Sermons on Apologetic Proof:

Proof Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 6, 2022

We are sometimes asked how to know when we have been filled with the Holy Spirit. These are my thoughts.

Has anyone here ever grown fruit trees? Maybe an apple tree or a cherry tree. I am not a farmer or a gardener, but in 1990 we moved into a rented house we were told had five different fruit trees in the backyard.  When I heard that I thought, “wow that’ll be cool.” The day we arrived, one of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Galatians 5:22-23, Colossians 1:3-10

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Proofs Of The Resurrection

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 15, 2022

In the year 1770, the British were sent to Boston. A silversmith named Paul Revere, and a friend of his named William Dawes, found out about a mission the British troops had, to steal the guns and gun powder from the Americans living in Lexington and Concord.

They decided to act quickly. We are told by some historians that at 10:00 at night, Revere and his friend got their horses and started off to Lexington. They wanted to warn the people that the British were on their way. Paul Revere is credited for those famous words, “The British are Coming! The ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:18

Denomination: Baptist

Proof Of God

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Feb 22, 2025

God has shown His commitment and existence through the Jews and the Christians.

Want proof of God? Look to the Jews. They have been slaves, slaughtered and scattered and they are still here. They have returned to the land God promised them. They survived a war they should not have won and even now prosper in the midst of their enemies. They are blessing the world with many ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:3, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Genesis 18:18

Denomination: Baptist

Convincing Proofs!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Apr 19, 2025

He lingered long enough to prove to them that He was alive!

Acts 1:3” After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.” SUFFERINGS: Look at the above scripture, it starts with talking about the suffering of Jesus, He was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:3

Denomination: Pentecostal

How You Can Know The Bible Is The Word Of God, Pt. 2 Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 18, 2004

pt. 2 of this intriguing look at the Scientific, Historical, Archaeological, Scriptural, and Practical Proofs...

HOW I KNOW THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD, PART II “Questions People Ask” Powerpoint for this and hundreds more free sermons at our website: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons.html Miracles of origination/preservation/circulation…….external evidence Now the internal evidence……….. 1. Scientific ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons In Apologetics #2: Rationalism & Fideism

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Jul 8, 2010

Lessons In Apologetics #2: Rationalism & Fideism

The next epistemological methodology is rationalism. Of rationalism, Geisler writes, "Rationalism is characterized by its stress on the innate a priori ability of human reason to know truth. Basically, rationalists hold that what is knowable or demonstrable by human reason is true (29)." To the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Many Convincing Proofs

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Apr 18, 2007

Following His resurrection, Jesus offered many convincing proofs He is alive.

Many Convincing Proofs Acts 1:3 INTRO.: Some very creative theories have been offered regarding the resurrection of Jesus. His disciples stole His body. The women went to the wrong tomb. Mass hallucination. He only fainted, didn’t really die. Jesus gave “many convincing proofs” of His ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lessons In Apologetics #3: Experientialism & Evidentialism

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Aug 2, 2010

Lessons In Apologetics #3: Experientialism & Evidentialism

The next methodology is experientialism. Though fideism strives to make faith alone the justification for religious knowledge or belief, Geisler observes that this faith is ultimately justified in terms of an experience had by the individual (65). To the experientialist, God or the Ultimate is ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lessons In Apologetics #4: Pragmaticism & Combinationalism

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Aug 27, 2010

Lessons In Apologetics #4: Pragmaticism & Combinationalism

The next theory of truth and religious knowledge is pragmatism. Developed initially by Charles Sander Pierce and expanded by William James, pragmatism is the theory that truth is not determined by what one thinks, feels, or discovers but rather by what works. Christians may instinctively recoil ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Cultural Impact Of Worldview & Apologetics

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Jan 29, 2020

The Cultural Impact Of Worldview & Apologetics

Here at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Apologetics as an evangelistic endeavor and intellectual theological outreach finds itself in something of a paradox. When the West thought of itself in terms of resting on broadly Judeo-Christian assumptions, the discipline was not as desperately ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22, Acts 17:22-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Transformed! Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 5 in resurrection series - Changed lives are proof of the Resurrection. Based on Hank Hanegraaf’s acronym FEAT.

Romans 6:1-4 – Transformed! James Calvert was a zealous 1800’s missionary to cannibals on the Fiji Islands. His faithful work bore fruit in the lives of those accustomed to taking the life of others. Years later and English earl visited the Fiji Islands and was critical of a chief’s conversion ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Place And Purpose Of The Bible Series

Contributed by David Owens on Oct 27, 2014

In this sermon, we explore two questions: What is Biblical Authority? and How do we know that the Bible is the Word of God?

Introduction: A. The story is told of a collector of rare books who ran into an acquaintance and they began to talk about books. 1. The man told the collector that he had just thrown away an old Bible that he found in a dusty, old box and he mentioned that “Guten-somebody-or-other” ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Real Answers: Does God Exist?

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 10, 2019

We all have questions. Some questions are simply curiosities. Other questions are a bit deeper and more meaningful. In this sermon, we'll explore the question "Does God exist?" and look at the evidence of cosmology, creation, and conscience.

Real Answers to Big Questions: Is God Real? Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 6/28/2015 We all have questions. Some questions are simply curiosities. Why is the sky blue? Why do we drive on parkways but park on driveway? If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15, Psalm 19:1-4, Romans 1:20-21, Romans 2:14-15

Denomination: Christian Church

Appearances Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 31, 2004

Part 4 in resurrection series - to whom did Jesus appear after He rose, and the overwhelming proof contained therein.

Acts 1:1-3 – Appearances In 1963 the body of 14-yr-old Addie Mae Collins, one of 4 black girls tragically murdered in a church bombing by white racists, was buried in Birmingham, AL. For years family members kept returning to the grave to pray and leave flowers. In 1998 they made the decision ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Bible, Our Foundation, 11 . External Proofs Of The Truth Of Scripture Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Apr 29, 2015

No matter how or from what angle we look at this incredible Book, it is Divine in Its origin!

External proof of the truth of Scripture. We have alluded to the internal testimony, the authority of the Holy Spirit showing us Jesus through the written Word working on the inner man. But there is an external set of “proofs” for the Bible also. Never did one speak like Jesus, said the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:21

Denomination: Assembly Of God