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  • Bad Things Happen To Everybody Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 29, 2005
    based on 74 ratings
     | 23,797 views

    First in a series on James. This message deals with principles for handling difficulties in our lives.

    A Study of the Book of James Sermon # 1 “Bad Things Happen To Everybody” James 1:1-10 “I heard a story of a man who was riding on a subway. It was quite crowded and he had to face the door. He was prone to motion sickness and he ...read more

  • How To Handle Hard Times

    Contributed by Dr. Ezra Aniebue on Dec 25, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
     | 51,906 views

    Don’t allow any hard time to break you, to cause you to quit, give up and lose hope. Instead learn the principles that will make you harder than your hard time. When you are harder than your hard time, you will send your hard time packing and running from

    Hard times are real. Difficult situations are not new. The book of Eccl.1: 9 says, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The hard time that you are experiencing now, or that you will ever ...read more

  • How To Handle Tragedy

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Oct 2, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,085 views

    Four principles that help us deal with tragedy

    “HOW TO HANDLE TRAGEDY” SELECTED PASSAGES OPEN The Poisonwood Bible is a novel written by Barbara Kingsolver. It’s about a family who in 1959 move from the state of Georgia in the USA to a small village in the Belgian Congo to swerve as missionaries. The family is ...read more

  • Defeating Difficulties

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Aug 20, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,768 views

    David shows us a Biblical model for defeating the difficulties in our lives

    Defeating Difficulties 1 Samuel 17 - Selected Passages Evening Service 1. It’s a bad day when... A. Morning news - emegency routes out of the county, sun - rises in the west, Bird singing sweetly - buzzard, horn on car gets stuck - following a group of bikers, B. Boss - Don’t bother taking off ...read more

  • Difficulties In Prayer Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Sep 7, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,104 views

    why do we encounter difficulties in prayer - sin, disobedience, wrong relationships, wrong motives, loss of focus

    DIFFICULTIES IN PRAYER Isn’t it amazing the excuses you can find not to do something. I am constantly amazed at my ability to find reasons why I should not do administration. Or why it would be better not to go running and just to read a book. But what is not so amazing is how easily reasons not ...read more

  • The Difficulty Of The Mission

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 11, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 5,771 views

    Jesus came to us with a mission---our salvation!

    THE DIFFICULTY OF THE MISSION Text: Luke 12:49-56 “On Sunday, February 18, 2001, NASCAR lost one of its greatest drivers. Dale Earnhardt Sr., also known as "The Intimidator," was in third place on the last lap of the Daytona 500 when his car was tapped from behind and sent head-on into ...read more

  • Dealing With Difficulty Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 7, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,608 views

    This sermon focuses on the first persecution of the church and helps us understand how to deal with difficulty today

    * When something big happens, new people come out (i.e, winning the lottery) * There’s both a positive and negative reaction when God does something big (he just did something big in the first church) * Jesus warned that persecution and adversity would occur (John 15:18-19) * Text: First ...read more

  • The Difficulty Of Divorce Series

    Contributed by Allen James on Apr 6, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,204 views

    The fourth message in a 7-Part Series, Shift - A New Way of Thinking. Today's challenging message from Matthew 5:31-32 explores Jesus' teaching on divorce.

    The Difficulty of Divorce (Matt 5:31-32; 19:1-12; Deut 24:1-4) VIDEO… The difficulty of divorce – it has a ripple effect – all of us have been impacted in some way… difficult to experience… difficult to discuss… its difficult outside the church… ...read more

  • Difficulty In Witnessing

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,347 views

    From this text, let’s consider how one man and his wife responded to the gospel and how this relates to people today. 1- Some are acquainted with the gospel 2- Some are willing to listen 3- Some are repelled when convicted

    INTRO.- What’s the most difficult physical thing you ever did in life? Ride an unbroken horse? Climb an enormous mountain? Run a marathon? Fight a bull? Or run with the bulls as they did on Monday, July 7th, in Spain when 13 people were injured? ILL.- The Spanish Red Cross said 13 people were ...read more

  • Dealing With Difficulty

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Mar 9, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,181 views

    Job faced many problems, but his attitude and honesty with God brought him through. How do we face the problems in our lives? Is our attitude and approach right or in need of some work?

    The Way Job Approached His Problems: 1. Job initially approached his problems with real emotion – intense grief. a. Let us not be afraid of real emotion. b. Sometimes life hurts and dealing with that pain is part of the process. c. It is much healthier and much better to be real with your emotion ...read more

  • Delivered In Difficulties

    Contributed by Russell (Rusty) Pruitt on Oct 6, 2018
     | 10,925 views

    A sermon of encouragement for times of trouble

    DELIVERED IN DIFFICULTIES TEXT: PSALM 18:1-6 INTRODUCTION: The explanatory preface to this Psalm says it is a “Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul, ...read more

  • Defeat Difficulties

    Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Jul 27, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,941 views

    God's Word tells us what we can also do to defeat even overwhelming difficulties.

    “Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all ...read more

  • The Difficulties Of Evangelism

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Apr 5, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,336 views

    Jesus models Evangelism for us with the woman at the well

    THE DIFFICULTIES OF EVANGELISM JOHN 4:1-26 INTRO: I’ve heard about a little six-year old boy who restlessly struggled to listen to a rather lengthy sermon. After the service, the little boy asked the question that sooner or later most "church kids" ask. "Dad" he said, "what does the preacher ...read more

  • Inventing Difficulties

    Contributed by Mike Bryant on Jan 10, 2024
     | 850 views

    How worry harms us spiritually and how we can avoid it.

    I. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Tom Sawyer set out together to rescue the captive slave, Jim. A. However, their grand plans soon led to disappointment. As they scouted the situation, they found that the rescue would pose no difficulties at all. Vainly, they tried to ...read more

  • Defeating Difficulties

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 7, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,406 views

    Many of us have learned to categorize our days as GOOD DAYS or BAD DAYS! To listen to some folks talk, they seem to have more bad days than good days!

    Illus: Someone said that YOU KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE A BAD DAY WHEN: • You call suicide prevention and they put you on hold • Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles • Your twin sister forgot your birthday • Your horn goes off accidentally and remains stuck as you follow a group ...read more

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