Sermons on Trials Of Jesus:

Wisdom's Ways Series

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jun 5, 2011

How wisdom can benefit us.

Verse 5-If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. If Any Lacks…Implies that everyone has a deficit (shortage) of wisdom. There is a difference from the wisdom we have before a trial and the wisdom we could ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Is My Refuge

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Aug 18, 2024

In times of trouble we seek peace and safety. Where we seek it makes all the difference in the world.

It always seems that I get a request to preach form the Psalms. Today Psalm 11. The Psalms speak to us – we can almost hear ourselves in the Psalms – praising God – mourning our sin – questioning the world – seeking vengeance on our enemies. Before reading let’s introduce some aspects of the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

3 Keys To Overcome In The Valley Series

Contributed by John Davis on Nov 25, 2008

How to turn your Valley of struggle into a Valley of Blessing

As we read in vs. 26 they renamed the "Valley of Tekoa" the "Valley of Beracah which means Praise or Blessing." How many of you would like to know how to turn your valleys of struggle into valleys of Praises and Blessings? Well, where do we get the Valley of Jehoshaphat? in Joel 3:2,12& 14 Joel ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:26-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

One Storm After Another.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 14, 2024

Storms come in 3 different ways: 1. Rain; 2. Floods; 3. Wind. Are we prepared for the storms. I give each pesron a ston with MAKE TODAY COUNT on them.

ONE STORM AFTER ANOTHER? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) I HAVE LITTLE STONES WITH MAKE TODAY COUNT PAINTED ON THEM TO GIVE. THREE KINDS OF STORMS: 1. RAIN: MOISTURE THAT FALLS VISIBLY IN SEPARATE DROPS. 2. FLOODS: overflowing of large amounts of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:25, Acts 27:1, Acts 27:34

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Pure Joy Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 10, 2011

1- It’s pure joy to experience trials 2- It’s pure joy to attain wisdom 3- It’s pure joy to be single-minded

INTRO.- Joy can mean many things to many people. ILL.- A January 1994 Reuters News Service story on Manuel Oliveira's ice cream shop in Merida, Venezuela, reported on his 567 flavors: including onion, chili, beer, eggplant, smoked trout, spaghetti parmesan, chicken with rice, and spinach. He ...read more

Scripture: James 1:2-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Keep Rowing!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Oct 9, 2014

May be you are in a situation like in the middle of the sea, fear not, you’re not alone – trust Him to come to your rescue! Keep rowing , keep rowing, keep rowing, until He comes to your rescue – don’t quit!

Keep rowing, keep rowing! Mark 6:48” And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea…” The above text says that Jesus saw the disciples struggle in the midst of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:48

Denomination: Pentecostal

Coming To Your Gilgal

Contributed by Charles Partney on Aug 21, 2008

Gilgal is coming to the place where we have gained the victory in an area in our life and God has lifted the reproach of it bringing His blessings.

Coming to Your Gilgal PM Service May 25, 2008 1st A/G Herculaneum Text: Joshua 5:1-12 Introduction: Would you take a moment with me and look at the 9 verse once again of this text tonight: Then the LORD said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 5:1-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Comeback

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 26, 2015

God makes our desert a garden; He turns our exile into homecoming.

MY MOTHER DIED when I was twenty-six. She was only fifty-seven. A few years before her death, she was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx. She fought it bravely, but, in time, it overtook her, and all too soon, by our accounts, she died. We had a service led by an Air Force chaplain at a local ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Purpose Of The Furnace

Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Aug 19, 2014

This text encourages us to know that God uses trials to burn up our bondage; God does not want to fry us - He wants to free us.

King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue whose height was sixty cubits and whose width was six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent for the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Baptist

Even So, It Is Well With My Soul

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jun 26, 2015

Trials put life into perspective. Trials define us. Trials speak to the maturity of our Faith. Interestingly.The name Jairus means . "He whom God enlightens". This man of position and power came before Jesus and he fell at His feet! Updated June 2018.

For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are 4 Scripture readings before the Message. Today's assigned readings are: Deuteronomy 15:7-1, Psalm 112, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 and Mark 5:21-43 In 1871, ...tragedy struck Chicago... as fire ravaged the city. When it was finally ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

Denomination: Anglican

Why Give Thanks?

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Nov 24, 2008

With so much going on in our world, what reason do we have to give thanks this Thanksgiving

Samuel Scull farms in the Arizona desert with his wife and children. One night a fierce desert storm struck with rain, hail, and high wind. At daybreak, feeling sick and fearing what he might find, Samuel went out to look things over and survey the loss. The hail had beaten the garden into the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 92:1

Denomination: Methodist

Joseph: Lessons In Adversity Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Aug 23, 2010

In this message I want you to see some lessons from the life of Joseph that all of us need to learn and these are lessons about adversity. Joseph was a good man. Joseph loved his family. He loved God and he wanted to do the right thing but even in all

Joseph: Lessons in Adversity Genesis 37:2-14, 17b-20 This scripture gives us some background and insight into this man named Joseph who is a true hero of the Bible. We cannot read the entire story this morning in detail because it takes up about 14 chapters in the book of Genesis. That is about ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:2-14

Denomination: Baptist

Will I Get Through This? Series

Contributed by Mark Nichols on Sep 27, 2008

A lot of times when we go through difficult times or we are going through the valley, we wonder to ourselves: Will I get through this? Our problem can seem big!

TEXT: Habakkuk 3 TITLE: Will I get through this? SERIES: Questions we Ask God! TOPIC: Suffering OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, September 21, 2008 PROP.: A lot of times when we go through difficult times or we are going through the valley, we wonder to ourselves: Will I get through ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 3:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Esther 2:1-18 When You're In A Contest You Didn't Choose To Be In

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 17, 2024

Esther finds herself in a beauty contest she didn't sign up for. In life we find ourselves in competitions that seem unfair. Discover how God guided Esther through this situation.

We've been in Esther for the past two weeks, we've been in chapter 1, and what we found out is there is King Ahasuerus, but most of us know him as Xerxes, his Greek name. He's been throwing just one big party for six months; he's just been having a great time, living it up. He ...read more

Scripture: Esther 2:1-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God In The Storm Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010

This continues my series through the book of Acts.

“God in the Storm” Acts 27 August 17, 2008 The opportunities are many and the temptation is strong for a preacher to take this passage and approach it from an allegorical perspective. Some pastors have done just this and posted their messages online, with titles ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-44

Denomination: Evangelical Free