Sermons on Suffer Wrath:

Remember The Taste Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 27, 2007

What’s the best way to deal with suffering? In this Psalm gives us a suprising lesson and a powerful insight into God’s healing power.

OPEN: Years ago, in an old stoddy community, a new doctor came to town. It was said he could cure anything and anybody, and everyone was amazed with what he could do - everyone except for Mr. Sweeny, the town skeptic. Well, old Mr. Sweeny went to this ’miracle doctor’ to prove that he wasn’t ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Embracing The Cross

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 28, 2009

As the farmer must suffer to attain the joy of harvest, so we must embrace our crosses in life to attain the joy of union with the Father.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Word and Suffering I always encourage my students to plant gardens. The reasons are many, but one of the biggest is that one cannot understand Scripture without knowing something about agriculture. It’s only been in the past couple of hundred years that Catholics have been ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-15

Denomination: Catholic

Rooted In A Sacrificial Life Series

Contributed by Greg Vesely on Mar 31, 2009

When we are Being rewarded for our obedience it is easer for us to be obedient, but suffer for our obedience we are usually not willing to do that.

Thesis: Rooted in a sacrificial life Title: It’s all about Cost! Intro: Let’s read out of Colossians chapter 1 verse 24-29 Vs. 24: Paul say’s he is rejoicing in his suffering. I don’t know about you, but suffering doesn’t sound fun. When I hear the word suffering, I think of being stuck in a car ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Coping With Crisis

Contributed by David Moore on Jan 16, 2008

Following the destruction of Jerusalem, and the captivity of Judah, Jeremiah shows how we may find God’s presence at the heart of our sufferings.

Coping With Crisis (Finding God’s Presence In The Midst of our Pain) Aim: To show how the captivity of Judah revealed the character of God. Text: Lamentations 1:1-11 Introduction: The book of Lamentations is a dirge. It’s a funeral song. We might call it a requiem, and as such it is a book ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Repent Or Perish

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Mar 8, 2007

Instead of asking why God doesn’t something about the suffering and tragedy in the world, we should ask ourselves the same question.

Luke 13: 1 – 9 Repent or Perish Intro: I want to share with you some questions about which I’ve been thinking: 1) why does the executioner rub alcohol on the arm of a person about to receive a lethal injection? 2) Why do we call the time of day when traffic moves the slowest “rush hour?” ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Where Is God When I'm Hurting? Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Mar 9, 2007

Suffering is never easy, but understanding what God is up to helps us cooperate with Him in the process of using our pain for good results.

One of the biggest speed bumps to understanding God can be our encounters with pain and suffering. The hurts we experience may stem from abandonment or abuse, sorrow and loss, fears and failures, setbacks and confrontations, chronic illness and pain - the list is long. We all hurt for a variety ...read more

Scripture: Job 23:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

Trust In God's Sovereignty Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 17, 2008

Do not define God by our experiences. God is with us in suffering. Stay faithful unto death and He will reward us with the crown of life.

Stay faithful to God. Don’t let disappointment and pain draw us away from Him. ?The church in Symrna was in suffering, under great persecution. ?But the Lord reveals Himself to them as One who is on their side, fighting the same foe. ?Despite the evil they see around and the hardship they are ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Jesus Needs A Break! (Mark 7:24-37)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 5, 2007

Jesus Needs a Break! Depictions of Christ suffering on the cross are common in Christian literature and iconography. Few though are the depictions of Jesus walking around..

Our Gospel reading this morning is from Mark chapter 7, where we come across a Jesus who is tired - tired, I think, to the point of exhaustion. This is not the sort of depiction of Jesus that is given much attention by the church. I’ve never seen a stained-glass window with an image of Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-37

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Business Of The Cross

Contributed by Richard Burkey on Jul 5, 2005

Typically we see the cross from the viewpoint of the suffering of Jesus, this message invites the hearer to see that mission is a key part of the business of the cross.

“The Business of the Cross” (Special thanks to Dr. Kent R. Hunter with David L. Bahn, Confessions of a Church Growth Enthusiast, (Corunna, IN: Church Growth Center, 1997 for many of the insights of this message) Romans 3:21-25a 3:21 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-25

Denomination: Lutheran

After The Attack

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Sep 18, 2001

Let’s make sense of how we are to face the present and the future after suffering such evil-motivated attacks on our way of life.

Job 1.1-22, 1 Timothy 1.7 September 16, 2001 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 This is the new face of war…the invisible enemy can attack anywhere…without warning…safety is a thing of the past. I…looked over at the ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-22

Denomination: United Methodist

The Unused Gospel

Contributed by Johnny Carver on Oct 23, 2009

The Gospel is being neglected and the lost are suffering as a result. We must embrace the use of the greatest and most powerful tool we have as a Christian.

Scripture: Mark 16:1 – 6 Title: “An Unused Gospel” Introduction: There’s a story about a wealthy man who was terminally ill. The doctor said, "There’s only “one thing” that will save you. “A brain transplant.” - It’s an experimental operation. And it’s very expensive." The wealthy guy said, - ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Paradox Of Two Personalities

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 26, 2011

Many Christians suffer from the disorder of two personalities - we want to follow Christ but we aren't willing to pay the price

The Paradox of two Personalities I would like to focus this morning on one verse 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Last week we saw Jesus calling Peter ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28

Denomination: Anglican

More Love Than Friends

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Oct 27, 2011

When you put God first, you will suffer. Over all your friends, you got to fight the good fight of faith

Joshua 24: 14-18 If I had a chance to speak individually to every American, I would say to them. “You have a right to be Christ like.” Instead of withdrawing from the presents of God, we should be trying to continue, in the things of God. Make a conscious effort to try to stay in the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:14-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Ruth And Naomi

Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 10, 2014

I believe Naomi must have learned something; that even in the midst of the greatest suffering and adversity; God is good, and kind, and full of mercy.

1-25-05 Title: Ruth and Naomi Theme: Messages from the Book of Ruth. Text: But Ruth said, “Entreat me not to leave you or to return from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God” (Ruth I: 16). ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Thing That Should Not Be Series

Contributed by Wes Taylor on Oct 2, 2017

The church suffers when it is made into something else. In this message we learn how to have the kind of church Jesus wants and we desire.

Series: 1 Corinthians: Church Off the Rails Sermon: The Thing That Should Not Be - Part 1 Outline and Manuscript: I. Jesus’ Grand Plan II. When Church is Made into Something Else III. Church Off the Rails IV. Hope for a Church Off the Rails Manuscript: Introduction: We’re in the middle of a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-22

Denomination: Baptist