Sermons on Success Through Struggles:

Dashing Through The Snow

Contributed by Dean Meadows on Dec 5, 2005

This is a sermon that teaches us in this busy time to look at what really matters in life.

Dashing through the snow 12/3/2005 Luke 12:16-21 We live in a fast paced world. It is not what you can do it is how fast can you do it. You have microwaves and drive thru. But you don’t even have to go through a drive thru to get your food fast. Denny’s started this theme of if you come in and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:16

Denomination: *other

Blessings Through Suffering

Contributed by Arthur And Marie Mason on May 25, 2006

Is it possible to simply love God for Him... and hold fast to your integrity... even if you have lost all your material and physical possessions?

Blessings Through Suffering Job 1:1-21; 2:1-10 Is it possible to simply love God for Him... and hold fast to your integrity... even if you lose all your material and physical possessions? Even if it cost you, heaven forbid, your job... your possessions and your health? Job did. Or... are you ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The City Through The Centuries Series

Contributed by Chip Monck on May 30, 2006

Final in a three part series exploring the role of the church in the city. This message explores the book of Philemon, and the role the church has played in cities through the centuries.

It was a hand delivered letter. It arrived at his home. He opened it, and read it. (Had loaded a copy of the book of Philemon from "the message" into an envelope. Opened it as if it was a delievered letter, and read the text.) That’s it. The letter, or as we know it today, the entire book ...read more

Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25

Denomination: Wesleyan

To Us & Through Us

Contributed by Anthony Perry on Dec 23, 2006

Advent Sermon, 4th Sunday Year C

Luke 1: 46-56 To Us and Through Us Anthony Perry For those of you who read books you may have experienced what I call the "Big Let Down". What do I mean by this? I mean the experience that comes when you read and enjoy a book so much that you get excited when you hear that it’s coming out at the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Denomination: Methodist

Connecting Through Friendships Series

Contributed by David Flowers on Jan 16, 2007

Part 1 of series Connecting. Dave asserts that small groups are an important way of living Bibically, and allows the Bible to speak for itself.

Connecting through Friendships Connecting, part 1 Wildwind Community Church David Flowers 1/7/2007 No one wants to be invisible. No one wants to be invisible. Everybody wants to be acknowledged. At some point, every person who walks in the door of this church is hoping to make a connection ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Denomination: Free Methodist

Feasting Through Fastiing

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Sep 22, 2006

“Fasting”… topic we don’t hear much about in the church to day - Many of us may think of fasting as for the spiritually elite… those specially gifted… a gift we seek about as much as celibacy or martyrdom. - Many of our initial thoughts, or even experi

“Fasting”… topic we don’t hear much about in the church to day - Many of us may think of fasting as for the spiritually elite… those specially gifted… a gift we seek about as much as celibacy or martyrdom. - Many of our initial thoughts, or even experiences conjure up thoughts of sitting around ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Worshiping Through Trials Series

Contributed by Scott Jordan on May 19, 2007

Part 4 of a series on Worship

Worshiping through Trials The Power of Praise Acts 16:16-34 "Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble" (Job 14:1). "Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward." God promises us that trials will come. Job 5:7 "Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: *other

Worshiping Through Obedience Series

Contributed by Scott Jordan on May 19, 2007

Part 4 of a series on Worship

Worshiping through Obedience The Power of Praise Gen 22:1-14 But if you keep looking steadily into God’s perfect law—the law that sets you free—and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. James 1:25 I. Obedience means listening for God’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14

Denomination: *other

Hanging In There Through Mistakes Series

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 18, 2007

Five areas of mistakes that we commonly make and the answer for how to deal with them according to Psalm 31.

Hanging in There Through Mistakes apr1998p Psalm 31 One of the strangest phenomena of our time is that of the bumper sticker. It tells you so much about so many different people. It communicates a message. I have been a little wary of Christians who wear their mottos or their slogans or their ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Hanging In There Through Loss Series

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 18, 2007

Job teaches us that through loss, God responds to us as a father shaping, molding and blessing even in the pain.

We are here tonight once again following the theme, Hanging in There. I want us to look at the subject, Hanging in There Through Loss. The loss of something special is always grievous. Those who study grief have learned that grief has a pattern. At times that pattern is longer for some than it is ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:13-19

Denomination: Baptist

Hanging In There Through Despair Series

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 18, 2007

Through the experience of Elijah after Jezebel’s threat and his subsequent despair we can learn some ways to hang in there.

In a certain household the family cat brought a mouse into the house. The father was going to do away with it. The children were mortified that Papa would do such a thing. So he waited until they life the room. Then he saw a glass of water on a table and he dropped the mouse into the glass. Later, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Hanging In There Through Misunderstanding Series

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 8, 2007

Everyone has been misunderstood at one time or another. This sermon seeks to help us to "Hang in there" when that happens.

1 Samuel 18:5-9, Psalm 140 Few things are more difficult to live with than being misunderstood. Sometimes it’s downright unbearable. When you are misunderstood, you have no defense. And have you noticed that when you are misunderstood, no matter how hard you try to correct the misunderstanding, it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:5-9

Denomination: Baptist

Hanging In There Through Anxiety Series

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007

Anxiety is common to all people, even Christians. We can learn to handle our anxiety by understanding that God is our ever present help, His strength is adequate for anything you might face and His help stands on its own.

We are living in anxious times. As I grew up we faced total annihilation by way of the bomb. My folks actually considered building a bomb shelter. Some of you may have done that. We wondered what would happen. Our anxieties are ever expanding. We have seen people poisoned by simply eating food that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Hanging In There Through Patience Series

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007

Psalm 62 is a passage that speaks about waiting on God. And patience is going to come as we learn to wait on God, only. Patience from any other source is not going to be the kind of patience you desire or need. We need the kind of patience that comes from

She had just passed her one hundredth birthday. She had a letter form the President of the U. S. congratulating her. Her pastor went to visit her in a nursing home. She was blind and could not see. She was lame and could not walk. In fact she could not leave her room except for emergencies. She ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing Through The Fire

Contributed by Phillip Day on Mar 9, 2007

Peter tells how a Christian should view trials.

Seeing Through the Fire 1 Peter 4:12-16 I. The Probability of Trials (v. 12) a. The refining fire (Job 23:10; 1 Peter 1:7) b. The persecuting fire (John 15:18-21) II. The Praise in Trials (v. 13-14) a. Fellowship with Christ (v. 13; 2 Corinthians 1:5; Philippians 3:10) b. Glory in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-16

Denomination: Baptist