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  • Kenneth Miller avatar

    Why Speak In Tongues

    Contributed by Kenneth Miller on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 378 ratings
     | 10,676 views

    A study on the usefulness and validity of speaking in tongues from I Corinthians chapter 14.

    WHY SPEAK IN TONGUES? A study in I Corinthians 14 Pastor Ken Miller “Visa, its everywhere you want to be. Don’t leave home without it” is a slogan of the popular credit card. It reminds me of the words of Jesus in Acts 1.4-5, where our Lord commanded His followers not to ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Why Are We Here? Series

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 20, 2000
    based on 74 ratings
     | 10,223 views

    Fourfold purpose of the church: 1)Worship God 2) Show love for others 3)Proclaim the Gospel 4)Help Christian grow in their faith.

    A few weeks ago a woman called the church office. She said she had heard some real good things about our congregation and was interested in attending, but she had one concern. Someone had told her that you had to pay money, annual dues, if you wanted to come to this church. Barb, the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Wilson avatar

    Why Are We Here?

    Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 7,036 views

    The church exists to evangelize.

    Why Are We Here? Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Why are you here today? There could be as many answers to that question as there are people present. Some would say, "I'm ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Sheep Herders? Series

    Contributed by Terry Rolen on Dec 11, 2001
    based on 273 ratings
     | 95,562 views

    Why would God use such unlikely messengers?

    It does seem like there is a socially acceptable level of charity or giving or caring is raised a bit around Christmas time. But even then there is a limit to what people will allow. I mean your suppose to be nice, your suppose to share gifts, your suppose to give a little extra to the church and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Richard White avatar

    Why Read The Bible

    Contributed by Richard White on Sep 25, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,682 views

    We are lost, needing direction, need a map? Read the Bible

    WHY READ THE BIBLE? 2 Tim. 3:14-17 Illustration: It’s Christmas Eve. The kids are all asleep, you are sitting by the tree, trying to assemble that bike. Box says “so simple a 10 year old can put it together”. An hour later you mutter something like “they forgot to include the 10 year old ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Water Baptism?

    Contributed by James H Boyd on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 963 ratings
     | 101,795 views

    An important look at our first act of obedience to Jesus

    The act of water baptism (being immersed in water in response to receiving salvation) is a very important first step in the Christian life. In Matthew 3:13-17, we see the Lord Jesus Himself coming to His cousin John to be baptized, in order to "fulfill all righteousness." He then went on to ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Why Worship Jesus?

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Mar 27, 2003
    based on 100 ratings
     | 19,294 views

    This sermon’s goal is to show that Jesus is God and that He is therefore deserving of worship. It gives the top ten reasons to worship Jesus.

    March 30, 2003 Colossians 1:15-20 “Why worship Jesus?” INTRODUCTION Have you ever been in a situation where after you ended a conversation with someone, you thought of all the things that you should have said in that conversation but couldn’t think of them at the time? Several ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Jesus Came

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Dec 29, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 14,792 views

    Why Jesus Came

    Why Jesus Came (John6: 38-40) Pre Intro: When Jesus came into this world, His coming was three-fold. First he came as a baby in a manger. It’s nice to think about Jesus as a baby especially at Christmas time, but his mission was not to be just a cute baby for everyone to look at. The second phase ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Why Jesus Wept

    Contributed by Andrew Stringer on Jan 11, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 31,573 views

    "Jesus Wept!"—the shortest verse in the Bible! Think about that statement for a minute. Jesus, Who is God Himself, was moved to tears over a situation involving His creation—Human beings!

    JESUS WEPT John 11:35 Introduction: 1. "Jesus Wept!"—the shortest verse in the Bible! 2. Think about that statement for a minute. 3. Jesus, Who is God Himself, was moved to tears over a situation involving His creation—Human beings! 4. There is a great verse in the Bible that says, "Casting ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who? Why? How?

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 15, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,196 views

    A look at the end of the pentacostal sermon delivered by peter.

    Text: Acts 2:36-39 Sean Smuts Subject: Forgiveness Theme: Divine Forgiveness "Who? Why? How?" Introduction: A lot has been said about forgiveness... "For the American people are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness, with the possible exception of ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Donnie Martin avatar

    Why Are We Here?

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 25, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 11,084 views

    God left His people here as physical and visible illustrations of the nature and person of God, which implies the seriousness of our fulfilling our purpose.

    Why Are We Here? Text: Eph.1: 9-10 Intro: The question we’re considering today is one that has puzzled mankind for many years. That question seems to gnaw at the soul of man, for somewhere in the core of his being he knows that life must ultimately have a purpose—that he must have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Parks avatar

    Why Are We Here?

    Contributed by David Parks on Jan 30, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 3,181 views

    If you are here to glorify God you will be able to love your mate, parents, children or the brethren even when they are not very lovable

    Why are We Here TEXT: Acts 6:1-7 INTRODUCTION: 1. Why are We here? 2. It seems as if any time two or more people get together, if they don’t understand why we are here there will be trouble. 3. It is true in the family, on the job. 4. The growth of the early church has been a source of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bo Dunford avatar

    Why Is The Church Not Growing

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 177 ratings
     | 16,058 views

    The reasons churches are not growing like they should.

    ACTS 2:41-47 "WHY IS THE CHURCH NOT GROWING" A) Church growth is normal; standing still and stagnation is not normal for the church .......! * The first century church saw believers added daily! * The early church would have kept the adding machines and the computers going to keep up with it’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Give To God

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 68 ratings
     | 11,986 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Why Are We Not In Heaven?

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 3, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,192 views

    A message encouraging church members to share their faith

    WHY ARE WE NOT IN HEAVEN? Proverbs 11:30 INTRO: We are fit for heaven from the day of our salvation. We can’t improve upon our fitness, so why aren’t we already in heaven? Why doesn’t God take us on to heaven when we receive Jesus? I. SUPREME INTEREST OF GOD. God has a desire that everyone ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist