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  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    His Pain Our Gain (Easter 2011)

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 22, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,130 views

    Jesus suffered so we could live!

    INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP (2nd service) • SLIDE #1 • This day is unique in the sense that we are celebrating something that changed the course of history and the destiny of mankind forever! • Christians come together not to mourn the death of our leader, but to celebrate the resurrection of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Examining Our Suffering Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Mar 10, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 20,944 views

    Suffering for the Christian must be seen in the perspective of eternity. The glory of the Lord lies ahead. It is suffering & then glory. Not to have the suffering means not to have the glory.

    1 PETER 4: 12-19 [Renewing Hope Series] EXAMINING OUR SUFFERING [2 Corinthians 4:11-18 / Psalm 31] What do you do when the rug is pulled out from under you? Do you panic? Do you get angry? Do you doubt the Lord¡¯s love for you? Do you trust God to get you through the tough times? Peter ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Trusting God Through Suffering: Accept The Pain And Move Forward Series

    Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 4, 2024
     | 1,072 views

    “You must be patient in all the suffering that God sends you. If your love for the Lord is pure, you will love Him as much on Calvary as on Mt. Tabor." -Jeanne Guyon

    “Contrary to what might be expected, I look back on experiences that at the time seemed especially desolating and painful with particular satisfaction. Indeed, I can say with complete truthfulness that everything I have learned in my 75 years in this world, everything that has truly enhanced and ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    Purpose In Pain - Hearing In The Wilderness Series

    Contributed by Jeffrey Payne on May 30, 2017
     | 11,276 views

    The fourth message in our "Hearing God" series

    Hearing God Session 4 Purpose in Pain - Hearing in the Wilderness Isaiah 35:1-9 It's only natural, considering the geography of the Middle East, that many of the Old Testament Scriptures, especially when dealing with the Prophets, refer to the desert. In Hosea, God (speaking of Israel) says, “I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Gregg Bitter avatar

    How To Deal With Suffering

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,812 views

    We, like Job, experience times of suffering. The way to deal with suffering is not to look for our own inner strength but to rely on God’s mercy found only in Jesus, our Redeemer.

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit touches our hearts this morning are the words spoke by Job recorded in Job 7:1-7 “Does not man have hard service on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired man? Like a slave ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Douglas Swift avatar

    Why God Allows Suffering

    Contributed by Douglas Swift on Feb 4, 2001
    based on 133 ratings
     | 4,681 views

    Suffering is a normal part of life that God allows us to experience. This outline examines five principles of why God allows suffering.

    Five reasons why God allows suffering 1 1 Suffering comes with the freedom to chose what you want to do. God does not make us robots but allows us to make our own choices. Choices that can make us feel pain when we make the wrong choice. 2 The pain of suffering can warn us of when we are headed ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Second Coming Of Jesus Christ

    Contributed by Sandra Jean on Aug 26, 2006
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     | 37,323 views

    The Bible in the Old Testament foretold the first coming of Jesus Christ and it was fulfilled but Bible also fortells the second coming of Jesus Christ. For some it will be a day of joy but for some it will be time of grief, pain and suffering. Jesus is

    The Second Coming of Jesus Christ “…I will come again.” Daniel 12:1-4; John 14:1-4; Matt. 24:3-44 INTRODUCTION: Biblical prophecy provides some of the greatest encouragement and hope available to us today. Just as the Old Testament is saturated with prophecies concerning Christ’s first advent, so ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Suffering Series

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Jan 29, 2009
     | 6,623 views

    Any suffering for Christ’s sake is a small price to pay for the gracious benefits received because of that suffering.

    1. Because it hurts so much and is so tough, there is the thought throughout the church today that: • ‘WE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO SUFFER’. • We’re Christians. We live in the United States. • We’re should be immune to suffering. We’re blessed! IT’S TRUE: we do live in an incredible time in history. • We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Suffering

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 25, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,988 views

    Some of Paul’s religious assailants in Corinth were no doubt Jews. They hurled the charge at Paul that he was no true Hebrew. They said he had apostatized from the faith and that he could not possibly be a faithful minister of God. With this in mind, Paul

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: The only survivor of a shipwreck washed up on a small uninhabited island. He cried out to God to save him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a rough hut and put his few possessions in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Suffering

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,500 views

    . This section is one of three sections in II Corinthians devoted to a listing of Paul’s sufferings. Paul was not afraid of suffering because he knew that God controls trials, and God uses trials for His own glory.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: Driving through Texas, a New Yorker collided with a truck carrying a horse. A few months later he tried to collect damages for his injuries. “How can you now claim to have all these injuries?” asked the insurance company’s lawyer. “According to the police report, at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Freedom's Spirit Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 20, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,543 views

    Start, finish and continue your life with the Spirit by faith.

    On February 10, 2013, a fire broke out in an engine room of the Carnival cruise ship, Triumph. The fire knocked out the ship's power, leaving the vessel drifting in the Gulf of Mexico and more than 4,200 passengers and crew in limbo. The lost power made it impossible to operate the flush toilets, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Suffering

    Contributed by Tommy Estes on Dec 28, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 13,423 views

    Making our lives count through suffering

    Suffering is something that each and everyone one of us deal everyday of our lives. Suffering comes into everyday peoples lives both great and small don’t they. Sometimes suffering comes into people’s lives and we don’t know how nor why God would allow a person to endure such a trial. Suffering can ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Growing Pains Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Apr 6, 2007
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     | 4,962 views

    3rd in series on 1 Thelessonians (3 of 8).

    GROWING PAINS 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 INTRO: It was not easy to be a Christian in Thessalonica where believers faced persecution and suffering. Yet in the midst of suffering, the Thessalonian Christians experienced joy. They received Paul’s ministry of the Word in much affliction, with joy of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Series

    Contributed by Gordon Pike on Nov 1, 2020
     | 1,899 views

    When you put your faith in Christ, you will experience pressure and you will be tried but you will also have God who will not only give you the strength to persevere but us them tomold you, to make you more righteous.

    For the next couple of weeks, I thought we would take a close look at what has been called the “Achilles’ Heel” of Christianity. What is our “Achilles’ Heel,” you might ask? It is the question of pain and suffering. The Barna Group, founded in 1984, is a marketing research firm focused on the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Shepherding The Suffering

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 2, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 4,415 views

    Shepherds are to help the church remain faithful to the Lord when suffering.

    Title: Shepherd the Suffering Truth: Shepherds are to help the church to remain faithful to the Lord when suffering. Aim: I want to encourage pastors and the church to live in a way that helps those who suffer. Life ?: How do church leaders help others to remain faithful to the Lord when they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist