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  • Stephen Smarowsky avatar

    God Is In Control

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Feb 10, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 5,298 views

    Many people seem to think that God is randomly confronted with different trials and than randomly transforms them into something good in our lives.

    Matthew 4 God is in Control (4:1) 1. Jesus “was led up by the Spirit…” - God is in control here. - This was all apart of God’s plan. - God doesn’t transform trials into good. - Many people seem to think that God is randomly confronted with different trials and than randomly transforms them ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Claude Alexander avatar

    The Trials Of Jesus And Melchizedek Series

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Feb 3, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,401 views

    Jesus the High Priest after the Order of Melchizedek (Part 1)

    The trials of Jesus. The night before Jesus was sentenced to death by crucifixion, He was arrested and tried seven times (some note six based on how these trials are counted). They included: 1. The trial before Annas: John 18:12-14, 19-23 include the details of the first Jewish trial of Jesus. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dennis Davidson avatar

    The Trials & Paradoxes Of Ministry Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 18, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 13,906 views

    Those who serve through the difficulties of life & ministry find that God¡¯s grace produces dignity in them & glory for God.

    2 CORINTHIANS 6: 3-10 [GAINING PERSPECTIVE Series] THE TRIALS AND PARADOXES OF MINISTRY [Romans 5:1-5 / 14: ] With an outburst of passion, noble Christian service is described. For those who receive the grace of God, and allow it to carry out its intended working, there is a moving into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Turing Trials Into Triumphs Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 7, 2021
     | 6,448 views

    The first subject that James addresses in his letter is how to face our trials. His suggestion is shocking: we should welcome our trials with joy. But his reason for the suggestion makes sense when you understand things from God's perspective.

    A. In Max Lucado’s book, In The Eye Of The Storm, he tells a story about a parakeet named Chippie. 1. Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming -one second he was peacefully perched in his cage, and the next he was sucked in, washed up and blown over. 2. The problem began when Chippie’s owner ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Joy In The Midst Of Trials Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 13, 2022
     | 5,172 views

    I find joy in my trials when I embrace them as God’s instruments for good.

    NOTES: • This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Conversion And Transformation Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 5, 2025
     | 412 views

    The reading from John's Gospel will help us get insight into the awesome transformation of Saul into Paul on the Damascus road.

    Friday of the Third Week in Easter 2025 Sometimes we can aid our personal understanding of the Scriptures by our imagination, and in the Gospel we just heard, our imagination should be running very, very fast. Jesus said, “This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Turning Trials Into Triumphs Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 2, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,439 views

    James shares some incredible truths about how we can turn the various trials we encounter into life into triumphs.

    Turning Our Trials Into Triumphs Making It Real – week 2 OKAY… let’s do this. LAST WEEK – we began a new series on the book of James – a letter written by James the ½ brother of Jesus (a guy who grew up with Jesus, who didn’t believe Jesus was God, who along with his brothers and sisters even ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Transformed Name Series

    Contributed by Chris Heimsoth on Aug 1, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,483 views

    7th Sermon in our Action in Acts series, preached on June 19th, it was leading into the summer were continuity and attendance start to decline. This sermon is focusing on the transformation of Saul, the stretching of Annanias and how God wants to change u

    Action – A transformed name I was watching the news reports of the rioting in Vancouver after game 7 this week and was struck by two things, how dangerous people can be when they start going down that path and the danger that is our reaction to it, thinking that there is no way we would ever ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Life Transformed Series

    Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on Oct 12, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,344 views

    A very religious Saul, on the way to Damascus to persecute Christians, is transformed in an encounter with Christ. Saul, the persecutor becomes Paul, the world's greatest missionary, and people living today can have their lives transformed.

    SERIES: Adventures in Acts 010 TITLE: A Life Transformed TEXT: Acts 9:1-8 INTRO: One day a lady was leaving a beauty shop, when she met another lady who said, Mary Smith, I haven’t seen you in years, my how you’ve changed…slimmed down, hair different, clothing style, what a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Life Transformed Series

    Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on May 30, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,504 views

    Saul encounters Jesus on the road to Damascus and is transformed from a persecutor to a preacher of the Gospel.

    SERIES: Adventures in Acts 010 TITLE: A Life Transformed TEXT: Acts 9:1-8 INTRO: One day a lady was leaving a beauty shop, when she met another lady who said, Mary Smith, I haven’t seen you in years, my how you’ve changed…slimmed down, hair different, clothing style, what a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Transforming Grace

    Contributed by Charles R. Peck on May 4, 2014
     | 5,336 views

    There is no other word for grace, but amazing. This grace will save to the uttermost.

    TRANSFORMING GRACE Titus 2: 11/14 I believe that it was The Talley Trio that sang the song, “No other word for grace, but amazing.” And then we sing the song, “Amazing Grace how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now ...read more

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    A Transformed Life PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 20, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,202 views

    This sermon explores the transformative power of Jesus Christ, which reconciles us with God, and how our struggles can draw us closer to Him.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. It is with great joy that I stand before you today, ready to share from the Word of God, our divine guide and compass in this life. A gentle breeze of grace and mercy sweeps across this gathering, reminding us of the comforting presence of the Holy Spirit. We ...read more

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    Jailhouse Transformations Series

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 30, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,817 views

    A jailer's life was transformed through an encounter with Paul and Silas who remained faithful to Christ even while in a Philippian prison.

    We are all familiar with the concept of “jailhouse transformations,” that phenomenon associated with a prisoner whose life is “miraculously” transformed, but only after they get to prison. We recall the “jailhouse” transformation of the likes of Ted Bundy and ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Transformed Perspective Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 6, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,549 views

    2nd of 3 in Philemon series. A look at how God wants to change the way we look at the world. Emphasis on how complaining comes from not recognizing God’s sovereignty

    How would you feel if you were kidnapped, bound and held hostage by a mass murderer on the run? That’s exactly what happened to Ashley Smith in March of last year, when she was abducted by Brian Nichols after he had killed four people escaping the Atlanta courthouse where he was on trial for rape. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Touch That Transformed

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 16, 2003
    based on 71 ratings
     | 11,419 views

    Every Christian must ultimately decide whether they will continue to follow their own self-devised path or make full commitment to Christ, and that decision is often made in the midst of a crisis.

    The Touch That Transformed Text: Gen.32: 30-31 Intro: A study in the life of Jacob, the son of Isaac, reveals much about human nature. More importantly, it reveals many spiritual truths about the Christian’s walk with God that need to be acknowledged and applied to daily life. I won’t take ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist