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  • David Dunn avatar

    My God, Why? Series

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 27, 2025
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    Psalm 22 reveals honest lament, prophetic suffering, and Christ’s redeeming victory, transforming our deepest “why?” into confident praise through His finished work.

    INTRODUCTION — THE PSALM WE HEAR BUT RARELY ENTER Psalm 22 is one of the most famous passages in Scripture, but ironically, it is one of the least understood. We know its opening line because Jesus cried it from the cross. We quote it during communion, on Good Friday, in moments of grief, and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    How We Should Wait On The Advent? A Sermon For The Third Sunday In Advent

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 29, 2025
     | 308 views

    What is to be our attitude as we wait for the return of Jesus? Also, what should we be doing while we wait? For the Third Sunday in Advent, Year A, 2025

    How Should We Wait for the Advent? James 5:7–10 NKJV Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • David Dunn avatar

    The Question Evil Can’t Answer

    Contributed by David Dunn on Dec 29, 2025
     | 98 views

    Evil remains a mystery, but the cross reveals God’s character. He enters human suffering, bears its weight, and assures us that love—not evil—has the final word.

    There are certain questions that do not arise from curiosity, but from collision. They are not born in classrooms or debates, but in moments when life presses hard against the soul and refuses to explain itself. These questions surface when loss interrupts routine, when suffering enters without ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

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    How Will Believers Be Changed In A Twinkling Of An Eye?

    Contributed by Chris Swanson on Jan 6, 2026
     | 37 views

    There are individuals that may have some type of impairment, yet these impairments are just transitory and temporary.

    How Will Believers Be Changed in a Twinkling of an Eye? 1 Corinthians 15:52 To gather an understanding of this question, we must look at the passage 1 Corinthians 15:50-53. We, as a whole, face various constraints. There are those individuals who have physical, mental, or emotional debilitations ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When Things Don't Go Your Way

    Contributed by Sang Kwon on May 12, 2002
    based on 176 ratings
     | 35,137 views

    How to overcome our suffering?

    Introduction: Last June, one of my students named Steve applied for university. As July came closer and closer, all of Steve’s friends began to get their college and university acceptances except for Steve. He got rejected at every school he had applied to and now; he is having very hard time ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Nine Facets Of The Christian Life

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 81 ratings
     | 4,265 views

    A message on encouragement in the midst of suffering.

    Nine Facets Of The Christian Life I Peter I. The Christian Life Is Salvation 1 Peter 1:18-19 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Hughes avatar

    Counted Worthy

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Apr 14, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,562 views

    The apostles suffer for the name of Jesus.

    Counted Worthy Acts 5:29-42 Jeff Hughes – April 13, 2003 Calvary Chapel Aggieland I. Introduction a. Persecution is often God’s tool of choice for refining us and bringing us closer to Him. In Isaiah chapter 1 verse 25, God tells us this - 25 I will turn My hand against you, And thoroughly purge ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Richard Jones avatar

    God At The Mercy Of Sinful Humankind

    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 3, 2000
    based on 117 ratings
     | 5,832 views

    A heartfelt look at the suffering servant.

    God at the Mercy of Sinful Humankind Isaiah 50:4-9 (Main Text) Philippians 2:5-11(Read entire text pg. 5) Each text I will use today relates to the suffering of Christ -- from the first inklings of the suffering in the prophet Isaiah, to the long passion narrative in Mark, to the theological ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Life Of Quiet Brokenness

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 99 ratings
     | 5,883 views

    Living with brokenness, living with suffering

    "A Life of Quiet Brokenness" Romans 8:18-25 We gather in worship, in prayer, in meditation to make personal the life, the suffering, the death, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We come with our struggle of making Jesus someone who is real and alive for us in this day and age. We come with ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Lindeal Greer avatar

    The Cross Of Christ

    Contributed by Lindeal Greer on Jan 22, 2001
    based on 74 ratings
     | 4,760 views

    Christ suffered for our sins.

    The Cross of Christ Matt 16: 24 “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.” Consider the cross of Christ- The instrument on which he was killed. (Discuss his death) I Peter 2: 19-24 Isiah 53 “dumb as sheep” His death on the cross was ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Burdette avatar

    Our Glorious Future Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Feb 13, 2013
     | 3,708 views

    Suffering, redemption, transformation, hope

    OUR GLORIOUS FUTURE Romans 8: 18-25 (p800) February 10, 2013 INTRODUCTION: An heir means that you are to be the recipient of an inheritance …Most of us normal folks doesn’t use words like “heir” or “inheritance”. Our Dad might leave us a watch…or after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Story Of Job Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 30, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,884 views

    Suffering, trails, restoration, faith

    THE STORY OF JOB Job 1: 1-22 (p359) Sept 26, 2010 INTRODUCTION Right before I left for New Orleans the History channel was running a series of shows remembering the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on American…Kari and I watched many of them "Hotel Ground Zero" "102 minutes that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Yet Still I Rise

    Contributed by Brenda Jones on Jul 8, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 31,000 views

    Stand in Faith in the Midst of Suffering

    Yet Still I Rise 1 Peter 5:5-9 It’s preaching time, and text as read this morning is taken from the first letter of Peter, and in your leisure please read Chapters 3, 4, & 5. Now, as I meditated on the text, the theme that the Lord had given me is… “Yet Still I Rise!” Yet Still I Rise!” Let us ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Phil Morgan avatar

    What In The World Is God Doing?

    Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 2, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 4,565 views

    Sermon on the problem of suffering in the world.

    I think we’ve ALL been shocked and horrified by the events that have been unfolding in Kosovo, and the scenes we have witnessed of tens of thousands of refugees pouring into the surrounding countries as a result. People driven from their homes; families separated; stories of widespread murders and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Lamentation Of Jesus.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 26, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 416 views

    A warning, and the long-suffering of God.

    THE LAMENTATION OF JESUS. Matthew 23:34-39. 1. Context. Matthew 23:13-33. Jesus spares not to warn those who are on the path to ‘the damnation of hell’ (cf. Matthew 23:33), using such expressions as ‘woe unto you’ (eight times), ‘hypocrites’ (seven times), ‘blind guides’ or ‘fools and blind’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational