SERMONS ON PREDESTINATION
Our sermon ideas on Predestination will help you preach a powerful message. Prepare your messages on Predestination with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.
The Scripture's Doctrine on Predestination (2 of 4)
by Eddie Snipes
Hopefully from the previous section it is understood how predestination gives the Christian confidence so we can stand by faith. This section is a bit more difficult to write. People often have such strong feelings and preconceived notions that they are too closed minded to see what the Bible teaches on this topic. Many stand on a glass foundation and quickly reject scripture once they realize that it threatens to shatter their beliefs. We should not be protecting our beliefs from scripture but drawing our understanding from scripture. Anytime we have to refuse to look at scripture, this is a clear sign that our doctrine is not consistent...
The True Meaning of Predestination
by Jesse Hendley
It is wonderful to be saved and be a child of God, and we are studying today a wonderful truth that relates to that, and that is PREDESTINATION, ITS TRUE MEANING. The text is Ephesians 1:5. "Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ unto Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will."Let us think first of "the good pleasure of His will." What God wants is really to give us what we want. What do you really want? The other day (you'll pardon this personal illustration, but it fits in here) our little grandson, four years of age, for whom we have asked prayer over the radio, had his...
God's Answer to the Christian's Why (11 of 26)
by Zach Terry
OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Being a Father means knowing more, caring more and having to say from time to time - just trust me. I remember when I first became a dad. I had the bright idea that I was going to do a few things different than my dad did. I was going to create the perfect family environment to where it was always ok to ask, "why?". You see, my father did something that many of your's did - when he would tell me how it was going to be and I would ask, "why?" Dad would give me this frustrating answer of - because I, your father, said so. Now he somehow that was supposed to put my mind at rest. Well, I decided that I was...
Five Words That Can Change Your Life: Transformed (4 of 5)
by Jim Perdue
A caterpillar is ugly, slow, slimy, and it takes all day to go two feet, but when it undergoes the process of metamorphosis and the caterpillar becomes a butterfly, something beautiful is born. Metamorphosis is the process of something at work on the inside trying to show up on the outside. There's only one reason a butterfly can fly: its wings are strengthened by the work it does to break through the cocoon. If a bystander were to slit open a cocoon prior to the butterfly breaking itself loose from the cocoon, it wouldn't fly. Its wings are developed through the struggle. No struggle, no flight. Every Christian is a butterfly...
Bound For Glory
by Claude Thomas
Introduction: We live in a time when self-esteem, self-actualization, and personal significance are important. Books reveal that. Here are some titles to reflect it: Why You Act the Way You Do, Search for Significance, You Can Become the Person You Want to Be. Can we really? Is it possible to change? If you asked Sigmund Freud, he would say, "No." Before he died, he confided in Vicktor Frankl, "The more I study man, the more I despise him." He despaired of man believing humanity was hopelessly fixed. If you asked Karl Marx if there was hope for man to change, he would say, "Yes." He advocated that to change...
Understanding Predestination (1 of 4)
by Eddie Snipes
Predestination is one of the great hotbed topics within the Christian faith. Few topics generate as many strong feelings and create divisive attitudes more than teachings on predestination. It is often warned that unless you are in a church well defined in its beliefs on this topic, predestination is a topic that should be avoided if at all possible. However, because of the muddied waters of various beliefs people fail to see how crucial it is to understand predestination in order to understand faith and works. If you do not have a basic understanding on this biblical doctrine you will also misunderstand works and will labor for good works based on...
Blessed Assurance (1 of 2)
by Adrian Rogers
I want to talk to you today, about blessed assurance. You know, a child of God aught to be an exclamation point, not a question mark. He ought to be able to say, ''I know that I know that I know that I am saved and going to heaven.'' I want you to take God's Word and turn please to Romans chapter eight, and we're going to begin reading in verse twenty-eight. And I'm going to show you in these verses, the basis of my blessed assurance. Romans chapter eight, and verse twenty-eight. I like the way it begins, ''And we'' what? Know. ''And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the according...
The Promise of God's Sovereignty (3 of 12)
by David Cawston
"All Things" There is nothing that God is not in working His purpose out in your life and providing a answer. I. The Basis of God's Sovereignty! Foreknowledge! 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. God has been in your tomorrows! II. Purpose of the Event! "...he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son..." A. All events happen to develop your maturity! James 1:2-4 2 Consider it pure...
The Greatest Peace In This World (2 of 2)
by Stan Coffey
"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them He also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" Romans 8:29-32 What an encouraging passage of scripture this is as it speaks to us about God's plan for those who would believe...
Life Uninterrupted: A message on eternal security (6 of 6)
by Robert Dawson
When Kristal and I lived in NC we were burglarized. Our house was broken into. The thief was probably disappointed because we didn't have much of value. Seminary students typically don't! They did take Kristal's jewelry box. While it didn't contain anything extremely expensive, it did have items of sentimental value like her great aunt's ring. They also took my college ring and unfortunately, they took the one thing I possessed that belonged to my papa, his birthstone ring. We share the same birth month. Those items, while not worth much monetarily, were irreplaceable and to top it all off, he took my pillow case to stash and carry the loot...
God's Guarantee Of Glory
by James Merritt
1. I heard about a man that was walking along a mountain road one time, and he saw an Indian lying in the middle of the road with his ear pressed to the ground. Well as he got near to the Indian he heard this Indian talking in broken English. "Truck. Chevy truck. Chevy pick-up truck. Large tires. Man driving. Large German Shepherd in front seat. Loaded with firewood. California license plate UBH 123." 2. Well this man was incredulous. He looked at that Indian and said, "That is amazing. You mean you can tell all of that just by listening to the ground?" 3. The Indian said, "No, truck ran over me thirty minutes ago." 4. We are...
His Sovereignty...Our Security (25 of 42)
by Rick Ferguson
I am about to read Romans 8:28-30. We all will recognize Romans 8:28. It is one of the most beloved, hope-filled, life-giving verses in all the Bible. It is probably in the top 5 category of ''Most often quoted'' Bible verses. You are going to love Romans 8:28... But then we have to go immediately to verses 29 and 30 (which is something of the ''Theological Processing Plant'' for verse 28.) And I can warn you right now, a lot of you are going to love v.28 but you are going to be repulsed by what you see in verses 29 and 30. I would hope that today you would be able to come to a full understanding of the fact that ''OUR SECURITY'' as...
Assurance (10 of 14)
by Stan Coffey
Today we are looking at lesson ten and we are talking about assurance. This is the third of our lessons on assurance. This will be the third and last lesson on assurance and we'll move on to some other great truths that stabilize our faith. Right now I want you to take your outline and notice what we studied last week. We're talking about the assurance of salvation. We began lesson one talking about how salvation was like a contract between the believer and God. It's like an issue, a contract, a business deal, a transaction that has been signed, sealed and delivered. The seal is that of the Holy Spirit that God has given to live in...
All Things Work Together (7 of 10)
by Stephen Whitney
Joseph was sold as a slave by his brothers. He was unjustly accused and put in prison by his owner's wife. Then, several years later he became Prime Minister of Egypt and saved his family from starvation when there was a seven-year famine. God worked the events together for the good of his chosen people. Esther was a Jewish woman who was chosen to be the Persian queen. When a plot to kill all of the Jews was uncovered, she was challenged by her uncle to appeal for the lives of her people. Esther 4:14 He challenged her, ''Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such as times as this?'' have God worked the...
The Cure for Insecurity (2 of 8)
by Jeff Schreve
Well, I want to talk to you today about a serious malady in our world today. It's not the sickness that so much of us worry about. It's not high blood pressure. It's not cancer. It's not Alzheimer's. It's the serious illness and problem and malady known as insecurity, insecurity affects more people. See, insecurity is that unstable, that shaky, uncertain feeling, that gnawing fear that you just don't measure up, that you just can't cut it buddy, that you are just not accepted, not acceptable; you don't fit in. And there are a lot of insecure people in our world. There are a lot of insecure people in this room. See, everybody struggles with insecurity from one...
Help Me with Me (1 of 3)
by James Merritt
Welcome to watching online, on television and at our campuses. Introduction 1. I say two words ''The Beatles'' and you know I am not talking about an invasion of insects. I am talking about the best-selling band in history, with over 600 million records sold world-wide. They ranked #1 on Billboard Magazine's list of the all-time most successful musical artists and they hold the record for the most #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 with 20. Everybody has their favorite Beatle's song, but mine is one that you are very familiar with. It is not just because of the tune, but it is because of the lyrics. The message of this song...
Spiritual Treasures Of The Saved
by Rick Ferguson
To be saved is to be spiritually rich. We have said that the book of Ephesians is a Treasury of Christian riches. It is full of rich promises and truths which apply to the Christian. It is so important that God's people fully understand the spiritual wealth which rightly belong to them. I have learned that a man does not have to have a great deal of material possessions to be quite wealthy. In fact, I've known, people who were worth millions yet were spiritual paupers. Ex. Howard Hughs was one of the world's richest men yet he died in depression, reclusion and mental illness. On the other hand, I've known people who had little...
God's Salvation Chain (2 of 2)
by Ernest Easley
Every link found in God's Salvation chain says to us, ''I love you.'' These are links of love! And it's those links of love that I want to talk to you about tonight. And of course those links of love are found in my favorite book of the Bible .. in my favorite chapter and yes ... in my favorite verse: Romans 8.30. Now you say, ''Pastor, is Romans 8.30 really your favorite verse in the Bible?'' It is tonight! In fact .. it's tonight's life verse for me because it is the verse that we're studying! You may have only one or two life-verses or favorite verses ... but for me .. my favorite verse or life verse is the one that I'm currently readying and studying. I'm just saying that...
