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  • Tim Patrick avatar

    When Things Happen To You

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Sep 30, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,721 views

    This sermon explains how to cope when bad things happen to you.

    How do you respond when bad things happen to you? Sometimes we are depressed. Sometimes we are destroyed. Sometimes we prosper. God gives us a model for handling bad things. This model was displayed by the apostle Paul. It is found in Philippians 1:12. "The things which happened to me have actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Keeping The Faith

    Contributed by Randy Croft on Dec 21, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 14,334 views

    How to weather doubt, discouragement, and hardships.

    Keeping the Faith ILLUS: The story is told of a man who was walking across the road when he was hit by a car. The impact knocked him on his head which caused him to be in a coma for a couple of days before he finally regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, his loving wife was there beside ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Cajuns, Prophets, And Persian Kings: God's Servants To Bless His People

    Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on Nov 3, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,174 views

    Pentecost 22: Trials, persecutions, and the most difficult moments in life are used by God to deliver us from greater harm and to bless us.

    A few nights ago I was sitting in the living room working on the computer. While checking my email, a pop-up ad for Classmates.com appeared. Classmates.com is an Internet company that stores graduation and reunion information for schools and military units. For some reason I decided to look up ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Do Not Lose Heart! (Part 2)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 10, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,087 views

    This sermon offers resources for coping with discouragement and help in overcoming despair.

    Last week we began a series entitled “Do Not Lose Heart.” We established the point that many people lose heart as they travel the path of life. I mentioned Jim Ryun, who was a long distance runner. At one point in his life he lost heart with running and walked off of the track. He quit. He was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Why Do Christians Suffer? Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Nov 24, 2015
    based on 6 ratings
     | 31,229 views

    A sermon examining the age old question "WHY?"

    Why Do Christians Suffer? I Peter 4:12-19 In the village of Miango, Nigeria, there is a guest house and a small church called Kirk Chapel. Behind the chapel is a small cemetery with 56 graves. Thirty-three of them hold the bodies of children of Christian missionaries. The stones read: "Ethyl ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sonny Thomas, Sr. avatar

    God's Grace Amidst Life's Pain

    Contributed by Sonny Thomas, Sr. on Aug 15, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,901 views

    We find that the trials and the sufferings of life refine and prepare us to take flight for the glory of God.

    [Announce Text] Please take your Bibles and turn with me to II Corinthians chapter twelve. I would like to thank each and every one for all of the calls, cards, emails, flowers, and, most of all, prayers surrounding the event of my brother’s death. Your efforts were a tremendous blessing to me and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    From Trouble To Triumph Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Aug 4, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,879 views

    Trials in the life of a Christian are a norm. But it is how we handles those trials, that separates us from the rest.

    From Trouble to Triumph James 2:2-12 Intro Trials in the life of a Christian are a part of life. How we view those trials and handle them is a whole different story though. The Scriptures mention at least eight purposes for the Lord’s allowing trials to come to the lives of His ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pressure Cooker Living

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 28, 2014
     | 6,658 views

    How do you handle the pressures of life? How can we make sure the pressure cooker of life doesn't cause us to explode?

    “Faith That Works: Pressure Cooker Living” James 1:1-12 Pressure cookers are wonderful. They are manufactured to help bring food to a proper tenderness and fitness. It’s an amazing process in which the pressure inside the cooker is intense – so much so that if the cook is ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Exodus 11 Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 11, 2009
     | 5,515 views

    verse-by-verse

    Well we find ourselves in chapter fourteen of the book of Exodus. God has worked mightily on behalf of His people and they have been completely delivered from Egypt so that they could worship God freely in the promised land. And for the most part the people recognized what God had done for them and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Shake And Bake Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Dec 7, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,780 views

    Learning how to be the church in today's world through learning from the book of Acts.

    [2] How many of you have ever heard of the cooking method called shake ‘n bake? [Shake ‘n bake demonstration.] Ever feel like that piece of pork? Let me rephrase that… Ever feel like that piece of meat? Wait a minute… Ever feel like your trapped in a situation ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Troubles Come Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Jun 28, 2013
     | 6,647 views

    "Faith" is the very quality of life that Jesus smiled upon and God rewards, but what does a life of faith look like in real life?

    When Troubles Come Series: Real Faith (Book of James) Brad Bailey – June 23, 2013 Intro I've found in recent years...that the more iI get to hear someone's story...the more amazed I am about the challenges people have risen up through in their lives. Everyone has a story... a story that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Lessons From Joe Pt 2 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 9, 2009
     | 2,732 views

    Our man Joe even in the midst of being at his lowest point in life grows into the man God desires him to be. Joe grows through adversity into the man God desires him to be. Pride fades away, the spoiled brat syndrome disappears and Joe learns to persevere

    Lessons from Joe: Pt 2! Opening video Illustration: Bluefishtv - Joseph - Tested Thesis: Our man Joe even in the midst of being at his lowest point in life grows into the man God desires him to be. Joe grows through adversity into the man God desires him to be. Pride fades away, the spoiled brat ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Harold Laubach Jr avatar

    Pressing On To The Goal Series

    Contributed by Harold Laubach Jr on Oct 22, 2011
     | 6,432 views

    A sermon about perseverance and the trials we endure.

    As we get started today, I wanted to speak about finishing the race. Not so much about the end, but about the trials and issues we all have on the way. I will be spending a lot of time in Philippians chapter 3 if you’d like to follow along in your Bibles. We heard a few minutes ago about ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Do Not Lose Heart (Part I)

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Nov 4, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,841 views

    This sermon offers resources for coping with discouragement and help in overcoming despair.

    Have you ever seen someone lose heart? Maybe today you are struggling with issues and are on the verge of losing heart. Maybe you have already lost heart. I will share a few examples I have observed. When I was a boy there was a man I idolized. His name was Jim Ryun. Jim Ryun was one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Suffering For Righteousness

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Feb 26, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,039 views

    Dealing with trials and adversity are a part of everyone's life - some more than others. We don't enjoy suffering, and yet the Word of God teaches us that we are to rejoice in them and even be happy as we suffer reproach. Peter explains this difficult doctrine in our text.

    Suffering for Righteousness 1 Peter 4: 12-16 Peter had spent considerable time in the preceding verses dealing with Christian character and conduct in the midst of a fallen world. He was well aware of the struggles and persecution many within the church faced. Although they were forced to deal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist