Sermons on why god: showing 121-135 of 215,140

Why Then The Law?

Contributed by Dr. Kenneth Rhodes, Jr on Mar 1, 2007

Understanding the Lord’s purpose in giving the Law, using the Apostle Paul’s question, “why then the Law?” The sermon also touches indirectly on the issue of continuity and discontinuity.

Why Then the Law? Τί οὖν ὁ νόμος; Galatians 3:19 (NA27INT) "Why then the Law?" (1). Was "added" because of transgressions. "The verb "added" indicates that the law was not primary in God’s dealings with sinners. The covenant and promises ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Obey?

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 2, 2001

Two biblical reasons for Christians to obey God.

Two weeks ago, we looked at the solutions for dealing with our own sin. This morning, we will look at the opposite of our sin against God, which is our obedience to God. If we have tried to be obedient to God, and we are honest, we would agree that obedience is not easy. In fact, some of us ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6

Denomination: *other

Why Not?

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 21, 2001

A message to encourage people to look at the limitless of God.

Why Not? Ephesians 3:20-21 (August 26, 2001) Introduction Our time this morning will be centered on just a two-verse passage. But these two verses are filled with a ton of encouragement. The verses are sort of tacked on to the end of some words from Paul who tells the Ephesians how he is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

"Why The Darkness?"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Nov 6, 2007

Doesn’t it seem strange to you that the "God of Light" should dwell in "thick darkness?" Four point outline on "Why the Darkness?"

Title of the Message: “Why the Darkness?” Solomon quoted God when he said that God would dwell in the thick darkness. Doesn’t that seem strange to you that the God of Light should dwell in thick darkness? You need to understand the context of this verse. Solomon had just completed the building ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why Not Us? Series

Contributed by Brian Vickers on Feb 12, 2008

A sermon asking the question, "Why wouldn’t God use us in His kingdom?"

Why Not Us? The Story of Moses Exodus 4:1-17 There are a lot of file folders in my office, although computers have allowed me to eliminate a good number of them over the past few years. But I keep a lot of important papers, information about missionaries, weddings that I’ve performed, ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Hell ?

Contributed by Jim Caswell on May 11, 2017

Hell is real, but so is the salvation of the cross.

Title: Why Hell? Date: 5/21/17 Place: BLCC Text: 2 Peter 3.12-13 CT: Hell is real, but so is the salvation of the cross. FAS: British evangelist Rico Tice says, "Loving people means warning people." He illustrates with the following personal story: I was once in Australia visiting a friend. He ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:12-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Where The Sufferer Is, God Is

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 11, 2015

Message explaining little bit about suffering.

Where the Sufferer Is, God Is Isaiah 53:4, Romans 5:8NLT The biblical revelation neither explains nor eliminates suffering. It shows, rather, God entering into the life of suffering humanity, accepting and sharing the suffering. Scripture is not a lecture from God, pointing the finger at ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:4

Denomination: Church Of God

Why Did God Let Job Suffer?

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 21, 2000

Many thanks to my dear friend Jim Miller who is in heaven now for this outline. The reasons why God allowed Job to suffer as he did and the same reasons apply for us today

JOB 1:6-12 "WHY DID GOD LET JOB SUFFER?" A) The very name of Job means persecuted! * Oldest book in the Bible, written by Moses. * The days of Job were probably about the time of Abraham! * Job was a very wealthy man! * Numerous children and abundant livestock were symbols of wealth in that ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Why Worship?

Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Mar 10, 2014

I worship God because He has the authority to forgive my sins and He shows me how much He loves me. Why do you worship?

How many times do we allow stuff to get in our way of loving others? Think about it. How many people have you loved that you don't talk to now? Are there family members you hate to be around? Do you struggle to love some folks? You see, we allow stuff to get in the way of our love. Fights, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:5-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God’s List Of Do’s And Don’ts 3 Of 3

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 15, 2022

This is the last sermon in this series on “Why God gave us the ten commandments

I would like to mention again, God gave us these ten commandments for many reasons, but the primary reason, is that God wants us to know what HE LIKES, and what HE DISLIKES. We are told that we have over twenty-two thousands laws on the books today. These laws continue to grow in number, because ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Why Listen To God Series

Contributed by Joe Holman on Oct 20, 2004

Third in a series on hearing the voice of God. Gives several benefits of hearing God.

Can You Hear Me Now? Why Listen To God? John 10 Intro: One day I was at the park with some of my kids. There was one kid there, he was without any parents, who was being mean. At one point I asked him to stop doing what he was doing, and he replied, now this is about a seven year old, “I don’t ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-28

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Give To God

Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 15, 2002

The principles of giving.

MAL.3:6-12 "WHY GIVE TO GOD" A) This is a subject that is very touchy! * But Jesus talked about this subject a lot! * In fact, Jesus talked about money 16 out of 38 parables, 1 out of 10 verses in the gospels! B) The Bible devotes 500 verses on prayer, less than 500 verses on faith, * But over ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12

Denomination: Baptist

Why Choose God?

Contributed by Francis Camacho on Jul 3, 2002

Three Blessings from God based on Psalm 23

Why Choose God? Three Blessings From God Psalm 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, 3 He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Why Give To God? Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003

We give out of what Jesus has done for us

Generosity isn’t always as generous as it might seem. There is a story out of Miami, Florida about six Royal Palm trees that had been vandalized and cut down along Miami’s Flager Street. Due to the expense involved in re-placing them Dade County wasn’t how soon if ever they would be replaced. ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 6:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why Worship God?

Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Oct 13, 2006

Could anyone worship God? How could YOU really worship Him?

“Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: `Worship the Lord your God, and serve him ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:8-10

Denomination: Baptist