Hope For Struggling Christians 

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Your sermon saved me tonight

I’ve been saved for about a year and I have been wrestling with sin hard the past few months. Now I’m laughing out loud because it’s true... before getting saved, I never wrestled with doing wrong to others or God, but now, it challenges me to the core. From here on, I joyfully PRAISE GOD for the war He has caused in my heart. Thank you, Pastor Jeff, for teaching God’s Word in love with a commitment to truth. I am praying for us all to put our hope solely in God’s promises every second of every day until forever.

6 years later and STILL changing lives! Thank you for this, Pastor Durbin.

The struggling is the indicator of a new heart in Christ and His closeness. Such a solid message.

Exactly the sermon I needed to hear today. Thank God

This is a must watch. Powerful. Beautiful.

Thank you Jeff for this message, truly! I also just got saved a few months ago, and this cycle of sin, repentance, and depression is unprecedented and so rough. That is until the doctrine of justification by faith alone shines its light again, and then comes joy and freedom in Christ. Will definitely be memorizing Scripture directly for this now, thank you again. To God be the glory!

Thank you for this sermon. 5 years later and it's still reaching people.

Seriously like PERFECT timing. I was thinking that there was truly no hope left for me after the Holy Spirit left me. That God was actually done with me and doesn't want me to be His child. Thank you Jeff and thank You God 😄

I'm literally in tears. Thank you Lord for working through pastor Jeff!

Oh my goodness this just changed my LIFE!!

God bless the Lord's sovereign mercy and loving sanctification..all the fleshed out "friends" are falling by His waist side. Amen.

Oh Lord! How I needed this tonight! Praise the Lord! HIS ROBES FOR MINE!

Thank you so much. I was crying tears of joy at this message, I have been needing it for years, praise God! I am saved in Christ.

Salvation in Jesus the Son of God 💓😇💓

I have been really struggling with depression cause I have felt overwhelmed with conviction over my sin against a holy God. Thank you for biblical answers to these questions I've had about what to do but without just excusing my sin. You really have a wonderful gift of handling God's word and helping me and others to think biblically about everything.

Hey pastor just wanted to let you know that your helping be to be a better follower of Jesus everyday. God is really using you as a vessel. God bless you my brother

This sermon reached me at my core with an issue I've been struggling with for so long, praise God!! Thank you, Pastor Jeff!

4 years later, needed this this so much! Thanks Pastor Jeff

It's nice to hear from another that knows the struggle, over someone who just says I don't understand how a Christian can fail like that.

Yes, this sermon. God was speaking directly to me and im sure others. I am thankful to hear this word from God. This has changed me. Thank you.🤗

I needed to hear this message so bad, thank you Jesus!!!! God bless this church and God bless Jeff, glory to our redeemer!!!!

This is probably my favorite sermon from Pastor Jeff. Such an important message.

More churches need to preach this message, they typically go from sin to salvation and completely skip the struggle.

4 Years's later and this message impacted me praise the Lord for I'm saved

The Lord God bless all of those out there struggling with putting sin to death. And thank God for the abundance of his grace and mercy that even in our failings he draws us closer to himself.

The Sword...the word of the Living God...is just so powerful!! Glory be to our Holy Living God! Thanks for this important mssg, Pastor! Meaty, substantial fare! 🙏💖💯☝

My husband and I have just started to listen to Jeff's sermons. I could really identify with this one and I really appreciate his explanation of the sanctification process.

I am shaping and molding my preaching with your style jeff I thankyou and watch often!

This is truly amazing. God is incredible.

Talk about timely! It's absolutely amazing how God answers our prayers. I was struggling with exactly what Jeff described about being a bad husband and father and trying to compensate with good works. This sermon was so helpful. Praise the Lord. May God bless you pastor Jeff, and thank you.

I remember this stage. This is but a step along the way. In these battles you feel you are active in you start to feel ripped apart. That's exactly what's happening. This is the process of sanctification. In these times study hard. Get in the word and remember if you are in hate for your sin this is the best example for proof that you are in His hands. I agree with Pastor Jeff. I almost laughed at my friend recently when he told me of his anguish I this same way. Brothers. Praise God if this is you. You are being touched and molded by the potter. Bless you and praise to God.

Wow, thank you so very much for this message. I have been sincerely plagued for several months with this very issue! I have NEVER struggled as a Christian, but for whatever reason started struggling. I thought I lost my salvation! Then, I have been under attack with horrible inner dialogue and that frightened me even more. When I heard your message, I just wept. Christ can cleanse us from all unrighteousness. His sacrifice was for even the most heinous of us. Otherwise, his sacrifice was for not. Again, thank you for not letting me keep sinking down a ridiculous rabbit hole.

What an amazing message! Thank you, Jeff. After running away from the faith for more than a decade, this year God began giving me breadcrumbs to follow. Then, he grabbed me by the heels and starting pulling me in at light speed. Just as I was about to get super involved in the community Church I relapsed on my addiction. The past three weeks I missed Church, didn't read the Bible, barely got through school...but, today I remembered to seek God. He led me this video, and to the realization that I need to get baptized again as an adult that has run away and then been pulled back to the Faith of God! Amen Jesus!

This message is fantastic and perfect timing. I was living this for weeks until 15 minutes into this video. Thank you Pastor Jeff.

Hands down one of my favorite sermons. Praise Jesus!! I really didn’t want to click on this for some reason and I really felt convicted to do it and it is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. All glory be to God!! Good work!

I needed this. Thank you Jeff, you are helping people more than you know.

It is so AWESOME how God puts something in your path just when you need it, and this sermon is just what I needed. I'm a Christian and have been for 13 years now. I live in Oregon, yet it felt as if Pastor Jeff was in my house preaching this message to me. Everything he just said about the inner monologue, wow that's me 100% - or was me. Thank you Father, Lord Jesus, precious Holy Spirit, thank you for this message, thank you for your word, thank you for saving me - in Jesus name AMEN.

Well said brother! I so wish churches we have, would TEACH....this type of sermon.

I was just telling my husband that I'm not sure if I even deserve to be a Christian because I continue to be unkind and do things against Christ. I was in tears just crying in guilt for my actions and not being a good Christian. He told me that my guilt is evidence of my change. I loved hearing this sermon from you Jeff. Thank you!! I hope Christ continues to change me as I read the Living Word of God and learn more.

It's like this sermon was specifically tailored to address my troubles. My heart's been so dark with depression, lack of assurance and fear because I still struggle and lose to the same sins that brought me to Christ's feet to begin with. But now I'm finally seeing a light on the horizon. Thank you.

Woah!! Amazing sermon. I was always wondering why i was always at war with my demonds, my heart wanting to do good but fall short at times. Now that i know christ i find my self in constant battle. Honestly its hard to be a christian...at least for me. But i pray everyday for mercy and grace n pick up my cross and follow HIM everyday. Thank you Jesus for you are my shepard, hold on to me n never leave me. Amen.

This is a beautiful sermon. Thank you.

Thank you Pastor Jeff and Apologia Church for your videos. I have a great church home with good friends and elders that care for the flock. But I have found your online ministry to be an additional blessing to my family. Especially since I was saved out of 19yrs of idolatry within A.A. This sermon and the practical application of The Word has hit home with me. God bless you guys

What a beautiful and accurate word!! I go through this exact thing!! And Jeff is right just the fact that you hate your sin is a sign your saved!! Keep working on yourself in Christ daily take up your cross my friends.

If feel like this was for me!!! The needle part and the daily struggle of wondering if im doing the right thing but there is no doubt i hate my old self!! I have a new heart and i THANK you Jeff for pointing that out!!!!

I needed to hear this. Thank you so much.

This is still my favorite sermon from Jeff, I walked around the same sin confusion for 25 years. I hated myself because I hated my sin and thought that God could never love me. I see that it was the new heart in me that I struggled for so long.

This was such a blessing for me today...MAY GOD BLESS THIS MINISTRY.

Thank you, especially, for the last bit about the healing that comes from God's Word. I often wonder if I'm the only one who needs God's Word so badly that sometimes I have to write verses/passages on a note card and read them over and over throughout the day. I often wonder if I'm the only one who sometimes goes to God's Word in desperation to hear from Him, and that Word does satisfy! It's it's the ONLY thing that does. But I rarely hear people saying this sort of thing. I've wondered if I'm just strange. Yet it does say that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. That *can't* be just flowery poetry! It has to mean something real, otherwise... what's the point?

I needed this 100%

Talk about divine intervention. I needed to hear this. Thanks for the encouragement!

Thank you Jeff for being faithful and letting God use you to preach His Word

Excellent - simply superb. Thanks also for putting me onto Sinclair Ferguson… who moved back to Scotland not so long ago.. to an area in the city of Dundee, I know so well! I’m hoping I find my church tomorrow. God bless you.

I really needed to hear this, such a powerful message!!! Praise Jesus Christ!!! Thanks so much Pastor Jeff!!!

i needed this to start my day because i sinned last night (pleasured myself) and i was feeling discouraged, even cried during prayer because i don’t want these thoughts nor do i want to be deceived and praise God he isn’t done with me. truly my heart is continually being transformed

Wow !!! This is just what I’ve been dealing with. God heard my prayer and answered in the message !!

Jeff and Christian brother’s my name is Richard please pray for me with the struggles in my life I’m having a problem over coming thankyou

Wow, thank you so much for this message. You have helped bring a lot of light to my struggles with hating my sin. You have helped open my eyes. This video is a true blessing to me. May God bless you abundantly! Praise the Holy One!

Thank you Jeff! You are a dear brother. I pray for your ministry.

Wow! This sermon was beautiful! This is exactly what I’m going through I’ve only been a believer for about a year & a half now & it’s been so difficult & it’s my fault bc I’m not fighting with the sword of His word! Thankyou pastor Jeff, God is using your life to glorify Him & to love us! Thankyou!

This was beautiful and brought me to tears. Thank you💞

Thank you so much Jeff. I really needed to hear this today.

This was a video straight to me, I only wish I had heard it a year ago,. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! GOD Bless you

Thank you! Such perfectly timed Lord!

I needed to hear this today 😓❤️

Praise God!

Just wow Jeff. I have been saved for a little over a year now and this was so truthful, convicting, and comforting to hear. I truly need to believe that the word of God can solve all my problems.

Thank you Jeff very encouraging 😊

Beautiful message. Exactly what I Needed and need to hold fast. Praise Jesus! Amen.

God knew I needed this today and lead me here! How completely grateful I am for this! And for Apologia Studio’s, but most of all, to God, for raising up ministries like this! Soli Deo Gloria.

This met me right where I am.. I needed this message. Thank you Jesus!!!

This is what im struggling now, thank you Lord for speaking to me . thank you Jesus for using this man to speak in my heart right now. Thank you jeff for laiding it down for us born again christians the battle and struggle of the old man vs the new man inside us. God bless you and your ministry. ❤️❤️❤️

This message hit home...and at the right time. Glory to God.

Crazy how god just lead me to this. Sermon

I remember So Many Times I ask the Lord to Turn OFF my Fleshy desires Just to have my Life Only about Jesus Christ God's Grace is a reminder that we need Him Blessed be the Name of the Lord

Wow really powerful! Really spoke to me! 🙋🏻‍♀️

AMEN, YESHUA, THANK YOU 🙏🏻✝️✝️✝️❤️❤️❤️

This sermon I truly feel the love of Jesus Christ. Thank you Jeff for passing the message and thank Christ for giving you the message. This sermon saved my struggle at the perfect time. Glory to the Father Son and Holy Spirit.

I love the way he doesnt preach from a place of judgement. The fact that we feel the tension is evident of the change.

Thank you Lord Jesus for this message. It’s my flesh and it’s a daily battle for me... God bless you and what a AWSOME word

God Bless you Jeff.. I haven't been so blessed encouraged and convicted since my transformation began 8 months ago.. I battle with the thoughts you mentioned.. but Jesus has saved me and his promises a profound if we know them.. Praise Jesus

Very true!!!! Praise Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like this sermon not because the message is inspiring (there are many of those) but because I know Jeff to not sugar coat anything just to make a message inspirational. Jeff doesn't sacrifice truth in order to tickle your ear. I commented on other videos of him witnessing to Mormon and Atheists that he seemed arrogant at times and in my OWN ignorance made that claim. I am taught at my church to not dispute or argue with anyone. Take 5-10 minutes of your time tops to try and get them to say "the prayer" and be on your way to reaching as many as possible. I've always rejected that idea, meaning I would rather take 1 hour with 10 people and plant all the more seed to truly reach 1 than to talk with 50 people to get 10 to say a prayer and 'claim' I've reached 10. With that said I do have a good Bible believing church and a committed pastor. Thanks Jeff. I am always learning and relearning much.

Perfect Timing for me ❤️

I think God has taught me this lesson many times in my life to destroy the idols I had made of performance.

Really powerful!!

Father God I just raise my brother Jeff to you and thank you for using him for your glory. Ugh I've been so frustrated trying to figure out why I've felt so conflicted toward any sin in my life since my baptism ( in the spirit and fire ) thanks brother. Thank you Jesus for my new heart. Glory to your holy name now and forever. Amen.

Thanks for sharing it's the gospel message

I've needed to hear that mesaage for years! Mahalo Nui Loa! When are you coming to Oahu! I pray the Kauai Church touches many lives in Hawaii. By the way I'm from Arizona and have lived on Oahu for 11 years now. God has blessed you with the gift of inspiration. Aloha...

Thank you so much for this. I needed it so badly. I've been hurting and I couldn't really understand what was going on. I knew I had this deep desire to get as close to God as possible, but on the other hand I hated myself for not being able to be perfect instantly. I knew God's Word is the answer. Just wasn't sure what the problem was to get an answer. Thank you, again. God bless everyone involved in this ministry.

For a long time I was reading the NLT Bible and came across Ecclesiastes 9:8. "Wear fine clothes with a splash of cologne." I had recently asked the Lord to lead me to truth and a deeper understanding and I ended up with a King James Bible wherein I read the same verse which says, "Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment." What I got from that was purity and perhaps anointing, and therefore two VERY different understandings. I was actually blow away and brought to tears at how those two translations seem completely different. The KJV speaks to my spirit about purity and holiness whereas the alt seems so superficial. I brought it up at Bible study and was shocked that most disagreed with me. That white was referring possibly to the idea that it's a cooler shade in hotter climates and that oil on the head may have been seen as a form of masking body odour. Is it just me or does that seem wrong? Anyhow, I remain humble and trust in the Lord for truth and guidance but my spirit is screaming at this one. Have been reading the KJV and feeling overwhelmed, in a great way.

Thank you thank you preacher. This sermon touched my heart

This sermon is so so so helpful and encouraging. Thank you so much Jeff.

Amen , Amen , Amen 🙏🏻

Excellent teaching brother Jeff! I enjoyed it !! I thank God for his word!! bless you brother Jeff.

Awesome message!!!!

I so needed this. Thank the Lord for you.

this is amazingly useful teaching .thank you ,bless you