Sermons on 1 Corinthians 2:5:

Water Or The Spirit, Which Birth?

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 25, 2002

"You must be born again," is a life or death statement. But What does it mean? We explore this in John 3.

Water or the Spirit, Which Birth? Text: John 3:1-17 When Johnny Foust and I were 16 years old, I spent the night at his house and we got out our Bibles and the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and looked up every verse that had the words saved, forgiven, redeemed, justified, sanctified, born ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Where I'm Coming From

Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 11, 2002

In this message we see Paul’s philosophy of ministry and are challenged to adopt it as our own.

“Where I’m Coming From” Today is the first Sunday of the year 2002. Happy New Year! My guess is that you have probably heard those 3 words a lot recently… And I am also sure that you heard those very same words back at the beginning of 2001. Just a few days ago, millions of people ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power That Worketh In Us

Contributed by Andy Harris on Oct 18, 2000

Intro: The choir sang this morning, "God's Got The Power," and that is so true.

Intro: The choir sang this morning, "God's Got The Power," and that is so true. Our God is powerful God. He is an awesome God. But, thank God, He has given that power to us! Read Luke 10:19 Power - Gr. Dunamis, "Dynamite." The use of dynamite can be for good or for destruction. Our text says, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:4-5, Ephesians 3:20

The Power That Worketh In Us

Contributed by Andy Harris on Oct 18, 2000

Intro: The choir sang this morning, "God's Got The Power," and that is so true.

Intro: The choir sang this morning, "God's Got The Power," and that is so true. Our God is powerful God. He is an awesome God. But, thank God, He has given that power to us! Read Luke 10:19 Power - Gr. Dunamis, "Dynamite." The use of dynamite can be for good or for destruction. Our text says, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20, 1 Corinthians 2:4-5

The Cross I Need

Contributed by Greg Nance on Aug 31, 2002

Compare your life with the life of a man who met Jesus up while on his way to punish Jesus’ disciples. What did the cross mean to him?

Let’s think for a moment about a man who was moving up the ladder of success in his field, having been taught in the finest schools, awarded most likely to succeed among his peers, powerful and on fire with a bright future before him. But suddenly he threw it all away. He gave up marriage, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Feb 9, 2001

Paul uses tremendous contrasts to show the need to distrust the world and to completely trust God and what He offers.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly February 10, 2001 Contrasts can be a wonderful tool to use in order to make a point. We’re very familiar with contrasts that use extremes and represent opposite ends of a spectrum. Some of these include, black and white, big and small, tall and short, fat and thin, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16, Luke 11:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Resolved To Know Nothing Series

Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Jan 10, 2002

The first in a series from Corinthians challenging the congregation to have the resolve to know Christ and his ways.

- Have you ever been somewhere and you didn’t know anybody? Not one person. You were a total stranger, and everybody around you was totally strange to you. That’s happened to me a few times. Like my first day at Ozark Christian College. I had decided many months before that I was going to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Simplicity

Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Jan 21, 2005

From all indications Paul was a brilliant scholar and could have overwhelmed his listeners with intellectual arguments, but he shared the simple message of Jesus Christ by allowing the Holy Spirit to guide his words.

THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: One man who was on the path of true simplicity was, according to the Talmud, a certain Rabbi Zusya. He once said, “In the coming world, they will not ask me: “Why were you not Moses?” They will ask me, “Why were you not Zusya?” (Reader’s Digest, March, 1980). In this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Homiletics 101 -- "What Preaching Should Be” Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 17, 2005

Paul wants us to understand that preaching is not based on the contribution of the preacher, but on the message being communicated. Preaching, in the mind of Paul is to be valued in the core truth, not in the charisma of the speaker!

Homiletics 101 “What Preaching Should Be” 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 INTRODUCTION: As we approach this passage of Scripture, and in doing so leave the first chapter of the letter, it is important that we understand what it is we are leaving behind. Chapter 1 has Paul laying foundation concerning ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, 1 Corinthians 2:10-13

Denomination: Baptist

"From The Garden To The City" Series

Contributed by Gary Smith on Mar 15, 2003

This sermon takes you on a trip from the garden of Eden, to the New City Of Jerusalem. It seeks to explain we should read & study the prophetic scriptures.

Prepared For Lexington Church Of God For Sunday Morning March 16th, 2003 “From The Garden To A City” TEXT: 1 Cor 2:4-13 (KJV) 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:4-13

Denomination: Church Of God

The Gift That Last Forever Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 13, 2002

This is the 4th sermon in the series "Church On The Rocks". This is also the 2nd sermon in this "Christmas Series". This sermon looks at the gift that last forever.

Sunday Morning December 15, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: ¡§Church On The Rocks¡¨ (#4)[Christmas #2] THE GIFT THAT LAST FOREVER 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Introduction: 1. According to the commercial what is, ¡§The gift that last forever¡¨? Diamonds. For those of you that are like ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Resting On God's Power

Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002

Revival comes by resting on God’s power alone

Resting on God’s Power (1 Corinthians 2:1-5) I. How Paul Came A. Not… 1. Eloquence 2. Superior wisdom B. For I resolved… 1. To know nothing 2. Except Jesus Christ and Him crucified C. I came to you… 1. In weakness 2. In fear 3. With much trembling II. Paul’s Message and Preaching A. Not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Laying Aside False Dependencies

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 10, 2004

Eleven ways the Holy Spirit helps us put away our false dependencies.

Laying Aside False Dependencies (I Cor 2:2-14) Illustration: Speechwriter Peggy Noonan, in her book Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, noted that appearances can be deceiving. "People never look like what they are," Noonan wrote. Of one unscrupulous businessman she commented that if we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:2-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Thirteen Ways The Holy Spirit Helps Resolve Conflicts

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 20, 2004

The Holy Spirit gives us God’s secret wisdom to handle any conflict in our personal lives or ministries. Paul wrote, "We speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began...but God has reveal

Thirteen Ways the Holy Spirit Helps Resolve Conflicts (I Cor. 2:1-16) Illustration: Many years ago a speech research unit at Kenyon College conducted a test in cooperation with the US Navy. The purpose was to discover how the tone quality of the voice affected sailors when they were given orders. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Foolish Wisdom Of God

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 21, 2003

At first blush, God’s wisdom seems so elementary, so foolish even. We as humans love to debate and create big complicated philosophies. Instead, the Apostle Paul shows us how to simplify our understanding to know the REAL wisdom of God.

For an audio copy of this message, go to: LivingWatersWeb.com If I asked you to name some great speakers – who comes to mind? Oddly, when I thought about it, the first person who came to my mind was Oliver North. Remember Ollie North? He was the guy who helped mastermind the sale Iran/contra ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Denomination: Calvary Chapel