as a much better known prediction concerning a donkey.

    - Context note: this begins a part of Zechariah that is probably written four or five decades after the previous sections. Israel has completed the Temple, but is still vulnerable to foreign powers. TWO AMAZING PROPHECIES IN CHAPTER NINE: 1. Alexander the Great destroys everyone except ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Build Friendships With Difficult People

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 37 ratings
     | 2,828 views

    In our quest to develop a better relationship with a difficult person, we should be aware of some of the BASIC STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING INTIMATE FRIENDSHIPS.

    In our quest to develop a better relationship with a difficult person, we should be aware of some of the BASIC STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING INTIMATE FRIENDSHIPS. Developing a trusting relationship is a process that involves work. A true friend walks in when others walk out on us. Someone who is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Appropriate Biblical Responses To Difficult People

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 6,513 views

    Appropriate Biblical responses To Difficult People I Pet. 3:13-18

    Appropriate Biblical responses To Difficult People I Pet. 3:13-18 I Pet. 3:13-18 - Peter wrote, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear." Paul wrote, Do not be overcome ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To Identify And Overcome Difficult People

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,775 views

    How To Identify And Overcome Difficult People

    How To Identify And Overcome Difficult People * Remember that you can overcome any difficult person through the strength, wisdom and enabling given to you through Christ. Once you confidently express your faith God’s ability to help you overcome any problem person you are well on your way to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational