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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    Dealing With One Of The Most Challenging Bible Passages About Women Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jan 17, 2015
     | 8,514 views

    Three approaches to this passage where Paul says women should be silent, along with the greatest strength and greatest weakness of each argument.

    WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THAT?! On first reading, there’s plenty in these verses to raise eyebrows. - 1 Timothy 2:11-15. THREE APPROACHES TO THESE VERSES: - These are not the only three possibilities, but I would argue that they are the three most prominent. 1. ARGUMENT #1: This Bible ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Three Tough Issues On A Woman's Role In Church

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 2, 2006
    based on 22 ratings
     | 8,080 views

    These difficult passages deal with the controversial subjects of women being silent in church, women wearing head coverings, and male headship. This message looks at both sides of each Biblical argument.

    - It’s Christmas Eve and the kids are off to bed. You pull out the box with one of their big gifts for Christmas morning. Before you’re off to bed, you just need to spend a few minutes assembling the toy. You open the box and pull out piece after piece after piece, along with several bags of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Santified In The Lord - Get In The Boat Series

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jan 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,465 views

    Peter’s theme throughout the 1st book is one of suffering. We continue in this difficult passage as a part of the whole. Learn what it is to be Sanctified in the LORD and in the 'same boat'.

    2011.01.16b.Sermon Sanctified in the LORD (part 2) 1 Peter 3:13-22 Peter’s message on suffering and the hope of our faith continues as a theme throughout the first book. This passage is a difficult passage to traverse without keeping in mind this theme. Last time: 1 Peter 3:8-15 Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Faith Revisited 1 Peter 3:19-21 Series

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Apr 10, 2015
     | 5,516 views

    : In 1 Peter 3:19-21 seems to provide a description of an event that transpired while Jesus was in the tomb for three (3) days. This is a very difficult passage to understand its meaning or implication.

    Title: Faith Revisited Big Idea: In 1 Peter 3:19-21 seems to provide a description of an event that transpired while Jesus was in the tomb for three (3) days. This is a very difficult passage to understand its meaning or implication. Students of the Bible have developed different understandings of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Passage From A Rock To A Good Place Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 4, 2006
    based on 58 ratings
     | 6,818 views

    1 of 5 messages on the purpose God has for us in the church and the world. This is a foundational stewardship series of messages.

    Voyage to Eternity Passage from a Rock to a Good Place There is a story of a sailor who was shipwrecked on a South Sea island. He was seized by the natives, carried shoulder-high to a rude throne, and proclaimed king. At first, he enjoyed his reign as the absolute monarch but then he began to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Patrick Mead avatar

    Is Anything To Difficult For The Lord? Series

    Contributed by Patrick Mead on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,073 views

    Christmas reminds us how God can do the impossible

    Genesis 18:1-18:15 Is Anything to Hard for the Lord? Genesis 18:1-15 Introduction In our study of the life of Abraham we have noticed, many times, encounters between the Lord and Abraham. It was the voice of the Lord that called Abraham to leave his familiar surroundings and go to the land of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dealing With Difficult People Series

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004
    based on 21 ratings
     | 10,025 views

    The Bible’s Answer to difficult people.

    Dealing With Difficult People Genesis 16:1-10 Jesus reduced the ten commandments down to just two. We are love God with all of our heart, and our neighbor as ourselves. It isn’t so hard to love a God who is good, and values us so highly. However, when we begin to love others as we love ourselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Dealing With Difficult People Series

    Contributed by David Welch on May 20, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 10,846 views

    Exposistion of Romans 12:14-21 focusing on the 10 godly responses to difficult people.

    ¡§Dealing with Difficult People¡¨ Romans 12:14-21 Think and live wisely regarding difficult people 14-21 Living in this world presents us with a perpetual parade of people problems. How do we deal with irritating, annoying and down right evil people? What is the godly response to people who hurt ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Dealing With Difficult People Series

    Contributed by David Welch on May 16, 2018
     | 11,449 views

    This is message 40 in our exposition of Romans. This messages considers insight on dealing with difficult people.

    Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Dealing with Difficult People” Romans 12:14-21 Review Then He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions." Luke 12:15 A. Think and live ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Preparing For Difficult Days Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 24, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,723 views

    No matter how bad things become, our great God is in control.

    Preparing for Difficult Days 2 Timothy 3:1-9 Rev. Brian Bill July 22-23, 2023 This week, I did a Google search to see how the ever-knowing search engine would answer this question: “Is our world getting better or worse?” Of the top five responses, four of them said the world is getting better. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Encouragement For Difficult Times

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 90 ratings
     | 39,162 views

    This sermon gives encouragement for facing difficult times.

    Have you ever faced a difficult time? Your difficult time could be: the loss of a job, death of a family member, a relationship problem with another person, disease in your family, a problem at work. All of us face difficult times. Some of these times are emotional, some are spiritual, some are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Managing Difficult Emotions Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 2, 2025
     | 183 views

    This is the 5th talk in an 8-week class called "Trauma and Transformation, Level 1." It explores how we can manage difficult emotions. It’s about navigating pain and chaos with faith, vulnerability, and hope as our guides.

    T&T Level 1 - Session 5 - Managing Difficult Emotions This is the fifth talk in an 8-week class called "Trauma and Transformation, Level 1". This is the second talk in an 8-week class called "Trauma and Transformation, Level 1". The course takes a bio-psycho-socio-spiritual ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Wisdom Or Nonsense?

    Contributed by Justin Hardin on Aug 7, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,757 views

    An examination of a difficult passage in John 6 where Jesus floors the crowd with his declaration that they must eat his flesh and drink his blood in order to receive eternal life. Appropriate for use prior to Lord's Supper.

    Wisdom or Nonsense? John 6:47-71 47“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. 48Yes, I am the bread of life! 49Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. 50Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. 51I am the living bread that came ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Road Less Traveled

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 12, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,572 views

    There were 2 ways from Egypt to Canaan: 1 straight & smooth direct to Canaan taking 4 or 5 days; the other was a crooked, winding, dry & difficult passage through the wilderness and that was the way God chose. Why?

    THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED Ex. 13:17-22 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There have been a lot of changes since I was in college. Computers have advanced incredibly. 2. One Boomer, Cyndy Hinds, was trying to explain to her five-year-old daughter how much computers had changed in her lifetime. 3. “Do ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Love Difficult People PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 11, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 802 views

    This sermon encourages believers to respond to trials and adversaries with love, kindness, and prayer, reflecting God's grace and becoming better, not bitter.

    Good morning, beloved. It is a joy to gather together in the house of the Lord, isn't it? We are here, filled with hope, brimming with expectation, and united in faith. We are here to open our hearts to the Word of God, to let His truth seep into our very being, to allow His wisdom to shape our ...read more

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