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  • Where Do You Turn When Times Get Rough?

    Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jun 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,713 views

    Life can be hard at times. We carry burdens all the time. Who do we turn to for help? JESUS

    Where do you turn when times get rough? Question: Where do you turn when times get rough? 1. We all know that we all go through hard times a. People get sick b. The car breaks down and you can’t afford to fix it. c. The bills keep piling up and it making you crazy d. The rent is due but the ...read more

  • Breakfast With Jesus

    Contributed by Chuck Warnock on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,465 views

    Suppose everything we thought and believed about religion got stripped away from us in one horrific event. Suppose all the answers we thought we had to all the questions we thought people wanted answered, seemed hollow and empty.

    Breakfast with Jesus Chuck Warnock, Senior Pastor Chatham Baptist Church Chatham, VA www.chathambc.net April 22, 2007 – Sunday after the shootings at Virginia Tech on Ap 16, 2007 – John 21:1-19, NIV 1Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias.[a] It happened this way: ...read more

  • Jesus, Help!

    Contributed by Chuck Warnock on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
     | 12,276 views

    This is a story that is familiar to those of us who grew up in Sunday School. The story of “Blind Bartimaeus” is what my Primary teacher called it. It’s the story of a man who was reduced to begging because he was blind. Unlike our day, in the first ce

    Jesus, Help! Chuck Warnock, senior pastor Chatham Baptist Church Chatham, VA www.chathambc.net Mark 10:46-52, NIV 10:46 They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 10:47 When he heard ...read more

  • Dragon Slayer

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Jun 29, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 13,079 views

    Jesus has the authority, power and desire to help us overcome the problems that overwhelm us.

    Dragon-slayer Mark 5:1-17 Have you noticed how popular entertainment has made some pretty fearsome, terrible beings into loveable characters? Real pirates like Black Bart Roberts and Blackbeard were kidnappers, thieves, rapists, and murderers. Not the stuff heroes are made of. [picture ...read more

  • Tossin' And Turning

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 30, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,869 views

    There are times in life when it seems God no longer cares... but we continue to hope. We keep hope alive by remembering.

    Title: Tossing and Turning Text: Psalm 77 Thesis: There are times in life when it seems God no longer cares… but we continue to hope! There is a quote from the book of Job which states, “When I go to bed, I think, ‘When will it be morning?’ But the night drags on, and I toss until dawn.” Job ...read more

  • The Danger Of Lodging In The Wilderness

    Contributed by Bob Brown on Jun 30, 2007
    based on 68 ratings
     | 18,976 views

    An eagle is not made to walk around on this earth like a chicken or a turkey.

    2 Sam. 17 16 "Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, ’Do not spend this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily cross over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.’" 22 So David and all the people who were with him arose and crossed over the ...read more

  • Where Is God When Trouble Strikes?

    Contributed by Ian Lyall on Oct 20, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,563 views

    Trouble strikes us all at times, and often out of the blue. Do we press the panic button, ot trust that God is with us in the storm?

    A tale of two acorns: Two acorns fell on the earth. One was in open ground; the other in the middle of a dense forest. The acorn in the open ground produced a sapling as its roots began to grow. For a while the growth was held back as the root system developed going deep into the soil and round ...read more

  • Lie: God's Children Are Not Supposed To Feel Pain Series

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 20, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,772 views

    We live in a world where people, even Christians, believe they are entitled never to suffer pain. Yet, God uses suffering for His glory.

    Series: Lies Satan Tells GOD’S CHILDREN ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO FEEL PAIN 2Corinthians 12:1-10 Clyde Reid says in his book, "Celebrate the Temporary" "One of the most common obstacles to celebrating life fully is our avoidance of pain. We do everything to escape pain. Our culture reinforces ...read more

  • The God Of All Comfort

    Contributed by Robert Brent on Oct 22, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,521 views

    God’s comfort can be a present reality to all who suffer.

    “The God Of All Comfort” [2 Corinthians 1:3-7] Everybody likes to be comfortable.... Thermapedic mattress $2500.00.... This book begins with a doxology..... about suffering and comfort. The Greek word rendered comfort/consolation is found 10 times in these verses. The word tribulation thilipsis ...read more

  • Questions, Questions

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 5,075 views

    How do we respond to the questions of life? How did Jesus respond?

    It seems that questions fill our daily lives. Everywhere we go, we are confronted by questions. At home it might be very simple things like, “What’s for tea?” or, “When’s Grandma coming?”, “How can I afford it?”, “Who does she think she is?”, “What was that referee doing?”, “Why can’t I have ...read more

  • Does Suffering Mean God Has Abandoned Me? Series

    Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,136 views

    Not even the worst afflictions you might face can cancel out God¡¦s purpose or God¡¦s favor in your life.

    You might have heard that, on the next to last day of our vacation, Nancy and I were rear-ended as we were pulling off the freeway in San Jose, California. Thankfully we weren¡¦t hurt, but the car was undriveable, and we were 850 miles from home without transportation. For a while we felt not ...read more

  • Is There Any Comfort In Suffering? Series

    Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,389 views

    You can trust God to sustain and encourage you, even in the most severe trial, because that¡¦s the kind of God he is.

    Some of you have been through some trials recently. Some of you are going through some deep stuff right now. People have come to you, seeking to comfort you. And sometimes that just doesn¡¦t make you feel any better. When you¡¦re in suffering, it feels like the pressure will never let up. It ...read more

  • Where Can I Find My Strength In Suffering? Series

    Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,957 views

    God does not always remove affliction, but uses it to reveal his power as we embrace our weakness.

    We’ve been talking this month about suffering, because I know how many of you have been going through difficult things in recent times. (Let me say that if you want a copy of these 7 messages on “Making Sense of Suffering,” sign up on the tape request form on that little desk in the back corner.) ...read more

  • What Does Suffering Say About God? Series

    Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,210 views

    The Bible sees hardship as God¡¦s loving discipline, which, as we submit to it, he uses to produce his character in our lives.

    Turn in your Bibles to Hebrews 12. We¡¦ve been talking in recent weeks about suffering, seeking to make sense out of the trials and hardships we go through in life. To start us off, I want you to think about what one couple has gone through¡K Introduction: Video interview with a couple who ...read more

  • "Remember The Long Way!"

    Contributed by Kevin Smith on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 19,247 views

    This sermon talks about the importance of not forgetting where we came from...

    Deuteronomy 8:1-10, 18-20 Awww come on and praise the Lord up in this house. God bless you as you are seated in the presence of the Lord. Ushers you may admit the door and let the worshippers in. Amen. This chapter of Deuteronomy is a powerful piece, and it’s pregnant with possibility. That’s why ...read more