Sermons About Trials
From Trouble to Wholeness
The power of Jesus spiritually saves us from our failures and troubles.
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Keeping Perspective in Suffering (Romans 5:3-5)
As Christians we are to rejoice in our trials and sufferings because 1) they are part of God's agenda for us, 2) God will use them to forge a Christian hope in us, and 3) God will use them to forge a certain hope in us. Though we are tempted to disorientation and despair during times of suffering and trial, we can surely trust in God's promises and love to sustain us through trials, and even to bring a Godly rejoicing and hope in the midst of them.
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Something About George
We all miss Our Beloved Pastor George, each of us in our own way. Steve brings a unique message, dealing with a few of his qualities and how we each have, or can have those same qualities in our own life. Remember, you must move on and live your life in God's will.
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Living in Rejoicing
To live with an attitude of rejoicing, independent of life’s circumstances, is a mandate given to you as a believer. It is not an ‘add-on’ to your Christian experience but your main Christian experience. You rejoice because of who you are and what you have. You are one who has been chosen by God, born again and being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. What you have is an incredible inheritance—eternal life with Jesus—that is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade. It is God’s will that you rejoice amidst trials and tribulations as “proof of your faith”.
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The Purpose of Suffering
It is Gods will to shape us into the image of His son, Jesus Christ. But, how does he accomplish this? James tells us that it begins with the testing of our faith, leads us towards patience, and ultimately brings us to maturity. There are many reasons that we resist such tests and trials, but the bottom line is this: trials are the very things God uses to mold us into the image of Christ—and there is no shortcut. Key Verses: Rom 8:28-29, Php 2:1-8, James 1:2-4, Php 4:11-13, 2Cor 11:23ff, 2Tim 4:6-8
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God Is Faithful! The Drought Is Over!
We had a time of sharing this week. It's always great to hear what God is doing in our midst and in our community.
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Embrace and Learn
James, the half-brother of Jesus, writes practically to those who are suffering persecution and trials, even suffering torture and ultimately being put to death, with an encouraging word to consider it "all joy" when encountering these various trials.
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An Easter Faith in a Good Friday World
We live in a Good Friday world where troubles and problems abound, but we serve a Resurrected God who can change impossible situations.
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God Improvises!
In this final message of the series, "Becoming God's Great Song", Pastor Robert G.Johnson suggests that the Resurrection is the perfect example of how God handles the death and defeat that come our way! He gives us the power to turn disuptions in dynamic improvisations of our life-songs!
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All About Jesus
The world is divided. There will be trouble. The only solution is Jesus. The Bible revolves around the gospel message. It is all about Jesus!!
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The Church In Smyrna
Does your life line up with the church in Smyrna? This church got nothing but praise and encouragement from Jesus. Are you in the same place?
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Exodus Chapter 5
God clearly gave Moses and Aaron directions to speak to Pharaoh. Or so it seemed to them. How should we respond when we are tested by God, when trials come up in the path that we know he put us on? A closer look at the life of Moses and his dealings with Pharaoh and the Israelites will teach us to trust God even more.
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Changing Your Perspective
How do you deal with the tough times in your life? Do you withdraw from others and focus on your problem, or do you focus on Christ who can help you through your struggles? Join us as we look at 1 Peter 4 and share about how to change our perspective on suffering.
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The Right Stuff - 1 Peter 4:12-19
Just as the astronauts of the Mercury 7 had to have the "right stuff" in order to be chosen and were put through a rigourous training program, we too are in God's sanctification program. You can't sanctify ourself. God already has - we must recognize that we are dead to sin. When we face trials, we are not to be shocked by them, they are sent to test us and they are common to all believers.
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When God Allows Brokenness in Our Lives
Jesus was asked of the man born blind if the man or his parents sinned that he was born blind. Jesus answered neither but he was born blind that God may be glorified. Scripture tells us that God is in control and knows what is happening and allows the difficulties in our lives to test our faith and to build his character in us.
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Sanitized for Your Protection?
Many people unfamiliar with the Bible expect it to contain only stories of goodness and victory. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Bible is full of difficult situations and extreme trials. God has never hidden the fact that in this world we will face trials. The only question is, how should we respond to them? Key Verses: 2Kings 18:9-12, Luke 13:1-5, John 16:33, Hab 3:17-19, 2 Cor 12:7-10, 2 Peter 3:10-14, Rev 21
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My God Is Bigger Than That
This sermon looks at how God is bigger than our troubles, trials, and tribulations. He is bigger than our fears, our debts, and even death.
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Lead Us Not Into Temptation
To paraphrase this part of the Lord's Prayer, we could say, "Father in heaven, protect me in the trials of life and when they come, do not allow me to fall under the power of evil in the midst of those trials, instead deliver me from the evil one".
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Better on the Other Side
There are many trials we go through, but we can be better on the other side by claiming to be a victor, not a victim. We can cherish our walk down the testing line of life knowing that we're developing perseverance and character.
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Tested by Fire
Often the greatest times of spiritual growth, come as the result of suffering and pain. God's greatest gifts to us, come in the form of "subtractions" instead of "additions". We grow on the valley floor ... suffering drives us deep. The authentic faith - is one that has been tested by fire, and proven powerful and rich. IN our day of "easy-believism" when we expect only good from the hand of God, perhaps the greatest challenge to our faith and to our spiritual maturity is when the storms of life begin to howl. Finding Jesus in the midst of the storm and being able to praise Him despite our pain is one of the critical steps on the journey toward Spiritual Maturity. We might not at first consider these trials as "gifts" but these "severe gifts" may be the catalyst for incredible spiritual growth if we will lean into God's purpose in them. Key Passages: Job 2:10 and Isaiah 48:10
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The Purpose Driven Life (#4): Created to be Like Christ
The third purpose of our lives is to become like Jesus—in our character, in our attitudes, and in our actions. This is what discipleship really is. God is transforming our character and He uses unlikely tools: troubles, temptations, and trespasses. Ultimately each of these leads us to the cross and at the cross is where real like transformation happens.
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Finding Joy In The Face Of Trials
Perhaps we have forgotten that pain is a part of life, that we live in a fallen world, that daily annoyances are no surprise to God and should not be a surprise to us as Christians. Maybe you're fighting to recover some joy in your life. But choosing joy isn't simply slapping a silly grin on your face. True joy goes much deeper that any facial expression. It's a deep river that runs through our hearts.
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How blessed I am
Focusing on how blessed I am, every single day. No matter how rough the road gets I am blessed.
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Hard Times
We often imagine the Christian life to bring comfort and peace and joy, but circumstances indicate otherwise. How are we to respond to this? Ben shares some simple things that God has been showing him as he has been facing his own trials. Let nothing hold you back from seeing what God can do through your life!
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Through
No Christian is immune from difficulties and problems. We have to do all things through Him.
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Soul Prosperity
We need to live in God’s righteousness, peace and joy on the inside all the time, not just cry out to God for it when we are in a crisis. Our soul is prospering when we are walking in step with Holy Spirit.
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The Sign of Immanuel
Title: The Sign of Immanuel | Text: Isaiah 7:1-8:8 | Series: Isaiah | Speaker: Stephen Kroeker
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Psalm 121
When we come to God all our problems are solved… Right? When we embark on relationship with the Almighty, one thing we can absolutely count on is that all our problems, all our “issues” all the hard parts of life get solved, smoothed out… dealt with. And should we find pain or difficulty or suffering in our lives? That’s a sure sign that God has left us, has rejected us, is in fact punishing us…
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Lord of the Storm
In this remarkable story, Jesus leads his disciples to the brink of death before powerfully rescuing them from the raging storm. Though the disciples question both his power and his care for them, Jesus wants to know why they refuse to believe that his power and his care are infinite. Maturity as a disciple of Jesus means coming to the place where Jesus is enough for us.
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Keeping Focus
Title: Keeping Focus | Text: I Peter 1:3-9 | Series: Stand-alone message | Speaker: Dr. Daryl Kroeker
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Finishing Strong
Life has transitional moments. At those moments we should stop and remember how we got where we are, where we long to go, and how we can get there. God's grace is foundational to all 3.
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Standing in the Face of Trouble
Many prophecies have been given about God's plan for this area. What will it take to prepare us for our part in seeing these things come to pass? The history of recent moves of God to transform cities and nations reveals that most of them came because of very difficult times. What then will prepare us to stand in times of trouble? Two characteristics which are necessary are Godly character that will not be moved, and tested faith that will believe what God says regardless of what the circumstances look like.
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Trials Only Last for a Short Season
Sometimes trials are brought forth by the World, ourselves or the devil. The devil still has to ask for permission before he can do anything to to God's Children. The trials are given to strengthen us so that we can strengthen others.
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Trials and Tempations - James 1:12-18
How does the follower of Jesus Christ face trials and temptations?
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Faith in the Wilderness (Exodus 15:22 - 18:27)
After seeing God's great power and glory, Israel falls into escalating grumbling as God brings them through the wilderness. Moses, however, retains his faith in "the LORD my banner". Without denying the very real and agonizing hardships we experience in life, we must resist the temptation to unbelief and grumbling and must remind ourselves of God's goodness and faithfulness. He will surely continue to sustain us through trials.
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Mile Markers
This is the incredible story on how God saved the Padin family from a horrific automobile accident on the way to their new ministry in south Florida.
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Where is God When the Tylenol Wears Off?
Where is God when I am hurting? Why do I go through trials?
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Fish Baby
Since the first human, we have always been tempted to have and to do what he shouldn't. James reveals that God tests us and refines us through the trials of life. But does God tempt us as well?
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Suffering and Prayer -- James 1:1-8
This is an examination of how James 1:1-8 calls those who follow Jesus Christ to respond to the various trials that enter their life.
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EIC2=M
God says a big part of our faith journey is not to simply travel, but to mature. James doesn’t pull any punches in the first part of his mini instruction book on Christian living. He guarantees that we will have trials in the Christian life; but we have a powerful ally in the person of Christ, who is supernaturally working in our lives to make each trial and test count for His glory and toward our spiritual maturity.
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Happy Holidays
In this sermon Pastor Lundmark looks at the Book of Joel and explains that while we may say Happy Holidays during Christmas most holidays were birthed in times of serious trial. Sometimes Christmas is not a happy time for some people. Tragedy doesn't stop for the holidays. People die, disease continues, and jobs are still lost. Pastor Lundmark explains that in the book of Joel there was a Holiday making moment. We are encouraged to follow Joel's message to the hurting people of Israel when we face difficult times and make those trials into our own personal Holidays.
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