Times of Difficulty

[@Kim-Dalton]

It's been almost 7 years since this message was uploaded to YT but the Word of God is timeless and this message is so needed today.

[@williamscott7640]

How are you

[@acooper6956]

One of the most relevant messages I've heard on what has caused , and is causing, the chaos and despair in society. Thank you Alistair!

[@peggyfarrell4920]

I often do my devotionals through your Truth for Life app Rev. Begg. I truly thank the Lord for the truths of Scripture and for the simple ways you reveal them. Thank you for all that you give to the Lord. I am certainly blessed beyond measure as I pray and seek His wisdom.

[@robertmize327]

Even now, in the attack of the unGodly on our lives in 2022, your Christian message is clear. Our Times of Difficulty demand our ongoing prayers for strength and discernment. God's Will Be Done.

[@hangryturtle9006]

Been listening to you on the radio for years. Now I got my wife & teenage daughters watching you on KZbin. God is using you to bless our lives. Thank you Alistair Begg

[@bobsmiley6255]

Bible Lover Light Alister is so refreshing to listen too.

[@elizabethadendorff8369]

Thank you Alister for you teaching and encouragement, Especially in South Africa as we as people are going through extremely difficult days.

[@irenekretzmann877]

Thank you. We are having difficult times in South Africa at present and my husband of 57 yrs is soon going to be with Jesus. I was in the slough of despond this am and felt terrible but after praying and listen g to this message, am greatly challenged and comforted

[@sallyg.4253]

@@irenekretzmann877 praying for you. My sister was just telling me about what is happening in South Africa. May the Lord be with you and your family.

[@jonpatrick66]

This is a very real , true and great sermon. Sad that the world is even worse today , years later, than when Alistair have this message. Thank you sir.

[@gomariussmith]

It speaks of a struggle of importance. We only realise our true worth as we give all that we are into the hand of Him who paid it all for us. Thus aligning our short short lives with the purpose God has for each of us, that was in place since before the beginning of the world. Thy will be done. Amen

[@fredcourtney03]

I love and respect Pastor Begg! He has such clear and Biblical teaching. Truly a man called by God. I pray one day I meet him in this life or the next.

[@karencahill4798]

Hard to find a teacher who digs deep (meat) into the word of God. What a great teacher Alistair is. One of my favorites as well.

[@cardiackidjones2848]

Karen Cahill I agree with your comment.

[@jamesnicolewhite1678]

He's one of my fav ,! He really is wonderful

[@deotan6294]

May this preaching reach Manila. Thank you Mr Begg

[@beverlyward2570]

Amen! People who love themselves but do not love God.

[@beverlyward2570]

I love Begg and have listened to him for years. His message is always enlightening.

[@Alan-wx9hj]

Thank you Pastor Begg. May God continue to watch over you and your family. Give you strength, courage, wisdom and boldness to continue to preach His word. Please pray for my healing, i have a neurological disease?

[@cathyreddy6297]

Please pray for my family and each of their trials and tribulations, worries and devastations and each worry of God and his way to solve the trust and put in the love of him in mankind everywhere! In Jesus name we pray, amen.

[@22jaydogg]

Such a powerful man that’s preaches gods word

[@budharlow8085]

This sermon reminds me of the scripture.....prepare the way of the Lord.....such truths, knowledge in this voice in our current world.... We have 13 grandchildren, living in this tumultuous world, faced each day by then evil one, seek

[@budharlow8085]

We have 13 grand ones facing the onslaught of the world each day, we pray for each one daily, seeking whom satan can devour.....God bless rev Begg.....keep on , keeping on."...a voice of one crying in the wilderness......l our hope Is built on nothing less, than

[@AZTracyLynn]

i am new to this channel. How did I miss this for so long. God brings us what we need when we need it and I am so grateful. Pastor Begg’s sermons really cause me to look at what’s truly in my heart and ask the Lord to break me open and fill me up with His Spirit of love, integrity, peace, and grace. I look forward to these videos so much now and actually use them as my own private bible study. Thank you for making this available to us. It’s God’s blessing to hear His honest Word. 🙏

[@11Shaa]

My favorite speaker , every morning at 8:30!! What a blessing.

[@pauliberg3492]

This message is applicable for everyday..may your preachings be blessed..we need this TRUTH everyday..The Bible is true every day and always.Thank you for preaching the TRUTH ALWAYS.

[@sherryditzler7908]

I am truly so thankful to have this in my news feeds. The Lord knows how to feed us for sure!!!

[@jennimoon137]

Love listening to his expositional application.

[@williamscott7640]

How are you

[@judys5638]

I'm watching this Dec. 2023, and he's talking about a culture of victimhood. How prophetic, insightful, brilliant assessment of what society would be suffering from 9 yrs later. God bless you Pastor Begg.

[@maryhartshorn9155]

Dear Pastor Alistar please come back I miss your teachings. Monday services is not the same without your wise words I pray for you at this moment May our Lord keep you safe and blessed you and your family

[@annandricktaylor8593]

Wow!!! This is so relevant today in 2021!

[@TTown53591]

Thank you Pastor Begg. May God continue to bless you for loving him and us enough to share his truth.

[@poochini7272]

Love this Pastor!

[@martinbrennan1161]

Don't love the pastor love his Lord and Savior. Let his Lord be yours. His name is Jesus and He is wonderful.

[@cathyreddy6297]

With Jesus the world is tolerable. Please pray all will accept Jesus Christ as saviour and our ruler. Thanks be to God and our love to trust! In Jesus name, amen.

[@GriffinBenchmark]

Thank you Pastor Begg. I hope that Christ helps me to have the personal ability to truly internalize the Biblical principals you spoke about here and make them a reality in my own life. God bless you and what you do. Please don't stop.

[@clydeparo100]

At last bibical truth, thank you Pastor Begg-clyde

[@juanitaclifton5740]

Suffering for the Gospel is so true

[@chrismillard8222]

Let's all take heed. Eyes on the end goal is humanly impossible. Luckily with God all things are possible.

[@dubyredburndarling6334]

Thank you Pastor Begg for this message. I really needed to hear this today. God bless you and your congregation. ❤️🙏✝️

[@anaufaafiti]

Ur an AWESOME PASTOR! THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR FATHER GOD!

[@pamelamyers9613]

Most excellent exposition.

[@isaachernandez1509]

Thank you Pastor. I found you on CSN Radio many years ago and now I can hear you on KZbin. Definitely a contender of the Faith. With love in Christ. Listening from the Coachella Valley.

[@stepha6394]

thank you so much, difficult days become clearer. everyday I add a piece of God's armor, as days grow darker.

[@truthforlife1]

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Ephesians 5:31

[@mariesarrazin544]

Alistair Begg . The best and clear message of the gospel I ever heard we thank you alister begg . From Marie in P,O, Canada

[@busterhyman2016]

but to become one flesh could take a lifetime. I told this to someone once-they figured it out and found it is true

[@donsimonds5186]

Alistair, may the Lord keep you and bless you always , I know his face shines upon you, I can tell by your preaching. No one can preach and reveal such truth without God being with him. Thank you for your submission and dedication the Lord of Glory.

[@pamelamyers9613]

@@mariesarrazin544 ...become one flesh, is the act of sexual intercourse. The evidence of this, is in the children.

[@kingswaydaughter7324]

@@pamelamyers9613 yes, but it is more than just sex.

[@junraging8635]

Thanks Pastor for sharing this message from the Word.

[@bethlombardi1605]

Wow what a message ! We live in a culture embedded in victimhood. I know, I lived there for far too long. We are our own biggest problem. Our hearts deceive ourselves. Self protectiveness has blinded us. We are all crippled inside. Sin runs deep within the character of our being. It is self deceiving. Only Christ can redeem us. We profess to know God but deny his power. This should and so does cause me to tremble before our Holy God. As Begg says we need, we all need to get serious about what we really believe. Oh God, yes our world is broken! You alone oh God are the answer !! May we humble ourselves under your mighty hand. No longer trying to hide or run from you. Oh God bring our lives in line with you, bending our will unto yours. You alone are God . Have mercy oh God. Change us from the inside out for your glory and our good.!

[@veritas995]

"Our world is broken" true in 2014 and 2020

[@3orion33]

And here it is 2022 and this sermon speaks to what is happening in our world...even touching the ISS 😢

[@DV77737]

So good. God bless you pastor Begg

[@rosariomarlon5430]

Thank u. God be glorified.

[@vernegarlock4169]

You are such a blessing, I love to study God's Word with you. Thank you. Here and on the radio, thank you. Praying for you and yours to be kept by the Lord always & forever, in Jesus name, Amen

[@bryanmahon7866]

I love you Alistair Begg, in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ...

[@irenepadilla5518]

Thanks pastor I always listening to your preaching so clear your teaching word of GOD BLESS I am I hear your teaching.. GODBLESS ALWAYS

[@CarlHatch-i4r]

Many may think this message is outdated, or even crazy. But in 2023 it applies very clearly.

[@Emg2463]

I was not on my game as a parent.....I expected the church to do the job that was mine to do. They...are living the consequences of my lack of responsibility...and I am grieving my foolishness and sloth. My time of great influence on the forming of their character is over..for the most part. They're not reprobates, criminals or even irresponsible.....but they have turned away from God and are going their own way without Him....and only God Himself can change that. But.....I have the knowledge that He is a gracious and generous God....who is slow to anger and abounding in Love....that He is not willing that anyone should perish but that all come to salvation through Jesus Christ His Son. And in that knowledge is my Hope for them. That God in His mercy and Love will hear my prayers for my kids...and my husband.....and mercifully will deliver them from their foolishness....and my irresponsibility !

[@mariechia1810]

I am encouraged by your humble, heartfelt comment. I too feel that I/we have NOT been a godly example to our adult children during their formative years...At times I feel guilty and full of regrets for their not walking with the Lord today! Then I was reminded that our God is a miracle worker and a promise keeper that He loves them and cares about their salvation much more than I/we do. I will continue to lift them up in my prayers and trust our God, Lord Jesus and Holy Spirit’s mighty power to soften their hearts and open their eyes. Thank you.

[@tradeone7719]

JESUS MY SAVIOR I TRUST YOU.

[@normanpelley]

Excellent!!

[@colsomemiah6095]

Always dispenses Biblical food causing self examination and encouragmet that today's mores were written about 2K years ago:thus nothing is new In man's depravity, and we have the free gift of salvation throughout Lord and Savior, Jesus, Jesus.

[@pamelamyers9613]

Excellent

[@sav3138]

Thank you

[@coffeeteaormeify]

So true.... what have we become ... really!

[@faridfadel655]

Jesus condemned hypocrisy above most other sins on account of the deceitfulness it can spread around . I guess this is true of the so called evangelists that talk the talk but don't walk the walk . Jesus said " If you love me , keep my commandments " . Obedience to the word of God is the key to integrity in Christian living and this is precisely how I feel each time I listen to one of pastor Begg's messages . God looks at the heart , examines the heart and He knows the heart of men more than any human being . Let us therefore pray " Search my heart today ,O God " Greetings from Cairo , Egypt

[@siphomahlobo3874]

Always a blessing

[@anitaarredondo7731]

So true. 🙏🙏

[@karencahill4798]

Dear C C. It clearly says in Ephesians 6 "Children obey your parents, honor your Mother and Father and it will go well with you." Your husband is no longer a child- this is a total erroneous take on this scripture by your husband. God goes on to say in Both Genesis 2:24 and Ephesians 5 :31"That a man leaves his Father and Mother and is united to his wife- they become one flesh. He is not doing God's will and one cannot blame the word of God - Bible.

[@williamscott7640]

How are you

[@AS-oj3cw]

😭 I am my own biggest problem

[@davidthomspson9771]

thanks

[@clydeparo100]

As Pogo said in the cartoon strip, "We Have Met The enemy, and He is us".

[@krisaksonify]

Amen

[@rhodatheophilus894]

Wow!

[@cameronmccreary4758]

One has to remember VanGough had removed his ear by the time he did his, "selfie." Now today I am looking at people taking selfies loaded with tattoos. I get the feeling from various people who are doing selfies as follows; look at me I am beautiful when they look terrible. We all need to repent to Our Lord and turn and truly be healed.

[@islewait6107]

🙏 ⚓️ 📖

[@davidharrell7787]

👍🏾✝️

[@Isaiah55-8-9]

What was the poem he read at the end?

[@Me-gp7ud]

My husband left me in order to obey his parents and put them first, saying the Ten Commandments even say to obey your parents, but does mention divorce or commitment to spouses. Sermons like this worry me because it is enforcing the idea to obey parents...but when someone hears it wrongly....it may result in a christian spouse leaving their wife and using the Bible as justification. I wish sermons like this would also declare that a spouse comes before the parents. My husband now attends a Luthern church which also preaches that divorce is a personal problem, not a church issue...they have given him the "ok" to divorce me, against my will, saying God will forgive and have mercy. I love him dearly and hate the false teaching that is destroying christianity and families.

[@deachristiancatlady5435]

C C I'm confused...God gives Biblical reasons for divorce...honoring you mother and father is not one of them!

[@julierobinson5180]

This sermon doesn’t worry me, but your husband does. He has twisted the scripture and taken it out of context. Once you’re married, you are no longer to put anyone except God ahead of your spouse. You are joined to your spouse and you become one flesh. Obeying your parents is for children, and the Bible is very clear about this. Once you are an adult, you are no longer under your parents’ rules.

[@GriffinBenchmark]

@@julierobinson5180 Amen

[@GriffinBenchmark]

Courtney, I'm so sorry for what is going on in your life with regard to your divorce situation. The key to what you said here is us fallen people understanding God's message wrongly. Don't lose faith, God will provide.

[@Greywolfgrafix]

If self-love is bad, what about self-hate? I really don't like ME much at all. I'd rather do stuff for my wife and family before I do things for myself. I just really don't think I matter much at all.

[@ktownj5996]

You matter Bro...God has a great plan and purpose for you.

[@stevenroodtherealtor]

Very timely, eh!

[@davidthompsonmobile2556]

😇😇😇

[@oltimer671]

Where does he preach I'd love to see him

[@truthforlife1]

Alistair Begg is the Senior Pastor at Parkside Church which is located in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. You can find more info here:

[@cardiackidjones2848]

I too would like to go visit this church......I have even thought about moving near his church to sit under such Godly leading!

[@alienwatch8830]

I think Pastor A is a bit afraid of flying, 😃as I am - except I’m terrified

[@daddyhermanson9737]

I'm given her all shes got god ...

[@hannahdisilvestro5898]

Wow. There are many good points in this, but I am saddened by the lack of contextualization provided for the rise of empowerment culture, the need for a justice system where children can sue parents, and the use of social media. Begg is right that these things are misguided and in some cases, even evil. However, empowerment culture and the search for family healing was a backlash against the church ignoring and failing to follow God’s mandates for protecting the innocent in abusive and dysfunctional relationships. It’s also a reaction against the pride of some parents. This does not mean that disrespect is justified. But Begg is only telling half the story. The reason children need the ability to sue parents are because EXTREMELY wicked parents exist who will wreck their children’s lives, perhaps initiating transgender surgery against their child’s will, opening credit cards or draining their children’s bank accounts for their own gain, etc. And while selfies may have begun as something negative, it is used more often as a way to share the moments of your life with long-distance loved ones. I wish he had either spoken more generally about the heart attitudes that are sinful, rather than oversimplifying these cultural phenomenons, or been more sensitive to the nuances here. This is part of the reason the younger generations feel frustrated with the church.

[@susanna6978]

Narcissisism is growing big time.

[@beverlyward2570]

...and now children can divorce their parents.

[@kennethbailey6634]

Take note,avoid these people.

[@davidthompsonmobile2556]

now your on the trolley!

[@aliceseay2904]

David Thompson Mobile L,

[@davidthompsonmobile2556]

outstanding sermon...wow

[@seektruth983]

Amen

[@joe70937]

😇

[@schachmatt1581]

Amen