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Why Jesus' Life And Death Was Necessary Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Mar 15, 2005

This is a basic Gospel message in a series leading up to Easter, through The Triumphal Entry and Passion. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

Why Jesus Life and Death Was Necessary What’s the big deal with Easter? Did Jesus really have to die? <ILLUS> Little boy who was explaining Easter and said, “And if Jesus sees his shadow when he comes out, we have six more weeks of winter.” 1. Problem: We naturally were headed for hell. “You ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 4:10

Denomination: Holiness

Why God Wanted Jesus Dead Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Mar 22, 2005

Why did God want Jesus dead? Is there convincing evidence and a clear motive?

Text: Isaiah 53: 7-12 Title: Why God wanted Jesus dead? “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer…” (V10) When the movie “ The Passion of the Christ” was first released it caused a great controversy. Many people feared that those who watched the movie would leave blaming ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:7-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why Did Jesus Get Baptized?

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jan 13, 2005

A sermon on the significance of Jesus baptism for our redemption.

Matthew 3:13-17 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15 Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Should Jesus Be My Boss?

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007

An examination of the reasons for obedience.

WHY SHOULD JESUS BE MY BOSS? This past week, on Halloween to be exact, an article by Richard Dawkins was printed in the “Times on Line”. The title of the article was “Why there is no God”. In response to this article, I wanted to preach this morning on why I know that I know that I know there is ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 29:18

Denomination: Baptist

Why Did Jesus Have To Die

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 20, 2005

Jesus gave His life as a sacrifice for the penalty of sin and death

Why did Jesus have to die? Series: Searching for the Truth about Easter Matthew 20:17-19 March 13, 2005 Introduction George Atley was killed while serving with the Central African Mission. There were no witnesses, but the evidence indicates that Atley was confronted by a band of hostile ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:17-19

Denomination: Church Of God

Why Jesus Always Ruins Halloween

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Dec 10, 2006

Jesus had power over the darkness of this world

Intro: in the next few days evil will be glorified as good. Witches, warlocks, devils and death will be promoted as all powerful in this world. But the church isn’t suppose to tremble by the darkness, but shine in it, take authority over it, and overcome it with good. I believe Jesus always ruins ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:33-37, Luke 4:33

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Why We Should Walk On For Jesus.

Contributed by Phil Dyar on Mar 1, 2003

IT IS NOT A TIME TO GIVE UP BUT IT IS A TIME TO WALK ON FOR JESUS.

TITLE WALK ON FOR JESUS. TEXT JOHN 6-66 LET ME GIVE SOME REASONS WHY A CHILD OF GOD SHOULD WALK ON FOR JESUS. 1 BECAUSE OF THE PRICE HE PAID FOR US. A ISAIAH 53 3-10 JOHN 3-16 2 BECAUSE OF THE PIT HE GOT US OUT OF. A PS 40 1-3 3 BECAUSE OF THE PEACE HE PLACED IN ARE HEART. A JOHN ...read more

Scripture: John 6:66

Why Do We Need Jesus?

Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 30, 2002

We need Jesus because we need to be changed by God!

A person who knew nothing about football was taken by a friend to a college football game. The friend explained the game as clearly as possible before they arrived. As the officials met with the captains of both teams for the coin toss, the football fan was asked by the clueless friend what was ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Why Did Jesus Die On The Cross

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 8, 2004

When we read the four Gospel accounts of the Life of Christ we try to think what it might have been like to have lived during the time of Christ. We know that Jesus was arrested and condemned to die on the cross, but we have a hard time picturing the suf

Why did Jesus Die on the Cross? Isaiah 53:1-9 When we read the four Gospel accounts of the Life of Christ we try to think what it might have been like to have lived during the time of Christ. We know that Jesus was arrested and condemned to die on the cross, but we have a hard time picturing the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-9

Denomination: Free Methodist

Why Did Jesus Have To Die? Series

Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 3, 2004

The death of Jesus was not by accident or by surprise but rather was a part of the plan of the Father to redeem the world

Why did Jesus have to die? There was a greater purpose for the death of Jesus than many people realize and I do not believe that the movie truly pointed to this enough. However, the first scene Satan tells Jesus that no man can bear the world’s sin. This was the purpose of Jesus coming to this ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:8-10, 1 John 2:1-2

Denomination: Church Of God

Why Worship Jesus (Pt. 2)

Contributed by Chris Talton on Apr 16, 2003

This is the second of a two-part message on the clear teaching of Scripture that Jesus is God.

April 6, 2003 Colossians 1:15-20 “Why worship Jesus?” (pt. 2) INTRODUCTION Last week, we began to look at Colossians 1:15-20 and the top ten reasons to worship Jesus. Worship is the key to the health of any church and every Christian. It is central to who we are and should impact ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20

Denomination: Baptist

Why Jesus Lived By The Golden Rule

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001

Reasons why Jesus preached and lived by the golden rule

The Power of the Golden Rule (Matt 7:12-16) Illustration:George Muller (1805-1898) built many orphanages at Ashley Down, England. Without a personal salary, he relied only on God to supply the money and food needed to support the hundreds of homeless children he befriended in the name of Christ. A ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:12-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Did Jesus Teach In Parables?

Contributed by William Mouser on Jul 24, 2005

By teaching in parables, Jesus simultaneously revealed truths to his disciples, and concealed truth about himself from those whose hardened hearts had already rejected it.

Isaiah 6:1-10, Romans 11:1-11, Matt. 13:1-3, 10-16 Why Parables? In preparation for today’s homily, I went to Amazon on the internet and punched up all the titles they had with the word “parable” in them. I got about a thousand hits. Next, I requested a listing of all the titles they had ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:10-16

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Why Do We Stick With Jesus Series

Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Nov 19, 2006

WHen all others would leave... why do we stick with Jesus?

Why we stick with Jesus John 6:60-69 9/10 † In the name of Jesus † Grace, Peace and Mercy be yours, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ! There was something about this man in the Marine Corps uniform, that the teachers, and staff, and students noticed. It was partially the way he ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-69

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Do Followers Of Jesus Fail?

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010

Why do followers of Jesus fail? (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: Mark chapter 9 verse 14-29. Ill: Stephen Pile – Book of Heroic Failures. (1). • The prize for the most useless weapon of all times goes to the Russians. • They invented the “dog mine.” • The plan was to train the dogs to associate food ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:14-29

Denomination: Brethren