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  • How To Build A Complaint Free World

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,441 views

    An invitation is presented to accept a 21 day challenge, and embark upon a complaint-free life and help build a complaint free church and a complaint free world—one person at a time.

    I know how easy it is to complain, to find dissatisfaction with a situation or circumstance. In the 1970s, TV’s Saturday Night Live program, one of their skits involved "The Whiner Family." Anybody remember that skit? The family members spoke with a grating, irritating whine. When they engaged in a ...read more

  • Others

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 6, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,752 views

    Suffering

    Text: Hebrews 11:35b-40, Title: Others, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/5/12, AM Opening illustration: Bro Howard, former pastor, who got cancer of the throat and could not preach. Complained until another pastor said, "You are not exempt." Background to passage: these verses bring an ominous but ...read more

  • "I Don’t Have That Kind Of Time”

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Sep 19, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,867 views

    Paul is unconcerned about his horrific situation, but his concerned is more about the spreading of the gospel.

    In an interview for Clarity magazine, writer Anne Lamott tells of an incident that helped her. One day, Anne visited her friend Pammy who was going through chemotherapy. Anne pointed to the dress she herself was wearing and asked Pammy if it made her look fat. Pammy looked at her and said, "Annie, ...read more

  • The Sword And The Trowel - The Call To Build And To Fight

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Aug 15, 2019
     | 7,193 views

    Sermon from Nehemiah that commends believers to engage in the call to destroy one kingdom while at the same time work together to build another

    The Sword and the Trowel A Call to Build and to Fight Introduction: The church that the world loves the most is sure to be the church that God despises. I am not sure if I am one of the few or one of the many who feels that, as believers we are growing tired as we build the kingdom of God while ...read more

  • From "Ow!” To "Ooh!”; "Arrgh!” To "Aaah!” Groaning Will Give Way To Glory

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jul 7, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,821 views

    The life of a Christian is often hot to handle that we may be tempted to even pack it in. But the Apostle Paul urges us not to do so for our groaning will give way to glory.

    I have a loonie here that I want to give away. Who wants it? Before I give it to you I want to burn off some of the germs that are on this coin. (Hold coin in candle flame with a pair of pliers for a couple of seconds.) Done. Go ahead. Take the coin. Did your fingers get burned? No? That’s good. I ...read more

  • Gloom, Despair, And Agony On Me Series

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,535 views

    What do you do when you have one of those days? Jesus' letter to Smyrna gives us great encouragement in suffering.

    How many of you remember the “Hee-Haw” Show in the 70’s-80’s? •How many would never admit to it if you did remember? “If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. Gloom, despair, and agony on me”. Some of us have one of those days. ...read more

  • Esmirna, The Fearful Church

    Contributed by Major Gerardo Balmori on Apr 2, 2011
    based on 13 ratings
     | 6,489 views

    The Church of Esmirna lived in a time of tremendous pursuit and suffering. God gave them a message of fortitude that helps us today to keep on covering the career in spite of the present difficulties.

    Mayor Gerardo Balmori The Salvation Army Introduction • The City of Esmirna was a commercial port, which principal product was the myrrh. It was a beautiful city, which streets had been planned well. One of these streets had been covered of gold, and was connecting the temple of Zeus and the ...read more

  • What To Do In Pain Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 7, 2025
     | 151 views

    God is not the author of pain or suffering.

    A. GOD IS NOT THE AUTHOR OF PAIN OR SUFFERING 1. God created a perfect man and placed Him in a perfect environment. 2. Pain and suffering are the consequences of living in a fallen world. “To the woman He said: ‘I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring ...read more

  • Sustaining Grace: God's Favor Shown To His Suffering People Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Apr 1, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,786 views

    We can joyfully endure suffering through God's grace, not through our ability to endure it

    Purpose: To see suffering from God's viewpoint. Aim: I want the listener to apply God's solution to suffering. INTRODUCTION: Many times, when people are suffering they will say "I know that God has promised to never give you more than you can handle, but this time I think He may have given me more ...read more

  • Increase Our Faith(Fulness) Series

    Contributed by Timothy Archer on Mar 31, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 7,112 views

    Looks at 4 aspects of discipleship. Focuses on how we must not wait to "feel faith" to use it.

    Luke 17:1-10 Increase our Faith(fulness) Intro: In the last two chapters of Luke, we have been seeing events surrounding a conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees over how to deal with lost people. Jesus taught them some important lessons about how God deals with lost people and how we should ...read more

  • Faith Initiation & Faith Response

    Contributed by Rajani Lobo on Mar 25, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,717 views

    Everyday God is in the business of initiating to man. He is initiating to us so that we might respond to Him in faith, for it is faith that pleases God!

    Everyday God is in the business of initiating to man. He is initiating to us so that we might respond to Him in faith, for it is faith that pleases God! Faith Initiation and Faith Response by Pastor Bryan Coelho Heb.13: 5 – “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with ...read more

  • Strengthening The Family In Today's Society

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jul 13, 2008
    based on 40 ratings
     | 35,944 views

    This is in my opinion a very challenging task (not impossible). How do we carry out the demanding responsibility of raising a family in the world in which we live today?

    STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY IN TODAY’S SOCIETY Given on Saturday, 14 June 2008 For 1st Annual Family Life Conference At Shiloh Baptist Church Waukegan, Illinois I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sister Loretta Henton and the Mission Department for this awesome opportunity to speak at the ...read more

  • Rebuilding The Tabernacle Of David (Praise)

    Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Jun 4, 2014
     | 6,206 views

    God dwells in the praises of Israel!

    Thank you Rev. Kirk VanOoteghem Rebuilding the Tabernacle of David (Praise) Acts 15:13-17 Intro to text: In the early church there arose a controversy over Circumcision as commanded in the law of Moses. It was decided that all of the Apostles and church leaders would meet in Jerusalem to discuss ...read more

  • Better Together

    Contributed by Jeff Ecklund on Dec 10, 2016
     | 5,608 views

    This message is about being thankful and being built and better together than alone.

    I want to continue today on the theme of being grateful and being thankful… In the O.T. gratitude was the only condition in which life could be enjoyed… The Hebrew people thanked God for creation, gave thanks when they received good news…even thanked Him when they received bad news… Job had just ...read more

  • For One Another

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jul 19, 2013
     | 5,295 views

    To show that we are existing for one another to encourage them and build them up.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you for one another? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we are existing for one another to encourage them and build them up. IV. TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (Amplified Bible) Therefore encourage (admonish, exhort) one another and edify (strengthen ...read more