Sermons on Christs Purpose:

Fasting And Its Purpose Series

Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jul 22, 2005

Ongoing series concerning questions

Sermon Series: ¡§Questioning the Faith¡¨ Sermon #12 ¡§Fasting and its Purpose¡¨ Text: Matthew 6:16-18 OPENING JOKE: ¡§FASTING Conference¡¨ In a Church bulletin the following words were printed: "The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer conference includes meals." QUESTION: There are many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Purpose Driven God Series

Contributed by Wes Richard on Apr 5, 2004

God works out his purposes in a world beset with sin.

Last Sunday, after church, the kids mime ministry team left immediately to give a presentation at Future Church of Tomorrow on 12th Street. As we left, the adults counted all the noses to make sure we had everybody and we formed a caravan of vehicles so we could get there without getting ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-39

Denomination: Brethren

The Purpose Of The Church- Worship Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 17, 2003

One of the purposes of the church is to Worship God

INTRODUCTION  Purpose Driven Church. What drives the church? Are we tradition driven? Are we personality driven? Financially driven? Program or building driven? Event driven? Seeker driver?  Explain the reason for having a purpose.  The starting point for every church ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Purpose Of The Daily Grind Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Nov 12, 2020

Sometimes life doesn't make sense but God has a reason and purpose for everything.

The purpose of the daily grind Romans 5:1-5 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Living A Life Of Purpose.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jun 23, 2022

Zacchaeus was despised by the Pharisees – the most orthodox faith of the Jews. Jesus was rebuked by them for even eating with tax collectors (Mt. 9:11; Mk. 2:16; Lk. 5:30).

Living A Life Of Purpose. Luke 19:1-10NLT Recently, in a Delta flight magazine, one author wrote a column about a new course at Harvard business school for business leaders. At a cost of $13,000, the executives study absolutely nothing about business. Instead, for six days they ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Living Life On Purpose

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 10, 2012

We must live a life that glorifies God.

Living Life on Purpose March 29, 2009 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We must live a life that glorifies God. Focus Passage: I Peter 4:11 Supplemental Passage: Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:11

Denomination: Baptist

The Wonder Of His Purpose Series

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004

Jesus gives purpose to life.

“THE WONDER OF HIS PURPOSE” LUKE 8:26-38 INTRODUCTION: George Moore tells the true story of Irish peasants in the depression era that were hired by a wealthy benefactor to build some roads. When they started the job the men worked well, they sang their Irish songs and put their total energies ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:26-38

Denomination: Christian Church

The Place And Purpose Of The Bible Series

Contributed by David Owens on Feb 18, 2019

In this sermon, we explore questions like: how and when was the canon of the Bible put together, 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 encountered a man and 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” had printed the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Psalm 119:72, 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Promoting The Purposes Of God Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 10, 2009

As individual believers who belong to God’s family, we must make God’s will the most important pursuit of our lives.

Promoting the Purposes of God Text: Acts 18:12-21 Intro: We believe God has called our church to fulfill 5 main purposes: Sharing the good news through evangelism, Building people’s faith through discipleship, helping people connect with God through worship, helping people connect with other ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:12-21

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Purpose Behind The Problem

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 26, 2022

Our troubles should not lessen our faith. There is a purpose for the suffering. We should our troubles as opportunities to let the Lord's light shine through us.

Key verse (17) What good comes out of trials? This is the second letter from Paul to the believers in Corinth to defend his position as an apostle and to denounce false teachers who twisted the truth. • Paul reminds us that although struggles come, do not give up hope. • Our bodies are subject ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:6-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Purpose Of The Presence Of God

Contributed by David Scudder on Nov 4, 2007

How can we KNOW that we are really walking in the presence of God? Many popular preachers claim to walk with God, but the Bible tells us who really does.

The Purpose of the Presence of God Psalm 15:1-5 Purpose: To show how we can walk close to our God. Aim: I want the listener to be aware of the importance of pursuing God’s presence. INTRODUCTION: In 1990 Michael Horton wrote an explosive book called The Agony of Deceit. In that book he exposed ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 15:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Purpose Of Bible Study Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Sep 3, 2018

In this lesson, we discover the ultimate purpose we read the Bible and the four things the Bible helps us to do along the way.

Gentlemen, welcome to Resolute. Resolute exists to disciple and develop men to lead. And it is our goal to put great tools and content in your hands to help you and the men that gather with you to have solid discussions with other men around great biblical topics. While we have a number of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Prevailing Purpose Of God Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008

God’s most basic purpose - bringing people into a loving relationship with Him - will prevail in our lives if we say YES to Him.

The Prevailing Purpose of God Acts 8:1-8 Intro: One might imagine after Stephen was unjustly put to death by the Sanhedrin, that Stephen’s friends were disappointed, discouraged, and depressed as they mourned the loss of their godly friend. Maybe some of them were asking, “God, what are you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Purpose Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 17, 2008

The Holy Spirit is such a powerful force that He changes us. But how does He do that, and how do we avoid being distracted by substitutes?

OPEN: During the Middle ages, in Florence Italy, there was a wealthy citizen by the name of Lorenzo de’Medici. He was a patron of the arts and very proud of the grand plays and pageants he staged for the citizens of the area. Among his productions were several amazingly realistic religious pageants ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Purpose Of The Church- Prayer Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 14, 2003

Prayer is a very important purpose of the church.

INTRODUCTION • As we finish the purpose of the Church series, I hope that it has inspired some thinking from each one of us about what our purpose is and what we can do to better fulfill our purpose at ACC. • I want to finish this series with a purpose that does not seem like one that invokes a lot ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-46

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ