Sermons on Why Do The Righteous Suffer:

Why House Church?

Contributed by B. D. B Moses on Sep 1, 2005

Priscilla and Aquila are not unknown figures in the NT. They are heroes of the first century church. Their house church was not a substandard church, but a church that was everything that God intended in the New Testament church.

Scripture Romans 16:5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Why am I talking about house churches? Because I think all believers should start churches that meet in homes. You may ask if I understand who are the people that I am talking to. We are nursing students and medical staff you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:5

Denomination: Baptist

#1why Prayer? Series

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 15, 2005

Prayer is the way to reach to God’s heart and change our lifes. Prayer has great benefits.

#1 WHY SHOULD I PRAY? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. This is part #1 of a two part series. NO TIME Author unknown I KNELT TO PRAY, BUT NOT FOR LONG. I HAD TO MUCH TOO DO. I MUST HURRY OFF AND GET TO WORK, FOR MY BILLS WILL SOON BE DUE. AND SO I SAID A HURRIED PRAYER, JUMPED UP FROM MY KNEES. MY ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Give To God? Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Mar 2, 2015

Part 3 of a 3 part series on Stewardship

Why Give to God? Series: Stewardship Chuck Sligh March 2, 2015 TEXT: 2 Corinthians 8 INTRODUCTION Joke: Today we’re going to talk about giving, and it reminded me of a story I once heard: Two men were shipwrecked on an island and the minute they got there one of them started frantically ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why Keep Vows?

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Oct 2, 2006

The Value of Making Vows

The Value of Making Vows "I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people" (Ps. 116:14). Hippocratic Oath One of the oldest binding documents in history, the Oath written by Hippocrates is still held sacred by physicians: to treat the ill to the best of one’s ability, to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Why Me? David Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 9, 2018

David will face a WHY ME moment, what can we learn from his moment?

INTRODUCTION • VIDEO CLIP- Apollo 13 • SLIDE #1 • Can you relate, you are in outer space, and for no particular reason, something starts to go wrong. • Today as we continue with our series WHY ME, we are going to examine a part of the life of David where David will face one of those WHY ME ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 19:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why The Ascension Is Important

Contributed by Michael Blitz on Jun 2, 2025

This morning, we look at why the Ascension is so important that Jesus, who is God and Man, sits at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty, and is not here with us today.

Good Morning. When I took some Psychology classes at UMBC, I could get extra credit for signing up for experiments. There’s one experiment where students stand in the quad and stare up at the sky and point … and without fail, lots of other people gather round to look up at the sky and try to work ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Anglican

Why Are You Weeping?! Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jun 27, 2014

Tears of Joy at Easter. The tomb is empty.

Why are you Weeping? April 20, 2014 John 20:1-18 Whether we want to admit to it or not . . . we all have dreams. We set out at a young age, with dreams. Oftentimes they’re little boy and girl fantasies. And sometimes they become realities. We dream about fun and exciting stuff, glamorous ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Why Was Jesus Baptized? Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Apr 5, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Matthew 3: 1 – 17

Matthew 3: 1 – 17 Why Was Jesus Baptized? In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Why Are Christians Hated?

Contributed by Kenneth Wooley on Jun 12, 2006

With the greatest message in the world to give, why are Christians treated with hostility?

One of the things that confuses many Christians is the attitude of non-Christians toward them. Most of us think that since we go to the world with the greatest and most important message in all of history that the world would applaud and cheer. For the most part, people are not waiting for that ...read more

Scripture: John 15:18-27

Denomination: Baptist

Why Study Prophecy

Contributed by Chanon Mullens on May 3, 2006

The necessity of studying the future events of God’s word as it pertains to the world of today.

Words like the “Rapture,” the “Tribulation,” and “Judgment” are used daily in our Christian conversation, church meetings and in the media without consequence or understanding. What do these words mean? How do we understand their purpose? And how does it affect Me? In a day in which Israel is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Why Repentance Matters Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Jun 1, 2010

3rd in a series on Living without Regret

Text: Jonah 3 Title: Why repentance matters Introduction Sermon series “Living with No regrets – taken from the book of Jonah Jonah chapter 3 – Title “Why repentance matters” Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: "Go to the great city of Nineveh ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Are We Divided?

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 11, 2009

Truth divides from error not lives in peaceful coexistence.

Why Are We Divided? I do not know if there has ever been a time since the 1st Century when there has been so much talk about unifying the Church. The problem is that we are more divided than ever and that division keeps increasing on nearly a daily basis. In fact, those who speak the most about ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-32

Denomination: Baptist

It Just Isn't Fair Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 5, 2010

From this episode in Joseph's life, we learn that God is always with us, God can help us grow through our suffering, and we learn that there is a better day coming.

Introduction: A. Let’s begin with a statement that I think that all of us can agree on – “Life just isn’t fair!” 1. Can we all agree on that? 2. Do any of us need proof that life isn’t fair? 3. Look at this cartoon – “Life is unfair…for proof ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Goto Church? Series

Contributed by Russ Adams on Jul 30, 2015

This message answers he question, why go to church?

July 19, 2015 Why Go to Church? Isaiah 6:1-8 Opening Words: William Temple once said, “Worship is quickening the conscience by the holiness of God, feeding the mind with the truth of God, purging the imagination by the beauty of God, opening the heart to the love of God, and devoting the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Methodist

Why Was Jesus A Carpenter?

Contributed by David Cramer on Jun 22, 2024

A message about who Jesus was and who He is.

Sermon: "Why Was Jesus a Carpenter?" Let's begin by holding up our Bibles and declaring together: "This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I can do what it says I can do. I am going to learn how to be what it says I can be. Today I will learn more of the Word of God. The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:3, Hebrews 4:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational