Sermons on Misguided Purposes:

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

Mary - Woman Of Purpose

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Sep 2, 2004

Like Mary, we have the life of Christ living within us. Each of us has an awesome responsibility with the life of Christ.

Recently, we have been looking closely at Mary, the natural mother of our Lord and Savior. Mary was chosen by God to conceive and give birth to Jesus Christ. We studied and found her to be a Woman of Grace and a Woman of Power. While Mary is not someone we pay homage to, we can learn a great ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:39-41

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Purpose Of The Church- Service Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 1, 2003

Are we supposed to serve or be served?

INTRODUCTION As we have looked at the question “What is the Purpose of the Church, thus far we have identified three areas of that should be included in the purpose of the church, worship, fellowship, discipleship. Today I want to look at an area that a lot of churches struggle with. It is an ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-8, 1 Corinthians 12:14-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Are Chosen For A Purpose.

Contributed by Orvel Barker on Aug 2, 2003

Each Christian has been selected by God for a specific ministry purpose. Have you found yours?

1 Pet 2:1-9 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-9, 1 Peter 2:9-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bound By The Lord's Purposes.

Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Aug 3, 2003

Just because you were born into a family with a strong Christian heritage, does not guarantee you have a home in heaven.

Bound by the Lord’s purposes. Rom. 9: 6 -- 33. 08/03/03 The first part of verse six carries our minds back to what Paul said in vs. 1 -- 5. There, we are reminded that the Jews had been the recipients of many divine gifts. When you think about it, they were the recipients of many impressive ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:6-33

Denomination: Baptist

The Purpose Of The Church- Evangelism Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 8, 2003

This sermon looks at 3 principles that Jesus used to earn the right to present the gospel to people

INTRODUCTION • What is one of the most intimidating things God calls us to do as Christians? What is the one thing that we are asked to do that sends shivers up most of our spines? • Evangelism is one of the most intimidating of the purposes of the church. The command to tell everyone about Jesus. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

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

The Purpose Of Your Life

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Aug 25, 2003

What is your purpose in life? The same as that of the Lord Jesus Christ! Glorifying God! But we all do that in our own God-given unique way.

“THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE” By: Dr. Dennis Deese - www.dennisdeese.com JOHN 17:1-5 As a man was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. When he answered, he heard his wife warn him urgently, "George, I just heard on the news that there’s a car going the wrong way on 280. Please ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-5

My Purpose In Life Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 25, 2005

Our relationships with other people are vital avenues for God’s Spirit to reach people and touch lives. We are instruments that God uses to love people and offer them the gift of faith.

Mark 8:27-38 “My Purpose In Life” INTRODUCTION Have you ever found yourself questioning the purpose of your life—asking “Why?” Often, we find ourselves questioning our purpose for living, when we are confronted by difficult times in our lives. We wonder about our purpose in life when we ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:27-46

Denomination: Lutheran

The Divine Purpose For Change Series

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Nov 11, 2003

Sermon 1 of 5 in the series You Need a Hug - Comfort in the Changes of Life

Sermon 1 Title: The Divine Purpose for Change Series: You Need A Hug - Comfort In The Changes of Life The world is the scene for perpetual change. The sun rises and sets, the moon waxes and wanes, the tides rises and falls. Seed-time and harvest, summer and winter,day and night, come and go. While ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:19, Malachi 3:6

Denomination: Baptist

Essential Equipment: Purpose Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 25, 2002

Do we live our lives on purpose, by accident? Do Christians have a destiny?

ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT - ON PURPOSE TEXT: Phil. 3:7-14 QUESTION: Do you know what your purpose is? What is it that drives you, what motivates you? (give the audience time to write down what they think their purpose is). OPEN: One of the most challenging courses at the University of Denver was a ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living Life With A Purpose

Contributed by Steve Hereford on Oct 25, 2001

What is your purpose in life? Is it the same for every believer. Join Pastor Steve as he examines the evangelism ministry of the Thessalonian church.

INTRODUCTION Today we are looking at 1 Thessalonians 1, verses 8-10 in what I believe to be the purpose of every believer in Jesus Christ. Many times Christians fumble around misunderstanding their purpose but as we will see in this text — we have one purpose. Some Christians believe that our ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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 Church- Discipleship Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 25, 2003

The church is not to stop once we get a person in the door and on the church roll. Our work just begins at that point

INTRODUCTION • Talk about the goal of a baseball team. Get people across home plate. Don’t push the details of the analogy. • Does a team cheer and quit when it gets a person to 1st base or 3rd base? They will cheer because they expect to bring that person around the bases to score. • At the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Purpose Of The Church- Fellowship Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 25, 2003

Is fellowship more than eating dounuts together? It is an important part of the mission of the church

INTRODUCTION  Last week we talked about the reason for having a purpose.  The Church needs to define its purpose; this must start from God’s word.  The first Purpose of the church that I we looked at last week was Worship.  Last week I said that I believe that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ