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The Trying Of Your Faith

Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 9, 2006

How to respond to hardships and disappointments and actually benefit from the process.

The Trying of Your Faith 1 Peter 1:1-9[1] 8-07-05 Intro During our teaching from the book of Judges[2] we talked a lot about trouble that comes as a consequence of sin. The recurring cycle in that book involved God sending trouble to correct Israel’s disobedience –the chastening of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-9

Denomination: Charismatic

Watch Your Feet

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 23, 2000

A look at walking in obedience to God

Let me start this morning by asking you a question: What route did you use to get here today? How many people arrived via the Bedford Highway from either direction? Ok, how many came straight in from Hammonds Plains along the Hammonds Plains Rd? What about via the Bi-Hi again from either ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:8-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Improving Your Serve Series

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Oct 7, 2002

Playing Tennis is compared to practicing the fundatmentals found in Proverbs 3:5-6 to find God’s purpose and plan for your life.

Improving Your Serve -Find God’s Plan for Your Life- Proverbs 3:5-6 Playing tennis has a lot in common with finding God’s plan for your life. I first started playing tennis in High School. I enjoyed getting out and hitting the ball as hard as I could with a wood racquet. I would try spinning ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Denomination: Free Methodist

Restoring Time God's Way Series

Contributed by Ethel Lamazon on Sep 22, 2021

If I could turn back the hand of time is a familiar slogan spoken by many people, but what if I told you that time can be restored God's way and your latter days can be greater than your former days, if you can just believe that keep reading this message.

Money can be restored. Property can be restored—broken-down cars, stripped painting, old houses, old pictures can now be restored. Relationships can be restored. But there’s one thing that can never be restored is time. Time flies and it does not return. Years pass and we never get them back. Each ...read more

Remember Your Creator

Contributed by Hans Krause on Nov 11, 2018

Two men think about life as they face the end of their journey on earth. Has life been meaningless or relevant? Do they look forward to a joyless process of degradation, a painful descent towards the valley of death, or to something more glorious beyond the horizon?

[Sermon preached on 11 November 2018, 25th Sunday after Pentecost / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] A man of about my age—sixty, give or take a few years—sits down, takes up pen and parchment, and starts to write. Or perhaps he calls his secretary and starts to dictate. He senses that his life is ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7, 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Denomination: Lutheran

What God Has Predestined For Your Life In 2003-Shall Be! Series

Contributed by Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks on Oct 26, 2002

The last two years have brought a lot of pain and devastation to the lives of many Christians and non-believers. Many ask the question, "Why Me?" This sermon is designed to answer those hard questions and yet offer hope for tomorrow!

Evangelist Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks The Ministry of S.A.R.A.H. Lyons, Georgia PRAYER: Lord, once again I want to praise Your Holy name and tell you thank You! For you have brought me through the fire and the rain, the calm and the storms of life; though sickness, good health, heartache, ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 6:10-12, Psalm 32:8

Denomination: Baptist

Your God Shall Be My God

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 13, 2013

The vow of Ruth seals the promise, binding her forever not only with Naomi, but also with the LORD.

YOUR GOD SHALL BE MY GOD. Ruth 1:1-18. Ruth 1:1. “The days when the judges judged” was an age of anarchy (Judges 21:25). Cycles of godlessness were followed by trouble and invasion, the raising of ‘saviours’ and restoration - only for the people of the LORD to fall back again into ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God’s Purpose In Your Barrenness

Contributed by Margaret Minnicks on Jun 3, 2013

God had an ultimate purpose for the barrenness of biblical women such as Hannah in the Old Testament and Elizabeth in the New Testament.

Usually when we think about Hannah, no doubt we think about her prayer for a son. Today, let’s go deeper into the story and see that Hannah’s barrenness served a purpose. When we speak of women being barren in the Bible, it is usually in reference to a woman being childless. However, the word ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

God’s Purpose For Your Life

Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010

The average lifespan is about 25,520 days (Psa. 90:10). In light of this, don’t you think it would be so wise to use those days fulfilling God’s purpose for your life? God has a purpose for you that is greater than your wishes, ambition, occupation or eve

Intro: The average lifespan is about 25,520 days (Psa. 90:10). In light of this, don’t you think it would be so wise to use those days fulfilling God’s purpose for your life? God has a purpose for you that is greater than your wishes, ambition, occupation or even your happiness. The word “purpose” ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: *other

Is Your Face There In God’s "Facebook"

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 8, 2011

BEING PART OF THE WIDEST NETWORK IN THE CREATION

Is your face there in God’s Facebook Linked in…Tweeter…Facebook…Orkut… now these are the names of social networking portals which figure high in the lingo of the modern day iPod generation youth. Is not social networking the order of the ...read more

Denomination: *other

God’s Dream For Your Life Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 14, 2017

God has a dream for your life! God has a plan for your life and mine. A perfect plan that brings honour and Glory to Him and blessing to us.

We are continuing in our series on discovering our destiny, and today we are thinking about the truth that God has a dream for your life. To focus our thoughts this evening, listen to the words of the Apostle Paul in Romans 12:1-2, And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 5:48, Isaiah 61:10, James 1:6-8, 1 John 2:4-6, 1 John 2:15-17, Ephesians 2:10, Romans 3:23, Romans 3:24-26, Romans 3:27-28, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

God’s Measure Of Your Watchfulness Series

Contributed by Mark Hall on May 27, 2024

Today, I want you to see from God’s word how the Lord will measure your life by your watchfulness to watch and pray. I give my permission for this sermon to be used in its fullest without acknowledgement for the glory of God.

GOD’S MEASURE OF YOUR WATCHFULNESS Please open your Bible to Luke 21 and Mark 13 as we continue our sermon series, with today’s message “God’s Measure of Our Watchfulness.” In this series, I have shown you the many ways how the Lord will measure our lives. One of the special things the Lord will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:34-36, Mark 13:35-37, 2 Timothy 4:8, Revelation 3:10, 2 Peter 3:3-4, 1 John 2:28, Matthew 24:33  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God’s Measure Of Your Thoughts Series

Contributed by Mark Hall on Apr 11, 2024

God who created every heart knows the deep thoughts and secrets of our hearts. I give my full permission for this sermon to be used in its fullest for the glory of God.

GOD’S MEASURE OF YOUR THOUGHTS The message for this morning is a topic that you most likely have not heard before. However, I assure you this topic describes how God will one day measure our lives. In this series, I have shown you how God will measure our obedience, our prayers, our sacrifice and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:4-5, Matthew 9:4, Romans 2:16, Psalm 44:21, Psalm 139:23, Proverbs 23:7, Hebrews 4:13, Mark 4:22, Isaiah 29:13, Colossians 3:2, Jeremiah 17:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Your Name On God’s List PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Explore and understand Revelation 20:15, emphasizing the importance of God's justice and mercy, the judgment of nations, the blessing of the saved, and the eternal security of the redeemed.

Good morning, church family. Today, we're diving into Revelation and the deep, sometimes daunting prophecy of John—specifically Revelation 20:15. This is a verse that speaks of judgment, but also of blessing and eternal security for those redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ. The Bible says in ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:15

Topics: Salvation

Take Up Your Cross Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Jesus calls us to take up our cross, which means embracing the pain, loneliness, and partnership that comes with following Him. The journey may be difficult, but the reward is worth it.

Today, we're gonna talk about something taking up our crosses, and I've got a cool object lesson to help us understand it better. But first, let's dive into the message. You know, life can be pretty hard sometimes, right? Jesus actually told us that we'd face some tough times. Check out what He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24, John 16:33

Topics: Discipleship, Spiritual Sacrifice, Divine Love, Redemption