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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
This sermon looks at what God is doing in the lowest and darkest times in our lives.
LIGHT IN OUR DARKNESS JEREMIAH 31:10-20 DECEMBER 9, 2018 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR C CROSSROADS/PERRYVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES, MO INTRO. How Many Religious Folks Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb? (posted on sermoncentral.com) CHARISMATICS: Only 1 - Hands are already in the ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:10-20
Denomination: Methodist
This sermon addresses the issues of pain, and if God feels our pain.
Does God Feel Our Pain ? Hebrews 2:9-10 Hebrews 4:15 I’m sure that the people of La, and Miss. have been on your mind this wk as they have mine. Yet, how can we possibly feel their pain. No matter how hard I try, I can’t imagine what those people have gone through, and are going through. One of ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:9-10
Denomination: Baptist
Nehemiah’s experience is really intense and few people are ever called to be leaders like Nehemiah but his experience speaks to our experiences and our desire to make our mark.
Feb 22, 23, 2020 Sermon God uses our pain points. Nehemiah 1:1-10 What does surfing champion Bethany Hamilton have in common with Nehemiah who rebuilt the wall around Jerusalem 2500 years ago? Both of them have left their mark on the world. We are going to work our way through the book of Nehemiah ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-10
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
God uses our pain and trials not to harm us, but to grow our hope, maturity, and fruitfulness for His greater purpose.
Friend, I’m glad you’re here. Some of us walked in today with a quiet ache that doesn’t let go. The diagnosis was unexpected. The stack of bills looks tall. The silence in the house feels louder than it used to. Life can sting. Yet God meets us right in the middle of the mess and whispers a word ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:18, James 1:2-4, John 15:2
Topics: Preparation, Process, Promise
In this message the "stages" of experiencing pain are examined, with the goal of God using our pain to point others to him
INTRODUCTION * God’s sovereignty: he is in control of all; clearest demonstration of God’s sovereignty is making good come out of bad * How God demonstrated this in Scripture: - Joseph’s life (innocence - sold into servitude - rises in power in Egypt - incident with ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:16-40
Discussion of how to pray our own pain followed by practical instruction on how to minister to others who are experiencing loss and pain.
Processing Our Pain Psalm 13[1] 6-5-05 Intro We begin the message this morning with a clip from the movie “Steel Magnolias”. In this scene M’Lynn Eatonton (played by Sally Fields) is standing at her daughter’s grave as the funeral has come to an end. Watch as she processes her grief and her ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 13:1-6
Denomination: Charismatic
Many people don’t understand what’s happening right now in our country. Friends, it will have to get worse!
Proverbs 1:1-10 My Devotional for you this week is something I think needs to be said. Many people don’t understand what’s happening right now in our country. Many are scared; many are mad; many are giving up; some actually understand exactly what’s happening, right now in our nation of civil ...read more
Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-11
Message 1 in an expositional series through Paul's "second" letter to the church in the ancient Greek city of Corinth where he defends his apostleship and corrects serious doctrinal errors within this young church.
One of our pastors shared a story with me Thursday about a bittersweet moment that he experienced on Wednesday as he attended the funeral visitation of the mother-in-law of one of our former staff members. I wasn’t able to travel to the visitation myself but I have genuinely been praying for his ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Listen. God never wastes a hurt. What good is a trial if something good doesn’t come from it? Let’s look at the first of two questions I want us to try to answer.
“Recycling our Pain” Matthew 5:10 In my personal study of the gospels one of the things I have noticed is that some of the teachings of Jesus are just very difficult for us to follow. At times when we read them they don’t even make sense. For instance, Jesus said: • If ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:10
Deals with one of the reasons people give for taking thier lives into thier own hands near the end of life, the second part of a 3 part series.
End of Life: Our Fear of Pain TEXT: Hebrews 2: 5-11, 14-18 Sunday, August 18, 2002 This series on death and dying was not written to be morbid. It was written because these are issues we will all face in our lives. Although you may not leave here inspired, you will leave informed on how to ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-18
Our scripture for today falls into this category of verses I don’t understand when I first read them. Here it is. Happy are those who are persecuted.
From a series of Wednesday night Bible Studies on Psalms 1-23. David thinks he has been disciplined enough, but we take the time to contrast parental discipline and godly discipline.
Notes From Psalm 6 Verses 1-2 Discipline is unavoidable for the child of God. God’s discipline is a demonstration of divine love. See Hebrews 12: 4 - 11 Proverbs 13:24 The purpose of God’s discipline is not to crush us, but to create a right heart within us. What we think is God’s ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 6:1-10
God is good and does not want any of us to be in pain.
Looking at what is going on all over the world at the present moment, all we see is a chaotic world. And even though we are seeing things that we have not seen before happen and there is panic everywhere, we still have a God that is aware of all things, for He is a God that does not slumber nor ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 34:8, Romans 2:4
Denomination: Pentecostal
We rejoice in our sufferings, because God uses them in our lives and has a purpose for our good and His glory
The Paradox of Pain TCF Sermon October 13, 2013 There is a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip that sums up what life often feels like, and I think even for us as a fellowship, it describes at least part of our experiences in the past few years. It’s a series of panels, each depicting a scene ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:3-5
God takes the hurt of our past, and makes it work for our good.
TURNING OUR PAIN INTO GAIN! Jeremiah 29:8-14 8. For thus says the Lord of host, the God of Israel: Do not let your Prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. 9. For they Prophesy falsely to you in my name; I have not sent ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:8-14
Denomination: Assembly Of God
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