In Sermon Illustrations: "Why"

Why We Should Be Willing To Die For Christ, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010

Why we should be willing to die for Christ, the case of Joseph Tson of Romania Augustine: “It was necessary that Christ should first die for Peter’s salvation, and then Peter die for Christ’s Gospel.” When Joseph Tson was imprisoned for preaching the gospel in communist Romania under Nicolae ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-27

Tags: Persecution

Book Of Ezra. Why Was The Lord’s Temple ...

Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010

Book of Ezra. Why was the Lord’s temple begun first, even before the city wall? The temple was used for spiritual purposes; the wall, for military and political purposes. God had always been the nation’s protector, and the Jews knew that the strongest stone wall would not protect them if God was ...read more

Tags: Love For God

Denomination: Baptist

Why Don't They Let Him In?

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011

WHY DON'T THEY LET HIM IN? A picture of the Lord Jesus knocking at the door of a heart was taken one day by a parish visitor to a house where a father and mother lived with their small son. Some impulse made the mother pin the picture up in their little kitchen, and when the small boy came in from ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:20

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Why Should I Let You Into Heaven?

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 5, 2011

WHY SHOULD I LET YOU INTO HEAVEN? If you were to die today and God were to ask you, 'Why should I let you into my heaven?' what would you say?" Over the years I would have to say that 85% of the answers I get are "I have tried to be a good person, I have tried to be a good parent, I have tried to ...read more

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

Know Why You Worship As You Do  PRO

Contributed by Tim White on Dec 5, 2011

KNOW WHY YOU WORSHIP AS YOU DO Why would some people buy a cat and tie it to the bedpost to show their reverence to God? Many years ago, a very poor holy man lived in a remote part of China. Every day before his time of meditation, in order to show his devotion, he put a dish of butter up on the ...read more

Tags: Worship General

Denomination: Baptist

Why Say No When Everybody Else Is Saying ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2012

WHY SAY NO WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING YES? Writing in the aftermath of World War II, Elton Trueblood looked back to those few brave German Christians who had the courage to oppose Adolph Hitler. When so many others went along or simply kept silent, a few, a courageous handful, would not go along ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:36-38

Tags: Love For God

The Reason Why Many Fail In Battle Is Because ...

Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 4, 2012

"The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came...Anticipate your battles; fight them on ...read more

Tags: Preparation, Confidence In Prayer

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Women Talk More Than Men

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Sep 27, 2021

“According to a theory of sociologists who study human nature, the number of words spoken by the average man in a given day are about 10,000. The average woman uses about 25,000 words in a day. – from speechmastery.com My pastor was doing a teaching on the power of the tongue Sunday morning and ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 18:21

Tags: Idle Words, Power Of The Tongue

Denomination: Charismatic

Why Doesn't God Answer?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 13, 2022

The preacher's 5 year-old daughter noticed that her preacher father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day she asked him why. The Pastor was so proud that his daughter was so observant of his mesages. He smiled and answered, "Well, honey, ...read more

Tags: Jokes, Fathers, Sermons, Preachers, Children, Prayer, Pastors  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Do You Still Live As A Slave?

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 15, 2023

On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln presented what came to be known as the Emancipation Proclamation, an official document condemning human slavery. Abraham Lincoln, realizing that slavery is completely against human dignity, officially abolished it from the United States on ...read more

Tags: Grace, Holy Spirit, Freedom, Legalism, Racism, Liberty  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Cain Refused To Bring A Blood Offering

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 26, 2023

God's having made for man coats of skin presupposes the slaying of animals; and doubtless implies that Abel's sacrifice of an animal life was an act of faith which rested on God's command (though not expressly recorded) that such were the sacrifices He required. If it had not been ...read more

Tags: Blood Atonement, Sacrifices, Cain, Abel, Blood Of Jesus, Blood Covenant, Offerings  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Does Monday Have To Follow Sunday?

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 9, 2024

The older I get, the more I wake up not knowing what day it is. That is particularly true on Mondays. My favorite day of the week is Sunday. I enjoy attending church, fellowshipping with other Christians, and of course, the Sunday worship services. I enjoy Sunday morning and evening like no other ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6

Tags: Stress, Frustration, Planning

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Because He Came

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019

Here are six blessings Paul mentions in Galatians 4:4-7 that flow to us because Christ came. We are redeemed (Gal 4:5a). We are adopted into God’s family (Gal 4:5b). The Holy Spirit now lives within us (Gal 4:6a). We call God Father (Gal ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 4:4-7

Tags: Galatians, The Birth Of Christ, The Virgin Birth, Why Christ Came

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Does God Hate Divorce? Listen To Some ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 18, 2005

Why does God hate divorce? Listen to some ramifications of divorce, taken from Biblical Counseling for Today - Watson Pages 187-188 -- Watson notes: Dobson commissioned his Focus on the Family staff to conduct a broad based survey of existing research concerning marital status. “From a social ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Those Women Loved And Wept, It Were Not Hard ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

Why those women loved and wept, it were not hard to guess; but they could not have had greater reasons for love and grief than my heart has. Nain’s widow saw her son restored; but I myself have been raised to newness of life. Peter’s wife’s mother was cured of the fever; but I of the greater plague ...read more

Tags: Repentance

Why Employees Stay: A 12/99 Survey By Randstad ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Why Employees Stay: A 12/99 survey by Randstad North America reports the top 5 reasons employees stay: 1. 71%-Like co-workers. 2. 68%-Pleasant work environment 3. 68%-Easy commute. 4. 65%-Challenging work. 5. 54%-Flexible work ...read more

Tags: Workplace

Why Christian Lifestyles Aren't Different: George ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Why Christian Lifestyles Aren’t Different: George Barna, researcher and author of the book, Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions, says, “For years we have reported research findings showing that born again adults think and behave very much like everyone else. It often seems that their ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Why Pastors Change: A New Ellison Research Study ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Why Pastors Change: A new Ellison Research study finds the average American minister has held a paid job in ministry for 19 years and has spent an average of 15.6 of those years as a senior pastor. Typically he or she has been the senior pastor at 3 different churches. 20% change jobs due to a ...read more

Tags: Church General

And People Who Do Not Know The Lord Ask Why In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006

"And people who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives... and when the bubble has burst they will have nothing of ...read more

Tags: Evangelism How To

A First-Grader Wondered Why Her Father Brought ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

A first-grader wondered why her father brought home a briefcase full of work every evening. Her mother explained, "Daddy has so much to do that he can’t finish it all at the office." "Well, then," asked the child innocently, ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance