Sermons on persecution refines: showing 16-30 of 29,824

Persecution

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

1. Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.

1. Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. And for many of us this is something we may find hard to relate to. For we live in a land of freedom - free to worship God and free to live out our faith -at least for now. Like me, most of us have never experienced violence in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-18

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Persecuted

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 26, 2007

How to find encouragement when everything seems to be against me.

Satan has three lines of attack. First, he tries to keep men from becoming Christians. Then, if stopped here, he tries to keep them from being active and useful as Christians. And finally, as a last resort, he tries to destroy their character. (Lou Nicholes - Author and Missionary). THOUGHTS ABOUT ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

Persecution Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Dec 11, 2007

The believer’s suffering is in the will of God. Do not be supprised and rejoice!

PREPERATION OUTLINE INTRODUCTION: If you would like to follow along with me, I will be reading a passage out of 1Peter 4:12-19. Before I do, I’d like to give a brief couple of facts about Peter’s life. Peter was a fisherman, businessman and an Apostle. The Apostle Peter became a disciple ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

Persecuted Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 18, 2020

My agenda is that at the end of this sermon you are able to state three phrases and mean them with all of your heart: #1 I honestly have no idea what this passage really means. #2 I am so blessed. #3 May I do the same as them.

BEATITUDES SERIES: PERSECUTED MATTHEW 5:10-12 #Beatitudes INTRODUCTION I have a particular agenda today as we take a look at the last of the beatitudes from Matthew 5. Matthew 5:10-12 is about persecution because that word occurs in verse 10, verse 11, and verse 12. What is my agenda? My ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Persecuted Series

Contributed by Mike Lewis on Nov 28, 2023

This morning, we come to our last beatitude in Jesus’ Great Sermon on the Mount. Though this is the last one, we are going to split it up into 2 Sundays.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION IT’S A POP STAR CONSPIRACY We live in a world filled with conspiracies about what is real and what isn’t. Everything from Elvis still being alive in a gas station in Minnesota to the Loch Ness monster and Bigfoot. Musicians cannot escape their own conspiracies it seems ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:10, John 15:18-23, Acts 5:17-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Refining Your Values

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Feb 27, 2004

Jesus called his disciples (apostles and others) to refine their values so that they may better serve God in the spread of the gospel. In the gospel text of the morning, Luke records the first part of Jesus’ sermon on the plain – the blessings and woes o

The Roman emperor Charlemagne has an interesting story surrounding his burial. This famous king asked to be entombed sitting upright in his throne. He asked that they place the crown on his head and his scepter in his hand. He requested that they drape the royal cape around his shoulders and an ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Denomination: Other

The Lord Is Refining Fire Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 23, 2007

Like Job they complain about howe God is treating them, but they get more than they bargained for. Their behaviour doesn’t stand up before the gaze of God’s righteousness.

I love courtroom dramas especially the ones written by John Grisham: The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, Runaway Jury. Then there are the TV shows like Perry Mason, JAG, Judging Amy, Law and Order and so forth. It’s great to see these great legal minds in a battle of wits trying to prove their case. ...read more

Denomination: Anglican

The Refining Fire Of God Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 7, 2004

Malachi - The Final Prophet (part 6) Godly Insight for Today

✎ Proverbs offer wisdom; however wisdom is often gained through experience, and experience takes time. Have you ever wondered how some common proverbs might be thought of by children? > Children should be seen and. . . not spanked or grounded. > Better safe than. . . punch a fifth ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4, Malachi 3:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Repent, Refine, Renew Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Oct 5, 2009

Zechariah emphasizes God’s desire to renew his people through a process of repentance and refining, even as he points to the coming of Christ.

I once read about a young man who had run away from home because he could not get along with his parents. Somehow, his parents were able to get a message to him, inviting him back home. He wrote back, saying that he was coming home and if they were sure he was welcome, they should hang a white ...read more

Denomination: Brethren

I Am Refined Series

Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 23, 2011

WE BECOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING WE ARE REFINED BY OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.

Who Am I? I am Refined Ephesians 2:1-10 April 25, 2010 INTRODUCTION How do you define refined? Does it refer to our manners, our bearing, our posture, our social skills, our dress? How do you define refined? Which of the following is the more refined? Which businessmen? Which ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

God's Refining Work Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Dec 26, 2013

God loves me too much to let me continue in my sin.

[“Be Careful What You Wish For” video] In life, it’s so easy to look at the circumstances around us and to wish for something without really having a full understanding of the entire situation. For the boy in the video, his wish certainly ended up putting him in a place he never ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Refining Our Faith

Contributed by Dewayne Bolton on Jun 14, 2012

Faith

MARK 9:14 -29 V. 23-24 REFINING YOUR FAITH INTRO: A. Everyone heard someone say I just don’t have any faith? a. If your one of those let me show you some areas in which your faith was exercised. 1. When you got into your automobile inserted the key in the ignition turned it, you had faith it ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Holiness

"The Refiner's Fire"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Aug 26, 2007

God’s Purpose,God’s Plan,God’s Provision, and Man’s response to purifying us and making us more like Christ.

“The Refiner’s Fire” August 26, 2007 “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness…” Malachi 3:3-4 I read recently about a group of women who were ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:3-4, Isaiah 48:10

Denomination: Holiness

The Refining Fire Of God

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Dec 8, 2018

Is God refining you today?

Sermon Malachi 3:1-4 Someone once said that if you take the text out of its context, you are left with a con. So what is the context of our reading from the book of Malachi. The book of Malachi is one of the Old Testament books known as a minor prophets. He lived around the same time as ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4

Denomination: Anglican

Triumphant Joy Refined Series

Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Mar 19, 2016

Paul gives the church in Philippi the keys to refining our Joy.

INTRO: 1. Last week Paul defined “Triumphant Joy” for us as… a. A gift: supernatural joy that can only come from God. b. A stance: a gift that we must commit to hang onto, taking a stand to rejoice. c. An element of change: has the power to facilitate change first in ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal