Sermons about Plan And Purpose

New Purpose Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Nov 13, 2000

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Serving God even when it

I guess we all know the difference between a pessimist and an optimist. A pessimist is someone who describes a glass as half empty while an optimist sees it as half full. A pessimist is someone who, on your birthday, will say: "May your day be better than it probably will be!" Some people are born ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:12-20

Denomination: Anglican

The Purposes Of Storms

Contributed by David Wilson on Oct 18, 2000

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Those storms in our lives don’t always come from our sin-- in fact, following Christ will lead us directly into the eye of the storm.

1. ALL PROBLEMS IN LIFE ARE NOT RELATED TO SIN! The Jews believed strongly that if something bad happened to someone, they had done some sort of sin. If a person was stricken with an illness it reflected on some sort of sin. If he suffered financial loss, it was sin-related.. If his children grew ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

Living With Purpose

Contributed by Benjamin Sharpe on Aug 16, 2002

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God has a specific goal and purpose for his Church and for each individual Christian. Satan’s intention is to cause the Church and the individual Christian to deviate from that destiny and, in so doing, to thwart the will and design of God.

Luke 4:1-13 Living With Purpose The temptation of Jesus was for the purpose of distracting him from his ultimate goal and purpose in life. And that goal, that destiny, was to go to the cross as the atoning sacrifice for humanity. Satan’s intent in the wilderness was to defeat God’s purpose for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Purpose Of The Church

Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 1, 2008

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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

The Purpose Of The Law Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 7, 2008

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If the Law was not the means to salvation, then what is it’s purpose?

Galatians 3:23-29 “The Purpose of the Law” Vs. 23 • “Before faith came.” o Definite article in the Greek before “faith”  the faith. o Before faith means before the fulfillment of the faith, that is the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. • “shut up” o Means imprisoned, they were still ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:23-29

Denomination: Baptist

Power For A Purpose

Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 26, 2007

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I preached this message building up to Pentecost Sunday.

Power for a Purpose! 4/29/07am Acts 1:8 NLT But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Let’s start this morning with a question: Agree or Disagree? GOD ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Purpose Of Tongues

Contributed by Scott Carroll on Mar 14, 2008

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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

Empowered For A Purpose

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Apr 7, 2008

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cts 1:4-8 outlines the purpose of Christ’s ascension into heaven and the coming of the Holy Spirit. Acts 1 gives the exit strategy of Jesus. Jesus told them to wait in Jerusalem until they received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. (verse 4)

Empowered for a Purpose Acts 1:4-8 The last chapter of Luke and the first chapter of Acts Dr. Luke testifies to the final words of Jesus and His ascension into heaven. Why didn’t Jesus continue His ministry on earth? He rose from the dead. Why didn’t He continue to lead His disciples in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Free Methodist

Fulfilled Purpose

Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Mar 29, 2007

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Jesus has the desire to bring those who are far off back to him.

Luke 19:1-10 “Fulfilled Purpose” “Jesus has the desire to bring those who are far off back to him.” Sunday Morning Sermon 04.01.07 Intro: (Start with Title and text) There’s a story about a local fitness center, which was offering $1,000 to anyone who could demonstrate that they were stronger than ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Quest For Purpose Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 10, 2007

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Christians today have both a negative and a positive role in society. The negative role is to restrain evil. The positive role is to spread the Gospel and do good works.

1. The first purpose God has for the church today is preservation 2. The second purpose God has for the church today is propagation MATTHEW 5:13-16 I’ve got a book at home called Seven Men Who Rule the World from the Grave. Some of the names might not ring a bell. Names like Julius Wellhausen, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer With A Purpose Series

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Apr 18, 2007

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This the first sermon in a series through the Lord’s Prayer based on the question of a disciple in Luke 11:1 Lord teach us to pray. Jesus uses the word "abba" it is a word of tender, personal connection.

In Jesus Holy Name April 15, 2007 Text: Luke 11:1-4 Easter II - Redeemer “Prayer With A Purpose” In Luke, Chapter 4 we have a short version of the Lord’s Prayer. A nameless disciple has been watching Jesus for some time. We don’t know exactly how long he has observed Jesus’ life, but ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4

Denomination: Lutheran

The Purpose Of Msalc

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Apr 29, 2007

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Shares how we discovered our purpose as a church.

“The Purpose of Abundant Life Church” April 29, 2007 For the last six months many of us have studied, in-depth, Rick Warrens “Purpose Driven Church”. I have tremendous respect for Rick and believe him to be a wise man of God. He has a unique way of simplifying and communicating the process of ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Denomination: Holiness

Praying With Purpose

Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 11, 2007

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The Lesson to be learned here is that prayer which begins with sighing generally ends in singing. We need to pray with purpose. We need to spend each day in prayer to God.

PRAYING WITH PURPOSE-- PSALMS 5:1-12 Introduction: Those who believe in and practice set forms of prayer can find no justification for such in the Book of Psalms. There is a complete disregard for mechanical praying throughout the book. When you have a burning concern, praying come from the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Purposeful Prayer Series

Contributed by Bruce Allen on Sep 22, 2007

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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

Loose For A Purpose

Contributed by Kelvin Parks on May 16, 2007

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So Jesus says, “Loose him and let him go” In other words ... I hope you don’t mind a little KELVIN-OLOGY ... get dem grave clothes off of dat boy ... I got some more work for him to do.

LOOSE FOR A PURPOSE John 11:44 John 12:9-11 Preached by At Greater Faith Church-Baptist Waukegan, IL On Wednesday, April 18, 2007 John 11:44 [v.44] And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, loose ...read more

Scripture: John 12:9-12, John 11:1-45

Denomination: Baptist

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