Sermons on Deprived Of Wisdom:

The Foolishness That Is Wise

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Aug 31, 2025

In a world that seeks wisdom and power, we are here to explore the foolishness of the cross, which is the only true power of God for salvation.

Introduction: A Tale of Two Wisdoms Grace and peace to you from God our Father. The world preaches its own gospel around us. It preaches self-reliance. It promotes human achievement. It is the gospel of worldly wisdom. It tells you to be smarter and stronger. It tells you to be more successful. It ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-31

Denomination: Baptist

Praying For Spiritual Insight Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 18, 2025

This sermon explores Paul's primary prayer for believers: that the glorious God would grant us a spirit of wisdom and revelation, not for greater intellect, but for a deeper, more intimate, personal knowledge of Him.

Introduction Anyone who has tried to navigate the streets of Metro Manila knows that a simple map is often not enough. A map can show you the names of the roads, but it can't tell you about the real-time traffic, the sudden one-way schemes, or the streets that are prone to flooding. To truly ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:17

Denomination: Baptist

Be Filled With The Holy Spirit... Submitting To One Another (Ephesians 5:15-24) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Oct 1, 2025

Focus is on being filled, and on what it means to "submit to one another"-- we all "put ourselves under" one another.

Today's verses build directly off last weeks, so I'm going to go ahead and start reading from 5:3. Hopefully, as I read them, you'll find yourself thinking, "Hey, I understand these verses." (3) Now, sexual immorality and all uncleanness or greediness must not even be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-24

Reason Comes Home Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 17, 2025

Reason returns to peace when intellect kneels beside humility—uniting thought and wonder, truth and love, to rediscover meaning beyond knowledge.

The word reason used to sound like a promise. It meant light after darkness, knowledge after superstition, progress after fear. It built microscopes and libraries, engines and empires. It made us believe that if we only learned enough, we could cure every sickness and silence every war. But ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 1:18, Proverbs 2:6, John 1:9, Romans 12:2, James 3:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Solomon's Start (2 Chronicles 1)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 4, 2025

What can we learn from a wise man who started well, but ended up an apostate?

What can we learn from an extremely wise and wealthy man, who started well but died an apostate? Will we remain faithful to the end? Let’s begin in 2 Chronicles 1. What was one of Solomon’s first acts as King? Did he start out right? King Solomon, the son of David, was now in complete control of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Greatest Request Series

Contributed by Daniel Colvin on Jan 6, 2004

The importance of acquiring and using wisdom

The Greatest Request James 1:5-8 Introduction What is wisdom? It is knowledge with God’s assistance. You can have knowledge without wisdom, you can say great proverbs with out wisdom. Wisdom is what allows you to act on your beliefs and in what manner you act is based on your wisdom from God. When ...read more

Scripture: James 1:5-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Holy Spirit: The Answer For Our Confusion Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jan 23, 2014

Wisdom, Help, Peace, Prayer

Romans 8:26-27 July 24, 2022 Introduction: Have you ever heard this quote...”If you want to make God laugh...tell Him your plans!” I think that’s what James meant when he said, “Now listen you who say we’ll go here and we’ll do that...we’ll carry on business and make money. Why you ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It Sounds So Easy

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Oct 2, 2024

A sermon about the Wisdom of Humility.

It Sounds So Easy James 3:13-4:1-3, 7-8a ***Put Picture of Six Million Dollar Man on Screen*** I remember, as a real young kid, thinking that the guy who played the Six Million Dollar Man on t-v—Lee Majors and was married to Farrah Fawcett Majors was just the coolest person in the world—almost ...read more

Denomination: United Methodist

How To Tackle Tough Jobs Series

Contributed by James Bohrer on Feb 13, 2015

Giving people wisdom for living daily and for the Kingdom through the life of Nehemiah.

HOW TO TACKLE TOUGH JOBS! NEHEMIAH 2:1-9 February 8, Dr. Jim Bohrer It’s amazing how much we forget as we get older. I guess it’s true that if you don’t use it, you lose it. A popular gameshow hosted by Jeff Foxworthy asked ordinary adults to test their smarts with a series ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Why Don't You Just Grow Up

Contributed by Cameron Whaley on Jul 2, 2005

A sermon that focuses on maturing in wisdom as a Christian; that wisdom that one gains as he/she learns to live like Christ

Have these words ever been said to you? or Have you ever said these words yourself? “Why don’t you just grow up?” These words are said when someone is seen as not acting the way that they “should.” I. Wisdom for the Mature As Paul was speaking to churches throughout the Mediterranean region, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-9

Denomination: Baptist

Believing Is No Mystery

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Mar 19, 2010

Epiphany 5(A) - Believing is not a mystery. Man’s wisdom falters while God’s wisdom alters.

James Thomas September 14, 2007 Pastor’s anniversary Napoleon Bryant THANK GOD FOR THE PREACHER Eph 4:11-12 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Man's Foolishness PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 25, 2024

This sermon explores the transformative power and wisdom of God revealed through the cross, challenging human understanding of suffering and wisdom.

Good morning, my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. It’s a joy to gather with you today, to share in the fellowship of the Spirit, and to delve into the profound wisdom of God's Word. There is a quote that I am particularly fond of by the renowned preacher, Charles Spurgeon. He once said, "The ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Topics: Mystery, Cross

Making A Meaningful Life Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on May 30, 2011

These first verses of chapter one reveal the purpose of the book. It was written to teach wisdom by applying wisdom to life. It's wise practical teaching leads the understanding man who fears the Lord to wisdom.

PROVERBS 1: 2-7 MAKING A MEANINGFUL LIFE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, a company hired a consultant, who called a meeting of all shop personnel. Stressing the need to listen to experts, he said, "Imagine you're on the Titanic, and it's sinking. You climb into a lifeboat. Which direction would you ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Lover Of Knowledge Or Plain Stupid. Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Nov 18, 2021

Wisdom seems hard to obtain. Wisdom is different than having knowledge. Knowledge is defined as having information through experience, reasoning or acquaintance. Whereas wisdom is the ability to discern or judge what is true.

Lover of knowledge or plain stupid. Prov. 12:1-10 The topic of wisdom comes up over and over again throughout the pages of Scripture. In fact one whole book (Proverbs) is devoted to the topic . Wisdom seems hard to obtain. Wisdom is different than having knowledge. Knowledge is defined as ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 12:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Book Of Lamentations – Part 39 – Orphans And Widows Adrift – Extortion For Basics - Chapter 5:3-5 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 28, 2025

Orphans and widows. Throughout Lamentations we have considered one deprivation after another, and this message adds three more – payment for drinking water, payment for wood, and hounded to the limits of endurance. We look at applications in our current world matching those.

THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS – PART 39 – ORPHANS AND WIDOWS ADRIFT – EXTORTION FOR BASICS - CHAPTER 5:3-5 [3]. SET ADRIFT WITHOUT FAMILY STABILITY {{Lamentations 5:3 “We have become ORPHANS without a father. Our mothers are like WIDOWS.”}} This whole chapter is a great lament, more so than ...read more

Scripture: Lamentations 5:3, Deuteronomy 10:18, Exodus 22:22, Jeremiah 22:3, Deuteronomy 24:19, James 1:27, Lamentations 5:4, Jeremiah 6:13-14, Jeremiah 6:12, Romans 3:11-12, Lamentations 5:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational