Sermons about 1 Corinthians 2:7

Why Can't They Understand?

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

based on 164 ratings

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Why can't some people "get it" when it comes to the Christian gospel?

Sometimes the words we speak just don't connect with the person to whom we are speaking. During the first week of basic training, an army drill sergeant was explaining what was in store for his squad during the next two months. One young private raised his hand and asked, "Sergeant, when do we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Denomination: Baptist

Get Smart Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 3, 2004

based on 37 ratings

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We think differently (as least we are supposed to...)

GET SMART I Corinthians 2:6-16 S: Holy Spirit Th: Live the Difference Pr: WE THINK DIFFERENTLY (OR AT LEAST, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO…) ?: Why? Why do we think differently? KW: Reasons TS: We will find in our study of I Corinthians 2:6-16 three reasons why we, as Christians, think differently. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Denomination: Baptist

Thinking About God's Wisdom

Contributed by Andy Almendarez on Mar 22, 2004

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Man’s wisdom comes not from himself, it comes from God.

Thinking About God=s Wisdom. 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Text: 1 Corinthians 2:16 Sermon Idea: Man=s wisdom comes not from himself, it comes from God. Sin runs rampant in our society. Daily newspaper and television reports of overcrowding of prisons can attest to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Denomination: Holiness

Spirt Led Helps In Managing Conflicts

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 4, 2004

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Wearing a mask that shows everything’s fine Says that life’s struggles are not God’s design; But when we’re open, transparent, and true, People will trust God to meet their needs too

Spirt Led Helps In Managing Conflicts I Cor 2:7-10 - "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 revealed it to us by His Spirit." Illustration: We were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:7-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Secret Revealed Series

Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Sep 6, 2003

based on 35 ratings

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God’s wisdom, which for ages past had been a secret/mystery is now revealed to man.

God’s Secret Revealed 1 Corinthians 2:6–16 INTRODUCTION Illustration: The congregation’s new minister was asked to teach a boy’s Sunday School class in the absence of the regular teacher. He decided to find out how much they knew about the bible. After asking a few simple questions like, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

En Busca De La Sabiduría

Contributed by Ramiro Araujo on Sep 9, 2003

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Hay dos clases de sabiduría: la una viene de Dios y produce vida; la otra viene del mundo, de los hombres y produce muerte. ¿Cuál de ellas gobierna su vida?

INTRODUCCIÓN Al leer el texto de esta mañana, si Ud. es observador se habrá dado cuenta de que una y otra vez aparece una palabra en particular: sabiduría. Si leemos el contexto del pasaje (1:18-2:16) encontraremos que dicha palabra aparece a lo menos 20 veces en éstos 30 versículos! Otra cosa ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Don't Let Your Service Override Your Relationship

Contributed by Tom Tarpley on Apr 21, 2004

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A reminder that we need to spend more time with God.

There are many people in the world who claim the name of Christians.There are thousands maybe even millions of people who give their money, time, and their talents to help the church continue it’s ministry of spreading God’s Word to a secular ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Denomination: *other

God's Message To Us Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 4, 2005

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Without the divine intervention of God in the death of Christ, and His resurrection, man would be destitute spiritually, and following Christ would be little more than a glorified Boy Scout Troop. So here in these verses, Paul seeks to explain what it is

GOD’S MESSAGE TO US 1 Corinthians 2:6-13 INTRODUCTION: As we have previously discussed, the Apostle Paul is concerned about one thing and one thing only – the gospel of Christ portrayed out in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. This pervasive biblical truth is central to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-13

Denomination: Baptist

Uncovering The Unimaginable Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 3, 2003

based on 56 ratings

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I Corinthians, Chapter 2 I am indebted to Dwight Davis and his message entitled "Is that you God?" located on Sermon Central for some illustrations and ideas. Paul quotes Isaiah 64:4 in 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NCV) "But as it is written in the Scriptures: ’N

Uncovering the Unimaginable I Corinthians, Chapter 2 Paul quotes Isaiah 64:4 in 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NCV) "But as it is written in the Scriptures: ’No one has ever seen this, and no one has ever heard about it. No one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.’” God reveals ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Big Picture Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Dec 23, 2002

based on 61 ratings

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This is the 5th sermon in the series "Church On The Rocks". This is also the 3rd sermon in this Christmas Series. This sermon looks at the difference the light makes in the darkness.

Sunday Morning December 22, 2002 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: Church On The Rocks [#5] (Christmas Series #3) THE BIG PICTURE 1 Corinthians 2:6-9 Introduction: 1 Corinthians 2:6-9 1. God¡¦s ways of doing things do not make sense to us so often, but it does not change the fact that He is in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

The Great Empowered Detectives Series

Contributed by Rick Macdonald on Aug 8, 2001

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In our passage today, we are told that Jesus spoke the wisdom of God in a mystery.

The Baptism with the Holy Spirit - part 2 THE GREAT EMPOWERED DETECTIVES 1Corinthians 2:7-16 August 6, 2000 By Pastor Rick MacDonald Introduction I have always loved a great mystery. As a child, I used to watch Sherlock Holmes with Basil Rathbone on Sunday afternoons. What makes a mystery so ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:7-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Water Or The Spirit, Which Birth?

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 25, 2002

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"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

A Sinners Prayer

Contributed by Joseph Sykes on Apr 14, 2001

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The only case in biblical history of death bed salvation is rendered to a crook on a cross.

A Sinner’s Prayer Luke 23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:39-43, 1 Corinthians 2:6-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Feb 9, 2001

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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

Mystery

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 16, 2005

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Most of know what the cross has done "for" us; but what is the cross doing "in" us now? This one is about the Mystery of the Gospel. The Kingdom of God in the here and now.

16, October 2005 Dakota Community Church Mystery I have three words I want you to think about this morning: - The first is “desperation”. Are you desperate for the Lord in your life this morning? Have you come to worship with a sense of urgency? Don’t let this be a church attendance experience ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-10

Denomination: Mennonite

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