Sermons on misguided purposes: showing 151-165 of 80,392

Living With Purpose Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 30, 2010

If you are in this building today and call yourself a Christian, you have a vitally important purpose. We all live with purpose, the question is what is our purpose?

If you are in this building today and call yourself a Christian, you have a vitally important purpose. We all live with purpose, the question is what is our purpose? Well if we look at a person’s life it’s pretty easy to tell what their primary purpose is. Maybe it’s financial ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-14

"Real Purpose” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 29, 2010

We need to be sure we avoid being distracted from setting our hearts on developing a growing love relationship with God.

In Matthew 6, Jesus emphasizes our love relationship with God. He uses the word “Father” 11 times, showing the importance of that relationship. Our relationship to the Father as His children is a most remarkable and incredible relationship. “For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

Living With Purpose

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 27, 2010

We must be intentional in our Christian walk!

Living With Purpose Phil. 4:8 It seems he noticed how this one particular fellow named Sam consistently caught more fish than anyone else. Whereas the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8

Denomination: Baptist

Filled For A Purpose

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Dec 3, 2010

The first coming of Christ was preceded by increased spiritual activity. As we celebrate His birth shouldn’t we also celebrate that same spiritual activity?

December 5, 2010 Morning Worship Text: Luke 1:11-17 Subject: The Announcement of John’s Birth Title: Filled for a Purpose It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Don’t you just love this time after Thanksgiving? I mean, what more could a person want; a time to go out and fight the crowds ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:11-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Gift Of Purpose Series

Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Dec 9, 2010

After all the turkey of thanksgiving and in the rush of getting the gifts and “bargains” of “black Friday” and planning vacations and family get togethers, we can easily lose sight of what is important and the important thing is Jesus Christ.

INTRODUCTION After all the turkey of thanksgiving and in the rush of getting the gifts and “bargains” of “black Friday” and planning vacations and family get togethers, we can easily lose sight of what is important and the important thing is Jesus Christ, without whom we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Purpose Of Suffering

Contributed by Tom Fuller on May 2, 2011

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

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Sufferings Purpose Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Mar 12, 2011

Is there a purpose in suffering? The earthquake and subsequent tsunami make us ask many questions especially if we have not trusted Jesus. Suffering reveals the good that we ignore before disaster. Suffeing calls us to examine the shortness of our life

Intro: Just three weeks ago we began the suffering portion of this study called incarnate. Today as we draw to a close on our teaching of suffering it is in the face of large scale disaster in Japan that will cause an extended period of suffering for many. If you remember we talked about the ...read more

Scripture: Job 36:15, Job 36:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Purpose And Promise Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 30, 2010

1- The purpose of the law 2- The promise of God

INTRO.- ILL.- One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard and surrounding vicinity, while the ball ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:15-29

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Purpose Of Angels Series

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Feb 25, 2008

The past few years has produced many books about angels.Most of the things that we believe about angels have been told to us through hear say, fantasies, and misinformation

Angel Ministry 1 The past few years has produced many books about angels. Not only Christian books but many secular books, trash magazines, and TV shows. 70% of Americans believe in angels. Most of the things that we believe about angels have been told to us through hear say, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:8-24

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Purpose Of Tongues

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 14, 2008

DESCRIBES THE THREE PURPOSES OF TONGUES IN THE SCRIPTURES

THE PURPOSE OF TONGUES 9/6/07 THREE PURPOSES 1. ONE OF THE NINE SPIRITUAL GIFTS OF ADRESSING THE CHURCH- 2. THE WITNESS OF ATONMENT OF SIN- EVIDENCE OF H.S. INFILLING. 3. PRAYER LANGUAGE- HAVE TONGUES CEASED? 1 Cor 13:8-10 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Cycle Of No Purpose Series

Contributed by Mark Elkins on Mar 24, 2008

Are you tired of having no purpose? Are you weary from wasting all of your energy on unproductive things? Are you ready for a change? Are you willing to trust God?

THE CYCLE OF NO PURPOSE Jonah 1 Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Created With Purpose

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jul 24, 2008

Our True Intended Purpose discoverd outside of our creative mandate.

Created With Purpose Most of our lives people have called us stuck up, full of ourselves and did not know why they felt the way they felt, nonetheles, they could not deny the fact that there was something different about us. They looked at us and turned up their noses ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Purposeful Prayer Series

Contributed by Bruce Allen on Sep 22, 2007

This is a study on the Sermon on the Mount. This is the 6th sermon in the series.

Sermon on the Mount Pt 6 Purposeful Prayer Matthew 6: 5-15 And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you they have their reward. [6] But you, when ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Purpose Of Christmas

Contributed by John Raulerson on Dec 12, 2007

The purpose of Christ coming into the world is to restore to man what man lost in the fall

THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTMAS Matt 1:21 "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." As we enter the Christmas season most of us would be amazed at the large number of people who could not tell us the true meaning of Christmas. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Purpose Of The Church

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008

The 2 priority purposes of the Church are to bring glory to God & to bring people to know God. Anything that gets in the way of that is just window dressing.

Matthew 28:16-20 Romans 15:1-13 Question: What is the purpose of Church? What does it do for us / for the community? Answers: Shouted out answers during the service included to share our faith, to bring glory to God, to be Jesus hands and feet. The problem is what would God say should be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Methodist