Sermons About Trials
I'll Be Happy...When My Life Circumstances Change
When someone asks you, "How are you"? how do you respond? Oftentimes, our happiness is defined by our circumstances. Here, Paul talks about how we can can experience God's joy not just in spite of our circumstances but through our circumstances.
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I'll Be Happy When... my Life Circumstances Change
Have you ever told yourself - I'll be happy when such and such circumstances change? I think we all have. But should our happiness be dependent upon our circumstances? Is there a kind of happiness - a joy - that can be found in the midst of even life's most challenging times. The apostle Paul said there is. It's called gospel joy.
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God Cares and Prepares Leaders: Lions, Goliath and Bears, Oh My!
When God calls and anoints leaders, he doesn't leave them to their own skills and devices. God prepares us to fight giants by fighting the giants we've set up ourselves. God prepares us to ride out storms by putting us in the boat beside him. And the paradox is that every storm - and every encounter with a giant - makes us stronger by making us weaker.
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Bull's Eye!!!
Having a clear goal will determine how you will respond to various circumstances in life.
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When My Circumstances Work Out Right
From his prison cell, Paul looks at his situation and shows us that happiness doesn’t have to be based on our circumstances. His bad, mixed, and future circumstances actually fill him with happiness because he has allowed the gospel and his passion to inform how he responds.
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Psalm 73 Working Through a Spiritual Crisis
If you live long enough you will encounter trials that could cause a spiritual crisis. Psalm 73 is a soul searching Psalm that shows how a person worked through their own spiritual crisis.
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The Vital Connection
As Jesus draws near to the cross, He encourages His disciples so that they will continue to believe in the face of difficult times. IN John 15 He begins to draw a line in the sand and tell them that their being Jewish is not enough to be God's people. It is not about their religion or their heritage but they must have a vital connection to God through Him. He is the "true Vine" and they are the branches and the way to know that they are truly in Him is by the fruit that is produced in their lives. How's your fruit?
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The Promise of Peace
As Jesus concludes His discussion with His disciples while sitting at the table after the Last Supper, He encourages them because they are about to go through a very dark hour. He is about to be taken from them and they still do not realize that His tragic death is imminent. He gives them a solid foundation upon which to base their faith in this coming trial of their faith. As we endure our own trials it is helpful to go back to these foundational principles that we may find His peace!
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How Do We Respond To Trials and What Does That Say About What We Believe About God?
What we believe about God is best demonstrated in the midst of trials. In fact, how we respond to trials reveals to the world what we believe about God.
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God Is Enough
We're joining churches around the world to start the One Prayer series as we examine the theme God Is... Have you learned the secret to being content? When you strip away the success and the failure, the good and the bad, hopefully you will realize that God is enough. In any and every circumstance, we need to seek God.
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