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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Habakkuk (along with Job and Gideon) struggled with the question of why God allows His people to suffer. God answered Habakkuk, the subject of this sermon.
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? Chuck Sligh January 17, 2010 TEXT: Turn to Habakkuk 1 (the fifth to the last book in the Old Testament) INTRODUCTION Illus. – There was a couple in the church I pastored in Wiesbaden, Germany. They were faithful to the Lord; faithful to services of the ...read more
Scripture: Habakkuk 1:1-13
Denomination: Baptist
The real test of love is when things are offensive, trying, tough and tiring. Jesus did His best work under offense. John says this is a test of our true supernatural nature.
A Test for Living in the Light 1 John 2:7-11 "Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 2:7-11
Israel wondered in the Wilderness for FORTY years because of their seemingly everlasting complaining and God finally reach the point that He was going to severely chasten His chosen people, He was at one point about to kill the entire congregation and the
# 26 ~ FORTY -3 ~ BIBLE NUMBER MEANINGS 4-28-12 Today we’ll continue talking about the number FORTY. FORTY stands for; TRIALS, PROBATION AND TESTINGS ~ the number FORTY is found 189 times in our KJ Bible. Last time we pointed out that Israel wondered ...read more
Scripture: Acts 13:18
God often puts us through various tests/trials to grow our faith in Him.
Spending Time In The Furnace George Muller once said: “God likes to test the faith of His children in order to make them stronger so that they can eventually be winners! Yes, persecution, trials and tests, even sometimes suffering defeat, are spiritual food for our faith and helps us to grow ...read more
Scripture: Romans 5:3-5
In the last days, there will be trouble, but Jesus says that He will be with us and help us overcome them.
In these last days 2 Timothy 3:14-3:17 Introduction- Please turn to 2 Timothy Chapter 3 We continue in our lessons learned from Apostle Paul series. Apostle Paul gives advice, straightens out our difficult thinking, and today in his word to the church offers us a warning and the chance to be ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Denomination: Nazarene
A sermon examining how to endure great difficulty in this life.
How To Survive Your Circumstances I Kings 17:1-7 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ Friday the 13th 1972 a Uruguayan Air Force plane was carrying a college rugby team to play a match in Chile. While flying over the Andes ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7
David faced some tough challenges, but through it all he learned how to get victory in every situation.
Title: How To Behave In A Cave – 2 “David’s Cave – Five Keys to Victory – 1” Text: I Samuel 22:1 Last week I started a very powerful series on “How to Behave in a Cave.” I know that many people were touched by the power of the Holy Ghost ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 22:1
Denomination: Pentecostal
We are God's tools. To make us useful, God sharpens us by way of trials.
Ever try to chop a tree down with a dull axe? Abraham Lincoln was quoted to say: "If I had six hours to cut down a tree, I would spend the first fours sharpening the axe." We have heard that analogy before in terms of how we prepare ourselves for a task to be done. But when we come to Christ in ...read more
Scripture: James 1:2-8
Paul's journey to his destiny in Rome.
INTRODUCTION • Last week how Acts 15 and the decision that kept us free in Jesus - grace. • We often speak of destiny at Water of Life. You are not an accident, but the truth is most of us don’t know how destiny unfolds. • I want to walk you through how Paul’s ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
This message explores the biblical importance of chastisement
I. "BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO THOU CHASTENEST, O LORD, AND TEACHEST HIM OUT OF THE LAW" A. This is one of the great Bible truths: 1. That the natural man does not relish because it involves unpleasant experiences 2. It matters not who we are and what our claims may be toward God, chastisement comes ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 94:12, Hebrews 12:6, Hebrews 12:8, Revelation 3:19, Isaiah 26:16, Isaiah 53:5 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
God says when we pass through the waters He will be with us and the rivers shall not over flow us. When we walk through a fire we will not be burned.
Help, I can’t swim Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 43:2-3
In light of the tornadoes of May 20, 2013, this lesson is an attempt to keep us focused on God in the midst of the storms.
1, It is Well with My Soul "It Is Well with My Soul" is a very influential hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. This hymn was written after several traumatic events in Spafford¡¯s life. The first was the death of his only son in 1871, shortly followed by the great ...read more
Scripture: Job 1:1-22
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Lengthy and loaded. Confrontational and convicting. All reasons we very seldom (but need to) spend time in the One One Nine!
119 - Pt. 4 I. Introduction It is long. It is lengthy. It is passed over by those who prefer brevity. It is neglected by those who prefer short and sweet. It is shunned by the Reader's Digest crowd. However, in its great length is also has great depth. Multifaceted. It is rich. It is worth the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 119:67-75
Exposition of 1 Peter 1:6-9
Secrets to Joy in the Midst of Trials In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-9
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