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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
It interrupts comfort. It turns heaven into hell. Pain . . . it can cloud our vision or clear our vision. We must gain pain perspective.
Pain Perspective Pt. 1- Pain Perversion It has been said that there are only 2 things that are certain in life . . . death and taxes. However, I would add a third certain to that list. We know this is certain because it is a direct result of the choices and ramifications to those choices that Adam ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 16:1-3
Denomination: Pentecostal
Oftentimes we get so outraged by things people have said or done to us. We harbor these bitter feelings in our hearts, it will erupt unexpectedly resulting in broken relationships. And with time anger causes sicknesses!
Overcome anger to Overpower sickness We read in Psalm 91:10, “So nothing bad will happen to you. No diseases will come near your home.” (ERV) We need to ponder on this blessed promise of God that is available to us His children. We studied earlier that this promise is applicable to those who ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 91:10
Denomination: Other
The apostle Paul experienced a great deal of pain in his life. He recognized that sometimes Satan brings the pain and sometimes God brings the pain for our own good. He prayed for God to remove the pain, but God said, “My grace is sufficient.” God didn
Thursday, January 16, 2003 Tom Lowe Title: The Management of Pain Text: “And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.” (2 Cor. ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Denomination: Baptist
God calls all of us to live lives of love amongst each other. To help our neighbors and to become a family, a community of believers that help one another. But what happens when community hurts because of broken relationships and hurt feelings? How do you
What ever happened to Ice tea and Front Porches? Part 2- When Community Hurts… Colossians 3:12-17 Pastor Ryan Akers Video- I belong- found on sermonspice Me- Have you ever gotten into a fight with a next door neighbor? Story of Rambo. Mom and neighbor got into a fight about our trash being spread ...read more
Denomination: Wesleyan
This sermon deals with the stress we face when unexpected losses come into our lives. Job is the chief character.
Lord, This Really Hurts NLF 2/8/2004 Job 1:6-22 Matthew 11:25-30 Our Bible Study this week involves the stress of loss. Today’s message is entitled, “Lord this really hurts.” Have you ever had to say to the Lord, or to someone else, “now this really hurts?” We are all going to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30, Job 1:6-22
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Start with Job and then talk about how Satan wants to use pain from John 11 with the account of the raising of Lazarus (Adapted from a book by Joe Beam called "Seeing the Unseen")
HoHum: When speaking about Job, one time I said, “Satan can do nothing without God’s permission.” This opened up a whole can of worms. If God is good and all powerful, then how do we explain the existence of pain, suffering, and evil in our world? There are no easy answers. WBTU: Take for ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:12
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This sermon explores how to handle hurt, find healing, and maintain hope through faith in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Healer.
Good morning, dear friends. It is a joy and a privilege to gather together today, unified in our faith and our shared love for the Lord. We are here to open our hearts and minds to the Word of God, to seek His wisdom, and to encourage each other in our walk with Him. Today, we will focus on a topic ...read more
Scripture: Zechariah 13:6
Topics: Church Leaders, Hurt
Discussion of how to pray our own pain followed by practical instruction on how to minister to others who are experiencing loss and pain.
Processing Our Pain Psalm 13[1] 6-5-05 Intro We begin the message this morning with a clip from the movie “Steel Magnolias”. In this scene M’Lynn Eatonton (played by Sally Fields) is standing at her daughter’s grave as the funeral has come to an end. Watch as she processes her grief and her ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 13:1-6
Denomination: Charismatic
When someone hurts you deeply, how do you learn to love them again?
“When Jesus had said these things, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” John 13:21. We are called to love and forgive. But how do you forgive those who have hurt you in ways that are beyond understanding? How do you ...read more
Scripture: John 13:21, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 1 John 3:18-19
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Healers will often experience hurt and must deal with it appropriately.
2Co 4:7 But we have this treasure (wealth) in earthen vessels, (frail clay) that the excellency (going beyond) of the power may be of God, and not of us. 2Co 4:8 We are troubled (crowed afflicted) on every side, yet not distressed; (extreme anxiety sorrow and pain) we are perplexed, (be at a ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-10
The world we live in is filled with people who are in need of what the church has to offer. The world is hurting and we have been commissioned to go to it with a message of compassion, restoration and reconciliation.
Introduction: Christ prayed in John 17 that God would not remove the believer from the world but that the believer would have an impact on the world in which he lives. The world we live in is filled with people who are in need of what the church has to offer. The world is hurting and we have been ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:18-20
In this message we will see that Christ’s passion for the hurting was natural, was needed and was near. (The Passion Of The Christ - pt 2)
His Passion For The Hurting The Passion Of The Christ – part 2 In a chapter in his book, Just Like Jesus, called “The Touch of God,” Max Lucado writes; the story behind a man that we meet in the Gospels. For 5 years no one touched me. No one. Not one person. Not my wife. Not my child. Not ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
This sermon is based on Chapter 7 in Charles Swindoll's book: Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit. The sermon addresses Paul's thorn in the flesh and the role of suffering in our lives.
A. One day a teacher was getting her Wednesday night children’s class started. 1. She asked if anyone had any prayer requests. 2. One girl asked that they pray for her because school would soon start and she was going to a new school this year. 3. Another girl asked that they pray for her ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:1-9
How God uses spiritual hedges to get us into alignment with His plans.
Hedged In, Love Hurts PPT 1 Title PPT 2 Text Hosea 1:1 The word of the LORD which came to Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. Hosea 1:2 When the LORD first spoke through ...read more
Scripture: Hosea 1:1-2
The question isn’t WILL I face hurts? But, HOW will I face my hurts? We can learn from the life of Job how to endure the hurts that we experience in this life.
Intro: In 1988 The L.A. Dodgers were playing the first game of the World Series against the Oakland A’s. One of the Dodgers best players was Kirk Gibson, but in winning the pennant, Gibson played so intensely that he injured both legs. As the dodgers walked out for the opening game of the World ...read more
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