Sermons on Times Of Testing:

Tested By Plans For The Future: Lesson 17

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 4, 2013

God tests us by our belief in salvation

A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 24:1-67 1. Why is this story included in scriptures? Abraham sends his servant back to his family in Mesopotamia to find a bride for his son Isaac. The story includes incidents how God worked in small details for the servant to find Rebekah and return her to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:1-67

Denomination: Baptist

The Test Of Whether God Is Your Father Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Feb 5, 2021

The religious leaders were proud of their heritage as children of Abraham, but that kept them from receiving what Jesus was offering. This message looks at the test of whether God or Satan is our father as well as four danger signs that we are heading in the wrong direction.

THE TEST OF WHETHER GOD IS YOUR FATHER: The answer is found in what you do with Jesus. - John 8:42. - John 8:39b, 44. - Many focus on a generic God. - The teaching of the Kingdom is not a generic morality. - We each need to make a decision for or against Jesus. DANGER SIGNS: 1. Counting on ...read more

Scripture: John 8:37-47

Denomination: Baptist

Tested By Broken Relationship Lesson 4 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 21, 2017

Escape from spiritual failure

A. ESCAPE FROM SPIRITUAL FAILURE 1. You have to leave your place of trouble. “Abram went up from Egypt” (Gen. 13:1). 2. Remove your loved ones from trouble. “His wife . . . and Lot with him” (13:1). 3. Get by yourself. “Into” the Negev (desert) (13:1, NLT). God usually puts people into a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Tested By The Sins Of Others Lesson 5 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 21, 2017

The courage of faith

A. THE CONSEQUENCES OF WAR: GEN. 14:1-16 “Four kings from the Euphrates valley invaded Palestine and won a battle against three kings there. The kings in Palestine had paid taxes to the four kings for 12 years. When they quit paying taxes the four kings invaded them. Not only did they destroy ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 14:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Tested Concerning Fruit Lesson 6 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 21, 2017

There is always another test.

A. THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER TEST: GEN. 15:1-22 1. Scared. Abram had just defeated an army of four kingdoms. He might be afraid of a counterattack. “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great” (Gen. 15:1, NLT). 2. The Monday syndrome. We are vulnerable ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 15:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Tested With Provision Of Money Lesson 7 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 21, 2017

Tempted by Satan to failure.

A. THE INEVITABILITY OF TESTS 1. We are tempted by satan to failure. 2. We are tested by God to demonstrate strength. Abraham tested by God: 11:26-12:3 – tested by obedience to God’s call 12:4-9 – tested by provision of God in the land 12:1-18 – tested by broken relationship (with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 14:17-24

Denomination: Baptist

Tested With His Priority Lesson 15 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 22, 2017

What is your most precious thing in life?

A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 22:1-19 1. What is your most precious thing in life? a. A person. b. A talent. c. A thing. d. An action. 2. God wants us to yield everything to Him. “Give yourself to God; let your body be a living and holy sacrifice to God” (Rom. 12:1, ELT). “Give yourselves ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Tested By Plans For The Future Lesson 17 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 24, 2017

How God works in small details

A. INTRODUCTION: GENESIS 24:1-67 1. Why is this story included in scriptures? Abraham sends his servant back to his family in Mesopotamia to find a bride for his son Isaac. The story includes incidents how God worked in small details for the servant to find Rebekah and return her to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 24:1-67

Denomination: Baptist

8 Tests For Decision Making Nasb

Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on May 18, 2022

FROM FACEBOOK, I DIDN'T WRITE IT, AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Scriptural test - Has God already spoken it about it in His Word? 2 Timothey 3: 16 All Scripture is [a]inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for [b]rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness Secrecy test - Would it bother me if everyone knew this was my choice? Proverbs 11:3 The ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Vineyard

God Confirms Faith Through Tests

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Mar 4, 2018

God test people to confirm their faith in Him

It is affirmed in Hebrew 11:6 that without faith we cannot please God. Throughout the scriptures, God had always tested people in order to confirm that indeed they have faith in Him. Usually those who passed the tests learnt endurance (James 1:3) and were rewarded. What does the bible ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28, Daniel 3:8-30, Genesis 22:1-19, Hebrews 11:1-6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Have We Been Put To The Test? Series

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 3, 2022

Check the words that people speak with what God says in the Bible. Check the commitment to the body of believers

1 John 4:1-6 cautions Christians not to indiscriminately acknowledge every single spiritual case. There are numerous bogus instructors (false teachers) on the planet. It is vital to painstakingly consider both the source and the substance of an instructing (teaching) before we acknowledge it. John ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Quarreled & Tested: For The Long Haul

Contributed by Amiri Hooker on Sep 30, 2023

Exodus 17:1-7 is a story of the Israelites' journey through the wilderness, which mirrors our struggles and tests. This passage reveals how the Israelites quarreled with God and faced a profound test of faith, a test that we, too, may encounter on our spiritual journey

1 October 2023 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR A Quarreled & Tested: For the Long Haul The Message 17 1-2 Directed by God, the whole company of Israel moved on by stages from the Wilderness of Sin. They set camp at Rephidim. And there wasn’t a drop of water for the people to drink. ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7

Denomination: United Methodist

Will You Take God Up On His Test? (Exodus 15:22-27) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 21, 2022

If you're actually/fully obeying God, will He heal you?

I apparently needed a break from Exodus, which I didn't expect (did Psalm 9-12). But I'm learning to not fight it, and just go with it. [And I'm hoping this is the Spirit leading me, somehow]. This week, I felt like I was maybe ready to try Exodus again. Let's start by ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:22-27, James 5:14-16, John 9:30-33

Fight Like A Girl! Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Aug 6, 2009

It is an insult that is still used today on playgrounds across the globe. Little boys testing their strength and dexterity against one another revert back to this proverbial slap in the face by throwing down the gauntlet of this time proven stab. However

“Like a Girl” Part 1 – Fight Like A Girl I. Introduction It is an insult that is still used today on playgrounds across the globe. Little boys testing their strength and dexterity against one another revert back to this proverbial slap in the face by throwing down the gauntlet of this time ...read more

Scripture: Judges 4:4-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

It's About Time

Contributed by David Henderson on Aug 12, 2012

(1) God’s Timing is sovereign. We know that but every one of us, from time to time question his timing. We wonder why God doesn’t answer our prayers when we ask him to. How many of us have ever prayed for something-your prayer went unanswered or it wa

“It’s About Time” Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; 14-15 The scripture we read this morning was used in a song some years ago by the Byrds called Turn, Turn, turn. To everything there is a season. The writer is Solomon, considered to be one of the wisest of men to ever live. In fact God ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

Denomination: Baptist