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  • suresh manoharan avatar

    No Pain, No Gain !!!

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Feb 6, 2012
     | 4,460 views

    To exhort that our image of our Creator, Redeemer and Guide ought to go beyond that of a Pampering Papa to one of a concerned parent who is bothered enough to give a timely spanking in order our lives are always sparkling for our own good and His glory. (

    NO PAIN, NO GAIN!!! First things first. More than worshipping God for the blessings, which He pours into our lives, we need to learn to worship Him, JUST FOR WHAT HE IS! Worshipping Him, awed by His unique attributes is ...read more

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    Growing Pains

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 4, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 4,623 views

    Salvation is by grace through faith alone.

    Growing Pains Acts 15:1-2,5-21 Primary Purpose: To emphasize the importance of the early church doctrine that salvation is by grace through faith alone. Acts 15 takes us to a time of great growing pains in the church. I call them growing pains because the church was for the first time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pain To Promise Series

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 17, 2012
     | 8,528 views

    Christmas reminds us that God turns pain into a promise

    PAIN INTO PROMISE – How God turns suffering into promise. Have you been disappointed at Christmas? Luke 2:35 A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR HEART – Why does Luke skip the pain? Because that was temporary - not part of the goal Praise in Pain - "Glory to God" – the focus is on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Labor Pains

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 4, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,576 views

    A sermon on job satisfaction. Do you have a dead-end "job" or a holy "vocation"? Work worthy of your calling.

    I’d like to read to you a workplace memo on the subject of “Absenteeism”… “The frequent absences by personnel have been brought to the attention of the company executives, and the following changes will be in effect immediately: -Sickness: There is no excuse. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Coping With Pain Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 20, 2016
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    Reactions to Pain

    A. VARIOUS REACTIONS TO PAIN 1. Masochism, “no pain, no gain.” They enjoy pain. 2. Those who deny pain. They have lived with suffering for so longs; they act out if they have no pain. 3. Pain management with prescriptions, exercise, massage, etc. 4. Low tolerance of pain vs. high ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Growing Pains Series

    Contributed by Scott Jewell on Oct 16, 2016
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     | 11,168 views

    The good news and the bad news is that growth brings people and new people bring different ideas. What do we do in times of conflict? Check out these thoughts from the church in Jerusalem.

    Growing pains- they can be a good thing. There’s a saying that goes, “What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.” Growing pains can also be bad- after all, they’re a pain. It hurts. As a child growing to maturity, there are a number of times you go through ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    This Pain Is Not The Issue PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 3, 2023
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     | 550 views

    Explores finding strength in our weaknesses through God's grace, embracing humility in hardships, and finding hope and healing in our faith.

    Good morning, beloved family of God. I stand before you today with a heart full of joy and a spirit brimming over with anticipation for the divine wisdom we are about to receive from the Word of God. We are gathered here for a purpose, not by accident. We are here to discover the profound truths ...read more

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    Growing Pains

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jun 8, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,158 views

    The most successful trick Satan use’s, is to get us to question God about His actions. The words usually formed on our lips are “why am I experiencing such pain?”

    GROWING PAINS? Satan tries to undermine the Word of God and the importance of our faith in God. Eyes can’t always see what God is doing because most of what God does is in the spiritual realm. We can’t see the wind but we can see the results of it. Its very disturbing to think of the great ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 31, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 459 views

    Explores the early church's approach to community grievances, growth, and the importance of prayer and preaching, offering guidance for our faith journey today.

    Good morning, my dear friends in Christ. We are here today, gathered in His love, to share, to learn, and to grow in faith. We are here to listen to His word, to understand His teachings, and to seek His guidance. Our scripture today is from Acts 6:1-6, "In those days when the number of disciples ...read more

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    Growing Pains

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Apr 8, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,873 views

    The church under persecution

    Growing Pains Acts 5:12-25 Jeff Hughes – April 6, 2003 Calvary Chapel Aggieland I. Introduction a. The church at Jerusalem was going through many changes. Thousands of people had accepted Jesus as their Savior and become a part of the fellowship. These people were one big community of believers, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Pain Of Disappointments

    Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Aug 11, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,043 views

    Have you ever felt the pain of being misunderstood and disappointed? How do you respond?

    THE PAIN OF DISAPPOINTMENTS "23 “Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel. 24 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended and avenged him who was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian. 25 For he supposed that his brethren ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Birth Pains

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 1, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 738 views

    This message unpacks Jesus teaching about how to live as his coming approaches and the church is challenged and persecuted by the secular and pagan culture.

    Title: “Birth Pains” Text: Matthew 24:1-14 (The Olivet Discourse) Subject: How do we live for Christ as the age moves toward his return? Complement: We live wisely, fearlessly, courageously, devotedly, missionally…with endurance inspired by his coming. Big Idea; Jesus calls us to faithfulness as ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Labor Pains

    Contributed by Antonio Torrence on Nov 25, 2000
    based on 124 ratings
     | 9,840 views

    This sermon is about viewing the daily pains of our life as a sign of the birth of a new life occurring.

    "Labor Pains" - Romans 8:18-28 -Rev. A. L. Torrence Pastor of the Cross of Life Lutheran Church Labor Day Weekend- for most of us, this is a time we attempt to get in that last summer vacation, that last barbecue or picnic, or that last major department store sale. The holiday also signals the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Painful Visit

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 10, 2009
     | 4,354 views

    For Martin Luther King Sunday. Misunderstanding comes about because we do not hear one another, we do not have the context to understand, or someone deliberately creates distance. Racial understanding needs to take all this into account.

    Misunderstanding is an inevitable part of life. Just because we are human, just because we have limitations and are imperfect, we are going to misunderstand one another. And the sooner we accept that as a part of life and learn to deal with it, the better off we’ll be. There are several reasons ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    No Pain, No Gain

    Contributed by Joe Harding on Apr 17, 2001
    based on 46 ratings
     | 7,246 views

    HIS GREAT PAIN CAUSED OUR GREAT GAIN OF SALVATION.

    “NO PAIN, NO GAIN” ISAIAH 52:13—53:12 PALM SUNDAY APRIL 8, 2001 INTRODUCTION: Victor Yap writes, The parents of a ten year old public school boy who was failing fifth grade math decided to enroll their son in a private Catholic school after exhausting all efforts to help. The youngster stormed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist