Sermons on struggles of life: showing 211-225 of 193,776

My Struggles Are All About God Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 31, 2022

Do our struggles and suffering have a reason or a purpose? God can use our struggles and suffering to bring Him glory. But we must make our struggles all about God, and not about us.

A. As I meditated on suffering and struggles this week, these ideas came forth in my mind: Suffering is paradoxical. Suffering is bad and good. Suffering is painful and helpful. Suffering is confusing and enlightening. Suffering isolates and builds community. Suffering may lead to death or ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:27-30, Psalm 50:15, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Philippians 1:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Struggling With Sin Within During Suffering

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 24, 2009

Proposition: When you are suffering, it is easier to agonize over the loss of God’s outward blessing and proper relationship to God Himself, than keep an upbeat attitude and keep from sinning in one’s inward spirit.

STRUGGLING WITH SIN WITHIN DURING SUFFERING--Job 23:1-7, 15-17; 24:1, 4-6; 42:3-4 Proposition: When you are suffering, it is easier to agonize over the loss of God’s outward blessing and proper relationship to God Himself, than keep an upbeat attitude and keep from sinning in one’s inward ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is The Answer For Our Struggles With Sin! Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 23, 2020

Here God wants us to see: 1. The crucial death of our Lord (vs. 1-6). 2. The defense of God's law (vs. 7-13). 3. The difficulties we face with sin (vs. 14-23). 4. The deliverance we have from our Savior (vs. 24-25).

Jesus Is the Answer for Our Struggles with Sin! The Book of Romans Romans 7:1-25 (Read vs. 1-6) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 3, 2016 (Revised December 23, 2020) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Romans 7. In the first 6 chapters, Paul made the rock-solid case that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Our Subjective Spiritual Struggles: They Matter Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 18, 2019

Although many of our struggles as followers of Jesus are with the world, the flesh, and the devil, sometimes they are about monitoring our inner affections and deep seated thoughts.

Our Subjective Spiritual Struggles: They Matter (I John 3:19-24, 4:7-21) 1. Today I begin my message with some comments about modern art. It’s easy to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall, it’s a painting. If you can walk around it, it’s a sculpture. How many surrealists does it take to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:19-24

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Struggling When Others Disappoint Us Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 18, 2009

July 1989. When others disappoint us, it is often because they do not meet our expectations, and anger is natural. God feels that about us. But God allows us to reap the consequences of our sin in Christ’s cross takes into Himself that burden and transf

He was a fuzzy-faced young man with a twangy West Virginia accent and an angular chin as craggy as the hills from which he had come. You had to notice him, small though he was, because he carried a Bible as big as the side of a barn and painted in the same bright fiery color. It was obvious that he ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 11:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Struggle With Satan Lent Sunday 1 Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 23, 2023

Was the Lord bragging about how He defeated the old Worm, man’s adversary, Satan? No.

First Sunday of Lent 2023 How did St. Matthew come by the story he shared in today’s Gospel? It was easy to understand the first line, what happened when Jesus, who was fresh from His baptism by John, where the Holy Spirit came upon Him in form of a dove, went into the wilderness of Judea. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Why God Is Not A “helicopter God” Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 1, 2016

God loves me too much to save me from all of my struggles

Most of you are probably familiar with the term “helicopter parent”. But just in case you aren’t, this short video does a pretty good job of showing what that term means. [Show “Copter Mommy” video] Although helicopter parenting might seem harmless, it seems like we ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Wrestling With God Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Sep 21, 2019

The last battle of recovery is the battle with God. When we have hurt everyone around us, ourselves, and our own decisions have caused a lot of pain we can’t resolve, it’s time to face the One who loves us relentlessly.

WRESTLING WITH GOD Genesis 32:9-13, 22-30 Introduction The last battle of recovery is the battle with God. When we have hurt everyone around us, ourselves, and our own decisions have caused a lot of pain we can’t resolve, it’s time to face the One who loves us relentlessly. When we have repaired ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Reconcilable Differences Series

Contributed by Rick Duncan on Aug 27, 2005

You may be here this morning feeling like your marriage has died and there is no point in going on. But remember: We serve a God who resurrected His dead Son from the grave, and who promises to make that same resurrection power available to those who tru

I was reading about a marriage counselor who was talking to a wife who was struggling with her husband. The counselor said, “Maybe your problem is that you’ve been waking up grumpy in the morning.” “No,” she said. “I always let him sleep.” Problems wouldn’t come into married life if we would ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:10-12

Denomination: Baptist

Influencing Our Family For God Series

Contributed by Allen Patterson on Aug 21, 2006

How to influence your unbelieving family members for God. Sermon notes included.

Influencing Your Family for God 1 Peter 3:1-12; 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 Introduction In the past two weeks during this marriage and family series, we have talked about speaking the truth, conflict, submission, responsibility, and the example of Christ’s love. I didn’t really talk about arguing, but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:12-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How The Bible Views Marriage

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Feb 5, 2004

With Valentine’s day coming, and confusion about marriage let’s have affirmation that marriage is good and is forever and probe the question of dating.

How the Bible Views Marriage Valentine’s Day is coming up – day of luv… romance, dating, marriage… Much of our culture is preaching love and intimacy without commitment. Time is ripe for us to reaffirm marriage to stem the tide of our culture’s influence and to prevent broken hearts, cold feet at ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:27-31, Genesis 2:21-25

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Who Did It?

Contributed by Mark Berry on Dec 6, 2001

This sermon deals with marriage issues. In counseling couples I have found that they use the blame game. This sermon deals with some of those issues that cause strife in marrage and how to deal with it.

“All Right…Who Did It?” 1 Cor. 7:2-5 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. [3] The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. [4] The wife’s body does not belong to her alone ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:2-5

Denomination: Nazarene

A Childless Faith

Contributed by Alan Stokes on Nov 5, 2000

Christians should have a proper understand of the dynamics of what it feels like for a woman to experience infertility.

Once upon a time there was a woman named Hannah. Hannah didn’t have any children and she wanted so much to have a child. Hannah found her self in deep sorrow over her infertility. No one seemed to understand her need. In her anguish of being without child Hannah prayed and committed a vow to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28

Denomination: Holiness

Reconnecting With Your Spouse Series

Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jul 10, 2006

First of the Exit Strategies Series: Reconnecting with you spouse following deployment

Marriage Seminar Reconnecting with Your Spouse All scripture marked NKJV: The New King James Version. 1996, c1982. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. This past week we celebrated an important milestone in American History. Some of you may have missed it. On January 29, 1956, President Dwight D. ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 24:5

Denomination: Baptist

The Seven Fold Blessing On The Family : A Wedding Sermon

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Aug 31, 2006

THIS SERMON IS ABOUT THE SEVEN FOLD BLESSING ON THE FAMILY NAMELY 1. PRESENCE 2. PEACE 3. PROSPERITY 4. PROTECTION 5. PATRONAGE 6. POSTERITY 7. PURPOSE

THE SEVEN FOLD BLESSING ON THE FAMILY : A WEDDING SERMON *************************************** OUTLINE 1. PRESENCE 2. PEACE 3. PROSPERITY 4. PROTECTION 5. PATRONAGE 6. POSTERITY 7. PURPOSE THE MESSAGE THE SEVEN FOLD BLESSING ON THE ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 128:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal