Sermons on Joy In Trials:

Caring And Sharing

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Feb 5, 2022

Caring enough to share our love and faith meets other people’s needs, physical and spiritual; but it also meets ours as well. Whenever we look out beyond ourselves and reach out to care and share, God delivers us from our own problems.

This morning’s message is entitled “caring and sharing.” Often when we teach on the purpose and life of the church we speak about koinonia, which is a New Testament Greek word meaning “fellowship.” However, one pastor tells us “that koinonia means caring for the poor” and that “Christian ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-34

Denomination: Baptist

Overcome!

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Oct 10, 2014

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Overcome! John 16:29-33 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Overcome.html "I have overcome the world." = Attaining Victory! Who said it? Jesus. Who won the victory? Jesus. Who then possesses the victory? Jesus. Is He willing to share? Yes! [not the glory, but the victory!] The world is tough. ...read more

Scripture: John 16:29-33

Denomination: Baptist

Down But Not Out

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 24, 2020

We enter the Kingdom through trials. This is pictured in the Gates of Pearl of New Jerusalem. Pearls are the result of irritation and the secreting of a grace-like substance that transforms the irritation into a pearl. Paradise is entered by trials!

DOWN BUT NOT OUT 2 Cor. 4:7-10 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. Three men were captured in N. Korea and were going to be shot for trying to escape the country. The first one, Mal-chin, was placed again wall, but just before the order to shoot was given, he yelled out, “Earthquake!” The firing squad ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Don't Worry It Could Be Worse

Contributed by Mason Davis on Jul 19, 2025

God doesn't want us to worry and why we shouldn't.

DON’T WORRY, IT COULD BE WORSE By: C. Mason Davis A Peanuts cartoon showed Charlie Brown bringing Snoopy his dinner on Thanksgiving Day. But it was just his usual dog food. Snoopy looked at his bowl and said, “This isn’t fair. The rest of the world today is eating turkey with all the trimmings, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:34

Desperate People Need Jesus Series

Contributed by David Swanger on Jan 24, 2024

Only Jesus has the answers to the problems of life.

Great Lessons from the Life of Christ #8 Desperate People Need Jesus (Mark 5:21-43) In Mark 5:21-43 you have two stories of two desperate people. One had lost a child. The other had suffered with a disease from which she could find no relief. They have tried everything and now turn to Jesus for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Setbacks May Prepare Us For Comebacks.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 16, 2023

WHY? WHY? THE ADVERSITY YOU FACE TODAY COULD BE A COME BACK TO THE SET BACK . Do you think you are the only one that ever failed?

THIS SETBACK IS PREPARING US FOR A COME BACK! DO YOU THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT FAILED? WHY? WHY? THORNS? BAGGAGE? I HAVE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) (SEVERAL PART LESSON) THIS LESSON IS GOING TO WORK ON THE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 107:20, Isaiah 43:2, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Testing At Cana: Do You Measure Up?

Contributed by John Gaston on Jun 3, 2023

Cana was mysteriously chosen to be the site of Jesus' first two miracles in Galilee. Cana means "a rod for measuring." At Cana a desperate man met Jesus. His perspective was changed and his gold-like faith emerged.

THE TESTING AT CANA: DO YOU MEASURE UP? John 4:39-54 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There was a man in prison for robbery of a bank. He’d never told the police where he’d hidden the money. 2. His old father wrote him a letter, “Son, I wish you were here. I’d like to have a garden this year, but ...read more

Scripture: John 4:39-54

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Living God's Way PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 24, 2023

Embrace the joy, face the challenges, and receive the rewards of living life according to God's will, as guided by the teachings in the book of James.

Hello, my brothers and sisters in Christ! Today, I am excited to share with you a message from the book of James. This message is all about the joy, challenges, and rewards of living life God's way. As we journey through this life, we will face trials and temptations, but let us remember the words ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-18

Topics: Walking, Jesus

Hard Times

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jun 1, 2022

Life is full of ups and downs. God wants us to always stay focused on Him when times or good or bad. Don’t give up on God, but don’t forget about Him either.

For the past few weeks we've been talking about things like betrayal, temptation, and the injustices in our lives. Today I want to group all of that together and just talk a little bit about hard times in general. Life is full of ups and downs. A star quarterback throws a game-winning ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:28-54

Denomination: Baptist

Standing Strong In The Face Of Difficulties

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Aug 25, 2021

We can stand strong in the face of any fearful situation. That's because we are truly rich in the grace of God.

Have you ever been scared? I mean scared to the point that you were afraid for your life. There was a group of missionaries that were on a mission trip in London. They were in prayer walking one afternoon in an area that was full of mosques and protesters were in the streets. As they walked and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11, Proverbs 29:25

Denomination: Baptist

The Refiner’s Fire

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 13, 2022

In this passage, Ezekiel described the Babylonian exile as being the crucible in which Israel was melted down, and the godly (the silver) were separated from the unrighteous (the dross). The purpose of the refiner's fire is spiritual purification.

I wish to begin our message with an illustration: There was a dedicated Christian woman who once visited a tourist attraction, which happened to be a working replica of a pioneer village; and one of the manned displays she observed was a silversmith shop. The woman watched the silversmith as he ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:17-22

Denomination: Baptist

How Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Nov 8, 2020

How do you go from deep despair to the heights of joy? Psalm 22 holds the key.

“ … when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), they offered [Jesus] wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among themselves by casting lots; then they sat down there and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:32-46

Denomination: United Methodist

Circumstances Can Rob Us Of Our Joy Series

Contributed by George Mansfield on Feb 4, 2008

We must be careful to not allow circumstances to steal from us the joy that Jesus freely gives us.

SERIES: ENJOYING THE JOY OF JESUS SERMON: CIRCUMSTANCES CAN ROB US OF OUR JOY READING: PHILIPPIANS 1:3-14 INTRO: We follow Jesus who, in the shadow of Calvary, explained to his followers, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”- John 15:11. This “joy” ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lord Of My Rocking Boat Series

Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 25, 2008

If Jesus isn’t Lord before you get in the boat, He can’t be the Lord of your rocking boat.

The super tanker, Edmund Fitzgerald was built in 1958 at the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, MI. Possessing an overall length of 729 ft. it was the largest tanker ever to sail the Great Lakes. On Nov. 9, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald left her port in Superior, Wisconsin en route to a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Ask For Wisdom Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Mar 26, 2021

James is not the James who was one of the 12 apostles and killed by Herod Agrippa I in the YEAR AD 44. Instead, James was the half-brother of Jesus (Matt. 13:55),

I. There are certain realities of life common to all believers – 1:2-1:18. A. Trials and testing will come and can be overcome -- 1:2-8. 3. Ask for wisdom -- 1:5. Text – James 1:5 (KJV) If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5

Denomination: Baptist