Sermons on Struggles As A Christian:

The Common Struggle, Part 2 Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Feb 15, 2006

The second struggle common to all humanity is temptation.

James: Religion That Works “The Common Struggle, Part Two” February 19, 2006 Introduction: We started last week looking at the common struggle of trials in our lives. We talked about how the people that James is writing to were Christians who had left their homes under the threat of persecution. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

What About My Struggles? Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jun 1, 2018

Now that I belong to Jesus, what do I do about my struggles?

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Isn’t it great that when you become a Christian, life is easy and there are no struggles! • You do realize that if you are struggling in life that God must not be shining His love and grace upon you! ? NOT! • Whoa, wait a minute! • Those of us who live in the real world ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Struggle Of Love With The Powers Of Darkness Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 28, 2012

In the world we struggle with darkness, but we have the power of God's love, expressed in the Incarnate Word, on our side, and the victory is already won.

Monday in the Octave of Christmas 2012 Gaudium et Spes “The Word became flesh, and pitched his tent among us.” This literal translation of the words of John’s hymn to the Logos, the Word of God, sums up the Good News we celebrated this year as we celebrate it in every year. As ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Catholic

Finding Joy In The Midst Of Struggles PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025

God’s presence brings peace and joy in life’s storms; we can trust Him, rejoice, and find hope even amid trials and uncertainty.

Friend, if your week has felt like a hailstorm of headlines and heartaches, you’re in good company here. God gathers the weary and the worried and whispers hope. He knows about the tightness in your chest at 2 a.m., the text that didn’t come, the bill that did, the doctor’s words you keep ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7, Psalm 16:11, James 1:2-4, John 16:33

Topics: Transcendent Joy, God's Peace

Healing From Past Struggles

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 23, 2021

Today we’ll address the topic of healing. In the fallen world in which we live there are many times when we experience things that harm us.

Today we’ll address the topic of healing. In the fallen world in which we live there are many times when we experience things that harm us. We have to go through hard times. Each of I’m sure could list off traumatic experiences that we’ve been through. Whether we’re soldiers in combat, or children ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9, James 5:16

Denomination: Salvation Army

A Genuine Christian Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 14, 2024

This is the 1st Sermon in the Series "Be Genuine" from 1 John.

Series: Be Genuine [#1] A GENUINE CHRISTIAN 1 John 1:1-4 Introduction: It is not unusual to hear the word “real” when someone is trying to convince you that what they have is genuine. Coca-Cola is the Real Thing, Dove soap has Real Beauty, etc… I have heard the statement more than once through ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Saints With Sinners Problems

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jan 21, 2009

This particular scripture helps us understand that man has two natures. Although we are Christians, there is yet an internal war going on.

Dr. Wayne A. Lawson Preached at Antioch Institutional Baptist Church Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Sunday, January 18, 2009 RevWLawson@aol.com TITLE: SAINTS WITH SINNERS PROBLEMS SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 7:14-25 This is a very exciting scripture that most of us are familiar with. We have often quoted at ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:14-25

Denomination: Baptist

Sex And Marriage Part 1

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Aug 15, 2009

Why is it that sex is made cheap and common by our society? Like so many things it can be bought and sold but what is the right attitude we as Christians should hold about sex in marriage?

Sex and Marriage So how does the topic of sex and marriage come up as a sermon theme you might ask? Last week I was talking with some of our men while waiting for Sunday morning church goers to arrive. Typically we men were talking about cars and Rob and Bruce mentioned a huge car show that was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Hope For Those Who Struggle

Contributed by David Heasler on Mar 8, 2004

The Blessings of the New Covenant

Hope For Those Who Struggle Jeremiah 31.31-34; Ezekiel 36.26,27 Intro. - For those who know ... Jeremiah 29.11 - That God has plans for them Ephesians 3.20 - That God is able But .. Who struggle with themselves For those who ... Romans 7.18 - have a desire to do what is good, but cannot ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Ezekiel 36:26-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

Certainties In The Face Of Life's Struggles

Contributed by Danny Nance on Mar 21, 2008

Christ’s resurrection points us to hope, certainty.

Certainties in Face of Life’s Struggles. JOHN 20:10-18 Life is full of uncertainty. So much of what we hope for crumbles before our very eyes, and we wonder if there is anything we can count upon. When life hits you square in the face, is there any hope? In our text, the risen Lord appeared to ...read more

Scripture: John 20:10-18

Denomination: Baptist

Struggling To Make New Friends

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jul 29, 2012

Putting new cloth unto old garments is not wise.

While Christ the Holy Ghost is with us, we are not supposed to be mourning. The Holy Ghost is with us and comforts us. If you are mourning about your situation, you don’t have perfect peace but you’re zapping the life of Christ out of yourself. To have perfect peace is evidence that the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith Of A Mother In The Face Of A Struggle

Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 7, 2011

The family today is in desperate need for parents with faith that can face the struggles of uncertainty, unkindness, and ungodlyness. In Hannah we get a glowing example of a mother that faced her struggles with faith.

Intro: Bill Most of the scholars that you read will look over Hannah and move straight to the last judge of Israel. His name is Samuel in Hebrew means heard of God or God hears. But you cannot bypass one of the most important reasons that Samuel had the relationship with God that he had. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why Struggles Are Worth The Trouble Series

Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Jul 16, 2008

James gives us some good reasons why we really should embrace the storms in our lives. Without the storms we would be weak and incomplete.

Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Instantly they darted toward the nearest fence. The storming bull followed in hot pursuit, and it was soon apparent they wouldn’t make it. Terrified, the one shouted to the other, "Put up a prayer, John. We’re in for ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-4

Denomination: Church Of God

Struggling To Know Who We Are Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 14, 2010

Like Hosea's children, we name our selves by our sad history, by our isolation, and by our alienation. But in Christ our Brother all these defects are remedied.

A good many of us, I would guess, are less than happy with our names. What Mom and Dad decided to call us before we had a voice in the matter. Well, I suspect a good many of us would like to change. Some of us just refuse to use our real names. We go by Butch or Bud or Sissie or some such ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Our Great Struggle With Pride Series

Contributed by Russ Barksdale on Nov 14, 2017

Pride is an inaccurate and malformed understanding of one’s self-image and self-worth. It places our perspective above God, believes we know better than God, and propels us toward tragic consequences.

June 18 Our Great Struggle with Pride The lower we bend, the higher we fly. Pride is an inaccurate and malformed understanding of one’s self-image and self-worth. 1. Pride places our perspective above God’s. 2. Pride believes we know better for ourselves than God Critical connections: ...read more

Denomination: Baptist