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  • Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 2, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,926 views

    WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME? "As to my sin, I hear its harsh accusings no more when I hear Jesus cry, 'Why hast thou forsaken me?' I know that I deserve the deepest hell at the hand of God's vengeance; but I am not afraid. He will never forsake me, for he forsook his Son on my behalf. I ...read more

  • Cross Is The Attraction

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Sep 8, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,068 views

    The famous first national Salvationist here in Sri Lanka, Arnolis Weerasooriya whose picture we all walk past every day said something about the cross. Can you remember reading it, it is on his picture. That’s right he said, “Cross is the attraction.” He died from cholera some years later on the ...read more

  • Why Did He Do That?

    Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
     | 3,926 views

    WHY DID HE DO THAT? In his book "Evidence that demands a Verdict," Josh McDowell describes what Jesus went through on our behalf. It started with "a sleepless night with no food. Then Jesus endured the mockery of two trials; He was slapped, mocked, spat upon, and ridiculed with a robe, a ...read more

  • Why Do I Give?  PRO

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 128 ratings
     | 2,811 views

    Why do I give? The first thing that popped into my head was that I don’t want to be a free loader. I know that it costs money to run a church. On average it takes 40 square foot of building space per person that attends church. Multiply that times $100.00 to $150.00 a foot to build and it doesn’t ...read more

  • Why Did The Magi Come?  PRO

    Contributed by William Matthews on Nov 20, 2001
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     | 2,915 views

    Why did the Magi come? They were looking for “Messiah the Prince” of Daniel’s prophecy An examination of Daniel’s prophecy shows why they expected Jesus at this time Daniel 9:24-26 - “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make ...read more

  • Why Am I Here?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,634 views

    WHY AM I HERE? "Many years ago I attended a birthday party for my gay friend and co-worker, Julian. Sixty gay men and four straight women had gathered to celebrate in a high-rise penthouse with a dramatic sweeping view of the San Francisco Bay. Greeting me warmly, Julian exuberantly kissed me on ...read more

  • Why Is It That The Vast Majority Of Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
     | 2,875 views

    "Why is it that the vast majority of Christian believers remain largely unexposed to Christian learning--to historical-critical studies of the Bible, the content and structure of the great doctines, to two thousand years of classic works on the Christian life, to basic disciplines of theology, ...read more

  • Why Should I Not Forgive?  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on Jul 13, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,022 views

    WHY SHOULD I NOT FORGIVE? Deweese Eunick (mother of a 6 year old girl, killed by a 12 year old boy who was wrestling with her) The boy, Lionel Tate was being sentenced for life in prison for this murder. The mother said to reporters on ABC, "It’s more that he’s a human being, you know?" she ...read more

  • Why Should I Forgive?  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 31, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 5,539 views

    WHY SHOULD I FORGIVE? During a children’s sermon one Sunday morning, I held up an ugly-looking summer shirt that I wore occasionally around the house. I explained to the children that someone said the shirt was ugly and should be thrown away. "This really hurt me," I explained. "I’m having ...read more

  • Why Do We Celebrate?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,283 views

    WHY DO WE CELEBRATE? Lou Whitmire, a reporter in Mansfield, Ohio, asked the all important question "Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?" to students at Sherman Elementary school. Here are a few of the answers he got: Jamie Copley, 7, said people celebrate Thanksgiving because it’s the ...read more

  • Why Should There Not Be A Patient Confidence In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,220 views

    Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any ...read more

  • Why Is It That, Next To The Birthday Of The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,718 views

    "Why is it that, next to the birthday of the Savior of the world, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on this [Independence] day? Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday ...read more

  • Why Should I Not Forgive?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
     | 2,817 views

    WHY SHOULD I NOT FORGIVE? Deweese Eunick (mother of a 6 year old girl, killed by a 12 year old boy who was wrestling with her) The boy, Lionel Tate was being sentenced for life in prison for this murder. The mother said to reporters on ABC, "It’s more that he’s a human being, you know?" she said. ...read more

  • Why Be Buried With A Fork In Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2010
     | 3,799 views

    Why Be Buried With a Fork in Your Hand There was a woman who had been told she only had 3 months to live. Her doctor recommended that she start making preparations to die. And so, she contacted her Pastor to talk about her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at her funeral, what ...read more

  • Why Do You Ask?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
     | 1,448 views

    WHY DO YOU ASK? A vicar was walking along the road when a lady stopped him and this question. "Vicar" she asked. "What do you think about cremation?" Without hesitation the vicar replied, "You know the scriptural principle don't you?" "No" the lady replied. "You bury treasure but you burn ...read more

  • Why You're Tired

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 1,925 views

    WHY YOU'RE TIRED In a 24-hour period, if you’re an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish: • Your heart beats 103,689 times • Your blood travels 168,000,000 miles • You breathe 23,040 times • You inhale 438 cubic feet of air. • You eat 3.25 pounds of food • You drink 2.9 quarts ...read more

  • Why Should I Surrender?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,677 views

    WHY SHOULD I SURRENDER? The story is told of the military legend Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia, almost all of the known world. One day on the warpath, Alexander and small company of soldiers approached a strongly ...read more

  • Why Enoch Never Returned

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 14, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,896 views

    WHY ENOCH NEVER RETURNED A little child gave a most exquisite explanation of walking with God. She went home from Sunday School, and the mother said, "Tell me what you learned at school." And she said: "Don't you know, Mother, one day they went for an extra long walk, and they walked on and on, ...read more

  • We Need To Know Why!

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Dec 8, 2011
     | 1,960 views

    WE NEED TO KNOW WHY! As the new plant manager walked through the factory he noticed, in the distance, a worker hit the machine he was at with a large hammer. The manager stopped and watched the worker. It was remarkable, every three minutes the worker would pick up a large ballpeen hammer and ...read more

  • Why Jesus Was Born In A Stable

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 5, 2012
     | 2,257 views

    WHY JESUS WAS BORN IN A STABLE According to the ancient historical writer Jerome, he feels Jesus was born in a stable because "...it would have been fitting for Christ to come into the Holy of Holies in the Temple, but he came into this world in a stinking stable, for us... "Christ found no room ...read more

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