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  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Asking For Favor When Facing Obstacles Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 24, 2023
     | 891 views

    Trouble is small when viewed by God.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Nehemiah served tables (waiter) yet he faced: a. Great burden. “I sat down and wept … for days I mourned, fasted and prayed. b. Great destruction. “Walls … torn down … gates destroyed by fire” (1:3). c. God’s people discouraged. d. Great opposition. “Sanballat, Tobiah, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Feel Encouraged Despite Your Discouragement

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,247 views

    Sometimes people feel depressed, disheartened and frustrated when those around them are bubbly.

    Sometimes people feel depressed, disheartened and frustrated when those around them are bubbly. Occasionally, clinical depression can be the cause of some feelings of dejection, but usually low feelings can be overcome. David was a man prone to depressed feelings like a lot of us. Once he wrote, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    (Lesson 4) Elijah: An Encounter Out Of Discouragement

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 2,048 views

    Elijah ran into the desert because Queen Jezebel threatened to kill him. He encountered God, not in a mighty force to destroy the evil rule of Jezebel, but in a still, small voice to send Elijah back into service.

    A. INTRODUCTION: I KINGS 19:3-18 1. Miraculous food. God provided for Elijah’s needs. "The ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook" (I Kings 17:6). 2. Miraculous source. "The barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Get Discouraged, God Is In Control

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on May 13, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 17,503 views

    Jesus never said that we wouldn’t have trials and storms in our life. But when these things do come and they will, He promised not to leave us or forsake us.

    2 Corinthians 4:1 The text today talks about not being discouraged. Paul says; “seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not”(we are not discouraged). The ministry that he is talking about is not the five fold ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our Brethren Have Discouraged Our Heart

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on May 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,597 views

    “But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness,” - 2 Corinthians 2:1. We can learn a lesson from Paul when he wrote and told the Corinthians that he was determined not to come to them again in heaviness! HOW RELIEVED O

    “OUR BRETHREN HAVE DISCOURAGED OUR HEART” Text: Deuteronomy 1: 19-32 Life is hard for all of us. We all have a load that we carry, and most of us would believe that our own burden is heavier than that of others. If one could lay his burden in a heap with those of others and then, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    That's Why We Are Not Discouraged

    Contributed by Michael Stark on May 29, 2020
     | 15,193 views

    Stress and Disappointment come into every life. Christians are provided a powerful response to such stressors, and this powerful response is revealed in Paul's review of his own life.

    “We have this treasure in clay jars to show that its extraordinary power comes from God and not from us. In every way we’re troubled but not crushed, frustrated but not in despair, persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed. We are always carrying around the death of Jesus in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Paul's Desire Was To Encourage Not Discourage Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Jun 22, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,777 views

    His desire was to encourage people he had never met before.

    A kindergarten teacher gave her class a "show and tell" assignment of bringing something to represent their religion. The first boy got in front of the class and said, "My name is Benjamin and I am Jewish and this is the Star of David." The second one was a girl and when she ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do Not Lose Heart (Part I)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 4, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,302 views

    This sermon offers resources for coping with discouragement and help in overcoming despair.

    Have you ever seen someone lose heart? Maybe today you are struggling with issues and are on the verge of losing heart. Maybe you have already lost heart. I will share a few examples I have observed. When I was a boy there was a man I idolized. His name was Jim Ryun. Jim Ryun was one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Sunday Morning Message

    Contributed by Rodney Mason on Mar 14, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 7,749 views

    A message of encouragement during discourage times.

    Introduction: We find Mary and other women on the way to the tomb to anoint Jesus with spices. They went believing that something was going to happen, but as they went they still were wrestling with some issues. They were dealing with stones and how they keep us from getting to Jesus. But we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    No Condemnation Rom. 8

    Contributed by Tom Mc Vicar on Sep 24, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,660 views

    encouragement to those receiving discouragement and criticism

    ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas McVicar To: elainemcvicar7@hotmail.com Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 2:37 PM Subject: No Condemnation - Rom. 8 v 1 Romans 8 v 1. There is therefore now no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus. CONDEMNATION There is a practice ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where To From Here? Series

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Oct 7, 2005
    based on 74 ratings
     | 15,745 views

    Items to remember when tempted to be discouraged

    WHERE TO FROM HERE? - Read Isaiah 6:1-8 INTRODUCTION The passage we just read begins “In the year that king Uzziah died.” Now, many approach this statement, they read of the passing of the king and think of it as just a historical marker; a way to tell exactly when this vision took place. For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Parents! Stop Beating Yourself Up!

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 8, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,083 views

    A pastoral sermon to encourage discouraged parents

    (1) Reading, studying, and applying the Bible is considered to be one of the most important ‘habits’ that Christians are encouraged to developed. It ranks right up there (and perhaps equally) with prayer, church attendance, and personal ministry as the core set of habits necessary for a growing ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Escape From The Pit

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,851 views

    Principles and actions to take when discouraged

    I. Enemies In the Pit --------------------- - Horrible pit - Ps 40:2 - DOUBT Christopher Hitchens’ book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Sam Harris was a little-known graduate student until he wrote the phenomenally successful “The End of Faith” and its follow-up, “Letter to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Comfort During Trying Times Series

    Contributed by John Putty on Mar 19, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,052 views

    Comfort for weary believers or those discouraged.

    COMFORT DURING TRYING TIMES! JOHN 14 THEME: JESUS WILL CARES FOR US AND WILL HELP US DURING THESE LAST DAYS. 1. LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED - VS.1 A. SICKNESS OF SOUL 1. The Maladies of the soul affect us physically - Psa. 42:11 2. Occurs because of: A circumstance - Current text A ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Keeping The Faith

    Contributed by Dr. Randy Croft on Dec 21, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,368 views

    How to weather doubt, discouragement, and hardships.

    Keeping the Faith ILLUS: The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. The impact knocked him on his head which caused him to be in a coma for a couple of days before he finally regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, his loving wife was there beside ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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