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  • John Braland avatar

    Why Did Jesus Have To Die Series

    Contributed by John Braland on Oct 12, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,431 views

    Why did Jesus have to die? If God is a God of love why would he ever let his own son die such a horrible death? Some critics say that the crucifixion is nothing more than a romantic story of a man who was going through an identity crisis. What do you beli

    I have never been able to entirely shake this story out of my head. There once was a man who worked in a small town as the operator of a drawbridge on a river. A train track ran across the bridge, and the operator’s job was to keep the bridge up when no train was coming so that the boats could ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    She Put In Everything She Had Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 4, 2012
     | 3,969 views

    Why was the story of the widow's lepta so very important to the early Church, and to Christ?

    32nd Sunday in Course 2012 Verbum Domini Giving All Most of the stories the Holy Spirit shares with us in the Holy Gospel are stories of what Jesus did, or what he said. Only a few, like this story of the widow’s lepta, are about what he said regarding the actions of another. The actual ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Ken Henson avatar

    Die, Die, Die! Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 28, 2016
     | 2,764 views

    We are most dead when we're alive and most alive when we're dead

    Most Dead When You're Alive. Most Alive When You're Dead Ephesians Chapter 2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • John Gaston avatar

    Why It Had To Be Calvary

    Contributed by John Gaston on Mar 31, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,671 views

    The atonement for all mankind had to happen on that hill, among those specific people, by the specific method of crucifixion, to only that specific Person, for the specific purposes that God outlined. There was no other way.

    WHY IT HAD TO BE CALVARY Luke 23:33 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. SUPPORT A FAMILY : THE PROSPECTIVE FATHER-IN-LAW ASKED, "YOUNG MAN, CAN YOU SUPPORT A FAMILY?" THE SURPRISED GROOM-TO-BE REPLIED, "WELL, NO. I WAS JUST PLANNING TO SUPPORT YOUR DAUGHTER. THE REST OF YOU WILL HAVE TO ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • David DeWitt avatar

    Why Did Jesus Have To Die

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 20, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,176 views

    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

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Tyler Edwards avatar

    Why Did Jesus Have To Die? Series

    Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 17, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,536 views

    Why did Romans execute Jesus as a revolutionary if they did not view Him as a rebel?

    Easter Sunday April 12th, 2009 Why did Jesus die Ac 2:22 Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. Ac 2:23 This man was handed over to you by Gods set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Tim Smith avatar

    Why Did Jesus Have To Die? Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2013
     | 5,562 views

    Reconciliation. It’s what Easter is all about. In our Scripture passage today, Paul explains the true meaning of Christ’s life and death in no uncertain terms: “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself; that is, in Christ, God was

    Why did Jesus Have to Die? 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 For the past five weeks, we’ve been looking at the story of the Passion or Jesus’ road to the cross. We’ve looked at different people Jesus encountered on the way to the cross, how they contributed to his death and the lessons we ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • RAY MCKENDRY avatar

    Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Apr 1, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,331 views

    Jesus was not just a good man with a good example to share. He was something much more. Jesus was the substitutionary sacrifice we all need because we sinned against God and cannot offer a sufficient payment to cover our debt.

    Why Did Jesus Have to Die? I can see why the good actions of Jesus may cause some people to emulate him. I can even see that it may lead to better lives, but I cannot see how His example can change their hearts! Alan Scholes, a former agnostic testifies from his experience: “I had often heard my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,052 views

    Jesus died to fulfill the covenant God made with Abraham.

    2nd Sunday of Lent 2009 What Hath God Wrought? Let’s get the question the disciples asked out of the way first: what does rising from the dead mean? It means you first have to be dead. But why, we might ask, did Jesus, pure and sinless and powerful, have to die? Some Protestant divines have ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Ray Ellis avatar

    Why Did Jesus Die On The Cross

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Mar 8, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 5,013 views

    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

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    The Cross: Why Did Jesus Die? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 24, 2015
     | 5,141 views

    In this lesson we learn about the significance of the cross as well as various reactions to the cross.

    Scripture Today is the fourth week of a seven-week series of messages based on a book that is titled Christianity Explored by Rico Tice and Barry Cooper, out of England. The purpose of this series is to explore Christianity, primarily through the writing of Mark in his book we call The Gospel of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Scott Maze avatar

    Why Did Jesus Christ Die? Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021
     | 1,760 views

    Few shoes are as iconic as Disney’s glass slipper. If you remember, Prince Charming is looking for the mysterious princess and Cinderella’s glass slipper leads him finally to her. For centuries people have read the ancient words of Isaiah 53 and wondered who wears “the glass slipper”?

    William Holman Hunt worked on one painting for four years (media note: show Hunt’s photo on screens). On the roof of a house during an extended stay in Jerusalem, Hunt painted Jesus as a young man, working as a carpenter. In the painting, Jesus rises up to stretch, after sawing wood, with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Fowler avatar

    Why Jesus Volunteered To Die For You Series

    Contributed by Perry Fowler on Mar 14, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 911 views

    In John 10: 17 we hear Jesus say: “....I lay down my life---only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own accord.” Jesus was not a victim; He was a volunteer. Why did He volunteer to die for you?

    America is filled with volunteers. Did you know that every year 60.7 million adults volunteer which means 23.2 % of Americans volunteer. On average Americans give up 52 hours a year volunteering. Most volunteering involves food collection and distribution. Our church is blessed to have several ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    Why Did Jesus Have To Die? Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Apr 3, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,031 views

    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

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Paul Clemente avatar

    Why Did Jesus Die By Crucifixion? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 12, 2017
     | 3,498 views

    God's love is truly demonstrated through the cross

    Many people in the world will be having fun in a few weeks because a baby was born 2000 years ago. Sadly, many forget that baby Jesus was born to be the Savior who must suffer and die. People don’t like to talk about Jesus’ death but Jesus’ death is really how God shows His love for people. If we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible