Sermons on Testing God:

The Devil Is In The Details

Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 6, 2013

God is all powerful. Yet He allows Satan to carry out his deceitful and destructive activities—within certain limits—for a purpose.

We live in a world full of trouble and problems; there are problems after problems. Pollution, natural resources running out, population growth outstripping resources worldwide, etcetera. And then there are individual problems to contend with such as pain, suffering, and death, just to name a few. ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

When The Brook Runs Dry

Contributed by Greg Yort on Apr 23, 2018

I. God sends us out to confront and counter the sins of our nation II. God tests us through His guidance III. God tests us in our hiding place IV. God tests us when the brook runs dry

Introduction One of the new terms of our day is “virtual reality.” We live in a day and time filled with imaginary stories, characters, and scenes. These transport us into unreality, a world of make believe, even a world of science fiction that catapults us into another world. We go to an IMAX ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7

Denomination: Church Of God

The Cry Of My Heart: A Prayer After God’s Own Heart

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001

1.TRANSFORM ME 2.TEACH ME 3.TRAIN ME 4.TEST ME 5.TOUCH ME 6.THINK OF ME 7.TRUST ME

THE CRY OF MY HEART: A PRAYER AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART OUTLINE 1.TRANSFORM ME 2.TEACH ME 3.TRAIN ME 4.TEST ME 5.TOUCH ME 6.THINK OF ME 7.TRUST ME THE MESSAGE THE CRY OF MY HEART : A PRAYER AFTER GOD’S OWN HEART 1.TRANSFORM ME It is very important that we pray that God should transform ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 27, 2014

A sermon to confirm the hand of providence at work in the life of the believer.

"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" Romans 8:18-28 Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Introduction: I hope you will excuse me for borrowing a title from an old Clint Eastwood movie but it just ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-28

Denomination: Baptist

Father God

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Sep 30, 2020

How does Father God discipline?

“Father God” Psalm 78 1-16 1. Father God and His children? • One comment I found says, “Being a parent is not for the faint of heart. Yes, a newborn child is a “bundle of joy.” But very soon, she’s a handful of aggravation. • Adam and Eve had issues with their two boys, Cain and Abel. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 78:1-16

Denomination: Methodist

Free Will & Consequences PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 11, 2024

Explores the Christian concepts of free will, faith tested through trials, and spiritual growth in a fallen world, using biblical teachings as guidance.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I stand before you today with a message that is as old as creation itself, yet as fresh and vital as the morning sun. We gather here, not as strangers meeting in passing, but as a family united in faith, bound by the love of our Savior, Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17, Joshua 24:15, Galatians 5:13

Topics: God's Allowance

God's Best Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 23, 2011

Trust God in the test, because He gives His people the best. The world can only give its people cheap junk that doesn't last, but God give His people real wealth that lasts forever. So choose to live for Him not for the things of the world.

Years ago, there was a near-sighted professor who was an expert in entomology. His office walls were covered with pinned and framed insects. One day his students decided to play a practical joke. They took the body of one bug, the legs of another, and the head of yet another and glued them all ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

"When Life Throws You A Curve" Series

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Jan 15, 2015

Christians can rejoice through trials as God refines their faith through them. As a Christian must realize we will face difficulties, and those difficulties are not meanness but strengthen our faith not in ourselves but in

Title: "When Life Throws You a Curve" Big Idea: Christians can rejoice through trials as God refines their faith through them. Text: 1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Psalm 26 – "Listen, Linger, Lounge” Will Fail The Test And It Is All Over Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 5, 2022

One must be on guard in the Christian life. The slide downwards begins with listening or taking note, then standing to observe more, and then sitting in the place of that sin. The message examines the first five verses of Psalm 26. A heart before God is what we must have.

PSALM 26 – “LISTEN, LINGER, LOUNGE” WILL FAIL THE TEST AND IT IS ALL OVER Today we will be looking at the first 5 verses of Psalm 26, one of the Lectionary readings for today. (This message was given one Sunday morning in Boston, England, where I had been invited to share in a teaching ministry ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 26:1, Psalm 141:10, Psalm 139:23-24, Psalm 119:67-71, Psalm 26:1-6, Psalm 1:1-2, Romans 12:1-2  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Don’t Rob God

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jun 2, 2025

God calls us to test Him in our giving so that we do not rob Him of the opportunity to use what belongs to Him for the ministry benefit of His people.

You can listen these this sermons, and other sermons, at https://www.npbc.org.au/podcasts/media NORTH PINE BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday 1st June 2025 Malachi 3:6-12 “Don’t Rob God” The text for this morning is Malachi 3:6-12 As I was preparing this sermon it became evident that we were going to jump ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Faith That Feeds On Crumbs Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Jan 25, 2018

We don't always recognize when God is testing us. Most of the time the tests are disguised as trouble, trials, and adversity. A discussion of the four characteristics of great faith.

INTRODUCTION This year we’ve been going through the Gospel According to Mark and we’re picking up where we left off before we started our emphasis on Missions and Christmas. This message is entitled, “Faith That Feeds on Crumbs.” When I first read this passage, I was in for a big surprise. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:24-30

Denomination: Baptist

God's Character Sermon Iv: God Our Peace Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jul 8, 2020

In times of testing, with conflict on every hand, God's people rely on the peace that our Lord gives by His presence and amazing grace that sees us through it all.

GOD OUR PEACE For a few minutes, let’s play Jeopardy. I’ll be Alex Trebeck and you be the contestants. Your category is: “God’s Names That Reveal His Character”. Here’s how we play: I will give you an ...read more

Scripture: Judges 6:11-24

The Seasons Of Life (Part 2 - The Middle Years) Series

Contributed by W F on Jan 10, 2011

What are some of the tests we face in the middle years of life and how ought we navigate them to the glory of God?

INTRODUCTION Our growth (physically, intellectually, spiritually etc), up to the age of about 25 can be likened to drinking from a fire hydrant. We get twelve years of formal education, maybe some tertiary study or an apprenticeship, and then there’s all the life experiences we get outside that. ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-27

Denomination: *other

Count It All Joy

Contributed by Mark Baker on Jan 30, 2006

How God proves us with tests.

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3. knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Have you ever really stopped and considered that God’s ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Hell In The Hallways

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Nov 9, 2017

A hallway is a place of transition, and a place of testing. It is what you do in the hallways of life that will determine the doors God will open for you. From Ps. 105 we use Joseph as our example and look at the trials, tests, and triumphs of hallways.

Hell in the Hallways PPT 1 Message Title (Note to Pastor's I created a powerpoint presentation for this message,if interested Email me at ikings1844@yahoo.com and I will send it to you.) Introduction: Explain message I was in the car on the way to a large church where I was going to preach this ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 105:16-22

Denomination: Pentecostal