Sermons on Gods Protection In Bad Times:

A Time To Be Recognized Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 1, 2004

This is the 5th sermon in the series "A Time To". This sermon also has a Halloween section and a voting section.

Series: A Time To¡K (Haggai) [#5] A TIME TO BE RECOGNIZED Haggai 2:20-23 [Welcome] [Upbeat Song] [Song] [Prayer] God¡¦s Chosen Haggai 2:20-23 God¡¦s promise to Zerubbabel was that the promised Davidic King would come from his family line. He would be like God¡¦s signet ring. Jesus is God¡¦s ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 2:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do Bad Things Happen? Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on May 30, 2003

It’s easy to think that bad things happen because God is out to get us. That’s not true. The Bible establishes some reasons why things don’t turn out they way we’d like – personal sin, corporate sin, and evil influences. While we can’t insulate ourselv

Why Do Bad Things Happen? Brian Bill 4/22/01 I like puns. Here are two are my favorites. Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 3:33

Denomination: Baptist

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Aug 29, 2011

God's law is good because He is good; Sin is bad and deceives us into rebelling against God; The effects of sin are ugly, but God wants to forgive and restore us to Himself!

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Romans 7:7-13 7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet." 8 But sin, seizing the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Bad People? Series

Contributed by E. True Neilson on Jan 29, 2015

Though God is never mentioned in this book, his fingerprints are all over the story of the heroic Esther and Mordecai. Study along as we discuss the ins and outs of living for God in a godless culture.

LIVING FOR GOD IN A GODLESS CULTURE WHY DO BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN BAD PEOPLE? ESTHER 6:14-7:10 INTRODUCTION -Have you ever noticed that people have philosophies about life? -My dad is one of the greatest philosophers I know: -“If you mess with the bull, you get the horn.” -“The ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Times Of Refreshing

Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 25, 2002

When Hagar runs away from her problems, she runs into God and a transforming time of refreshing

“TIMES OF REFRESHING” Genesis 16:1-14 INTRO:1.Hagar is often presented as the conniving, heartless, blindly ambitious, threat to God’s plan. a)When she ran away from Sarah she went alone, maybe because she had no real friends in the camp. b)Had it been up to Sarah or even up to us, we may have ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 16:1-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Abimelech, A Bad Example Series

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 31, 2005

Abimelech is a classic example of how selfishness and godless ambition lead us from God’s will for our lives.

Possessing the Promises Abimelech (Judges #5) There is a music group called The Bad Examples • Abimelech would be a likely member of that group • He is an example of what not to do to possess the promises of God • This guy’s all bad • No victory for God’s people, no deliverance from false God’s, ...read more

Scripture: Judges 9:1-56

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Is Able.

Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Nov 8, 2021

No matter the challenges we are passing through, God is able to deliver his own.

TEXT: Daniel 3:16-18 "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:16-18, Isaiah 43:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Providence Of God PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 16, 2024

This sermon explores God's providential care, emphasizing His intimate involvement in our lives and the assurance of His protection, power, and promises.

Good morning, dear ones. We gather here today in the presence of our Lord, in the warmth of His love, and in the light of His grace. We are not here by accident, but by divine appointment. Our gathering here is no random event, but a part of God's grand design. I am glad to see each one of you, for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:4

Topics: Divine Protection, Enemies

The Ugly, The Bad, And The Good

Contributed by Joseph Ng on Feb 26, 2001

God’s verdict on the lives of Solomon, Ahab, and Hezekiah is different from that of secular history and is what matters ultimately.

Opening: You’ve heard of the 1966 Western movie starring Clint Eastwood entitled The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. As we consider the lives of kings in the Old Testament, it will be apparent that some are ugly, bad, or good. In particular, the lives of three Hebrew kings--Solomon, Ahab, and ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 17:14-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Such A Time As This!

Contributed by Sumeet Mj on Mar 10, 2015

God has a Time, Purpose and Direction in our Lives. He expects us to respond to His Call and submit. Denying this call of God is an Irreversible mistake. Learn more as Pastor Sumeet expounds this topic with deeper revelations.

SUCH A TIME AS THIS! Esther 4:10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach and ordered him to reply to Mordecai: 11 "All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:13-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

If It Is Of God

Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 11, 2014

Can anyone dance in the midst of rubble and trouble? Yes, when you know and you know that eventually God will help you triumph, then you can break into a jig. Amen. Cheer up!

If it is of God! Acts 5:34”……if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!" So they took his advice…” You know what, when ‘God’ is in anything, then no one can stop/sabotage it! Let this sink into you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:31-34

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Of Order

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on May 30, 2025

If you want to know the God of the Bible, it is important that you consider that He is a God of orderliness.

God created everything with order. • The moon reliably follows a cyclical pattern. • The planets all orbit in an established, orderly way. • The Seasons come and go in an arranged and expected fashion. Such order in the universe is not an accident but rather that the God of the Bible is a God ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:27-33

Denomination: Baptist

Timing Is Everything Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Aug 9, 2015

This is the 5th sermon in the series "God Is Here". We need to wait upon the Lord and also be faithful when God's says, "Act".

Series: God Is Here [#5] TIMING IS EVERYTHING Esther 5:1-14 Introduction: Two different times in the last month, I have almost been in a car accident. Each time, I was the passenger in a school vehicle. As I think back on both situations, if the driver of the school vehicle would have reacted ...read more

Scripture: Esther 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

A Time To Respond Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 10, 2004

This is the 2nd sermon in the series "A Time To...".

Series: A Time To¡K (Haggai) [#2] A TIME TO RESPOND Haggai 1:12-15 Introduction: 4 year old Jason was visiting his grandparents. Grandpa was in his study intently reading Jason walked in carrying a peach, said something Grandpa didn¡¦t catch, and handed the peach to him. Thinking his ...read more

Scripture: Haggai 1:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Bad News Gospel Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Sep 5, 2013

Discovering freedom through God's grace.

INTRODUCTION An oxymoron is a set of words that cancel each other out and the English language is full of them. Here are ten of my favorites: (1) Live recording; (2) Original Copy; (3) Freezer burn; (4) Jumbo Shrimp; (5) Minor miracle; those are fairly evident, but there are others that you have ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:3-9

Denomination: Baptist