Sermons on Difficulties:

Lessons From Joe Pt 3 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009

Joe is forgotten by the cupbearer in our text today but not by God. It was a lonely time for Joe but God was with Him even in the dungeon. We need to be reminded that He is with us in the palaces of life and in the dungeons of life.

Lesson’s from Joe pt 3 - “The forgotten ones.” Opening Video Illustrations – These two clips reveal how people wrestle with loneliness and the feeling of being forgotten. Listen to their stories: “Alone again” - Blue Fish TV (2:12) “Trusting God through loneliness” Blue Fish TV (1:30 min) I ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 40:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From Joe Pt 4 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009

Joe was on the go for God because he was a humble servant leader filled with the spirit of God. He was on the go because he was dispenser of grace and a forgiving individual.

Lessons from Joe pt 4 Summary of previous messages: 1. Joe goes from being a privileged spoiled brat to slave. 2. Joe goes from slave to prison for doing the right thing. 3. Joe serves others in prison and he’s forgotten by others but not God. 4. Joe goes from prison to Prime Minister of ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Exodus 11 Series

Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 11, 2009

verse-by-verse

Well we find ourselves in chapter fourteen of the book of Exodus. God has worked mightily on behalf of His people and they have been completely delivered from Egypt so that they could worship God freely in the promised land. And for the most part the people recognized what God had done for them and ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

God's Grace Amidst Life's Pain

Contributed by Sonny Thomas, Sr. on Aug 15, 2009

We find that the trials and the sufferings of life refine and prepare us to take flight for the glory of God.

[Announce Text] Please take your Bibles and turn with me to II Corinthians chapter twelve. I would like to thank each and every one for all of the calls, cards, emails, flowers, and, most of all, prayers surrounding the event of my brother’s death. Your efforts were a tremendous blessing to me and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Misery Of Suffering: When Life Seems Unfair

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 15, 2009

God will help us during the misery of suffering when life seems so unfair if we rely on and trust Jesus as our Savior in every experience of life.

THE MISERY OF SUFFERING: WHEN LIFE SEEMS UNFAIR --Job 2:1-13 Proposition: God will help us during the misery of suffering when life seems so unfair if we rely on and trust Jesus as our Savior in every experience of life. Objective: My purpose is to see God’s people realize that God always does ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Up

Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 19, 2009

Trials are a common part of the Christian life, but not one that we should allow to rule us. This portion of Thessalonians gives us insight into how we can stand up against the trials that come our way.

Stand Up 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Intro Before a child can walk, he must learn to stand. Usually the father and mother teach the child to stand and then to walk. Paul was the “spiritual parent” to these believers, but he had been forced to leave Thessalonica. How, then, could he help these young ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Faithfully Persevering In Times Of Trial Series

Contributed by Ned Bartlebaugh on Aug 21, 2009

James encourages us to persevere in times of trial by choosing to have an attitude of spiritual joy, an attitude of persistent faith and an attitude of humility.

1)Introduction a)Statements made: children don’t come with an instruction manual. b)Society says that there is no standard way to live your life. Just do it your way, make yourself happy, and according to Nike “Just Do It.” c)The Book of James however, is a Do It Yourself Guidebook on Faithfully ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Fighting His Way

Contributed by Andrew Drummond on Aug 26, 2009

Regardless of the situation or circumstance we all have this tendency to fight first and hope we win. Unfortunately, what ends up happening is we all have had to come to others asking for help on the bad side of a good old-fashioned defeat. We come out li

Who here has ever watched an action flick and felt like you were involved in the fight scene? You know, like when you’re watching Jackie Chan and it’s so intense that you start sweating. You finish watching the movie and you feel like, “watch out anyone who tries to get in my way, I could take on ...read more

Scripture: Judges 7:1-22

Be Prepared Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 8, 2009

Amos’ fifth vision encourages us to be prepared for the "Day of the Lord" by being saturated with God’s Word

Be Prepared. That’s the motto of the Boy Scouts. "Be prepared for what?" someone once asked Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, "Why, for any old thing." said Baden-Powell. Perhaps Amos would have adopted the same motto – be prepared. But not just be prepared for any old thing, as we’ll ...read more

Scripture: Amos 9:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Defiled By The World (Preventable? Response?) Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on May 4, 2009

What God wants us to do now is totally depend on Jesus Christ to show the world that Jesus already won all the battles!

Is there sin in the world? Sin is anything that does not line up with a Holy God! Specifically, where do we see sin in this world we live in?? We are confronted with sin everyday, aren’t we? Jesus prayed to God the Father in John 17, “My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 34:1-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Hurting Person's Guide To Recovery: Test All Spirits!

Contributed by Doug Koehler on May 8, 2009

This is a story about an individuals great trials and what God says to her, to us, to restore us and give us hope.

1 John 4: 1-11 (12-21) Remember: Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. One day Sara Jones woke up and felt completely lost. For weeks she was heading down a path full of sorrow, loneliness and ultimate insecurity but, up until this day she was able to hold onto some sort of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Lutheran

A Sermon About Grumbling

Contributed by Christopher Martin on Jun 17, 2009

A sermon for Pentecost 12B preached 8/31/2003 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garner, Iowa (LCMS).

I think that it may be a safe assumption to make that when you all came here this evening, you didn’t expect to hear a sermon about grumbling. If you did, boy, someone must have let my secret out of the bag or you hacked into my computer or something……But, in all seriousness, we are confronted ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-51

Denomination: Lutheran

Living A Normal, Victorious Christian Life

Contributed by Dave Blackburn on Jul 8, 2009

How we can face struggles, trials, and temptations and still live a normal, victorious Christian Life!

As Christians, we face trials and temptations every day. These trials and temptations may bring with them varied and different struggles. We may be struggling with personal matters What do I do in this situation? How do I overcome this predicament? We may be struggling with personal ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

"Problems, Prayer, Peace!”

Contributed by Ricardo Rodriguez on Jul 15, 2009

We live in a World of many troubles, trials and tribulations. Seems like one problem after another. It seems as if the dark cloud will never go away.

“Problems, Prayer, Peace!” Problemas – Oracion – Paz! 10/29/2006 - Marsing, ID Ricardo Rodriguez – pastor_rr@yahoo.com Phil 4:4-9 “4Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 5Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Apostolic

Wait - Don't Run - Temptation To Forsake Series

Contributed by Nick Panico on Apr 28, 2008

This is the final message in a four part series on Walking Through the Wilderness. This message deals with the temptation to forsake the Lord when life just doesn’t turn out the way you thought it would.

“Wait, Don’t Run” Wilderness Pt. 4 “Forsaking” By Pastor Nick S. Panico (Exo 32:1-4 NKJV) Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational