Sermons about Tough Circumstances

Trust Above Your Circumstances

Contributed by Mark Haines on Apr 22, 2011

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Our faith tends to rise and fall based on our circumstances. The more pain we feel the more doubt we express. But Jesus, even as he died on the cross, rose about his feelings of abandonment and entrusted his spirit into the Father’s care.

Introduction: I saw an article recently entitled, “God’s Friday.” That makes far more sense to me than “Good Friday.” There is nothing good about what happened to Jesus in and around Jerusalem about 2000 years ago. 1. Jesus’ Circumstances • Satan and his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:46

Denomination: Wesleyan

Circumstances Changed Character's Concepts Series

Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jul 6, 2010

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Naomi undergoes a changed perspective.

RUTH 1:20-22 CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGED CHARACTER’S CONCEPTS I. CHANGE: RUTH 1:20 A. Concepts. B. Character. C. Continuum. II. CIRCUMSTANCES: RUTH 1:21 A. Comparative. B. Charging. C. Constructive. III. ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-22

Denomination: Methodist

How To Be Thankful In Every Circumstance

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Oct 10, 2006

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It’s easy to be thankful during the good times of life, but how can we be thankful during the difficult times?

Imagine a man who has lost everything…all of his possessions…his ten children…even his health. How would this man respond to such incredible tragedy? Would he be filled with bitterness? Would he go insane? Would he commit suicide? Perhaps you don’t know that there actually was a man who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Denomination: Baptist

God Speaks Through Circumstances Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 30, 2006

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Sermon ten in a fourteen sermon series based on the popular Bible study by Henry Blackaby.

The Father loved the Son and showed Him everything He was doing. Jesus did not have to guess what to do. He did not have to dream up what He could do for the Father. He watched to see what the Father was doing around Him and Jesus put His life there. The Father could then accomplish His purposes ...read more

Scripture: John 5:17-20, John 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

How To Survive Your Circumstances

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Sep 11, 2015

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A sermon examining how to endure great difficulty in this life.

How To Survive Your Circumstances I Kings 17:1-7 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ Friday the 13th 1972 a Uruguayan Air Force plane was carrying a college rugby team to play a match in Chile. While flying over the Andes ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Give Thanks In All Circumstances!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 20, 2018

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No matter how terrible some of the circumstances of life may be, with God's help there will always be that for which we can be thankful.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Psalm 103:1-5 A. By Presidential Proclamation, this Thursday is traditionally a day of national Thanksgiving. So I want to call your attention to 1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Psalm 103:1-5, 2 Corinthians 4:16, Exodus 3:7, Psalm 23:4 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

How To Respond To Humbling Circumstances

Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 26, 2017

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At times God brings a Christian through humbling experiences. Why would He do that? How are we to respond when that happens? What are the benefits of responding in the right way?

1 Peter 5:6 04.26.15 A paradox is a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet perhaps true.i Jesus stated a paradox in Matt 23:12 when He said, “…whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”ii The world does not believe ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6, Matthew 23:12, Philippians 2:5-8, Isaiah 9:8-13, James 4:10, Isaiah 57:15, Luke 14:11 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Give Thanks In All Circumstances

Contributed by Dusan Tillinger on Oct 8, 2012

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How many times we realize all God´s blessings in our lives? This sermon is focused on how much we get from our Lord. Every day there is something to be thankful for.

The sermon starts with the video “I Choose Thankful” http://www.ministryflix.com/short_films/overview-i_choose_thankful.html?trk=10 Tomorrow we celebrate Thanksgiving – for some people it is just a day off which extends a weekend; for others it is a good chance to see ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Denomination: Lutheran

Hope In Christ Not Your Circumstances Series

Contributed by Leonard Cook on Mar 13, 2013

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Hope In Christ Not Your Circumstances1 Peter sermon one!

Hope In Christ Not Your Circumstances (1 Peter 1:3-13) Key Center: 1:13, “13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled, set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. Hope in Christ for New Birth (1:3-4) 3 Praise be to the God and Father ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:2-13

Denomination: Holiness

Seeing Beyond Your Circumstances Series

Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 17, 2024

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This is a study of the gospel of Mark regarding the life of Jesus. It is based on my personal study and research of Scripture and many books and sermons I have read over the years.

GOSPEL OF MARK: GOD’S SERVANT IN ACTION SEEING BEYOND YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES A. Mark 10:46-52 (READ) ILLUSTRATION: My youngest grandchild is Reanne Sonnefield, Shonda’s younger daughter, who will be turning 14 in June. When Reanne was almost 3-years-old, Shonda and her girls—Shalie and Reanne, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Victory Over Every Circumstance

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jun 20, 2022

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Most Christians want to experience overcoming power and triumph in every situation. How can we?

I feel that most Christians want to experience “...overcoming power and triumph in each trying hour.” Victory over every circumstance. This principle is taught throughout the Bible. 1. Potter and the clay, Jeremiah 18:1-10 a. In the hands of the potter, verse 6. b. Made it again as seemed good to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 45:5-8, Genesis 50:20

Denomination: Baptist

Serving Others In Every Circumstance Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 31, 2025

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Acts 28:1-16 shows how God uses Christians to serve others in every circumstance.

Introduction From 1787 to 1833, the Clapham Sect was a small group of Reformed, Evangelical Christians led by William Wilberforce. This small group of Christians transformed British society by abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire. In the 1780s, Britain shipped 50,000 slaves ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

When The Going Gets Tough Series

Contributed by Timothy Brown on Mar 26, 2007

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There are certain things you should do when life gets rough and tough.

“Journey Through Gethsemane: Part II” Matthew 26:46 When the Going Gets Tough Introduction: The phrase, “when the going gets tough,” is a phrase that would lead one to think that a situation or a circumstance has gone bad. In the case of Jesus and his journey through the garden, at this point, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:46-56

Denomination: Baptist

God's Solution For Tough Times

Contributed by Herson Gonzalez on Oct 7, 2006

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We all go through tough times. We all go through the shadow of the valley of death. The life is a combination of values and satifaction, of defeats and victories, of failures and successes, and of mountains and valleys. Crisis doesn’t only show our c

God’s Solution for Tough Times We all go through tough times We all go through the shadow of the valley of death The life is a combination of values and satifaction, of defeats and victories, of failures and successes, and of mountains and valleys. Crisis doesn’t only show our character, but ...read more

Scripture: John 16:33

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Tender Heart Of A Tough Leader

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Aug 5, 2007

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Christian Leadership with Servant Leadership

The Tender Heart of a Tough Leader Nehemiah 1:1-11 Bro. Rodney A. Fry Intro: How do we respond to bad news? The phone call late at night? The conference with your child’s teacher? The meeting with the Lawyer The report from the Medical lab? None of us are immune to bad news; the secret is in the ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

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