Sermons on Cultural Philosophy:

The Battle For The Mind Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 27, 2005

Which should take precidence - the mind or faith? Are the two mutually exclusive or can they get along together? Such are the questions out of Colossians 1: do you have the mind of man or the mind of Christ?

In our world today there is a fight going on - which is more important, intellect, or faith? Especially amongst Christians these two ideas fight for preeminence. Some think the two are mutually exclusive - you either have blind faith or you have intellect - but not both. Others say that our minds ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-29

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Growing Up In Christ Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Nov 21, 2016

Paul's prayer for the Church in Colossae is God's desire for the Church today. We are taught the principle of "walking worthy" of the Lord, being empowered by Him, in constant thankfulness.

“Growing Up in Christ” Colossians 1:9-14 We looked at the beginning of Paul’s letter to the Church in Colossae, praising God for their renowned faith, hope and love in the Lord Jesus Christ, even though he never met any of them personally except Epaphras, the church planter and ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Islam's War On The West Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Aug 20, 2012

What to look out for in the future, and what is going on between Islam and America right now.

Exposing Satan’s End Time Terror Series Islam’s War on the West Chester First Baptist Church Dr. Mike Fogerson April 15 2012 A. 1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 17:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Leaving A Legacy Series

Contributed by Brian Atwood on May 8, 2009

A legacy to leave with the next generation that will produce joy in them and us.

We’re in the series Recession-Proof Relationships and since today is Mother’s Day we’re going to talk about Leaving a Legacy by training the next generation. Moms are great examples of this topic. They can be great teachers! Things My Mother Taught Me... My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A ...read more

Scripture: Joel 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel Is Preached At The Areopagus Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 25, 2005

Paul takes the context of a pagan city and uses their apparent spiritual thirst to tell them about Jesus and his rescue from the judgement to come.

Here’s Paul, left alone in Athens, the cultural capital of the world. How do you think he’d be feeling? Overwhelmed? Excited? Fascinated? Imagine this is you, not in Athens, but in New York or Paris or Rome or Berlin? How would you be feeling? Like you couldn’t wait to get out and start exploring? ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Anglican

Ruth & Naomi's Story Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on Aug 3, 2016

The relationship of Ruth and Naomi show us a glowing example of covenant love.

For the past four weeks, we’ve been putting women in their place! Over these four weeks we’ve discovered Sarah’s faithfulness. Natalie Johnson showed us how God used an unnamed Samaritan woman to become a powerful example of evangelism, and last week we saw how Mary of Bethany ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:16-18

Denomination: Methodist

Present Perfect

Contributed by Doug Newton on Aug 24, 2018

Colossians 1:3-14

I pulled into a gas station a couple weeks ago and saw something new at the pump. If I wanted, I could push a button to mix a chemical with the gas that would improve my gas mileage. The advertisement explained that the additive would clean the engine valves and boost performance. Is this just ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14

Denomination: Free Methodist

Did God Really Say? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 14, 2025

Satan's strategy is to get us to doubt God's words, and to trust his. How does he do that, and how can we be prepared to protect ourselves from his deception?

You know the story - way back in the days of Adam and Eve, Satan slithered up to Eve and he asked a very simple question: “DID GOD REALLY SAY?” The question seemed innocent enough - BUT it was intended to plant a doubt in Eve’s mind. “DID GOD REALLY SAY?”, Satan said … and it worked. If Satan ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mushy Minds

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jan 19, 2017

We can't just "feel" our faith - we have to think, and it's time to take our Christianity seriously and renew our minds

Mushy Minds TCF Sermon March 6, 2016 ---------------------------------- NOTE: the powerpoint for this sermon, which includes a video and visuals illustrating the message, is freely available at this ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2, Romans 3:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Colossians Inductive-Deductive Sermon Outline Ideas Series

Contributed by John Allen on Sep 25, 2020

An inductive sermon outline for an overview of the book of Colossians.

Colossians Inductive-Deductive Sermon Outline Ideas The following notes reflect the homiletics recommended in "Preach with No Pants" (https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/preach-with-no-pants-john-allen-sermon-on-inductive-250167). It proposes an inductive-deductive five-point outline: ...read more

The Mind Of Christ

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 12, 2022

Notice, this verse starts off with the word, “Beware.” Any time we see the word “Beware” we need to pay attention!

Illus: If you are an insurance salesman and you drive up to a home that has a large sign on the gate of the fence that says, “Beware of bad dog”, you can not blame the owner if this vicious dog tries to eat your leg off before you get to the car. Life is filled with many things to BEWARE ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8

Denomination: Baptist

Colossians, Introduction And Overview Series

Contributed by Keith Walker on May 18, 2004

First of 11 messages in Colossians. Paul says three things in this overview: The Savior is Supreme; Your Salvation is Simple; You are Saved for Service

INTRODUCTION Today I want to begin a new series of messages based on the Book of Colossians. Colossians is a letter written by Paul to Christians in Colosse. It is the 7th letter of Paul placed in the middle of his 14 letters to churches and church leaders. Colosse was located in Asia minor which ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1, Colossians 2:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

Swimming Upstream Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Aug 17, 2022

In this message we will discuss... why we should swim upstream (and live lives that are different than the world around us) and we will also look at some practical steps we can take that will make swimming upstream possible.

Swimming Upstream Living-Hope (part 4) Video – Be The Church “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. 14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2, Deuteronomy 18:19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be A Powerhouse Christian Battleship

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Mar 5, 2021

The story is told of Sherlock Holmes and his trusted colleague Watson. Holmes and Watson were out camping, sleeping, later that night Holmes woke up Watson. And Holmes asked him,”Watson, look up, what do you see?”

Be a Powerhouse Christian Battleship The story is told of Sherlock Holmes and his trusted colleague Watson. Holmes and Watson were out camping, sleeping, later that night Holmes woke up Watson. And Holmes asked him,”Watson, look up, what do you see?” Watson looked up and replied,”I see stars and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-31

Denomination: Salvation Army

Complete In Christ (Part 2)

Contributed by Tony Bartolucci on Oct 18, 2000

Exposition of Colossians 2:8b dealing with the believer's sufficiency in Jesus Christ.

{Not a manuscript: transcribed from cassette recording} Well I trust you have your Bibles with you, so please take them with me and let’s read our passage again this morning. Let’s open up to Colossians chapter 2 and let’s read verses 8 through 10 together. The apostle Paul writing to the church ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:8

Denomination: *other