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  • Bruce Willis avatar

    Rejoice In Your Sufferings Series

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Feb 11, 2008
    based on 25 ratings
     | 10,952 views

    This sermon deals with the reasons you need to rejoice in your sufferings because of what it produces in you including perseverance, character and hope.

    Folk the reality is, we live in a world where there are natural disasters, political catastrophes, economic hardships, accidents, illnesses, death and widespread wickedness. No one can be a part of such a world without times of suffering. Likewise, the believer is not sheltered from adverse ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus The Morning Star Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Nov 17, 2025
     | 216 views

    Jesus, as the Morning Star, brings hope, illumination, and assurance of victory to every believer, signifying the bright future that awaits those who trust in Him.

    JESUS THE MORNING STAR By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Revelation 22:16 Key Verse: “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.” – Revelation 22:16 Supporting Texts: 2 Peter 1:19; ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Thankful In Every Circumstance: 9 Principals From Paul

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Aug 26, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 6,037 views

    One of the greatest privileges of being a Christian is to have the capacity to give thanks regardless of what happens.

    Thankful in Every Circumstance: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "In everything give rejoice always, pray without ceasing and in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Have you ever noticed that people who are habitually ungrateful are stranger to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Empowers

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 13, 2025
     | 421 views

    Many believers live below their potential because they lack the understanding of divine empowerment. Jesus did not call us to live in weakness, fear, or defeat. Instead, He has given us supernatural strength, authority, and ability to fulfil our divine purpose.

    JESUS EMPOWERS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." – Acts 1:8 Supporting Texts: Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Why To Suffer Is To Reign With Christ

    Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jul 22, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,066 views

    This sermon delves into a profound and often challenging aspect of our Christian journey: suffering. The idea that suffering is an integral part of reigning with Christ can seem paradoxical, yet it is a recurring theme throughout the New Testament.

    Good morning, beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we delve into a profound and often challenging aspect of our Christian journey: suffering. The idea that suffering is an integral part of reigning with Christ can seem paradoxical, yet it is a recurring theme throughout the New ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Paddle Thru The Rapids

    Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jul 27, 2016
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,690 views

    Thoughts after having gone on a whitewater rafting trip with teens group.

    Paddle thru the Rapids “So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while.” 1 Peter 1:6 NLT Intro: We all have opportunities to get upset. We have temptations that we are faced with. We have stresses that come to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Waiting On The Lord Series

    Contributed by Floyd Steverson on Apr 6, 2017
     | 11,652 views

    Sermon from the series "Practical Christian Living" on the topic of waiting on the Lord.

    Waiting on the Lord James 5:7 Therefore, brothers, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Do You Do When Everything Goes South?

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Dec 19, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,317 views

    What do you do when your world is turned upside down and everything seems to have gone wrong? What confronted Mary with the news that she’d bear the Messiah. Mary’s life became unscripted what did she do? When your life becomes unscripted what do you do?

    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN EVERYTHING GOES SOUTH? Video clip: Life of Mary: Unscripted (BluefishTV) Introduction: What do you do when your world is turned upside down? When everything seems to have gone wrong? Consider what confronted Mary as a young teenager with the announcement that she would bear the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "God's Garden"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 3, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 11,624 views

    sermon about remaining in Christ, peace through affliction and bearing fruit.

    “God’s Garden” John 15:1-8 I’ve been told that a rose bush, left to itself, will get all straggly and tangled, and grow in on itself. And if left in this condition, it will produce a bunch of not-so-good roses. It will, quite literally, get in the way of its own ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Stewardship

    Contributed by Ronald Fair on May 30, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 19,236 views

    Faithfulness is always rewarded beyond our wildest dreams. May the Lord maintain us in faithfulness, even though that faithfulness may sometimes involve us in an appearance of utter failure The Lord make us good stewards.

    Stewardship Reading: 1 Cor. 4:1-2, 1 Cor. 9:17, Titus 1:7-8, Col. 1:25, 1 Tim. 1:4 The subject of our meditation is to be that of stewardship. A steward is a man who, on the one hand, stands in a living relationship to all that his lord has, and, on the other hand, in an equally close ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • FLEMING DUNBAR avatar

    Encourage Yourself In The Lord.

    Contributed by Fleming Dunbar on Feb 15, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,151 views

    Tribulations are sent into our lives for very good reasons. Lord Jesus is the one who truly understands our suffering and our response is to trust him in all situations

    Encourage yourself in the Lord. Joshua 1:9 Sometimes preachers give the idea that when you become a Christian life will be a bed of roses from then on. But Jesus said something very different to his disciples. He warned them very clearly, ‘In the world you will have tribulation.’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Overcoming Fear And Enjoying Divine Consolidation

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Jan 27, 2014
     | 8,562 views

    Fear will keep a child of God in bondage, and if not dealt with can make him to go against the will of God. Jehoshaphat overcame fear and was able to enjoy the blessings of God to the fullest. We are to learn from his life and overcome all our fears.

    OVERCOMING FEAR AND ENJOYING DIVINE CONSOLIDATION Study Text: 2 Chronicles 20: 1 – 20 INTRODUCTION: - Fear creeps upon us without us realizing, slowly taking over our lives, until eventually it steals them. - It steals our confidence, makes us feel insecure, affects our relationships and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Phil Anderson avatar

    God's Love Series

    Contributed by Phil Anderson on Dec 27, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,727 views

    There are a number of things that we allow to question the Lord’s love for us…

    There are a number of things that we allow to question the Lord’s love for us… 1. PROBLEMS (vs 35) Romans 8:35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Grace Of Sufficiency Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 30, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,749 views

    We must learn to lean on God even when things are difficult and we do not like them...

    The illustrations in this sermon were found here on Sermoncentral.com. 2 Cor 12:7b-12 (NASB) 7b for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! 8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ross Anderson avatar

    What Does Suffering Say About God? Series

    Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,530 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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational