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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
Address the issue of spiritual vision loss, emphasizing its importance in our lives, and discussing its causes, consequences, and the cure.
Good morning, brothers and sisters. Today, we're going to unpack a topic that is all too familiar, yet often overlooked in our spiritual lives. It's about what I call spiritual vision loss. Yes, you heard that right. Just as our physical eyes can lose their sharpness over time, so can our spiritual ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 29:18
Topics: Spiritual Vision Loss
The Prayer of Jabez gives us insight into how we don’t have to hang onto the past but press forward into the future.
Turning Your Pain into Gain Ballard Assembly Pastor Bob Briggs April 22, 2001 The top selling Christian book recently is “The Prayer of Jabez”. How many of you have read the book? It is written from the perspective of an obscure prayer found in 1 Chronicles 4. Everything written in ...read more
Scripture: James 4:2, 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Denomination: Pentecostal
Chuck Swindoll says, "Much of our religious activity today is nothing more than a cheap antiseptic to deaden the pain of an empty life."
MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (REVISED - 2015) ILL. Chuck Swindoll wrote, “Much of our religious activity today is nothing more than a cheap antiseptic to deaden the pain of an empty life.” Can that possibly be true? Well, have you ever asked yourself, “Why do I come to ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5, 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Many of us dislike dealing with unplanned events, but those who need us need us now. So either we paralyze or we panic, unless we learn to work together inside God’s grace and unless we discern that He is giving us time in which to grow our faith.
I have the utmost admiration for anybody who can live amid constant crises. I cannot do that very well. If you are the kind of person who can keep your sanity when there are ten unplanned things happening around you, I salute you. How do you do it? That’s not me. That’s not my skill. I like ...read more
Scripture: Mark 6:30-56
Denomination: Baptist
The Christian can maintain a positive attitude in the face of trials because they provide opportunities to prove God's faithfulness.
Why do you go through trials? If God really loves you, wouldn't he protect you from the bad things that everyone else goes through? We have many blessings because of our faith in Jesus Christ. Because of your faith in Christ, you know that your sins are forgiven. Your faith in the death ...read more
Scripture: James 1:1-12
Denomination: Independent/Bible
God can help us put the hurts of the past behind us, and offer us a bright future
INTRODUCTION A. Introduce you to someone you have never met before - JABEZ 1. As you read through I Chronicles, if you blink you’ll miss him 2. Here is a man who will whet your appetite for the things of the Lord B. Cannot find him in HALL OF FAITH in Heb.11 1. He is not a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Jesus pain was our gain! This is an Easter sermon
INTRODUCTION „X SLIDE #2 „X Today we are here to celebrate Easter Sunday, or Resurrection Sunday. „X This day is unique in the sense that we are celebrating something that changed the course of history and the destiny of mankind forever! „X Christianity is the only faith where we do not come ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21-25
God takes the hurt of our past, and makes it work for our good.
TURNING OUR PAIN INTO GAIN! Jeremiah 29:8-14 8. For thus says the Lord of host, the God of Israel: Do not let your Prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. 9. For they Prophesy falsely to you in my name; I have not sent ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:8-14
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Anytime a loved one dies I remember the resurrection and look to the Scriptures for comfort for the Bible alone contains the message of hope
Hope in the Midst of Our Pain (Luke 24:1-11) Anytime a loved one dies I remember the resurrection and look to the Scriptures for comfort for the Bible alone contains the message of hope. And that is what I’d like to share with you on this Easter Sunday: A Message of Hope. Listen to this ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:1-11
Each of us has times when pain attacks us. It may be physical or emotional, but it crashes against us like an avalanche. This sermon suggests how to move beyond the pain that comes.
Moving Beyond Life’s Pain Dr. David L. Haun Hope Christian Church, May 23, 2004 Introduction All of us face times in our lives when we feel pain and hurt. We wish it never would happen. We wish we might move from birth to the grave free from all discomfort. However, that just doesn’t ...read more
Scripture: Hosea 6:1-3, Hebrews 5:7-9, Luke 24:1-12
We should invest ourselves in the Lord, even while suffering.
Being A Christian Can Be Painful! (I Peter 4:12-19) 1. C. S. Lewis once remarked that “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pain; it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Today’s sermon is about suffering, trials, and stressful experiences. 2. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19
We can be changed into the people God wants us to be through the mountaintop and valley experiences of life.
Mark 9: 2 – 9 / The Beauty Remains. The Pain Passes. Intro: The process of metamorphosis has always fascinated me. It is best seen in the life cycle of the butterfly which lays eggs on a leaf. A small larva emerges, molts a few times each time getting bigger. Finally, it becomes a pupa hanging ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:2-9
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
You can turn your pain and hurt into joy by focusing on God’s unfailing love for you. He has rescued you with His salvation through Jesus Christ.
This message is an edited version of a sermon given at Loving God Fellowship. Copyright © 2008 Loving God Fellowship, Inc. http://www.LovingGodFellowship.org . Click to have messages emailed to you as they are made available. You are encouraged to share this message with those you know that are ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 13:5
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The holiday seacon can become very hectic and stressful, and you need to know where you can turn to for relief from the back pains of stress!
The Christmas season is upon us. For there to be so much to celebrate, December often becomes the most stressful time of the year. People run here and there trying to beat the clock to get the sales, complete their shopping lists, and get their decorations up. You have to wonder just how far we ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:3-18
This message this morning is going to deal with those among us that are STILL HURTING - HURT IN THE PAST AND STILL WEAR THE SCARS – DEALING WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PAIN, MOST OF THAT PAIN REFUSING TO LIE DORMANT IN OUR MINDS
TITLE: I FEEL YOUR PAIN SCRIPTURE: II SAMUEL 11:1-5 / 12:18a This is a passage of Scripture that most if not all of us have been introduced to at a very early stage in our Christian journey. Between the two Scriptures that have been read there is so much that took place, that I will only ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-5
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