Sermons on The Way Of Suffering:

Which Way Did They Go? Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jul 7, 2011

What happens when the church is what it is supposed to be?

• After two attempts by Satan to stop this NT church from making progress the revivals keeps piling up one on top of the other. 1) Revival following Peter’s preaching at Pentecost(2) 2) Revival following Peter and John healing the man crippled from birth(4) 3) Revival following ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:17-42

God Will Give A Way Of Escape

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 24, 2020

The world will say, ‘just leave that place when the problem starts’, but the Holy Spirit tells us when the heat becomes hotter in your life ‘ leave your flesh’ and walk in the Spirit, God will give a way of escape!

Way of escape! 1 Corinthians 10:13” God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. God will provide a way for us to escape! This promise is so comforting and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Denomination: Pentecostal

How Do We Deal With Suffering And Loss?

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Oct 29, 2009

This sermon was written after my wife birthed our third child stillborn. It came from my heart and I hope that it will help you prepare to help others or even begin to heal you hurt.

Intro: In a world starved for life. Life without aging, life without pain, life without hurt, how do we as Christ followers respond to loss? Do we scream and yell because we don’t understand, sometimes, do we talk it out, sometimes, do we tell God we’re angry and we want to know why, of course. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:16-23

Denomination: Baptist

Section (4) You Never Suffer Alone Series

Contributed by Luther Sexton on Feb 19, 2019

God never lets us suffer alone. There is always hope

XIII. You Never Suffer Alone The sufferings that you and I experience will either involve us with others, or isolate us from others. A. Building 1. Walls - self-pity, resentment, bitterness, and unbelief 2. Bridges a. Reaching out to help others b. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:15, Luke 13:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Twelve Years Of Suffering, And Twelve Years Of Life

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 2, 2015

A woman healed, a child raised from the dead. Application.

TWELVE YEARS OF SUFFERING, AND TWELVE YEARS OF LIFE. Mark 5:21-43. In this particular section Mark presents us with a ‘story within a story’ – and, as you might expect with such a literary device, there are both similarities and dissimilarities. First of all, we have the not unusual picture of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Will And Suffering - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Dr. Tom Badia on Feb 19, 2024

Does God permit suffering to come to someone who is living righteously within the will of God?

GOD'S WILL AND SUFFERING-Part 1 ‘DEVELOPING THE PROPER ATTITUDE TOWARDS SUFFERING’ series :knowing the voice of God KEY VERSES: “For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. If, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye shall take it ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:15

How To Respond To Suffering And Pain Lesson 2 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 27, 2023

Since there is divine purpose for pain, learn from it.

1. The most obvious observation, pain hurts! 2. Definition from Webster, (1) “Localized physical suffering associated with bodily disorder or disease or injury.” (2) Basic bodily sensation, induced by noxious stimulus, received by naked nerve endings, characterized by physical discomfort and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 41:10, Hebrews 13:3

Denomination: Baptist

Job's Suffering (Job 1)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 18, 2025

Do we still praise God in suffering?

When we suffer, do we have the faith to praise God, trusting His wisdom, even though it may be beyond our understanding? Let’s begin to explore the human condition and the nature of faith in Job 1. What kind of man was Job and how did he live his life? A man in the land of Uz was named Job. That ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus' Suffering (Matthew 27a)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 13, 2024

What pampered king, president or prime minister of this world would suffer for the sake of his people? Yet, Jesus, king of the world did. Let's look at Jesus' suffering in Matthew 27:1-33.

How much did Jesus suffer even before His crucifixion? Let’s glimpse His suffering in Matthew 27:1-33. Who was Jesus taken to next? Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. So they bound him, led him away and handed him ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

"A New And Living Way" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 3, 2009

Sermon 20 in a study in HEBREWS (This is reprint of an old sermon, slightly reworked, because it fit in this series at this point)

“Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Orthodox

"Believing, The Way To Eternal Life!"

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Aug 24, 2003

The text from John Chapter 6 is the Gospel Reading for Year B for the Sunday between August 21 and 27 inclusive. The themes are believing and eternal life.

“BELIEVING, THE WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE!” --JOHN 6:56-71 --by R. David Reynolds Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, tells this story in his sermon, “Your Ever After Heaven”: “If you ever get the opportunity to visit Egypt and the tombs and ...read more

Scripture: John 6:56-71

Denomination: Methodist

Heart Conditioning God's Way

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jul 12, 2005

People have 1 of 4 heart conditions.

Heart Conditioning God’s Way Stand-Alone Sermon July 3, 2005 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: I In 1998, 459,841 people (or 1 out of 5 deaths) in America were attributed to coronary heart disease. A The Lord has allowed the medical field to learn about the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-19

Denomination: Baptist

"Storms Don't Last Always!"

Contributed by Arthur And Marie Mason on Jun 6, 2009

We will encounter storms in our lives, and we can allow these storms to make us bitter, or help us to be better Christians. It is how we react to the trials in our lives, not the storms, itself that is most important.

Mark 4:35-41. “Storms Don’t Last Always.” Dr. Marie Mason Illustration: A young woman, whom I will call Patty, told me a little about her life, and listening to her, I had a combination of emotions. As a parent, (1) hurt, because, as a child, she went through so much, (2) exhilarated, because ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Trust And Obey - The Only Way Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Dec 29, 2000

Trusting in God's commands will bring about the healing, restoration, and reconciliation needed in every relationship you have had or will ever have

Remember the time the Disciples were with Jesus on the lake and a storm came that was so strong that men who had spent most of their life as fishermen, were terrified. This was one serious storm! “One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake." So ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"The Most Excellent Way"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 1, 2003

Considering Paul’s description of love, and applying it to our lives.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8 “The Most Excellent Way” By: Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA At a men’s retreat a truck driver told about the change Christ had made in his life, and he was asked to think of some specific way in which he was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist