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  • Howard Strickland avatar

    The Big Pay Off!

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 18, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,726 views

    Sometimes life is tough, but for the believer it will be worth it all!

    The Big Pay Off James 5: 1-12 1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    You Don't Look Like What You Been Through

    Contributed by James Thomas on Apr 19, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 41,340 views

    Triumph in tough times victory from defeat

    James A. Thomas Jr. 1970 Parker Road House Of Judah Ministries Sunday Jan, 2008 You don’t look like what you been through Gen 42:1-8 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Stop Whining And Start Winning!

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 10, 2015
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,817 views

    So you think it is tough being a Christian?

    Romans 8 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Does A Person Who Commits Suicide Automatically Go To Hell?

    Contributed by Peter Pilt on Apr 20, 2019
     | 3,907 views

    Wrestling with the tough topic of suicide and eternal destiny

    There was a story in the media today (17th December 2018) of a Catholic Priest in Detroit upsetting the relatives of a teen boy at his funeral, when, during the funeral sermon, the Priest said that he didn’t think the boy would be in heaven due to the fact that he committed suicide. I thought I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Saved From Sin Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 500 views

    God is a relational God who saves us from the power of sin and is always with us, empowering us to live with courage.

    Today, I've got a cool object lesson to help us understand it better. But first, let me ask you a question: Have you ever felt trapped or stuck in a bad habit or situation? Yeah, we all have. But guess what? God wants to help us break free from those things! I have a mousetrap here. Imagine this ...read more

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    Dealing With Life's Dilemmas

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 98 ratings
     | 14,277 views

    There are sometimes tough choices that we have to make in life.

    Introduction: I can appreciate the frustration Charlie Brown has in the Peanuts cartoons. Like the one where Lucy is philosophizing and Charlie is listening. As usual, Lucy has the floor, delivering one of her lectures. She says, "Charlie Brown, life is a lot like a deck chair. Some place it ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Makes You Pray? Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on May 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,747 views

    Jonah’s in the tough place where he learns to pray.

    "What makes you pray?" Jonah 2 Last week we left Jonah sitting in the belly of the fish at the bottom of the sea. So here he is in a crisis situation and he does what most of us would do. He prays. There’s something funny about this situation from the standpoint that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Nail The Door Shut"

    Contributed by John Bergh on Oct 29, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,059 views

    When times are especially tough, Jesus is always there and always will be there.

    Oct. 24, 2010 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 C & Z “Nail the Door Shut” I have always been one who enjoys sports. I like to watch baseball, football and basketball along with many other sports. I had the privilege of playing some of these when I was younger. I remember vividly the first year ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    "Don't You Know? Haven't You Heard?"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 7, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,135 views

    A sermon about trusting in God when the going gets tough.

    "Don't You Know? Haven't You Heard?" Isaiah 40:21-31 In the Upper Room devotional for this past Monday Amy Grenoble wrote about her many years of battling with an eating disorder. Her days were filled with mental battles, prayers of desperation, attempts to repair injured relationships and ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Thank God That Trouble Don't Last Always

    Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Nov 24, 2007
    based on 34 ratings
     | 63,976 views

    This sermon is one of encouragement to those who are going thorugh tough times. When it seems as though there is no way out of a situation and everything is closing in on you, you can rest assure that God is just a whisper away to help you. All you have

    Introduction: The word trouble is often looked upon with a dark color. Trouble and trials are two of a kind. Webster’s dictionary defines trouble as a condition of distress, anxiety, or danger. We as Christians are well aware that we face trouble and trials in our day-to-day living. James ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Getting Set Ablaze

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Sep 15, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,836 views

    Instead of running from Holy Spirit fire and God’s plan and purpose for our lives, we need to start running towards the flames to get set ablaze. First we’ll look at what Holy Spirit fire does, and then the benefits it provides for our lives.

    Getting Set Ablaze Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urqS5XGpp94 This past year, we saw a deadly fire sweep through Lahaina killing 97 and destroying one of Hawaii’s cultural centers, as Lahaina used to be the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom. But you see, that is what ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    How Can I Count My Blessings?

    Contributed by Larry Wise on Dec 1, 2000
    based on 305 ratings
     | 21,328 views

    Keeping my perspective when times get tough.

    How Can I Count My Blessings? I Peter 4:12-19 So, how was your Thanksgiving this year? Consider Job. He has come to represent the epitome of suffering. His children were killed in an accident. He is financially ruined. He has been stricken with an incurable illness--and is in such constant ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Why Would God Love Me Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on May 22, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,813 views

    Series on Tough Questions. This message is based on the Ethopian Eunich

    Tough Questions – Real Answers Why Would God Love Me? April 22, 2007 Acts 8:26-40 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Stepp avatar

    Has The Cross Ever Crossed Your Mind

    Contributed by Jerry Stepp on Oct 8, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,376 views

    A outline to ask you a tough question, has it?

    Has the Cross ever crossed your mind? Galatians 6:14 Others may Glory in the circumcision, rituals, and a great show of converts to an easy religion, but I will glory only in the cross of Christ. Those things are empty, worthless and crucified to me and I am crucified to them. (Dakes notes on Gal. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Unfinished Sermon

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Dec 31, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,877 views

    WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH ... the Felix' of this world PROCRASTINATE!

    The Unfinished Sermon Acts 24:24—27 Intro. I really feel for Paul as a preacher. His sermon was really on a roll. Want to hit the pulpit and shout "Amen" Then, all the sudden, Felix pulls the plug. "That's enough for now, if I have time later I'll hear more. Don't call me, I'll call ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist