Sermons on greek philosophy and logos: showing 151-165 of 46,240

What Will You Gain? Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Aug 11, 2023

There are two sharply contrasting philosophies of life. One is seen in the rich fool story. It is about going for what the world offers. The other philosophy of life is about going for what Christ offers. Our passage contrasts these two philosophies.

What will you gain? Mark 8:34-38 The story is told of a rich farmer, his fields were particularly fruitful, so much so that there was not enough room to store everything. He tore down the barns and built new and bigger ones. After the new barns were built, he felt like he could sit back and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:34-38, Luke 13:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Temptation Of Jesus Dws#2 Series

Contributed by John Butler on Jun 17, 2008

What the Greek says about temptation.

The Temptation of Jesus... I. Introduction... Praise God Church! How many in here tonight have ever been through a time of testing? How many have ever been through trials or temptation? I’m pretty sure everyone in here has been through something like that. Amen? There’s been at least one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Many Seeds Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Aug 4, 2022

The focus on this sermon is Jesus' discourse to the Greeks when they tried to meet him and the necessity of dying to this life in order to experience true Zoe life.

I have a question for you. Does anybody recognize the name Tim Tebow? If you don’t know who Tim Tebow is, he is a quarterback for a team called the Denver Broncos. I guess last Sunday there was a football game and the Denver Broncos hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first round of the NFL ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16, Galatians 2:19-20, John 12:20-25

Denomination: Christian Church

What Does "morality" Even Mean?

Contributed by Ian Hyde on Nov 24, 2019

How do we define morality in an increasingly relativistic, materialistic world? When we realize our inherent blind spots, we find that morality must be rooted in something outside of ourselves, and only the example of the incarnate Christ is firm foundation enough for discerning right from wrong.

A CLASH OF WORLDVIEWS In our passage this morning, Paul is speaking to the faithful in the church at the Greek colony of Colossae, now in modern day Turkey. Many of these believers came from a pagan background. They didn’t grow up with the benefit of stories about God’s providence or saving work ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-23, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Denomination: Nazarene

The Gospel And The Body Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 29, 2021

When Paul preached to the Greeks in Athens about the resurrection of the dead, they mocked him. The idea of the body being raised was folly to the Greeks.

Captain James Saunders of the U. S. Navy taught a graduate class on the principles of agreement. As a demonstration, he would give each member of the class a piece of white paper, and ask them to chew it. The paper had been treated with a chemical called phenylthiocarbimide. Some reported that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-12

Saying The Same Thing

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jan 18, 2020

How do we deal with the Babel of people teaching in the church?

Saying the Same Thing 1 Corinthians 1:11-18 If there is anything that plagues the church today, it is the myriad of voices spouting all sort of “Christian” teachings. Christians are separated from each other by walls of doctrine. If it was ever true, the claim of a unified church which all ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What Jesus Meant By The "Church" (Part 16) Series

Contributed by Denis O'callaghan Ph.d. ,th.d., D.d., D. Phil. on Sep 22, 2012

What Jesus really “Meant” by Building the Church

Gentle Saints of God, This will be the last part of our brief series on What Jesus really meant. We want to consider if in fact Jesus came to start a new religion or did He build His church What did He mean when He said “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God's Last Word-Conclusion Series

Contributed by Denis O'callaghan Ph.d. ,th.d., D.d., D. Phil. on Dec 26, 2011

"The Jews tried to keep Christ contained within their law, while the Greeks sought to turn Him into a philosophy; the Romans made of Him an empire; the Europeans reduced Him to a culture, and we Americans have made a business of Him. God may thunder His c

God's last word But this was the Day God Died! Gentle Reader. The following is a statement put out by the Journal of American Medicine about the death of Jesus Christ "Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged, and was sentenced to death by crucifixion. The scourging ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lessons In Apologetics #6: Pantheism

Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Mar 3, 2011

As a worldview, Pantheism has plagued the religious thought of both the East and West from ancient times on up through our contemporary day.

If Deism is the belief that God is so transcendent from the cosmos He created that He no longer participates directly in it, Pantheism must be the worldview at the other end of the continuum believing that a higher power exists as Pantheism holds that God is so immanent with the universe that God ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Foolishness Of The Message Of The Cross

Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Jul 23, 2021

Was Paul saying that the message of the cross was foolish? Paul was a Jew brought up in a Roman town and was greatly influenced by Greek culture. When he preached Christ, Paul found that each of these cultures had its own particular challenges when the gospel was concerned.

1 Corinthians 1:21-25 - For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:21-25, John 10:18, Acts 4:27-28, Romans 11:33-36, Romans 1:16, Acts 26:24, Matthew 16:4, 1 Corinthians 1:27-28  (view more)  (view less)

Under The Sun, Above The Sun Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Jun 27, 2023

Ecclesiastes might be the most depressing, hopeless book in the entire Bible. But it's also one of the most necessary. #25 in 66 in 52: A One Year Journey Through the Bible

Good morning! Please turn in your Bibles to Ecclesiastes 1. Ecclesiastes is pretty easy to find. If you open your Bible about in the middle, you are probably going to be in Psalms. Ecclesiastes is two books after Psalms—Proverbs, then Ecclesiastes. The other night Josh and I were watching the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Discerning Our World

Contributed by Dana Chau on Mar 22, 2002

Learn to discern the philosophies that come from God and those that do not

I received an email this past Wednesday that asked if I knew anything about Tachyon energy. Tachyon energy is supposedly some form of energy, when channeled into us, brings peace, joy and health. If you’ve done any reading about the new age movement, the Tachyon website and links contained ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:8-9

Denomination: *other

Sermon On An Odyssey Of Life

Contributed by William Meakin on Apr 26, 2024

“The Odyssey” is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, a Greek poet.

Bettany Mary Hughes, a British-born historian, author and broadcaster once remarked: “To me that is what the Odyssey is all about, it's about being in the world and unexpected challenges and dangers are thrown at you.” Matthew 5:17 reminds us: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12, 1 Corinthians 2:13, John 14:6, Luke 16:17

The Walk Of Faith Series

Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 12, 2015

We must lookout for spiritual pitfalls of philosophy, legalism and worldliness.

The Walk of Faith Colossians 2:1-10 As we continue on Sunday morning our series through the book of Colossians let me refresh our memories on where we are. This letter from the Apostle Paul to the church of Colossae was written while Paul was in prison. He had never been to the church but he led ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Pt. 2 The Power Of A Blessing Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Apr 8, 2013

If you have ever went to a funeral or memorial service, you have heard a eulogy.Eulogy is from two greek words: “eu” meaning well and “logos” meaning word. (Good word.) can never remember a bad word spoken about any person at a funeral. It’s become commo

30 Days of Blessing (2 of 5) The Power of a Blessing October 14,2010 Chester FBC Chester, IL Dr. Mike Fogerson, Speaker A If you have ever went to a funeral or memorial service, you have heard a eulogy. 1 Eulogy is from two greek words: “eu” meaning well and ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:13

Denomination: Baptist