Sermons on presuppositional apologetics: showing 316-330 of 2,852

How Could God Do That?

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Nov 29, 2007

Ther will always be mystery when it comes to suffering. We would certainly desgin the Christian life to have less suffering and more fun. But God has a different plan.

Passage: James 1:9-18 Intro: It’s the most common theological question asked. 1. it is asked when hurricanes slam ashore and thousands die. 2. when tsunamis come without warning and kill 200,000 3. when a mom comes to the day of delivery and her twins are still-born 4. If God is good, how ...read more

Scripture: James 1:9-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Unreliable Evidences Of Saving Faith Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Nov 29, 2007

In this sermon we consider some unreliable evidences of saving faith.

Scripture When I was a seminary student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School I had a class with D. A. Carson, Professor of New Testament. Dr. Carson was teaching us that God saves sinners by his grace, and that there is nothing that we can do to earn salvation. One student challenged Dr. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:27-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Eternal Jesus

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Dec 3, 2007

God gave us His son and entrusted Him to the care of imperfect human beings. God would dwell amongst us and know us completely. He would teach us a better way a higher plane a greater truth than we had ever come to know.

Eternal Jesus Well today we start a new year; you may be surprised to hear me say this since today is December 2nd and not January 1, 2008. Today is the official start of the new Church Year. The church calendar starts with the celebration of Advent. Advent specifically focuses on Christs ...read more

Scripture: John 8:18-59

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Advent - Trusting In Jesus

Contributed by John Gullick on Dec 12, 2007

A sermon that uses the Isaiah 52 and 53 verses to remind ourselves of the incredible role Jesus plays in our world and our own lives. Uses a story from Alice’s encounter with Humpty dumpty and some heavy borrowing from the internet to illustrate these po

The reading this morning from Isaiah reminds us again of the one in whom we rest all our hope. Jesus christ. Strangely after 21 centuries many in the world put their hope in anything or anyone but Jesus Christ, Why else do you think everyone blames the Government for everything? There is a ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Preaching The Whole Gospel

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Dec 29, 2007

Many of the problems we’re experiencing the church in America can be traced back to the fact that we’re only preaching part of the gospel ("believe in Jesus") while ignoring the rest of the basic gospel message laid out by Paul in Romans.

A Burden On My Heart: In many churches today it’s not so much that we’re preaching a false gospel as that we’re preaching an incomplete gospel. - Quite a while back, God began to point out to me a lot of references throughout the NT to a particular truth (and I’ll get into what that was here in a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:21-24

Denomination: Baptist

How Deep The Father's Love For Us

Contributed by Ricky Kyles on Dec 29, 2007

The Grace of God is absolutely necessary because of man’s inability

How great the Father’s love for us that causes Him to love a stenchful retch like us John 11:32-46 Introduction There once was a Pastor who on a particular Sunday morning preached a fire and brimstone sermon regarding Hell and he warned sternly chastised the congregation that unless they ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-44

Denomination: Baptist

Why Should I Believe It? Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007

A look at how Jesus backed all of His claims with overwhelming evidence that demands our obedience.

They’d been giving me fair warning. If I didn’t get my clergy ID badge made for the hospital, I’d be sorry. Then, I showed up at Freeman for someone’s surgery. It was getting close to the last few minutes of opportunity to visit her beforehand. I arrived at the window and asked where she was. ...read more

Scripture: John 5:31-47

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Evidence Of True Salvation Series

Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008

Don’t be deceived by a false salvation, but look for evidence of true salvation.

#21 8-19-07 Evidence of True Salvation Introduction, 1) How do you know if you are truly saved? 2) How do you know for sure you are a child of God and going to heaven? 3) The warning of scripture; Jesus’ warnings about the day of judgment (Matthew 7:21-23), His parables of the wheat and the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:1-3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The First False Believer Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 3, 2008

Exposition of Acts 8:5-25 about the false profession of Simon Magus, and some indicators of true faith

Text: Acts 8:5-25, Title: The First False Believer, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/30/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Talk about Dr Bennett and tell of his estimation of the greatest heresy plaguing Southern Baptists today. Talk about the list of names that need to be removed from off of our church roll, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

When You're Tempted To Hide

Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008

A challenge to stand firm in our faith.

Have you ever had one of those moments when you just wish you could crawl underneath something and stay there for as long as possible? Boy, I have. I remember one time, in the seventh grade, there was this girl that I liked. Her name was Kristina, and man, she was cute. I really, really liked ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:16-17

Denomination: Holiness

The Quest

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 4, 2008

I heard a slogan six years ago that I have tried to adopt as a personal slogan. NO BIBLE, NO BREAKFAST. It’s amazing what a man will do when he can’t eat!

We’re on the eve of a new year. It’s that time where we think about resolutions. Some of us hesitate to make resolutionssince the most important issues that come up involve things like weight loss programs and breaking bad habits. For me that will last as long as a cake doesn’t come into our home ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-21

Denomination: Salvation Army

Misconception 1:man Can Fellowship With God And Still Walk In Sin Series

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jan 7, 2008

Can man fellowship with God yet still walk in darkness?

Series: The Three Misconceptions of Man (1John 1:6-2:2) Misconception One: Man Can Fellowship With God and Still Walk in Sin (1John 1:6-7) Introduction: The Son of God has come to earth. This is the great testimony of John the Apostle. He came to earth so that man can have fellowship with His Son ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

When Belief Takes A Wrong Turn Series

Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Jan 10, 2008

What do you do when everything you’ve ever believed becomes unreliable? Here’s what happened to Paul and what he did about it!

When Belief takes a Wrong Turn Philippians 3:4-11 Is it possible to believe you are right and you are really wrong? There were six men of Hindustan, to learning much inclined, Who went to see an elephant, though all of them were blind, That each by observation might satisfy his mind. The first ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Where Is The Word Of The Lord?

Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Jan 12, 2008

JEREMIAH MAKES A PROFOUND STATEMENT. IN VERSE 17 THE PEOPLE ASK: "WHERE IS THE WORD OF THE LORD?" GIVE IT TO US NOW.

WHERE IS THE WORD OF THE LORD? 11/16/03 JEREMIAH 17:7-15 INTRODUCTION: JEREMIAH MAKES A STATEMENT, AND IN VERSE 17 THE PEOPLE ASK A QUESTION: “WHERE IS THE WORD OF THE LORD?” GIVE IT TO US NOW. 1. WE FIND THE WORD ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 17:7-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Multiple Ministries Of Christ's Death

Contributed by Andrew Papson Iii on Jan 18, 2008

This a reminder why Christ died for us.

The Multiple Ministries of Christ’s Death Romans 5:8 I To make New Creatures out of sinful men. II Cor 5:17 II To provide a cleansing, purging fountain for sins. 1 John 1:7-9 III To destroy him who has the power of death. Heb. 2:14 IV To deliver mankind from the fear of death. Heb 2:15 V To ...read more

Denomination: Baptist