Is Anything Too Hard For The Lord? (2 sermons)

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS?

1. A widow of Zidon and her only son were planning their last meal (I Kings 17:8-16).
2. A prophet’s widow had a hard financial problem with just a little oil (II Kings 4:1-7).
3. Don’t doubt the LORD’s ability, even in the worst circumstances (II Kings 6:24 – 7:20).
4. God challenges men to try Him for a blessing they cannot receive (Malachi 3:8-12).
5. The LORD is able to see and value your financial situation and faith (Luke 21:1-4).

HEALTH PROBLEMS?

1. God rejuvenated Abraham’s reproductive power for many more years (Genesis 25:1-2).
2. Naaman the Syrian had leprosy, so God used a little captive servant girl (II Kgs 5:1-14).
3. A woman, whom doctors only made poor and worse, was easily healed (Mark 5:25-29).
4. A man infirmed for 38 years was healed without the therapy that he sought (John 5:1-9).
5. Jesus healed many personally, but the world could not contain them all (John 20:30-31).

CAREER PROBLEMS?

1. Jacob was deceived by Laban, who also changed his wages ten times (Genesis 31:1-42).
2. Joseph had setbacks, but God took care of him (Gen 39:1-6,19-23; 40:1-23; 41:37-45).
3. David faithfully tended his father’s sheep, so God promoted him to king (Ps 78:70-72).
4. Daniel had setbacks, but God took care of him (Daniel 1:9,17-21; 2:46-49; 6:1-3,28).

MARRIAGE PROBLEMS?

1. Isaac received God’s direct providence in Rebekah at forty (Genesis 24:1-6,58-67).
2. Ruth, a widow of Moab, met a rich man by hap, who married her (Ruth 2:1-3; 4:13-17).
3. Esther, an orphan captive far from home, met a rich king who loved her (Esther 2:8,17).
4. Abigail, a godly woman who disobeyed her husband, married David (I Sam 25:36-42).
5. Bathsheba was trouble to David, but God gave him Solomon by her (II Sam 12:24-25).

SPIRITUAL PROBLEMS?

1. Though a rebellious house, Israel gave more than needed for God’s house (Ex 36:3-7).
2. David found great deliverance from God for his very soul (Psalm 31:21-24; 138:3).
3. The wild man of the Gadarenes was violently possessed by many devils (Mark 5:1-20).

CHILDREN PROBLEMS?

1. Consider barren wombs: Sarah (Genesis 21:6-8), Rachel (Genesis 30:22-24), Hannah (I Sam 1:19-20), woman of Shunem (II Kings 4:12-17), and Elizabeth (Luke 1:7,24-25).
2. Consider the life of these great men, who were once children loved by their parents in faith: Moses (Heb 11:23-28), Samuel (I Sam 1:27-28), and Timothy (II Tim 1:5; 3:15).
3. On his deathbed, God promised David’s family a perpetual kingdom (II Samuel 23:1-7).
4. The widow of Zarephath of Zidon saw God’s power in Elijah again (I Kings 17:17-24).

WISDOM PROBLEMS?

1. Solomon asked for wisdom to be able to do his great job well (I Kings 3:5-14; Jas 1:5).
2. Jehoshaphat begged God for help, when not knowing what to do (II Chron 20:1-30).
3. Elisha’s servant was dismayed with fear of not knowing what to do (II Kings 6:13-23).

CIRCUMSTANTIAL PROBLEMS?

1. Two spies were certainly in a pickle, when they were caught at Rahab’s (Joshua 2:1-7).
2. Joshua was running out of time, so the Lord stopped the sun for him (Joshua 10:6-14).
3. Saul surrounded David, but God brought a diversion for poor Saul (I Samuel 23:26-29).
4. Three Hebrew men faced horrible circumstances for fearing the LORD (Dan 3:19-27).
5. Paul had great confidence in God’s abililty to preserve men in a storm (Acts 27:21-26).

SIN PROBLEMS?

1. Samson made his final request to the LORD for strength after great sin (Judges 16:28).
2. David sinned greatly, but confessed, and the LORD quickly forgave (II Samuel 12:13).
3. Ahab sinned far more than most, but God had mercy even upon him (I Kings 21:25-29).
4. Manasseh sinned horribly, was judged severely, and then forgiven (II Chron 33:1-20).
5. Saul of Tarsus was forgiven persecution and made an apostle (Gal 1:13-24; I Tim 1:16).

PRAYER PROBLEMS?

1. Did Joshua decide not to pray, because the sun usually moved each day (Joshua 10:12)?
2. Did Elisha tremble about his hard request for twice the spirit of Elijah (II Kings 2:9)?
3. Did Abraham weakly resign himself to God’s plan to destroy Sodom (Gen 18:23-33)?

ENEMY PROBLEMS?

1. Esau swore to kill Jacob, but kissed and made up graciously (Gen 27:41-42; 33:1-15).
2. Moses, when threatened by hateful enemies, received a powerful answer (Nu 16:28-35).
3. Ahithophel was a gifted enemy, but the LORD saved David (II Samuel 16:23 – 17:23).

STATISTICAL PROBLEMS?

1. Gideon needed a lesson in faith, so God reduced his army to 300 men (Judges 7:1-7).
2. Jonathan taught his armourbearer that odds do not matter to the LORD (I Sam 14:6-15).
3. Asa faced an army of Ethiopians with a numerical superiority of 2-1 (II Chron 14:8-15).