Sermons on Difficult Choices:

Strength For Crisis Times

Contributed by Joshua Boateng on Nov 3, 2012

Having the strength to match difficult circumstances and to come out the other side.

INTRODUCTION Do you sometimes find life is so difficult you wonder if it is worth believing and running to the very end? Do you ever think the journey is too hard and wonder if you are the only one going through this situation? Do you ever feel like giving up? Turn to Deuteronomy 33: This is ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:24-29, Deuteronomy 33:23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Take This Job And Love It, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ken Hubbard on Feb 2, 2010

This message talks about dealing with a difficult work situation in a godly way.

- Employers at a Detroit office found they were having a difficult time getting the job done so they posted the following notice on the employee bulletin board "The management regrets that it has come to their attention that workers dying on the job are failing to fall down. This practice must ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Peter, Feed My Sheep” (21 Of 21)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 11, 2022

A small country church was going through some difficult times financially.

The pastor stood before the congregation, and said, “As all of you know, we need a very large offering today! The person who gives the largest offering will be able to choose three hymns.” They received the offering, and someone had placed a one thousand-dollar check in the offering plate. He was ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-18

Denomination: Baptist

Pride

Contributed by Grant Adams on Aug 3, 2021

The most troublesome sins and most difficult to handle are the little sins in life.

1. I have very little problems with the so-called big sins. a. The terms little and big are man’s classification and not God’s. b. Sin is sin with God, not big and little. c. Big sins; murder, adultery, lying, stealing. 2. For most of us, we do battle with the little sins every day. a. Pride, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

You Have Not Passed This Way Before

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 19, 2023

Keys to having the Lord's blessings during difficult times

Joshua 3 You have not passed this way before - Read Joshua 3:1-17 Can you imagine? Can you imagine the Lord leading you into a river and having the water of the river, in flood season, stack up beside you so that you could walk through on dry ground? Can you imagine having the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 3:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On Courage

Contributed by William Meakin on Oct 10, 2021

Courage is defined as the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation.

Maya Angelou, an American poet, memoirist and civil rights activist once remarked: “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.” 2 ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6, 2 Timothy 1:7, John 16:33

Waiting

Contributed by Clement Swarnappa on Jun 30, 2023

Waiting is one of the most difficult things that we Christians are called to do.

Isaiah 40:28-31 (NIV) 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:28-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Specializes PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 5, 2023

To remind believers of God's unwavering love, protection, and strength in difficult times.

Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we're going to be delving into a powerful passage from 2nd Corinthians, one that speaks of God's special care for His people, His strength in difficult times, and His faithfulness in every situation. This passage is a testament to our God's unwavering love ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:32-33

Topics: Basket Case

The Irony Of Confession

Contributed by Pedro Trinidad on Jun 24, 2024

Confession can be a difficult spiritual discipline, yet confession is also liberating

Now it’s time to confess... What’s it like to have to confess? When’s the last time you had a heavy burden to confess? When’s the last time that you were so burdened with your sense of wrongdoing that you felt you just had to confess to get it off your chest? Confession is an important part of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 32:5, Psalm 38:18, Proverbs 28:13

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Be There Part 1 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 10, 2001

We have the choice of being there (Where God wants us) or being nowhere!

Be there or be nowhere! -- Part 1 Power Point slide 1 Thesis: We have the choice of being there (Where God wants us) or being nowhere! Texts: Psalms 119:175a states, “Let me live that I may praise you…” Introduction: Let me ask you a question. When did you start living? Many would say when I ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 11:19-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Fruit Of Patience

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Apr 29, 2020

Our choices have consequences! Lack of patience will always leads to costly mistakes.

THE FRUIT OF PATIENCE "8 Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace offerings here to me.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10 Now it happened, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 13:8-14, 1 Thessalonians 5:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Forming The Character Of Christ In Us - Part 4 Of 6 Series

Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 22, 2003

David then causes us to examine how God forms the Character of Christ in us as He leads us through the valley of the shadow of death in verse 4.

“The Model for the Christian Life” Psalm 23:1-6 (4 of 6) 1. The CHRISTIAN Relationship (v.1) 2. COMMITMENT to Discipleship (v. 2) 3. CONSECRATED to Christ (v. 3) 4. Forming the CHARACTER of Christ in us. (v. 4) Luke 1:79; Psalm 27:1-4; Psalm 46:1-3; Psalm 118:6; Isaiah 41:10; Matthew ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:4

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Talk About Sin

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Sep 1, 2018

How Satan Pulls Us In. How we end up following the wrong gods home. Wrong places, wrong choices, wrong desires.

Genesis 3 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:5, Matthew 6:33, Colossians 3:2, Jeremiah 29:11, Haggai 2:19, Proverbs 4:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:1, Haggai 2:17, Romans 2:15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Bringing God Pleasure

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Feb 20, 2022

Every day when we get up, we have choices to make. One of those choices is “How will I conduct myself today?” In "Bringing God Pleasure" Pastor Jonathan addresses specific choices we can make that will bring God pleasure throughout the day.

Launch Verse – Isaiah 46:9-10 INTRODUCTION • The Scriptures talk a lot about what brings pleasure to God. o Every day when we get up, we have choices to make. One of those choices is, “How will I conduct myself today?” • Isaiah 46:9-10 – Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 46:9-10, Hebrews 10:6, Isaiah 53:10, Isaiah 42:1, Colossians 1:19, John 3:16, Ezekiel 18:23, Luke 15:7, Philippians 2:13, Psalm 84:11, Psalm 37:23, Psalm 35:26-28, Psalm 149:4, Psalm 17:7-9, Psalm 22:8, Deuteronomy 3:22, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 144:2, Psalm 16:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

How God Grows Us Through Struggles Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 7, 2018

This difficult passage points us toward who we are in Christ and how He grows us.

HOW GOD GROWS US THROUGH STRUGGLES: 1. AN EASY LIFE? God does not take away our struggles, though He does ensure they don’t overwhelm us. - 2 Corinthians 4:8-9. - In verses 8-9, Paul shares four statements that we’d rather not hear. They speak clearly to an uncomfortable truth: God’s goal is ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:8-11

Denomination: Baptist