Sermons on Foolish Men:

Everybody’s God

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jan 7, 2018

The story of the wise men reminds us we worship a God above political might, a God over religious complacency, and a God over cultural prejudice. Often God colors outside the lines, moving in ways that shatter our assumptions. Our God is everybody's God!

Matthew 2:1-12 Everybody’s God Today we conclude the “twelve days of Christmas,” that period of time between Christmas day and Epiphany, celebrated just yesterday. In church history, Epiphany marks the arrival of the wise men, the magi from afar bringing gifts to celebrate the newborn king. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Christmas Eve Service - God’s Christmas Card

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Dec 26, 2024

God sends to this earth a Christmas card with the same pictures He has sent every year since that first Christmas. It is a picture designed to bring hope and peace to all who will embrace it. It is the picture of Jesus’s birth.

Christmas Eve Service God’s Christmas Card Once again, it’s time for Christmas, and one of the things most people do is send Christmas cards via e-mail or regular mail to family and friends. And these cards usually center around Jesus in the manger scene, and the angel’s proclamation of “Peace on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:14

Denomination: Foursquare

Ready For The Journey Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 26, 2023

The wise men are a surprising twist to the narrative from Matthew. What does their presence indicate and how does getting to know them help us prepare for Christmas?

You may have noticed the chalkboard signs that are scattered around the church building. Each has a different saying- “Be the Branch,” “Catch the Wind,” “Wreck the Roof,” “Grip the Plow,” and “Empty the Jar.” They come from a small group video Bible study our groups participated in a while back. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Respect Civil Authority Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 6, 2014

Peter indicates that our salvation should impact how we related to governmental authority. Submission is not a popular topic, but it is needful, in our rebellious & self-gratifying society. Submission is recognition of God¡¯s right to govern our lives.

1 PETER 2: 13-17 RESPECT CIVIL AUTHORITY [Renewing Hope Series] [Romans 13:1-7 / Acts 4:19-20; 5:29] From this point on 1 Peter discusses the effect of our salvation on our life and relationships. Because of our fallen understanding, what living the Christian life entails needs to be spelled ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Faith To Fight Satan Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 21, 2009

Just share Jesus with an unbeliever? That’s how he becomes converted? Yeah, it sounds about as foolish as marching around a fortress and expecting its walls to crumble. But then again it’s God’s plan so...

The International Ice Hockey Federation recently picked it as the #1 hockey story of the century. The “Miracle On Ice,” as it became known, was a 1980 Olympic medal-round match between the top-ranked Soviet Union and a group of amateur and college players from the U.S. No one thought the Americans ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Chutes And Ladders Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 21, 2015

We want to be a disciplined people, and we want to be wary of the destructive evils that we find so easy to embrace. Discipline is like a ladder that slowly leads us upward; foolishness is a chute that can make us drop quickly.

Chutes and Ladders Proverbs 23:15-35 1.These are actual complaints received from dissatisfied customers by Thomas Cook Vacations (based on a Thomas Cook/ABTA survey): a. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallarta to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 23:15-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What If There Had Been No Easter

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on May 17, 2011

Good Easter message. (1) Preaching would be vain.(2) Our faith would be foolish. (3)Sin would hold us(4)Death would control us. 3 Salvations and 15 rededications from this message

What if there had been no Easter? Introduction- (Some text taken from fellow coleagues of Sermoncentral) Matthew 28:1-10 Text The account of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ Prayer We know the account of Jesus being on this earth. Being sent from God the Father to die for the sins of mankind. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Nazarene

The Call To Be The Church Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 19, 2019

Want an overall outline? Fix your focus. Forgo your feuding. Face your foolishness. Forsake your filthiness. Figure out your freedom. Function as a family. Factor in your future. Now just be found faithful.

THE CALL TO BE THE CHURCH I CORINTHIANS 16:1-24 INTRODUCTION: Want an overall outline? Fix your focus. Forgo your feuding. Face your foolishness. Forsake your filthiness. Figure out your freedom. Function as a family. Factor in your future. Now just be found faithful. Because Jesus is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

261 - Why Do Good? Series

Contributed by Joel Vicente on Jun 7, 2003

Discover why we are instructed to do good as followers of Christ.

SERMON 261 – WHY DO GOOD? ILL: DO IT ANYWAY While we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10). People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. ………Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse ...read more

Scripture: James 4:17

Denomination: Baptist

The State Of False Religions

Contributed by Anthony Smith on Nov 23, 2003

False religions in todays christian world.Can False religion Really take over Christianity?Are You Ready to stake your soul on it?

1Peter 2:15, For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. What is ignorance, is it a state of intellegence or lack of intelectual knowledge? Lets look as we cover the state of false religions. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:15-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wednesday - Loyalty And Betrayal Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 15, 2010

Judas’ betrayal is contrasted with the loyalty of an unnamed woman. The woman was extravagant in her loyalty and foolish in her love. She wasted her resources in her love for Jesus. Judas on the other hand betrays Jesus for money. By our selfishness we be

Mark 14:1-11 “Wednesday—Loyalty and Betrayal” INTRODUCTION There is perhaps no lonelier moment for a person than when a person (or persons) whom he loves fails to understand him or betrays him. It is devastating. We catch a glimpse of this devastation in Jesus’ life ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

The Illumination Of Scripture Series

Contributed by Rusty Tardo on Mar 27, 2009

God has ordained that through the Scriptures the mind of men is illumined "The entrance of thy words giveth light" Psalms 119:130

BIBLIOLOGY #2 The Doctrine of Scripture [ The Illumination of Scripture ] Dr. Russell K. Tardo II. THE ILLUMINATION OF SCRIPTURE A. The Understanding of Spiritual Truth: Illumination is the work of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s mind whereby he is enabled to understand the inspired, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Submission In The Home

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jun 3, 2001

The Bible sees no contradiction between the equality of men and women before God, and the distinction in roles in marriage.

Last Sunday, I spoke on the issue of male headship in the home. I mentioned that this was a difficult topic to preach on, because this is an area where our society is so far out of synch with God’s plan. I said that today, those who uphold the Biblical pattern for the home are ridiculed and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-24

Denomination: Baptist

Watchman What Of The Night?

Contributed by Larry Meador on Sep 15, 2001

A call to both men and women of God to be watchmen of their home, church, and land during this hour of tragedy

Watchman what of the night? Isaiah 21:6,11 (6) For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. (11) The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? Matthew 2:18. In Rama was there a voice ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 21:6-11, Matthew 2:18

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Making Of A Man

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 28, 2001

This is a Father’s Day message challenging men to become all that God intended for them to be.

The Making Of A Man June 19th Father’s Day Psalm 1:1-6, I Corinthians 13:4-12 , 2 Timothy 2:1-6 Today we take time our to acknowledge and to thank those men in our lives who have served us as fathers. They may have been fathers, our grandfathers, our uncles, our older brothers, our ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-6

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed