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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Day Jesus Wept Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 22, 2012
    based on 207 ratings
     | 67,837 views

    Odd things about this story: Why does the Bible tells us "Jesus wept"? And why didn’t Jesus "show up" a few days earlier and make sure Lazarus didn’t die? Why allow this close personal friend to die, and allow his friends and family to mourn?

    OPEN: Back in March of 2008, the mayor of a city in SW France had a problem. It seems his village was running out of space. Not in housing, nor in the retail district, nor even at City Hall. It seems they were running out of space… in the cemetery. There was no room for any more graves. It was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gordon Pike avatar

    What Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Nov 1, 2020
     | 2,040 views

    When you put your faith in Christ, you will experience pressure and you will be tried but you will also have God who will not only give you the strength to persevere but us them tomold you, to make you more righteous.

    For the next couple of weeks, I thought we would take a close look at what has been called the “Achilles’ Heel” of Christianity. What is our “Achilles’ Heel,” you might ask? It is the question of pain and suffering. The Barna Group, founded in 1984, is a marketing research firm focused on the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Facing Your Fears Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 7, 2013
     | 10,247 views

    Face your fears with faith. Trust God who knows the future, because He controls the future to refine and purify His own.

    In 1973, Producers hired a young director to make a movie based on Peter Benchley's novel about shark attacks called Jaws. That movie launched Steven Spielberg’s career at the age of 26 with its scary special effects. In fact, the movie was so scary that even to this day millions of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    The Knowledge That Changes Everything Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Sep 5, 2002
    based on 150 ratings
     | 19,165 views

    Three things Christians know that empower them to face horrible suffering with courage and hope.

    Note: This sermon was introduced with a video clip from the North American Missions Board of the Southern Baptists called "Where Were You?" Where were you? I can still remember exactly where I was when I first heard the news on the radio about the World Trade Center. I was taking my oldest son to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alvan Lewis avatar

    The Missionary And The Tuna Fish Sandwich

    Contributed by Alvan Lewis on Nov 17, 2020
     | 2,646 views

    How are the dead in Christ raised? Especially those who have suffered great trauma in death.

    The Missionary and the Tuna Fish Sandwich Back in the mid 1800’s there was this missionary serving in the darkest of Africa. One day he was out on his circuit going from village to village preaching the Gospel. In one place he had to travel through this very dangerous and heavily wooded ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Cross Of Salvation... Sacrificial Love! Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 15, 2012
     | 9,638 views

    We may share in the suffering of Christ by receiving his sacrificial love and by living sacrificially for others.

    Title: The Cross of Salvation… Sacrificial Love! Text: John 3:14-21 Thesis: We may share in the suffering of Christ by receiving his love and living sacrificially for others. Lenten Series: The Crosses of Lent Arthur Burns, a Jewish economist of great influence in Washington during the tenure ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Living In God's Will Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 24, 2015
     | 6,362 views

    The Apostle Paul knew the 1) Priority of (Romans 15:25–28) & 2) Prosperity of (Romans 15:29 ) Living in God's Will.

    Open Doors International released its World Watch List earlier this month, ranking the top 50 most dangerous and difficult countries for Christians to live in. “We have seen the sharpest jump in violent attacks against Christians in the modern era,” says Curry, estimating that upwards ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Dr. Abraham Obadare avatar

    Dancing With The Lord

    Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Nov 14, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,681 views

    By God's grace I want to present the incident that happened between Jonah and God as a dance of two friends.

    Often, when we examine the story of Jonah's initial refusal to follow God's instruction to go and peach to the people of Nineveh, we see a disobedient and selfish servant of God. Yes, this is a fact but, be it as it may, I would like to suggest that we look deeper into the story and view it ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Avoid The Errors Of Being Spiritually Naive

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,768 views

    Sadly, many individuals eschew subtlety or conventional spiritual wisdom and suffer for it.

    Sadly, many individuals eschew subtlety or conventional spiritual wisdom and suffer for it. Being spiritually naïve is an unconscious act of people who fail to appropriate the truth of God’s word. James once wrote, "Be doers of the word and not merely hearers only, who deceive themselves." (James ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lesson 2

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 26, 2006
     | 875 views

    This lesson looks at suffering through the laws of natural growth, proposed by Henry Drumonoud.

    A. THE LAW OF MOTION: “Every body will continue in a uniform motion in a straight line, except when an outward force changes it.” 1. Sometimes God sends suffering into our life to cause us to change our direction. a. Joseph was prepared to save the world. “Ye thought evil against me; [but] God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gaither Bailey avatar

    The Way That Leads To Hope

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 10, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,329 views

    This sermon leads the hearer from suffering or trouble to finding hope in Christ Jesus.

    The Way That Leads To Hope – Romans 5: 1 - 8 Intro: Verse 1 – “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have PEACE with God . . .” (Greek - ERAYNAY) – PEACE – biblical term for blessings, advantages & fruits of salvation I. Verse 2 – through whom we have obtained access – (Greek - ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Juan Lane avatar

    The Blessing And The Curse

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Nov 10, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,316 views

    The curse that you are now suffering from can be used to attain your blessing

    The Blessing and the Curse Numbers 21:5-9 (KJV) 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. 6 And the LORD sent fiery ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Alan Hamilton-Messer avatar

    Letters To The Seven Churches - No. 2 Smyrna

    Contributed by Alan Hamilton-Messer on Jun 22, 2014
     | 5,414 views

    It's a letter full of sufferings but also a letter full of comforts and consolations as well.

    Letter to Smyrna Revelation 2:8-11 We heard last week that John the Apostle was commanded by Jesus in a vision to write seven letters to seven Churches. We looked at the first letter which John wrote to the Church in Ephesus. This was a warning letter telling them that they had started ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid avatar

    Redeeming Grace

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Sep 10, 2015
     | 3,935 views

    Of redemption of grace, which saved a suffering world and its people from death.

    by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 10, 2015) “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich” (II Corinthians 8:9, King James Version [Liberality and ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

  • Charles Salmon avatar

    Religion And Politics

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Sep 6, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,064 views

    Sometimes Christians suffer because of their faith, but God is able to deliver and make it right.

    Religion and Politics Acts 12:5 INTRO.: A man once said "I guess no one should talk about religion or politics." I informed him I disagreed since my livelihood involved talking about religion. When he discovered I was a preacher, he proceeded to fill me in on why he didn’t attend church. I had ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ