Sermons on biblical christian thinking: showing 676-690 of 183,864

Listening To Unchristian America

Contributed by Jay Robison on Nov 1, 2007

Christianity has an image problem. What can we learn from how those outside the church see the church today. I use Jesus criticism of religious leaders to cause us to think.

I have used sermoncentral along with other resources in this message. James White’s Critical Times email was a starting point. I also referred to Kinnaman’s book. LISTENING TO UnCHRISTIAN AMERICA October 28, 2007 Jay Davis Robison MATTHEW 15:1-12 The Church in America HAS AN IMAGE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Guard Your Testimony

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jun 25, 2016

Paul writes to the Corinthian Christians that it is not our knowledge that is important, it is our love for each other as we guard our testimony so as not to cause others to stumble.

Guard Your Testimony 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 (NLT) for audio, video of this sermon go to, www.thecreekmonroe.com Intro: In one “Peanuts” comic strip one of the females Small Fry came to Charlie Brown and said, “Yes sir, Charlie Brown, Abraham Lincoln was a great man. Charlie Brown, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Series Introduction Series

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Aug 18, 2021

When someone mentions the Sermon on the Mount, most immediately think of the Beatitudes. That was the introduction of the message, but if that is all we take away from this powerful message, we have missed much truth and benefit for our lives.

Series Introduction Matthew 5: 1-2 I would like to begin laying the groundwork for a series of messages I hope to preach on The Sermon on the Mount. I think we would all agree that Jesus was the greatest preacher to ever open the pages of God’s Word and expound upon a passage. In chapters 5-7 of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Forever Hopeful Even When Things Don't Go To Plan

Contributed by Roger Whipp on Dec 31, 2014

It is about hope. It is about positive expectation. It is about a Creator God who is at work bringing order out of chaos, joy out of pain, character out of conflict

Forever Hopeful even when things don't go to plan Romans 8: 12-28 - Forever Hopeful Although Paul’s passage is primarily an encouragement to the suffering persecuted church at the time, it should also be an encouragement to today’s church. That includes both the persecuted ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:12-28

Denomination: *other

A Congenial Life

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 26, 2014

Biblical Principles for Achieving a Pleasing Nature

Title: A Congenial Life Theme: Biblical Principles for Achieving a Pleasing Nature • Congenial Life Learns to Listen • Congenial Life Gives Without Sparing. • Congenial Life Prays Without Ceasing • Congenial Life Does Not Complain or Argues • Congenial life ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:14-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gird Up Your Minds: A Lively Hope With Eternal Ramifications

Contributed by David Tack on Nov 18, 2011

A Biblical based hope

Gird up your Minds: A Lively Hope with Eternal Ramifications David Tack: November 18, 2011 (1) INTRODUCTION As we go through each day of our lives it is filled with hopeful expectations. For some it may be as simple as hope for better health, more success, better sleep ect… It is alright ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Understanding The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 28, 2006

A Biblical look at the Holy Spirit and His role in the church and the life of the believer.

Great Mysteries of the Faith: Understanding the Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Max Lucado once told a story in one of his books about a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century. The lady was actually quite wealthy, but she was also quite frugal. The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Mind Of Christ

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 29, 2022

A college boy was explaining the reason he flunked out in college was because he had a clinker in his thinker.

Did you know that about ninety-nine-and-nine-tenths of the problems that confront people is because they have that same problem--they have a clinker in their thinkers? We laugh this off as not being important, but God sees the way people think as being very important. Illus: We see this in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Negative Thanksgiving Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 10, 2021

This was David's song, and if we see life whole and see the infinite realm of the non-existent and non-happenings of life, we to will have a song of praise and a heart of gratitude regardless of life's troubles and trials.

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in being occupied with what happens that we forget that there is so much to be thankful for because of what doesn't happen. For example: Peter Marshall died of a heart attack as a middle aged man with great potential ahead of him as Chaplain of the Senate and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 30:1-12

Hallmarks Of Love 1 Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Mar 1, 2010

Exposition of 1 Cor 13:4 regarding biblical love

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:4, Title: The Hallmarks of Love 1, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/21/10, AM A. Opening illustration: the lady who wanted to divorce her husband in the most painful way possible. The suggestion was to go and act like you love him for 2 months, and make him believe it, then drop the bomb ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Denial--- Change Your Thinking Patterns.

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 19, 2017

Seems the human mind has this great ability to deny reality and think we will face no consequences?

THE POWER OF DENIAL? CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK... CHANGE THE WORLD... By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com NEGATIVE LOGIC? AM I CORRECTABLE? THERE ARE VERY FEW SCHOLARS, MOST OF US ARE STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL OF LIFE. CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK... AND YOU CAN CHANGE THE WHOLE WORLD... When ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:35-75, Judges 16:23, Joshua 7:19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The True Elastic Thinker

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 30, 2018

Our Lord spent His life teaching us to abandon our scripted behavior, our pursuit of pleasure for its own sake, our yearning for honor from others, for control over others.

Good Friday 2018 Scripted or Elastic When returning home yesterday from our Holy Thursday Liturgy, the first act in this awesome drama of the Triduum, I heard a discussion with an author about the need to develop our innate ability to do “elastic thinking.” The idea is that the world is changing ...read more

Scripture: John 19:25-30

Denomination: Catholic

Genuine Godly Leadership Is Priceless

Contributed by Mark D. Stetler on Feb 1, 2009

It seems that there is a real vaccum for leadership in our world today. We say conservatism wins -- then we choose a moderate to lead us. Look at this story in Exodus. Read the whole chapter 32 and tell me who is leading and who is following. Moses or Aar

Genuine Godly Leadership is Priceless Exodus 32:1-35 READ chapter – Delay – business meeting. We are planning for this coming Tuesday night. There was also a delay in the process of God speaking to the Israelites, through the messenger Moses – God was explaining the law to Moses on Mt. Sinai – ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 32:1-35

Denomination: Church Of God

Contemplate Positive Things Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 2, 2018

Message 30 from Philippians exploring Paul's admonition to think properly.

Chico Alliance Church April 9, 2017 “Contemplate Positive Things” Paul’s letter to the Jesus followers living in a Greek city called Philippi presented some practical principles for maintaining the joy of the Lord no matter what. I. ADOPT THE RIGHT AXIS – A Passion to praise Christ 1 Exalt ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

For It Is By Grace You Have Been Saved

Contributed by Steven Skinner on Jan 13, 2006

Biblical Christianity

READING: Ephesians 2 TEXT:“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical Free