"Suffering" Tagged Sermons
Psalm 98 – Christmas Joy
This sermon emphasizes joy in the face of difficulties, using Psalm 98 as the main text, which is the psalm that Isaac Watts based his hymn, “Joy To The World” off of. Pastor Kyle explains that true joy stems from understanding Jesus’ work—His salvation offered to all through His death and resurrection. Even thought we all have struggles in life, they don’t need to diminish the joy we can have when we keep the eternal perspective of salvation and heaven…
Psalm 91 – God is Bigger Than Our Fears
In Psalm 91, we see a number of different fears that a person would experience in the ancient world. Yet in the midst of all those big fears, Psalm 91 shows that God is bigger than each of them. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle explains what this means for us and then spends time answering a very important question regarding the tension we see between God being bigger than these fears and people still suffering. My God is able to,…
1 Peter 1:3-9 – Living Hope
Jesus is our living hope! In this Easter Sunday sermon, Pastor Kyle looks at 1 Peter 1:3-9 where Peter talks about how the resurrection of Jesus shows we can have a hope that will not go away, particularly in difficult times. Since he rose from the dead, he proved that he is imperishable. Therefore, we can put our hope and trust in him while we are suffering. Will you allow trials and difficulties to destroy your faith or grow your…
Acts 27 – Safe In Christ?
Guest preacher Dave Herring, former pastor of Cornerstone Church, walks through the story in Acts 27 of Paul being shipwrecked to explore the theme of being safe with Christ. Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hampstead, NH, just seconds from Derry, NH. We also have many people at our church from surrounding cities such as Chester, Sandown, Danville, Kingston, Fremont, Plaistow, Atkinson, Derry, Londonderry, Salem, and Haverhill. If you live in Southern New Hampshire, we would love…
Daniel 12 – How Long, O Lord?
Daniel 12 is the final chapter of the book of Daniel. This chapter ends with some final words from the angel telling Daniel to continue to wait. Daniel wants to know when God will fix things but the angel does not tell him. Instead, he tells him to, “go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.” In other words, “keep pressing on.” In this sermon,…
Daniel 11 – Learning From The Future
In Daniel 11 an angel tells Daniel what is to happen in the future. It is not a happy future for Israel. At least, not for a long time. But eventually, God will make all things right. How do we live in the meantime? While difficult things still happen. Suffering still takes place. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle expands on this idea and shows us how we can live in difficult times based on future events. A big picture perspective…
Daniel 9:20-27 – Going Through Dark Times
In the second part of chapter 9, the angel Gabriel describes a vision about 70 weeks. While this is a difficult passage to interpret, the takeaway is that there will be bumps along the road but Jesus is ultimately going to win. Things do not happen in our time frame, but in God’s. However, we can have confidence to know that God will carry it to completion. A “no” or “wait” from God always results in something better later on.…
Daniel 8 – The Ram, The Goat, and The Lamb
In chapter 8, Daniel has another vision. This vision has to do with Daniel’s future time, but is it in our future as well? In this sermon, Pastor Kyle explains what the vision means. As we will see, there is a lot we can learn from the vision and how we can apply it to our lives. The lamb is victorious in the end! Sermon Clip Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hampstead, NH, just seconds…
Isaiah 9:2-7 – Hope Is At The Heart Of Christmas
The Christmas season is upon us! In this sermon, Pastor Kyle looks at one of the most well-known prophecies of Jesus coming to this earth in the Old Testament. The prophecy focuses on what Jesus will do when he comes to the earth. He will be the wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting father, and prince of peace. Knowing this should give us hope! Pastor Kyle examines the theme of hope from Isaiah 9 and what we can do while we…
Job 4-37 – Is God Fair?
Pastor Kyle looks at the entire group of conversations between Job and his three friends. The main theme throughout the discussion is on the topic of God’s fairness. By the end, a new person appears and reprimands Job and the three friends for not trusting in God the way they should. In this sermon, we will look at the idea of God’s fairness. Is he fair? And if so, how does that impact our lives? Knowing that God is fair…
Job 4-7 – Sin and Suffering
In Job 4-7, Job’s friend Eliphaz speaks up and tells Job that he is suffering because he is sinning. Job doesn’t know what he did, but by the end of chapter 7, he is asking God why he won’t forgive him for whatever he did. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle answers the question that Job and Eliphaz discuss. Does God punish us because we sin? There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus! Sermon Clip…
Job 3 – I Just Want To Die
In chapters 1 and 2, Job went through an enormous amount of suffering. His children died, he lost all his wealth, and his health was in bad shape. His wife and friends acted as if he is dead. Because of everything he went through, he declares in chapter 3 that he wishes he had never been born. Based on Jobs words, Pastor Kyle examines the subject of suffering and suicide through the lens of Jesus Christ. If he tells us…