Sermons on Why:

Why Me? Stephen. Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 2, 2018

Stephen is an example of a person doing God's will, yet he will lose his life for it. Does that seem consistent with a God who loves you?

INTRODUCTION • Apostle Paul Video Clip • SLIDE #1 • Why me? Have you ever had a day, a week, a month, or a year where you asked yourself this question? • There are a variety of reasons we can feel this way. • We see loved ones develop a fatal disease. We lose a job we have help for many ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:54-60

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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 Me? Elijah Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 16, 2018

Sometimes, we make our own WHY ME moments, let's see how Elijah did so.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • At some point in your life, you will be hit with one of those WHY ME moments. • There will be times when these moments come out of nowhere, such as the case for Stephen and David. • There will be other times when you kind of do something that causes the WHY ME moment, such ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why He Was Troubled Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 18, 2020

The 39th sermon in a series on the Gospel of John. In this sermon we'll be looking at why Jesus soul was troubled as He spoke of His upcoming crucifixion.

Why He was Troubled (John Part 39) Text: John 12:27-28 A little over 80 years ago now, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, a man named Neville Chamberlain returned to England after visiting with Adolph Hitler. Germany had been massing their armies since the early 1930’s and had violated the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:27-28, 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10, Hebrews 10:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Maundy Thursday

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 2, 2020

What is Maundy Thursday all about? Is it just for Catholics? Let’s look at where Holy Thursday comes from in the Bible, and what it means for us. Let’s examine John 13:1-17, 31b-35?

What is Maundy Thursday all about? Is it just for Catholics? Let’s look at where Holy Thursday comes from in the Bible, and what it means for us. Let’s examine John 13:1-17, 31b-35? Passover John 13:1-2 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-35

Denomination: Baptist

Why Praise God? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Apr 19, 2020

We are to praise God always because there are many reasons through Jesus Christ!

Good day! It is good that you are worshiping God, for God is our Creator, Provider, Sustainer, Savior, Redeemer, Promise Keeper, and always giving us love! Let us always remember that God is always deserving of our worship, not only on Sundays but everyday of our lives. God is good, All the time…. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Have Church? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 1, 2020

Why do we do church? What is our goal and how do we accomplish that goal?

A man once told about his school’s Spring Break Trip to Italy. When they visited Rome they entered St. Peter's Basilica, the 2nd largest church in world. The tour guide explained, "This church is so large no man on earth could hit a baseball from one end to the other. Not Lou Gehrig. Not ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Her And Not Him?

Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 24, 2018

A study in the book of Numbers 12: 1 – 16

Numbers 12: 1 – 16 Why her and not him? 12 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 So they said, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” And the LORD heard it. ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Why Jesus Is The King Series

Contributed by Eric Grenier on Dec 13, 2017

I. The King has a Plan II. The King has a Purpose. III. The King had a Problem

I. The King has a Plan A. Jesus knows He was about to face the cross John 18:4 Then Jesus, knowing everything that was about to happen to Him... 1. He had come to save His people 2. The word “Hosanna” means “To Save” B. Jesus sent His disciples on a mission 1. Tells them to search for a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Why The Phenomenal Advent!!!

Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Dec 20, 2017

In this Message, Yours truly aims to glean some lessons from the phenomenal advent of Christ. None before Him were born to a Virgin and none after Him. So why did Christ come into this World in such a miraculous way?

Why the Phenomenal Advent? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.- Isaiah 7:14 (a prophecy roughly about 750 years before the birth of ...read more

Denomination: *other

Why Jesus Came

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 18, 2014

Jesus came to proclaim the gospel to all the world. Let’s make sure we’re a church that continues his work as faithful disciples who continue to proclaim the gospel.

It’s easy to get carried away when things are going well in our ministry isn’t it? We can get caught up in the excitement of ministry and think this is what it’s all about! And if we have enough success we might even be tempted to so focus on that particular area of ministry that ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:32-45

Denomination: Anglican

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 Carry That Weight?

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Mar 5, 2015

Jesus died to forgive our sins, and He also helps us bear our pain and suffering, as Isaiah 53 describes. Why would we want to bear our sin and suffering alone when Jesus stands at the ready?

[This is a short homily given at evening program at an inner-city mission church, mid-week meeting]. We’re in the season of Lent, when we get ready for Easter. Part of getting ready for Easter is preparing our hearts to be able to take in what Easter is about. What is Easter about? ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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 We Disobey

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 28, 2014

Disobedience is an issue of misplaced trust and miguided "truth". Obedience is a matter of the heart and flows from a heart of trust and love. Build your trust in God and grow your love for God.

Why do we disobey? Have you thought about that? • Think for a moment the last time you disobeyed someone, your parents, your superior. Why did you do that? What causes it? • It couldn’t be nothing. There is always something that triggers our disobedience. God has given clear ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 26:1-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible