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  • God Suffers Too!

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 19, 2002
    based on 201 ratings
     | 16,770 views

    It's easy for some people to have a “pity party” & end up feeling so depressed about themselves & what is happening in their lives. Sometimes they even cry out, “Where is God? Why isn’t He doing something about this?”

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2020) TEXT: Isaiah 63:7-9; Exodus 3:7-8 ILL. The story is told that there were two young Boy Scouts who were twins & did not quite live up to their Scout Oath. They stole things, swore, & ...read more

  • Patience In The Face Of Suffering

    Contributed by Glenn Robinson on Aug 20, 2002
    based on 155 ratings
     | 24,901 views

    This is a sermon on James 5:7-11. It explains how we can become more patient in difficult times.

    James was speaking to people in trial. It can be difficult for us to be patient esp. when suffering. I) AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO BE PATIENT Vss 7, 8 A) What is patience ? "Patience is a calm endurance based on the certain knowledge that God is in control." Vs 7,8 - ...read more

  • God And Our Suffering

    Contributed by Philip Gill on Jan 8, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,128 views

    A response to suffering is to follow a process found in psalm 22 (among others): Pour the situation before God, come to realization that God is with us, enter again into a relationship of praise.

    God and Our Suffering When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Matthew 2.16 The murder of the innocents ...read more

  • The Example Of Christ's Suffering

    Contributed by Larry Wood on May 9, 2002
    based on 95 ratings
     | 9,158 views

    Alliterated Outline of I Peter 2:21b-25

    I. It Was An Undeserved Suffering (21b-22) A. He Was Sinless In His Life (21b-22a) 1. His Suffering Was A Substitutionary One For Us (21b) “...because Christ also suffered for us,...” 2. His Suffering Was A Sample One For Us (21c-21d) a. ...read more

  • Job Faithful In Suffering

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,966 views

    Dealing with hard times

    Why does God let bad things happen to good people? - What do you do when the bottom falls out in your life? Do you remain faithful in your suffering? Do you blame God or bless Him? What do you do when God is silent? These questions were addressed by the earliest book to be written down in all of ...read more

  • Faith, Suffering & The Will Of God

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 22, 2002
    based on 18 ratings
     | 4,183 views

    The story of Jesus betrayal, arrest, and trial could be seen as a dark time, but it teaches us things about faith, suffering, and finding the will of God in our lives like no other portion of Scripture.

    I hate politics. Politics at its worst is the manipulation of people and processes to get your way. I’m sure there’s a good side to politics – but I haven’t seen it lately. Certainly it was politics at its worst that was operating in Palestine around 33AD when the ruling religious political group ...read more

  • A Prayer Of A Suffering Servant Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 12, 2004
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,074 views

    This is the 14th study in the study "The Hebrew Hymnal".

    Series: The Hebrew Hymnal (Psalms) [#14] HYMNS #17: A PRAYER OF A SUFFERING SERVANT Psalm 17 This psalm is a prayer of David¡¦s at the time he was running from King Saul; but instead of looking at this psalm from David¡¦s perspective let¡¦s look at it from the perspective of a suffering ...read more

  • Patiently Enduring Sufferings

    Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 56 ratings
     | 2,425 views

    WE CAN PATIENTLY ENDURE SUFFERINGS BECAUSE OF OUR SURE HOPE THAT THEY WILL END IN A FAR SURPASSING GLORY 1.

    WE CAN PATIENTLY ENDURE SUFFERINGS BECAUSE OF OUR SURE HOPE THAT THEY WILL END IN A FAR SURPASSING GLORY 1. Introductory Statement -- We need to reckon our share in sufferings to be insignificant compared to our share in glory (:18) 2. The Fractured Creation -- Our dying world shows its desperate ...read more

  • Sin = Suffering No!!!

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Mar 13, 2001
    based on 248 ratings
     | 22,363 views

    A sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Lent Lectionary Series C

    Third Sunday in Lent Luke 13:1-9 Sin=Suffering, No !!   The hardest question a pastor might face is:" Why did God let this happen". "This" may be the death of a loved one, child, spouse, or friend. " This" maybe the lingering agony of a cancer patient, the total destruction of all property by a ...read more

  • Christ's Example In Suffering Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,746 views

    Gaining strength through Christ’s example

    Christ’s Example in Suffering I Peter 2:18-25 Today we will be taking a look at Christ’s example in suffering using the backdrop relationships of servants and masters. Now you may be thinking that we don’t have servant/master relationships these days, but I want you to think in terms of those ...read more

  • Suffering For Doing Good Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 14, 2001
    based on 17 ratings
     | 11,427 views

    Suffering for the sake of righteousness.

    Suffering For Doing Good 1 Peter 3:8-22 Today we will be looking at suffering for doing good. As we continue our series of sermons on 1 Peter we will look at how to endure unjust suffering. We are first of all exhorted to be of one mind. As the body of Christ we should all conform to His ...read more

  • Perfect Through Suffering

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 10, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,323 views

    We are not complete until we are life-giving, and that means that we, like Jesus, must suffer.

    January 13, 2009 Strengths and Weaknesses We’d better get this one right, because if we don’t, life is pretty miserable. Our strengths are for others; our weaknesses are for our own growth. What we see in Hebrews here is an elaboration of the hymn St. Paul gives us in Philippians chapter 2. ...read more

  • The Suffering And Glory Of The Servant

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 11,670 views

    God that is Father, Son and Holy Spirit knew from the beginning of creation that this day would come, still the pain for Jesus Suffering and death imagine how any parent would feel seeing a child suffer in such away, image what pain for the creator of all

    See my Servant (52: 13 – 15); I’ve preached many a time on the theme that God knew the cost of creating us and still did What cost well, the suffering of Jesus Have you ever wondered did Jesus really have to die, well did he? After God is God, surely he could well just change the rules a bit and ...read more

  • Anticipatory Pain And Suffering Series

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Mar 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,537 views

    Christians may experience pain and suffering just because we are Christians... and knowing that, we prepare for it.

    Title: Anticipatory Pain and Suffering Text: I Peter 4:12-19 Thesis: Christians may experience pain and suffering just because we are Christians. The Series: This is the sixth message in a Lenten Series: Knowing Christ through Pain and Suffering. The Apostle Paul wrote, I want to know ...read more

  • Smyrna: The Suffering Church Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,971 views

    What is the missing element of the church in America today? Suffering. Smyrna receives word from Jesus about The Preeminent Savior, The Persecuted Saints and The Promised Solace.

    Revelation 2:8-11 Smyrna: The Suffering Church Smyrna was the “Crown of Asia.” Beautiful in appearance, Smyrna was also known for her wealth, commerce and religion. But she was intolerant of intolerance. The more this church was “crushed”, the more fragrant she became. The missing element in ...read more