Sermons on Life Is A Struggle:

Our Struggle Against Evil

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 28, 2015

Observe 4 things: The Overwhelming Army, A Trembling Servant, The Invisible Protectors, & The Courageous Man of God. Then I want to draw 3 conclusions from these observations.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK ILL. Before Allied forces invaded Iraq Saddam Hussein boasted that if Iraq was attacked the world would see "The Mother of All Battles." But he was wrong. Instead, let me suggest a scripture that describes what I believe could be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12, 2 Kings 6:8-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Gospel Struggles (Acts 19)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 7, 2025

Do missionaries struggle still?

Did some get rebaptized? Did Paul leave another synagogue? What was a healing cloth? Did occultists burn their books? Were idol makers angry? Let’s look at Acts 19. What did Paul do with disciples of John the Baptist? Is rebaptism often needed? While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Finding God In Our Struggles SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 10, 2023

1. The importance of listening to and obeying Jesus. 2. Encountering God when our resources are depleted. 3. The necessity of casting our nets where the fish are.

Today's scripture takes place on the Sea of Tiberias (also known as the Sea of Galilee). The disciples, feeling down after the tragic events leading to Jesus' death, have returned to their fishing profession in Galilee. They have spent the entire night fishing but caught nothing. As they head to ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-9

Topics: Listening To Jesus, Meeting God At The End Of Our Resources, Fishing Where The Fish Are

The Struggle Of Being Married To A Non-Believing Spouse

Contributed by Nikki Shipley on Oct 18, 2000

I. Although King Xerxes did not worship God, God is still in control of his life and his actions.

I. Although King Xerxes did not worship God, God is still in control of his life and his actions. (Prov 21:1 NRSV) The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will. 1. Esther approached the king fearful of what the king could do but aware of what God can ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:1

How To Mount A Spiritual Comeback Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Jun 8, 2021

Has your walk with Christ deteriorated? Have life's struggles and distractions, even the pandemic, resulted in some backsliding? The writer to the Hebrews has a solution.

Some of you here are familiar with Alex Smith, because he was for a number of years the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. But what many of you may not know is that Alex Smith was recently named the NFL’s 2020 Comeback Player of the Year But the award was actually an ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:12-29

Denomination: Bible Church

Struggling With Sin Within During Suffering

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 24, 2009

Proposition: When you are suffering, it is easier to agonize over the loss of God’s outward blessing and proper relationship to God Himself, than keep an upbeat attitude and keep from sinning in one’s inward spirit.

STRUGGLING WITH SIN WITHIN DURING SUFFERING--Job 23:1-7, 15-17; 24:1, 4-6; 42:3-4 Proposition: When you are suffering, it is easier to agonize over the loss of God’s outward blessing and proper relationship to God Himself, than keep an upbeat attitude and keep from sinning in one’s inward ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

When God Sends A "Great Storm" Into Your Life Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 11, 2013

A look at why God sends storms our way.

WHY WOULD GOD DELIBERATELY SEND A "GREAT STORM" INTO YOUR LIFE? The two most likely reasons are pruning or discipline. - Jonah 1:4; John 15:1-8. WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF OUR DISOBEDIENCE? The two biggest are a bad witness for God and bad results for us. WHY WON'T GOD LET US WALK AWAY? Because ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:4

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Your Calling? (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 10, 2016

We also receive our call at just the right time. How often do we rush into something and end up failing because we ran ahead of God? How many times have we decided to go in a different direction because we did not have the patience to wait for him?

Opening Illustration: The struggle I had with my personal calling - • I knew I had a call upon my life since childhood but was running from it because I saw that there was nothing lucrative in it for me or my family … it meant the cross and suffering … I wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 3:7-22

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Live A Holy Life! Series

Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Feb 24, 2020

This Old Testament account of King David leads us to consider the temptations that we face and the holy life Jesus calls us to live in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:21-37.

“How did this happen?” Have you ever read or heard a news story that just left you with that thought? “How did this happen?” I think that there were quite a few people that felt that way last Sunday afternoon as the heard the news of the 41 yar-old basketball superstar, Kobe Bryant’s death. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-17, Matthew 5:21-37, 2 Samuel 11:26-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Prayer - A Mark Of Discipleship Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Feb 19, 2004

Prayer is one of the seven marks of discipleship our elders have identified for our church. But in our prayer life, we often struggle over the issue of unanswered prayer.

I read a story once about a woman who was dying in a hospital bed. Her two daughters were by her side. All day one of the daughters had been praying vigorously and passionately. But when the family’s pastor came to the hospital room, one of the daughters whispered to him, "I just can’t seem to get ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

One Mother - Two Nations: Part #2 - Jacob Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 29, 2011

This sermon has two points. 1. The believer’s life is a battle. 2. The believer’s hope is in heaven.

One Mother – Two Nations Part #2 - Jacob “Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.” Genesis 25:27 (NASB) Today we want to look at the character of Jacob. From our text we find that he was “a peaceful man – living in tents”. But we know a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 25:27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Death Into Life Series

Contributed by Doug Johnston on May 30, 2001

Just as Memorial Day reminds us of the advantages the deaths of others in armed struggle have brought us, we must take advantage of Christ’s death and the benefits it brings us.

Memorial Day reminds us fallen heroes still speak. Established in 1868 as a day to honor the fallen soldiers of the just concluded Civil War, Memorial Day has grown into a recognition of all our nation’s war dead and the high price of our freedoms. We must make Christ’s death for us count. The ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Three Little Pigs

Contributed by Keith Tankersley on Jul 3, 2009

Based off of the children tale of the three little pigs, with a twist. A comparison of building on the rock or sand.

“The Three Little Pigs” Matthew 7:24-29 In this great sermon our Lord preaches, we come to conclusion. Point 1- Vs13-14, the strait/narrow gate & path. Point 2- Vs15-20, warning about false prophets lurking outside this gate. Point 3-Vs21-23, our Lord is continuing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

It's Game Time--Time To Call An Audible

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jan 16, 2011

This message deals with the need and willingness to make quick changes in our lives when the Spirit calls us to do so.

It’s Game Time-Calling An Audible January 16, 2011 Genesis 32:1-8 Acts 16:6-15 How many of you have ever been in a situation in which you were going to do something with another person and at the last minute you realized what you had planned was not going to work, so you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:6-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Get Rid Of Those Stinking Grave Clothes Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 9, 2010

If you’re struggling with the urges of your flesh, or you find yourself consumed by anger and hatred toward others, then you need to get rid of those old clothes so you can put on those new Christlike thoughts and actions. But you can’t get rid of those g

INTRODUCTION I’ve never been very interested in clothes because I’m color blind. I discovered I was color blind in the first grade when I was using crayons to color a horse in a coloring book. As you know, crayons are labeled on the paper, but this particular crayon didn’t have ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-12

Denomination: Baptist