Gods Purpose in Suffering, At Wits End – Sermon – May 24 2009
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Archive for Suffering – Page 2
The Beginning and The End of Worry – Sermon – November 07 2010
What are you worrying about today? Are you in the habit of fretting about things? Stressed with anxiety? What does God say to us about our worry? What is His will for us? Can we overcome our worries? What does God want His children’s lives to be like? How do we overcome Worry?
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 37: 1-4, 7, 9, 23-28, 39-40, Isaiah 8: 11-17, Phillippians 4: 4-9, Matthew 6: 25-34
Keywords: worry and anxiety, stress, peace of mind and peace for you, burdens, tribulations, temptations, persecutions and sufferings, tranquil, confidence,
Living Under Grace – Sermon – January 16 2011
What happens when our joy in the Christian life grows dim? What’s going wrong? How do we rekindle it? How do we find joy again when we lose it? That will be the main purpose of this message.
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 84: 1-7, 12, Isaiah 51: 4-8, Romans 6: 12-23, Matthew 5: 17-20
Keywords: rejoice, show joy, rejoice in suffering, suffering produces endurance, fear and guilt, guilt verse joy, troubled hearts, anguish of soul and gloom, grace and joy,
Free From Guilt – Sermon – January 23 2011
How much do you wrestle with guilt on a daily basis? Is it possible to experience joy and guilt at the same time? What does God teach us in the scriptures about guilt? Where did Guilt, first originate in scripture? How can we deal with Guilt?
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 5: 4-12, Isaiah 24: 1-6, 2 Corinthians 7: 5-12, Luke 23: 1-5, 18-25
Keywords: guilt vs joy, verses, guilty conscience, self condemnation, psychology and guilt, jonah and the fish, judas hanging from a rope, false guilt, discovering your true identity in Christ
The Purpose of Suffering – Sermon – January 30 2011
Would it help all of us, to gain a Godly perspective on suffering, to understand it, how to endure it, how not to be afraid of it, and yes even to rejoice in it? Was the story of Job in the Old Testament a rather extreme example of Suffering for a Man, and how can we learn from what happened to Job? What are God’s purposes for us in suffering, in the trials of a Christian? When we get hit by despair and tribulation we often ask, Why is God letting this happen to me? Does he still love me? Why has he cast me off so? Am I forgotten or abandoned by God?
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22, Job 9: 25-35, 1 Peter 4: 1-6, Matthew 16: 21-28
Keywords: sufferng, tribulation, rejoice in suffering, rejoicing, despair in suffering, God’s purpose in suffering, Paul’s thorn in the flesh with suffering, C.S. Lewis and suffering, Helen Keller and suffering, overcoming suffering, refining you through suffering, Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego in the fires of the burning furnace,
Finding Hope in Suffering – Sermon – February 06 2011
What do we hold onto in times of difficulty and suffering? Where do we find hope? How does Jesus’ piloting us calm our fears? If God bids us to look at him during our trials and suffering, how do we draw hope from Him?
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 116: 1-9, Lamentations 3: 1-9, 16-26, James 5: 7-11, Luke 21: 10-18
Keywords: hope in suffering, Davids suffering in the Psalms, enduring trials, joy and peace in believing, overcoming suffering, rejoice in suffering,
Beloved Never Avenge Yourselves – Sermon – February 13 2011
There is all kinds of hurt by people, physical abuse, verbal , mental, spiritual, which of these have you been wounded with? Do you have any wounds that haven’t healed yet – that need healing? What then is the Biblical, Godly and Christian way to react when people harm us with their words or actions? How should we respond, then when others hurt us?
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 94: 1-15, Leviticus 19: 11-18, 1 Peter 2: 18-25, Luke 6: 27-36
Keywords: suffering, revenge, hurt by fellow man, avenge yourself, justice, fairness, an eye for an eye, forgiveness, avenge your enemy, avenging
When God Doesn’t Make Sense – Sermon – February 20 2011
What about those times in our life when our suffering just doesn’t make sense? Have you ever felt frustrated or confused, and can’t see/understand why God is acting in the way he is, or why He is not acting like we think He should? So what do you do in those times? How do you keep faith? Did the Saints in the Bible ever feel this way?
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 146, Job 1: 6-12, 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31, John 13: 1-11
Keywords: classified information, suffering, jonathon died, the best friend of David, Job’s suffering, Job, Joseph when taken from his family, Jonah in the Whale, Abraham and his son Isaac, government, military, family , all have classified information, anger toward God, frustrated at God, frustration,
The Doctrine of Heaven – Sermon – May 22 2011
What can we know about Heaven? What can we know about our life there in the world to come? Where do we go, to learn about Heaven, and what to expect there?
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 148, Isaiah 11: 1-9, Revelation 22: 1-7, 14-16, Matthew 19: 23-30
Keywords: near death experience, brought back to life, life flashing before you, seen death, hidden treasure in a field is how it is in heaven, heaven and hell, the door the truth and the light, Jesus, Kingdom of God, bodily resurrection,
Must a Christian Be a Pacifist ? – Sermon – May 29 2011
Are you ever hurt, frustrated, angry, peeved, or tempted to avenge yourself? What does it mean to “turn the other cheek” ? Are Christians ever allowed the use of force? Who were the Judges and Magistrates and how were they commanded to use an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth? Are we ever allowed the use of force, to administer Justice? Is Law Enforcement, Police Departments, Military approved and provided to us by God?
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Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 7: 1-7, 12-17, Leviticus 19: 11-18, Romans 13: 1-10, Matthew 5: 38-48,
Keywords: an Eye for an Eye and a tooth for a tooth, Martin Luther King, Jr., revenge, avenge your neighbor, your enemy, retaliation, self defense for Christians, law and order for God, Patriotic Sermon
