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Peter's final call to a young and growing church
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The following are some suggested responses to afflictions: 1.
The following are some suggested responses to afflictions: 1. Let the Lord take away the pain of your afflictions. Paul writes, "Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:4
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Following Christ means embracing sacrifice and perseverance, trusting God’s presence and strength through hardship, and finding lasting hope and purpose in Him alone.
If you’ve ever watched a seasoned craftsman at work—hands steady, eyes kind, voice calm—you know the comfort of a good example. He doesn’t rush. He doesn’t grandstand. He lets you stand nearby, sleeves rolled up, and learn the rhythm of the work. That’s how Paul speaks to Timothy in this passage. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:10-12
Topics: Satisfaction, Christ
An important thing for us to think about is how do we cope with suffering?
The Unique Afflictions of God’s People Text: 2 Cor. 1:6-11 Intro: "When Samuel Rutherford [ 17th Century Scottish Presbyterian theologian and author ] found himself in the cellar of adversity, as he often did , he began to look around for ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:6-11
Denomination: Church Of God
The writer exhorted his audience to recapture & retain their initial confidence. Effective Christians must recapture & retain their initial confidence in Christ. How is this done? Recapturing & Retaining confidence in Christ comes thru....
OUR ENDURING CONFIDENCE—Hebrews 10:32-39 Attention: Gators! While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted, ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:32-39
Denomination: Baptist
Do we suffer temporary pain for a wonderful eternity?
As the afflictions of this temporary life burden us, are we encouraged by God’s plans for our eternity? Let’s begin in Psalm 102. A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. (WEB) Have we ever made an urgent prayer to God needing a quick ...read more
Getting through tough times of affliction and hardship.
How to Handle What You Can’t Handle Read Job 1:14-17 I was getting dressed for one morning, and suddenly the words on a can caught my eye and caught my attention… As they did, I picked up the can of shaving cream, and read the words on the label… over and over again… In fact, those words ...read more
Scripture: Job 1:14-17
One of my questions for us today is whether or not we see our Christianity as an affliction, and can we relate to the identity of being afflicted because of the mystery of Christ that we have been exposed to?
“I Am Afflicted” (Eph 3:1-13) Sometimes we can read too much into passages of the bible to make them personal, that they relate to us specifically when they’re not meant to. As we read about Paul today and his afflictions, you might say, “well that was for Paul, how do you ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13
To encourage the discouraged hearer to look beyond the difficulties in order to embrace the possibilities before him/her
ENDURING HARDSHIP Hebrews 11:32-12:2 TEXT: And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the proph-ets: 33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of ...read more
Denomination: Nazarene
8th in a sermons series on James dealing with the principles related to enduring trials.
“The Way of Endurance” Review Today, Christians all around the world suffer unspeakable suffering because of their faith in and commitment to Jesus. Many suffer death because of their refusal to renounce their faith in Jesus. Although persecution of our Christian faith grows by the day in America, ...read more
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
All of us are called in our walk to persevere. Perseverance comes not from any sort of physical strength, or mental fortitude, it comes from a faith focused on the assurances found in the promises of God.
King Sisyphus was a proud, arrogant and deceitful king. Upon his death the Greek gods punished him by sentencing him to roll a large stone up a mountain only to have it roll back down again and again for eternity. This Greek fable can at times describe the life of a Christian. As we navigate ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:1-5
Enduring Power Enduring – 1. to Suffer 2. To remain in existence; to last
Enduring Power Enduring – 1. to Suffer 2. To remain in existence; to last Matthew 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There ...read more
We have all had cloudbursts and pop-up thunderheads in our lives; but the real storm is yet to come. Get your house in order.
Storm Endurance and Storm Assurance Storms we see coming. Storms we suspect. Storms we never expected. Mt. 7:24-27 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27
Denomination: Pentecostal
2nd in sermon series on James dealing with the benefit of enduring trials.
“The Benefit of Endurance” Review Last week we began our journey through James. The letter was written to Jewish Christians who he warmly addressed as “brothers” multiple times. They had been scattered throughout the Roman empire and were suffering persecution both from their own kind and from the ...read more
Scripture: James 1:2-4
Paul wanted Timothy to know the reality of the ministry.
Endure Hardness Pastor Ken Crow 2 Timothy 2 (King James Version) 2 Timothy 2 1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-26
THE LORD’S PEOPLE, NO MATTER HOW DOWNTRODDEN, WILL BE BUILT UP TO ENJOY ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THEIR PRIVILEGED STATUS
BIG IDEA: THE LORD’S PEOPLE, NO MATTER HOW DOWNTRODDEN, WILL BE BUILT UP TO ENJOY ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THEIR PRIVILEGED STATUS 3 EXHORTATIONS TO PRAISE THE LORD: I. (:1-6) THE LORD BUILDS UP AND HEALS HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE, NO MATTER HOW DOWNTRODDEN AND AFFLICTED THEY MAY BE A. Exhortation to Praise ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 147:1-20
Denomination: Independent/Bible