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  • William Baeta avatar

    What Does A Man Get For His Toil?

    Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 5, 2001
    based on 23 ratings
     | 3,547 views

    “For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it. What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labours under the sun?”

    Theme: What does a man gain for his toil Text: Eccl. 1:2, 2:21-23; Col. 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk. 12:13-21 Read Eccl. 2:21-23 “For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it. What does a man get for all the toil and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Faith That Grows Through Hardship

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,500 views

    What must I do through hardships?

    Faith that Grows through Hardships Job 2:1-13 PROPOSITION: Because Christ glorified His Father through suffering, you must glorify Christ by growing spiritually through suffering. I. Beware of the persistence of the Evil One. v. 1-6 A. Satan’s persistence in attacking Job’s faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Is Life Lived In Hardships A Waste?

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,701 views

    Do you ever wonder what God is doing in your life?

    Is Life Lived in Hardships a Waste? Job 10 PROPOSITION: Because Christ used suffering to bring spiritual victory, rest in Him to properly use suffering in your life for spiritual victory. I. Submit to God’s working in your life. 9:1-13 II. Submit to God’s will for your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Hardship: Something Smells Fishy Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,985 views

    The thing that you think might do you in, may be the thing that saves you. What should have killed Jonah, saved him.

    Sometimes what you think might do you in you, will be the one thing that saves you. Sometimes the worst possible thing that could happen to you – is exactly what you need. Sometimes the thing you fear, is the thing that will turn your life around. We see this with the prophet Jonah. He is thrown ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Hardship And Struggle Are Satanic Tools.

    Contributed by James Linders on May 8, 2015
     | 4,089 views

    God does NOT desire misfortune,hardships,suffering,decease,evil,poverty and death for those who love Him. We OFTEN make the remark that GOD is responsible for our pain and suffering, because He is testing us. How can He be? SATAN is the culprit!!

    Job 2:7-8 (NIV) "So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes." Job, a man who loved God and kept His ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Hardships & Hazards On The Home Strech

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Mar 7, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,640 views

    A sermon to encourage believers to finish the Christian race.

    Hardships & Hazards On the Home Stretch Hebrews 12:1-2 Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Acts 12 - Enduring Hardships Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 5, 2013
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     | 9,107 views

    Be prepared for challenges. We can expect hardships in life. We can stay on course by praying.

    The moment the disciples put their faith in Jesus, they were declaring war against the devil. They have chosen to make a stand for the truth. • The authorities and the people come against what they preach, sometimes out of selfish reasons, sometimes out of intolerance, and at other times, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    How Hardships Work For Good

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 25, 2013
     | 3,735 views

    Acts 5 gives us two cases where the church faced hardship. One was internal and the other was external. Both were used by God for the good of the church. How can that happen for us today?

    (Read Acts 5 with slides) What does it take to ruin a church? What does it take to stop God? Acts 5 gives us two stories about threats to the church, one from the inside and the other from the outside. First. The threat from the inside produced two deaths and great fear upon the whole ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Navigating Through The Sea Of Hardship

    Contributed by David Darst on Feb 22, 2021
     | 5,138 views

    This is a expositional sermon series through the 27th Chapter of Acts. The Unusual account of The Apostle Paul's journey to Rome, and the practical applications of how it can help assist believers navigate through the storms of life.

    How to Navigate through the SHIP….in the Seas of HardSHIP. In the Storm, you must stay with the Ship to Survive! Acts 27:9-44 I find it extremely interesting why Luke dedicates an entire chapter to Paul’s experience of this voyage on his way to Rome. I think it holds substantial spiritual and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Handling The Hardships Of Your Life

    Contributed by J Bernard Taylor on Feb 26, 2022
     | 2,927 views

    Hardships come to everyone. Few people can say that they have never experienced a hardship. The problems with hardships revolves around how to deal with them. How do you handle the hardships which are sure to come?

    Handling the Hardships of your Life 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Hardships of all kinds come to everyone in life.Few people can say that they have never experienced hardships of some kind.The problem is how to handle the hardships of life that are surely to come.The first thing to do is to: Depend on ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Hard Work

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Jan 2, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,141 views

    Life would not always be hunky-dory, we got to roll up our sleeves and be ready to dirty our fingers! Are you there?

    Hard work! Ruth 2:7”She said, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.' So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest.” Friend, may be you are poised, smart, educated, technically qualified, charming and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Be-Attitudes 3 - Facing Hardship Series

    Contributed by James Galbraith on Jan 23, 2007
     | 3,034 views

    Third in the my Be-Attitudes series, taking on "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted".

    Matthew 5:4; John 11:32-37 - Facing Hardship By James Galbraith First Baptist Church, Port Alberni January 21st, 2007 Text Matt 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. John 11:32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God’s Goal In Bringing Hardship Series

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 20, 2020
     | 3,137 views

    It's shocking to many that God sometimes is the cause of hardship in our lives. When that happens, what is He hoping to accomplish?

    “HE SAID WHAT?!”: Sometimes hardship is from God. - Amos 4:6-12. - This passage might have been shocking to you. “What do you mean God did all these things?” Today we sometimes think of Him exclusively as a kindly grandfather who would never say a cross word to anyone. That, however, is not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Endure Hardship Like A Good Soldier PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 15, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 327 views

    Explores enduring hardship, embodying a good soldier for Christ, and manifesting spiritual strength as key aspects of our Christian walk.

    Good morning, family! It's a blessing to be here with you all today, sharing in the light of God's love. Today, we're going to take a long, hard look at a passage from 2 Timothy that's got a lot to say about our walk with Christ. But before we get into that, I want to share a quote with you. It's ...read more

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    Advancing The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 23, 2015
     | 4,706 views

    Can we look at this or that circumstance in our lives and say, “As bad as my situation is, I can see a way to press it into the service of the gospel. I can bear witness to Christ even in the midst of this”?

    Patsy Bonner shared with our Friday Bible study group a spoof news story that had been sent to her recently. The dateline is ostensibly Dallas, and the brief that follows says: Dallas Cowboys football practice was delayed nearly two hours today after a player reported finding an unknown white ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed