1. Why Are We Here?

2. “It is good to speak of God today.” Thank You for coming and worshiping.

3. Why Are We Here? I want to take no chances and cover all the bases

4. Why Are We Here? I want to take no chances and cover all the bases Can we be right ALL the time?

5. Why Are We Here? I want to do right

6. Why Are We Here? I want to do right What is right? Proverbs 21:2(NKJV) 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. Proverbs 16:25(NKJV) 25 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

7. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Right is being on God’s side Exodus 32:26(KJV) 26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD’S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. 2 Chronicles 24:1-2(KJV) 1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

8. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Right is being on God’s side 2 Chronicles 34:1-3(KJV) 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

9. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Right is being on God’s side Deuteronomy 30:19(NKJV) 19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

10. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Do you have a desire to do what is right according to other’s ideas?

11. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Do you have a desire to do what is right according to other’s ideas? Do we not care about doing what our parents, teachers, bosses, etc. think is right?

12. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Do you listen to godly believer’s ideas about what is right? Do you have a desire to do what God’s Word teaches is right?

13. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Do you have a desire to do what God’s Word teaches is right?

14. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Do you want to do what is right according to God’s teachings or man’s?

15. Why Are We Here? I want to do right Do you want to do what is right according to God’s teachings or man’s? Right is in God’s Son, Jesus!

16. Why Are We Here? I want to spend time or be with others Psalms 122:1(KJV) 1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

17. Why Are We Here? I want to spend time or be with others Psalms 122:1(KJV) 1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. We can and do enjoy each other’s company

18. Why Are We Here? I want to spend time or be with others Psalms 122:1(KJV) 1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. We can and do enjoy each other’s company We should enjoy each others’ company

19. Why Are We Here? I want to spend time or be with others Which is more important to us, our friends’ or God’s presence?

20. Why Are We Here? I need to worship God

21. Why Are We Here? I need to worship God God expects our worship 1 Chronicles 16:29(KJV) 29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Matthew 4:10(KJV) 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

22. Why Are We Here? I need to worship God We want to worship God John 12:3(NKJV) 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Nehemiah 12:43(KJV) 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

23. Why Are We Here? I need to worship God We want to worship God Psalms 95:6(KJV) 6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. Psalms 96:9(KJV) 9 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. Psalms 26:8(NKJV) 8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place where Your glory dwells.

24. Why Are We Here? I need to worship God We want to worship God Psalms 27:4(KJV) 4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. Psalms 84:10(KJV) 10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

25. Why Are We Here? I need to worship God We want to worship God Are you encouraging that inner desire God gave us and worshiping Him all you can?

26. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others

27. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others We can encourage others (both selflessly and selfishly)

28. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others We can encourage others (both selflessly and selfishly) Romans 14:19(NKJV) 19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another. Romans 15:2(NKJV) 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.

29. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others We can encourage others (both selflessly and selfishly) 1 Corinthians 14:3(NKJV) 3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. 2 Corinthians 10:8(NKJV) 8 For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed—

30. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others Even if it costs us something 1 Corinthians 8:13(NKJV) 13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble. 1 Corinthians 14:26(NKJV) 26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

31. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others Encouraging others is something God uses in His church 2 Corinthians 12:19(NKJV) 19 Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification. Ephesians 4:12(NKJV) 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,

32. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others We need to actively seek to be a blessing to others Galatians 6:2(NKJV) 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:10(NKJV) 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

33. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others We need to actively seek to be a blessing to others Matthew 10:42(KJV) 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

34. Why Are We Here? I want to encourage others Are you striving to encourage others along the way (in the Lord)?

35. Why Are We Here? I want to know His ways (better)

36. Why Are We Here? I want to know His ways (better) You can! 1 Samuel 9:27(KJV) 27 And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God.

37. Why Are We Here? I want to know His ways (better) Others did 1 Samuel 12:7(KJV) 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 2 Timothy 3:15(KJV) 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

38. Why Are We Here? I want to know His ways (better) You need a desire for more Luke 17:5(KJV) 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. Luke 24:52-53(KJV) 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

39. Why Are We Here? I want to know His ways (better) If you earnestly seek to know Him better you will

40. Why Are We Here? I need a place of refuge and help Isaiah 37:1(NKJV) 1 And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

41. Why Are We Here? I need a place of refuge and help In time of pain and hurt, there is a refuge in God and His house!

42. Why Are We Here? I want, I need a place of learning and growth Micah 4:2(KJV) 2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

43. Why Are We Here? I want, I need a place of learning and growth Learning and growth takes time and effort

44. Why Are We Here? I want, I need a place of learning and growth Learning and growth takes time and effort Learning and growth needs to take place regularly

45. Why Are We Here? I want, I need a place of learning and growth Learning and growth takes time and effort Learning and growth needs to take place regularly Learning and growth brings great dividends

46. Why Are We Here? I want, I need a place of learning and growth Are you seeking knowledge in the Lord?

47. Why Are We Here? Are you here for your benefit or for the Lord’s kingdom?

48. Why Are We Here? Are you here for your benefit or for the Lord’s kingdom? Are you here for self or others?

49. Why Are We Here? Are you here for your benefit or for the Lord’s kingdom? Are you here for self or others? Or are they all tied together?

50. Why Are We Here? If you are to have a better church, a better place of worship, better fellow believers, then you must…

51. Why Are We Here? If you are to have a better church, a better place of worship, better fellow believers, then you must… Want it

52. Why Are We Here? If you are to have a better church, a better place of worship, better fellow believers, then you must… Want it Seek it

53. Why Are We Here? If you are to have a better church, a better place of worship, better fellow believers, then you must… Want it Seek it Experience it

54. Why Are We Here? If you are to have a better church, a better place of worship, better fellow believers, then you must… Want it Seek it Experience it Use it

55. Why Are We Here? If you are to have a better church, a better place of worship, better fellow believers, then you must… Want it Seek it Experience it Use it Rejoice in it

56. Why Are We Here? If you are to have a better church, a better place of worship, better fellow believers, then you must… Want it Seek it Experience it Use it Rejoice in it Share it