Sermons about Hard Experiences

A First-Hand Experience With God

Contributed by Mike Hamilton on May 1, 2003

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When we experience God like Job, we begin to 1) understand God, 2) understand live, and 3) understand ourselves.

“A First-Hand Experience with God” Job 42:1-6 (Read Text) Illustration: A story is told of a Welsh woman who lived in a remote valley in Wales. She went to a great deal of trouble to have electrical power installed in her home. They noticed she didn’t use very much electricity at all. In ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Evidence Of A New Birth Experience

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Jul 18, 2003

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Nothing can be more troubling to your soul than to be uncertain about your salvation. God provides in His Word three strong evidences of salvation. Happy indeed is the person who manifests these three evidences in their life.

EVIDENCE OF A NEW BIRTH EXPERIENCE "We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death." I John 3:14 Nothing can be so troubling to your soul than to be uncertain about your salvation. God provides in His Word three ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:14

Denomination: Baptist

"A World Shaking Experience"

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Feb 5, 2004

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The contrast of God’s Holiness with our sinfulness brings us to the place of forgiveness.

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches February 8, 2004 A World Shaking Experience Isaiah 6:1-8 INTRODUCTION: Today’s scripture describes a world shaking experience for the prophet, Isaiah, that he never forgot. (See Isaiah 2:10-22; 37:16, 40:12-26; 57:15). The vision that made such an impact on him ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Worship: A Way Of Life Or An Experience?

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Apr 5, 2004

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The real truth about worship is that it is a way of life.

WORSHIP: A WAY OF LIFE OR AN EXPERIENCE? PSALM 95 A few years ago there were TV ads as well as radio & billboard ads telling us GO TO WORSHIP; YOU=LL BE RICHER FOR IT. This is a great public service announcement. We should worship because we will be richer for it. But there is only one thing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-11

Denomination: Holiness

Four Vital Experiences For The Church

Contributed by John Brewster on Apr 21, 2004

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The early church experienced 4 vital experiences which brought about great growth to them on a daily basis.

FOUR VITAL EXPERIENCES OF THE CHURCH ACTS 2:41-47 THERE ARE 4 VITALLY IMPORTANT EXPERIENCES WE SHOULD BE HAVING EVERY WEEK .... The early church which had alot of problems — also were setting a pattern for us today to follow — how to have church — A church that believes in and operates with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Experience True Revival

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on May 18, 2004

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True revival is not just feeling good inside and shouting in the church. It takes real commitment in our part.

Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusades for Christ said that there are three actions that Christians must take in order to experience revival. These are as important to the church as for every individual believer. 1. Embracing the cross of Christ, 2. Being filled and empowered by the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6, Ephesians 2:16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Experience Supernatural Christianity Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 14, 2008

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James tells his readers how to move from "ho-hum" Christianity to supernatural living.

1. Illus. of phone call • When my friend asked me what I was doing, I replied, “you know- just the same old same old.” • When he asked what that meant, I said, “nothing tragic, nothing tremendous, just the same old same old!” 2. You might say, “pastor, you’ve just described my walk with God. I ...read more

Scripture: James 4:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Horeb Experience ~ Opportunity To Change

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 15, 2009

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The Israelites encountered Mt. Horeb [Mt. of God] a number of times in their lives. We may be encountering Horeb(s) continually in our lives but have remained unchanged [not transformed]. Are you willing to do it today and let it stay that way till our Lo

Opening illustration: A lady was out hitting all the local garage sales when she came across an old needlepoint picture that read, “Prayer Changes Lives.” She bought it, took it home and began to look for just the right place to hang the new picture. Finally, she decided that it went well in the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:7-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Iwant To Experience Peace Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Dec 16, 2008

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Jesus offers us the gift of peace. How do we receive it? What is it?

INTRODUCTION • PC VIDEO • Slide #1 • We all have things that we want for Christmas. As we continue with our “iWant” series, we will examine another one of those wonderful ‘Iwant” items that we can get from God. • We live in a world that is very unsettled at best; we see wars, rumors of wars, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Experience Grace Giving 2 Series

Contributed by Eyriche Cortez on Apr 17, 2007

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How to experience the grace of giving to the Lord.

One time a pastor preached to his congregation, “If we are going to serve God, we need to get down on our knees and crawl!” The church responded, “Yes, we will crawl, Pastor! We will crawl!” Then the pastor shouted, “Once we learn to crawl, it’s time to get up on our feet and walk!” The church ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Elijah's Mountain Top Experience Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Jul 4, 2010

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Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal to show that Only Yahweh is the true and living God.

By Rev Bill Stewart As we have just heard, in today’s Scripture reading the prophet Elijah was called by God to go to Mount Carmel which is situated in the North of Israel. It is not an especially high mountain but it does have a great view. In fact, it’s a bit like the lookout on Mount ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-46

Denomination: Anglican

Experience The Spirit Through Wisdom Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 31, 2011

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James speaks of two sets of attitudes. One focuses on negative attitudes and the other positive attitudes. One leads us to experiencing the Spirit in our choices and values of life while the other leads to bondage from our choices and values in life.

Series: Experience the Spirit Romans 12 Living Sacrifices 1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be ...read more

Scripture: James 3:13-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Biblical Authority And Christian Experience

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 16, 2011

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The basis for our faith and practise must be the authority of God’s Word, and not our own personal experience. This concept is explored through referring to the instruction Jesus provided to people who had believed Him.

“Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, “You will become ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-41

Denomination: Baptist

No Failures, Just Learning Experiences Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 9, 2013

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This is the second message in a series on Moses that shows being God's man is never easy. This message teaches that there are never any failures, just learning experiences.

How many of you have ever failed at something? If we are brutally honest we would all admit that we have failed more times than we would like to admit. However, I would like to suggest that there are two classes of people who fail: The ones who give up and the ones who use those failures as ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:11-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Even The Mature Experience Failure Series

Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Dec 9, 2011

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Noah preached for 120 years and knew what it was to resist temptation, but eventually it knocked him off his feet.

Intro: 1. C. S. Lewis, "A silly idea is current, that good people do not know, what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those, who try to resist temptation, know how strong it is. After all, you find out, the strength of a wind, by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 9:18-29

Denomination: Baptist

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