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  • Shawn Drake avatar

    How Could God Allow This To Happen? Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 30, 2014
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     | 4,469 views

    This is the 3rd sermon in the Christmas Series, "Out Of Your Mind". This sermon discusses how God sees the Big Picture.

    Series: Out Of Your Mind [#3] HOW COULD GOD ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN? Matthew 2:1-23 Introduction: I come to you this morning with a heavy heart. Last Sunday afternoon, I found out about the Torres family accident. While I didn’t know the parents and oldest daughter well; we all knew or knew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Suffering Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Feb 27, 2011
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     | 7,908 views

    Is there an aswer to the cause of suffering? The worlds philosophys either deny the reality of suffering or say it must be dealt with until the release of death. The Christian worldview provides neither denial of evil nor disability in dealing with its

    Intro: There are supposedly more Christians in the world today than ever before. There are more churches, Christian organizations, and ministries. Is our world the better for it? Morally, spiritually, socially it seems every place you turn the world is getting worse. Libya, Egypt, the Middle ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Does Satan Hate Us?

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 4, 2011
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    Satan's eventual destruction begins in the Garden of Eden.

    Why Does Satan Hate Us so Much (What Did We do to Him)? A In Genesis 3:1-15, we see the play-by-play of the fall & rise of humanity. 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ross Anderson avatar

    Is There Any Comfort In Suffering? Series

    Contributed by Ross Anderson on Oct 25, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,720 views

    You can trust God to sustain and encourage you, even in the most severe trial, because that¡¦s the kind of God he is.

    Some of you have been through some trials recently. Some of you are going through some deep stuff right now. People have come to you, seeking to comfort you. And sometimes that just doesn¡¦t make you feel any better. When you¡¦re in suffering, it feels like the pressure will never let up. It ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Jesus The Suffering Servant Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 104 ratings
     | 20,247 views

    Jesus suffered for us; how should we respond to suffering

    Jesus the Suffering Servant – Is. 42:1-7; 52:13-53:12 Steve Simala Grant, January 12/13, 2002 Intro: Oswald Chambers wrote: “Suffering is the heritage of the bad, of the penitent, and of the Son of God. Each one ends in the cross. The bad thief is crucified, the penitent thief is crucified, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rainbow Through The Rain

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Feb 28, 2009
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     | 3,299 views

    God allows suffering in our lives to bring us closer to Him.

    Rainbow Through The Rain – I Peter 3: 18 - 22 Intro: In Scotland in the 1800s there lived a man of great promise and potential. He was engaged to be married and suddenly was discovered to have a degenerative eye disease which eventually left him blind. His fiancée refused to marry him and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Critics In Your Suffering Series

    Contributed by John Walls on Jun 28, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,988 views

    People who are critical when Christians suffer

    WHY DO CHRISTIANS SUFFER? Message # 4 THE CRITICS IN YOUR SUFFERING Job 2:11-13 Introduction: I am going to repeat a statement I have made in each of the messages thus far. Suffering is a universal fact. Many people suffer throughout the world. If I were to deal with this subject from that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Suffering Messiah

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 16, 2015
     | 9,854 views

    As you read this psalm, you see Jesus at Calvary: His cry to the Father; the period of darkness; the ridicule of the people; His thirst and pain; His pierced hands and feet; and the gambling for His clothes.

    3-26--05 Title: The Suffering Messiah Text: (Psalm 22) Introduction Of all the psalms dealing with the Lord’s great desire to save lost men and women, this is undoubtedly the best. It’s identified as a Messianic psalm (a psalm written about Jesus, the messiah) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Suffering Through Suffering

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,764 views

    The story about the Sisters of Lazarus help us to develop a response to suffering.

    She was a successful business woman, actually she was a successful business owner and that was virtually unheard of in the time and society she lived in. Remember this was 2000 years ago in a culture that was slightly male centered; actually it was very male centered. Females weren’t exactly ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Called To Suffer

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 26, 2012
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    A talk on how Christians should view the calling of suffering; looking, in patience, to Christ.

    Text: 1 Peter 2:18-25, Title: Called to Suffer, Date/Place: NRBC, 3/25/12, PM Opening illustration: As parents we are all called to a special time of suffering for the whole family called potty training. Therefore with a baby on the way, and much discouraging news from older parents of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Douglas Phillips avatar

    What Does It Mean To Say God Is Sovereign?

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Jun 23, 2019
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    TO SAY THAT GOD IS SOVEREIGN DOES NOT LIMIT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM TO "DO'S AND DON'TS". IT ALLOWS US THE ASSURANCE THAT OUR AWESOME GOD, WANTS THE BEST FOR US AND IF WE ALLOW HIM TO BE SOVEREIGN WE WILL BE BLESSED AS A RESULT

    WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SAY GOD IS SOVEREIGN? JOB 42:1-6 THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR THAT I LIKE TO WATCH CHRISTMAS MOVIES. NEW OR OLD IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER. I TAPE MANY FROM THE W CHANNEL, AND I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF THE GREAT CHRISTMAS MOVIES MADE DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS. ONE THING ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kelvin Parks avatar

    The Other Side

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jun 23, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 23,433 views

    “Why does God allow storms in our life?”

    The Other Side Luke 8:22-23 By Reverend Kelvin Lebron Parks Associate Minister, Monument of Love Baptist Church Superintendent of Sunday Morning Bible Study Prison Ministry Coordinator 27 July 2003 The Gospel According to Luke, Chapter 8 22. Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Whenever The Lord Says Peace ... There Will Be Peace

    Contributed by Kelvin Parks on Jul 24, 2004
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    Why does God allow storms in our life ...

    Whenever the Lord says Peace ... there will be Peace Mark 4:35-41 Reverend Kelvin Lebron Parks Preached at Living Stone Christian Center, Standish, Maine on 25 July 2004 Ø Prayer Ø Thanks o Pastor Jason Jones o Wife and April o Congregation Scripture: Mark 4:35-41 (STAND) [v. 35] And the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Moore avatar

    Suffering

    Contributed by David Moore on Jul 21, 2004
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,989 views

    Theology of Suffering

    The problem of pain, it has been called. There are some people who refuse to believe in Jesus, who refuse to believe in God because of the problem of pain, or maybe a better word is “suffering”. The thought goes, if there is God, and He is good, then how can there be suffering? How can a good God ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Vince Miller avatar

    Evil, Suffering, & The Mind Series

    Contributed by Vince Miller on Aug 28, 2018
     | 4,962 views

    Discover why evil is a problem, the differences between evil and suffering, physical and moral evil.

    So I bet you don’t have a problem with this one – temptation. Yeah. Yeah, you’ve got a problem with this one. This one’s worthy of being discussed. And I know you’ve got a problem with it, because I do. All you’ve got to do is ask yourself this question. And it’s – this is the hay maker of all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist