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  • Why The Church? Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 21, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 4,983 views

    The Church described in Ephesians is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God, the bride-elect of Christ, the channel of God’s grace to all the world, and designed to glorify God.

    Why the Church? INTRO.: In 1792, a Methodist preacher in North Carolina, James O’Kelly, revolted against the Methodist Church. He had fought valiantly in the American revolution for his freedom and could no longer tolerate being ruled from England by the Methodist, Bishop Asbury. He and his ...read more

  • What The Bible Teaches About Cremation

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Oct 28, 2021
     | 4,277 views

    The purpose of this course is to make today’s Christian think about some of the things we are facing in our society as Christians. Christian people should be “thinking” people when it comes to the issues we face in our society.

    For example, as Christians: • We can not allow others to do our thinking for us when it comes to deciding what is RIGHT and what is WRONG. • We can not just ignore these issues we face and hope they will go away. Through the ages of time, God’s people have had to face difficult situations in ...read more

  • Reaching More-We Have A Dream

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,351 views

    This is a sermon on why two churches should merge and come together as one new congregation.

    Reaching More- We Have A Dream Glenville/Calvary Joshua 3:1-7 Luke 4:14-21 How many of you have had the experience of wanting something really badly but you couldn’t get it right then because there were a few things you had to have in place that were not yet quite in place. ...read more

  • Persecuted: Why? Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on May 1, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,848 views

    The Beatitudes are a beautiful picture of the character of Christ and of consecrated Christians. Why would such a lifestyle depicted in the first seven beatitudes provoke persecution rather than admiration and esteem?

    Intro In our study of the Beatitudes, we come to the eighth beatitude. It is recorded in Matthew 5:10: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”i The reward declared in this final beatitude is the same as declared in the first ...read more

  • Why Is There Suffering And Evil? Series

    Contributed by Clair Sauer on Jan 12, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,185 views

    Everyday people face hardship. But we believe in a good God who has made a good creation, so why is there so much suffering and evil?

    We live in a world where the answer to nearly every question is right at our fingertips. All we have to do is log on to Google, type a question, and in a matter of milliseconds, we have hundreds and sometimes even hundreds of millions of answers to our query. Or, if it’s a little too ...read more

  • Why? (Theodicy)

    Contributed by Spencer Homan on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,021 views

    This is a sermon that focuses on that big question "Why?" Why do bad things happen to good people?

    “WHY?” A young man, barely in his 20’s… lies dying of cancer with only a few months to live. He is a good man, never did anything bad in his life. He goes to church, and is even a member of the Deacons and … well… he WAS very dedicated about visiting the sick and shut-ins. Everybody loves him, ...read more

  • Why The Resurrection?

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 31, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,133 views

    The resurrection of Jesus teaches us many important things.

    “Why the Resurrection?” David Owens Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-28 3/20/03 Introduction: A. The movie Amistad tells the story of a group of African slaves who seize control of their slave-ship and demand to be returned to their homeland. 1. The shackled captain tricks them by taking them to an ...read more

  • Why Are You Here?

    Contributed by Ronnie Mcneill on Mar 18, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 20,038 views

    This sermon is one of conformation that everyone in church is not there for the right reasons. We must keep our focus on Jesus the Christ!

    Introduction: Often times in life we get caught up in situations because we really don’t have a thorough understanding of the situation at hand. We may often follow others because they speak well or may have an enormous wealth of knowledge and we really don’t know why we ourselves are there. Some ...read more

  • Why The Cross?

    Contributed by Johnny Small on Aug 30, 2002
    based on 137 ratings
     | 9,722 views

    Why did Christ suffer and die on an old wooden cross?

    Why the Cross? The cross is at the center of all Christianity. It was while our Lord Jesus Christ hung on the cross that our sins were forgiven. This wasn’t an easy task for Him, but He did it willingly, because He loves us and it was the will of His father. The Lamb of God, ...read more

  • Why Christmas? Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,304 views

    A look at why Jesus came in the way that He did.

    A daughter came home from college for Christmas and was in the process of helping her mother get ready for Christmas dinner. For as long as they can remember, her mother, and her grandmother before her, had always prepared a roast. Now, there was one thing that puzzled the daughter. Every year, ...read more

  • Why Belong Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Apr 9, 2011
     | 5,120 views

    Those who believe are taught the value of church membership.

    “Those who accepted [Peter’s] message were baptised, and that day about three thousand people were added… And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.” , Charles Spurgeon told of his intense desire to be a member of a local church during one particular sermon. ...read more

  • How Do We Reach The Next Generation

    Contributed by Steven Pace on Jan 19, 2004
    based on 67 ratings
     | 10,841 views

    If you are struggling to reach the 20 something crowed and want to move you church forward. Then this sermon may help. Please read and review it.

    How do we connect with the next Generation? Acts 16:1-9 Acts 2: 42-47; 1 Timothy 4:12-16; Philippians 2:20-22 Intro – If you are like me and grew up in the typical Southern Baptist Church with the typical model for growth then you learned. Worship, Evangelism, Missions, Preaching and Bible ...read more

  • 6 Reasons Christians Can Be Certain Of Heaven Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,143 views

    Part 2 Of A 3 Part Expository Sermon On Why Christians Can Be Certain That God’s Promise Of Future Glory And Heaven Will Be Fulfilled.

    Romans Series # 40 May 29, 2002 Title: 6 Reasons Christians Can Be Certain Of Heaven Website: www.newlifeinchrist.info Email: pastorsarver@yahoo.com Introduction: Welcome to New Life in Christ. We are currently in Chapter 8 of Romans as we continue with message #40 of our verse-by-verse ...read more

  • Why A Sacrifice?

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,458 views

    the meaning of the cross

    Intro: why did God institute the sacrifices? Is there any value in understanding their meaning for us today? How do they all point to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross? I. Why did God institute the sacrificial system? a. First of all to point to the significance of the ...read more

  • What Are You Sad For Today?

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 6, 2020
     | 2,407 views

    Do we have anyone out there who has burden for the lost souls or the people who are drunk, addicted and in deep sin?

    What are you sad for? Nehemiah 2:2 “So the king said to me, "Why is your face sad though you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart." Then I was very much afraid.” A) BURDEN FOR SOULS B) FAVOR COMES WHEN YOU OBEY GOD AND STICK TO HIM AND HIS PLANS C) WHEN THE RIGHT TIME ...read more

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