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  • The Father's Purpose Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 7, 2012
     | 10,787 views

    The PURPOSE of the Father is to transform us into the likeness of the CHARACTER of Christ, which is expressed by the FRUIT of the Spirit. We are to heed God's call by surrendering to Him, cooperating with Him, and remaining in Christ.

    Matt 28:19-20 – we are not called to make converts, but to make DISCIPLES who would obey Christ in everything. That’s LIFE CHANGE. In today’s world, the emphasis on good character is being gradually eroded. • In the past, we look at leaders as people with good character ...read more

  • Purpose Makeover Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 31, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,057 views

    God gives us the answer to the question we all wrestle with: What is the purpose of life?

    A. If there is one question that every person who has ever lived wrestles with is this: What is the purpose of life? What is my purpose for living? 1. One day a nursery school teacher was working with her students when a fire truck zoomed past. 2. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a ...read more

  • The Purpose Of Suffering

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,680 views

    Why do we go through hard times? Is it because God is not pleased with us? Is it that we just must suffer in order to really be deserving of God's grace? Though the reasons might be many (and those two are not among them), Paul gives us one of the most im

    Having received a very stern letter from the Apostle Paul, you’d think that God’s problem church, Corinth, would have gotten their act together. The church was rife with pastor worship, division, misuse of spiritual gifts and the Lord’s supper, class distinctions, tolerance of ...read more

  • Cross Purposes Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jun 1, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,726 views

    The cross was in view even before there was a single tree from which to make it. We can identify a few purposes or functions of the cross in these verses: The Cross demonstrates God's Justice and Mercy, and Gives Him all the credit!

    Cross Purposes Romans 3:25-31 25 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- 26 he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as ...read more

  • Written With A Purpose

    Contributed by John Gaston on Jan 29, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,864 views

    The Bible makes at least four statements about itself, and each one of these describes one of the reasons it was given to us. Let's take a look at God’s four reasons for giving us the Bible.

    THE BIBLE: WRITTEN WITH A PURPOSE INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. One Sunday morning, while sitting next to her first grade daughter in church, Susan Wright noticed the little one looking at the open Bible in her lap. 2. In a low whisper, she asked, "Did God really write that?" Susan quietly ...read more

  • Gifted For A Purpose

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jan 30, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,195 views

    In Paul's opening remarks to the Corinthian Christians, he reminds them that they have been given spiritual gifts for a purpose.

    Gifted For A Purpose 1 Corinthians 1: 4-9 Intro: During the depression there was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates wasn’t able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on the mortgage, so he was in danger of losing his ranch. With little ...read more

  • The Purpose Of Prayer

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 7, 2014
     | 6,284 views

    We are to pray so that we might commune with God and share with Him the most deeply felt needs of our lives. We are to express to God the gratitude and the praise and the joy we feel in Him and in salvation. Paul elaborated on the purpose of prayer.

    Title: The Purpose of Prayer Text: “Meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.” (Colossians 1:3-4). Bible Reading: Colossians ...read more

  • Parenting With A Purpose Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 12, 2014
    based on 15 ratings
     | 59,789 views

    Psalm 78 is a hymn for the home. It teaches that the responsibility of each parent or grandparent is that our kids & grandchildren know God & His Word, that they understand that the key to success is to know the Lord, to love Him, & to be obedient to Him.

    PSALM 78: 1-8 PARENTING WITH A PURPOSE [Deuteronomy 6:1-9] Today is that wonderful Sunday we call Mother’s Day, a day when we celebrate our moms and the priceless role they play in family and society. Moms, it’s not my intention today to add to your struggles as a mom, because many of you ...read more

  • The Transition Of Purpose

    Contributed by Thomas Custer on May 18, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,208 views

    moving from "on purpose", to "in purpose"

    Today I want to preach on purpose! Williams tells a story of someone “lost his purpose” -- it is the story of Jacob Brodzky. a shy Russian Jew whose father owned a bookstore. The older Brodzky wanted his son to go to college. The boy, on the other hand, desired nothing but to marry ...read more

  • United In Purpose Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 12, 2015
     | 13,396 views

    Fulfilling God's purpose requires our response, our involvement, our faith and our unity.

    Joshua was called to succeed Moses and lead the people of God into the Promised Land. • His task would require him to rally the people together and fight their way into Canaan. • This, of course, would not be easy and Joshua felt it. God came to assure him. God made TWO emphasis: (1) ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Dec 15, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,429 views

    The primary purpose of the gospel is to display God’s righteousness, not just to make me right with God

    I want to begin this morning by looking at a few pictures and asking you to tell me what you see. [Show “optical illusion” faces and ask people what they see]. With every one of those pictures, what you saw depended on your perspective. And by changing your perspective, it was possible ...read more

  • Purpose In The Process

    Contributed by Jeff Poor on Sep 11, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,995 views

    There is a reason and purpose why God doesn't change us overnight. There's Purpose in the Process.

    Title: Purpose in the Process (Timeless Truths Wk 1) Text: Galatians 5:16-26 Bottom Line: There is a reason and purpose why God doesn't change us overnight. There's Purpose in the Process. Intro Welcome to our first service at our new permanent, temporary location! Where are all my 1st service ...read more

  • Purpose Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 23, 2017
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,218 views

    Paul promotes the purposes of prayer as Watchfulness, Thankfulness and Effectiveness.

    42 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; ...read more

  • "Positioned For Purpose”

    Contributed by Sean Dees on Feb 7, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,186 views

    Is there anybody ready to be “Positioned for Purpose”; Ready to go into the unknown…your destiny… into a deeper level of God’s presence/anointing/blessings.

    Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Parables

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 26, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,752 views

    Jesus Himself suggests a different reason to that which His disciples might have expected.

    THE PURPOSE OF THE PARABLES. Matthew 13:10-17; Matthew 13:34-35. It is possible to ‘Like’ Jesus without really ever knowing what He is all about. For some, He is a wonderful teacher, making ‘it’ all so much ‘easier’: yet what is ‘easy’ about, for example, Matthew 5:21-22 or Matthew 5:27-28? ...read more