Sermons on toil and hardship: showing 391-405 of 16,753

A Drop Forged Faith

Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 28, 2003

God’s plan for dealing with times of distress.

Psalm 4:1-8 A Drop Forged Faith Woodlawn Baptist Church December 28, 2003 Introduction If you’ve paid much attention to your tools, you’ll notice a stamp on some of them that says they are drop forged. What’s the big deal with being drop forged? Did you ever wonder? When something has been drop ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

All Alone With No Answer

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 5, 2004

All Alone With No Answer

ALL ALONE WITH NO ANSWER JOB 2:11-13 INTRODUCTION: When you and I last checked in on Job he was all alone sitting in a pile of ashes. He had suffered finanicial ruin, family loss, physical pain, marital tension,yet Job has endured strong in his faith. so where does the devil point his ...read more

Scripture: Job 2:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

God Understands

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 6, 2004

ALL ABOUT SUSTAINING GRACE...good for funerals, too!

God Understands II Cor. 12:7-10 v. 9—sing “For His grace is sufficient…” Our church body has suffered many losses thru the years, many of you have suffered great loss this year…some this week. You get up some mornings hoping that perhaps it was a bad dream…but it’s still there, it’s real, and ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

Denomination: Baptist

"Do You Want To Get Well?" Series

Contributed by Kevin Cummins on Jan 9, 2004

This sermon teaches us how to be made well by looking at the story of Jesus asking the man who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years, "Do you want to get well?"

“A father and son went fishing one summer day. While they were out in their boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, ‘Dad, how does this boat float?’ The father replied, ‘Don’t rightly know son.’ A little later, the boy looked at his father and asked, ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Elijah: From The Pinnacle To The Pits Series

Contributed by Michael Goldsworthy on Jan 12, 2004

How God wants to meet you and use you in the dark times of your life.

ELIJAH: FROM THE PINNACLE TO THE PITS (1 KINGS 19) ENCOUNTERS WITH GOD (pt 4) Intro - Having to look up what Pinnacle means - Need to set up the story – a brief history - All the incredible things that God had done to him and through him in chapters 17-18 - God fed him during a drought by having ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God' S Concern For The Way We Think And Why It Matters Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 19, 2004

Today, we are going to look at a few more areas in which we need God¡¦s help, and then look at WHY we need to be concerned about such non-churchy, non-stained glass, everyday mundane things.

God’s Concern for the Way We Think and Why It Matters (Eccl. 11:1 to 12:14) 1. It is a challenge to preach sermons that are Biblical, relevant, and spiritual. 2. Some pastors do this by skipping around and avoiding the drier or more detailed sections of Scripture. 3. What many people miss, ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Compassed With God's Comfort

Contributed by Jamey Stewart on Jan 21, 2004

Through this message we will reveal God’s promise to comfort His children & God’s purpose for comforting His children.

Text: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Compassed With God’s Comfort - When we are grieving we expect to experience God’s Comfort - When we are barely getting along we expect to experience God’s Comfort - While we are living we can expect to experience God’s comfort A. God Comforts His ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

How To Help The Hurting

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 26, 2004

God commands you to comfort others. If you really want to help others during times of crisis, grief, tragedy, personal loss, or even depression, it helps to know what you are doing.

How to Help the Hurting 2 Corinthians 1:4-7 Intro 1. Driving through Texas, a New Yorker collided with a truck carrying a horse. A few months later he tried to collect damages for his injuries. "How can you now claim to have all these injuries?" asked the insurance company’s lawyer. "According to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:4-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

El Invierno De La Vida

Contributed by Santiago Panzardi on Jan 30, 2004

La vida es una manifestación de aventuras, y sinsabores que a menudo no podemos comprender. Muchos de ellos despreciados por la sociedad, como si fueran leprosos en el tiempo de la Ley en Israel. La sociedad no sabe que hacer con ellos, aún la iglesia ti

EL INVIERNO DE LA VIDA Cantares 2:11-13 * La vida es una manifestación de aventuras, y sinsabores que a menudo no podemos comprender. * Y esta, trae cuatro estaciones, de temperatura y condiciones climatológicas que no podemos controlar. Primavera, Verano, Otoño e invierno. * Ninguna de ellas ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 2:11-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

"What Is A Bulwark?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 31, 2004

God is the Rock of Refuge no matter how uncertain the times we live in.

Psalm 71:1-6 “What is a Bulwark?” By: Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA www.parkview-umc,org. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of the Cathedral of Whittenberg, Germany. That date is sometimes called the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 71:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Tools Of Destruction Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Feb 6, 2004

This is the 11th study in the study "The Hebrew Hymnal".

Series: The Hebrew Hymnal (Psalms) [#11] HYMNS #11-#13: TOOLS OF DESTRUCTION Psalm 11-13 David’s early life can be divided into three sections: In the country, in the court, and in the cave. In the country, David learned worship. In the court, David learned wisdom. In the cave, David ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Our Suffering, God's Glory

Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Aug 2, 2005

Purpose of our suffering.

I preached it at: o Providence REC 02/23/03 02/23/03 PREC Sexagesima Sunday I. Intro. A. Questions Have you ever considered how boring you are? <pause> That the book of life is not about you? <pause> That when the movie of our life is over, our own huge struggles against sin - or perhaps I ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

A Different Perspective

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Aug 2, 2005

No matter what we are going through, even when it appears as though God is not aware, stand your watch and wait on the Lord.

Rev. Wayne A. Lawson, M.Min Senior Pastor First Baptist Church Ardmore, OK 73402 (Preached Sunday, July 31, 2005) RevWLawson@aol.com http://firstbaptistok.org/ Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-4 1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

How Do You Find Hope?

Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 3, 2005

How can we find hope, when the world is falling down around us. Where do we turn to?

"HOW DO YOU FIND HOPE?" PSALMS 62:5-7 I was recently reading an article in the magazine, "In Christianity Today" that caught my interest. The author was recounting an event that recently took place which George Bush Sr. attended in Russia. The author wrote, "As Vice President, George Bush ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 62:5-7

Denomination: Baptist

Send Me A Sign

Contributed by David Brinkman on Aug 6, 2005

When you are in despair, you are desperate for a sign, a glimpse of hope. God’s answer when we are in despair is to give us what we need - Himself.

A businessman was in a great deal of trouble. His business was failing, he had put everything he had into the business, he owed everybody—it was so bad he was even contemplating suicide. As a last resort he went to a pastor and poured out his story of tears and woe. When he had finished, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:9-18

Denomination: Lutheran