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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Can The Lord Help Us When We Have A Tendency To Boast?

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,508 views

    Guidelines for overcoming prideful tendencies

    Some Biblical guidelines for overcoming a tendency to boast: 1. Remember that everything we have comes from the Lord. Paul writes, "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord." (I Cor. 1:31) When you consider how much the Lord has given us we really have little to boast about other than what we have in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Don Carpenter avatar

    The Wisdom Of God's Foolishness

    Contributed by Don Carpenter on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 76 ratings
     | 11,419 views

    1 Corinthians 1:18-31 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

    1 Corinthians 1:18-31 18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 20 Where is the wise? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Foolishness Or Wisdom?

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Apr 3, 2001
    based on 57 ratings
     | 5,764 views

    April Fool’s Day sermon. Is it foolish or wise to become a follower of Jesus. It’s the wisest decision in the world.

    It was a sunny morning on the sea of Galilee. The team of fishermen were about their usual business. Some were throwing their nets out into the lake to try to catch a few more fish before the day got too hot. A couple of others were sitting in their boats carrying out the daily chore of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Dennis Lawrence avatar

    Weakness Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Jan 25, 2001
    based on 64 ratings
     | 7,316 views

    You must make a choice of alignment- either with the weakness and foolishness of God- or the supposed strength and wisdom of the world.

    Weakness January 27, 2001 Strength is a ‘big deal’ anymore. It shows up in many guises and in many different situations. Just a week or so back, there was a lot of advertising from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) encouraging people not to miss the wonderful wrestling by the world’s strongest ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Wise Fools Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 5, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 5,226 views

    Paul’s appeal to Christians to be united in the body of Christ is still valid.

    November 4, 2001 10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11For it hath been declared unto me of you, my ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    When Death Is A Success

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,506 views

    Easter sermon

    Intro: Today is Easter, a day many of us have been looking forward to for a long time now. We’ve been having Easter egg hunts, coloring eggs, buying special outfits, getting flowers, and all kinds of other activities associated with Easter. But, there was another event we remembered this week: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When Death Is A Success

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,132 views

    Easter sermon

    Intro: Today is Easter, a day many of us have been looking forward to for a long time now. We’ve been having Easter egg hunts, coloring eggs, buying special outfits, getting flowers, and all kinds of other activities associated with Easter. But, there was another event we remembered this week: ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Nobodies

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 18, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,136 views

    Generally speaking, God has chosen His servants from those the world calls "foolish". It seems that he often takes those whom the world considers "nobodies" and works in their lives in such a manner as to produce heroes of faith.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: The saintly Scottish pastor Robert Murry McCheyne one day gave a gospel tract to a woman, and she was greatly offended. “You must not know who I am!” she said in an offended manner. “Madam,” McCheyne replied, “there is coming a day of judgment, and on that day it will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Foolish Communication Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 6, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,101 views

    the apostle Paul wants us to understand that human wisdom is not the answer to the needs of the church, the cross of Christ is the answer to the needs of the church

    FOOLISH COMMUNICATION 1 CORINTHIANS 1:18-31 INTRODUCTION: As we continue our study in the book of First Corinthians, we approach a fundamental tenet of Paul’s’ writing, namely the inability to comprehend the wisdom of God through the wisdom of man. Aptly applied to the church, the apostle wants ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Look To The Cross Series

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 4,927 views

    Forrest Gump kept his nose into the waves or the storm would have turned his boat over or ripped it apart. Do you feel like that sometimes? Like your life is in the middle of a storm and you are not sure if you are able to handle it. Look to the Cro

    Ever heard of a “Gumpism”? For example , “Blue clear sky”. Not clear blue sky. That was the theme of a George Strait song, but the movie , “Forrest Gump”, has several fascinating features. Remember when he returned from the war to start the Bubba - Gump shrimp company? “Shrimp cocktail, shrimp ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Rogers avatar

    Do You Glory In God

    Contributed by David Rogers on Oct 5, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,488 views

    A sermon on why we are to glorify God with our life.

    Do You Glory In God 1 Cor. 1:10-31 10 Nor should we complain as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. 12 Therefore, whoever thinks he stands must be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Luke avatar

    God's Wisdom And Man's Foolishness Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Oct 10, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 12,067 views

    Man’s wisdom is in reality foolishness compared to glory of God’s wisdom as revealed in the cross of Christ.

    SERIES: “OVERCOMING OBSTACLES THAT OBSTRUCT OBEDIENCE” TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 1:18-31 TITLE: “GOD’S WISDOM AND MAN’S FOOLISHNESS” INTRODUCTION: A. Two men were working with a contracting firm hired to dig a large hole. After several hours of hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Colaw avatar

    A Strange Way To Save The World

    Contributed by Stephen Colaw on Nov 29, 2005
    based on 94 ratings
     | 28,667 views

    In contrast to what we would do, God didn’t send a superhero to save the world, he sent His Son, the humble, gentle, loving Christ.

    A Strange Way to Save the World Scripture: I Corinthians 1:27-31 Theme: God’s ways are not our ways. He chose to save the world in a way that would bring glory to himself and not to us. Seed: Song “A Strange Way to Save the World” Purpose: To help people understand that God’s view of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Chosen Nobodies Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Mar 14, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,589 views

    God has chosen to save the nobodies of the world so that all boasting will be eliminated except boasting in Him.

    THE FOOLISHNESS OF GOD (Part 2) THE CHOSEN NOBODIES 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 A British parlor maid named Gladys Aylward grew up among the poor of England, and because of a learning disability, dropped out of school and become a domestic servant for a well-to-do British family. Her job demanded long ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "The Sovereign God" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 14, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,230 views

    God is Sovereign in Calling, in Choosing, in Preserving.

    “For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things that are strong, and the base things ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox