Sermons on Mature Thinking:

Grant Me Wisdom Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Aug 7, 2022

God, grant me the wisdom to know the difference … and, as we shall see, therein lies the problem. I don’t know about you, but I usually don’t know the difference and I usually do the most harm to myself and to others when I think that I do.

[This is the third sermon on Reinhold Niebuhr's "The Serenity Prayer," asking God to grant us the wisdom to know what to accept and what to change. This was also preached on Communion Sunday, hence the lead up to Communion at the end.] Wisdom. What is wisdom? Well, let’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-17, Acts 9:1-9, Romans 7:15-19, Philippians 3:5-6, Isaiah 29:13-14, Acts 26:9-11, John 9:30-33, 1 Corinthians 1:20-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: United Methodist

Quit Feeding The Old Man

Contributed by Craig Benner on Feb 4, 2019

We all were born with a carnal nature. It does not matter how sanctified you think you have become, I must tell you that your " old nature" has not been eradicated. It is our ongoing task to keep him buried and "put under".

Quit Sneaking Food to the Old Man We crucify and mortify our old Adamic nature, but he is not erradicated. That will only take place when we receive our glorified bodies. Eph. 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:6, Ephesians 4:22

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Courage-Filled Heart

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 19, 2023

A heart filled with courage possess those qualities that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, disappointment, despair, death, and whatever else life throws at them. So, I think it’s safe to say we all need courage to face these challenges of life. The message is from the life of Joshua.

A Christian’s Heart “A Courage-Filled Heart” Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZzNn1r0XVE A heart filled with courage possess those qualities that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, disappointment, despair, death, and whatever else life throws at them. We ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9, Joshua 1:9

Denomination: Foursquare

Getting Ready For Christmas (Updated)

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 30, 2016

With Christmas right around the corner, it got me thinking about how we as Christians ought to prepare for the spiritual side of Christmas. In this message I’d like to share four (4) distinct ways based on those who were there and what they did. Plus a Special ending "Overshadowed"

Getting Ready for Christmas Watch on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW1yvKZGFmY Christmas is right around the corner and already as a society we’ve endured a month of Black Friday, a time when we can get the best deals on our Christmas giving. This got me thinking about how ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Luke 1:35, Luke 1:46-49, Luke 11:13

Denomination: Foursquare

Don't Get Offended Because Of Me Series

Contributed by Ethel Lamazon on Jun 20, 2024

Sometimes life doesn't always go as we plan. We sometimes think that when we're serving God life is going to be a flower bed of ease and we soon learn that life is not a bed of flowers but a bed of roses with thorns in it, but God still has a plan

BLESSED ARE THOSES WHO ARE NOT OFFENDED BECAUSE OF ME---MATTHEW 11 VS 2-6 2 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he [a]sent two of his disciples 3 and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” 4 Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-6, Ephesians 4:2

When The King Restores

Contributed by Larry Grant on Mar 4, 2023

You may think that when you step out on faith that God is going to sit back and just watch you work. God will go before you and get the conversation started so when you get there all you have to do is show up prepared and God will show out!

2 Kings 8:1-6 (NKJV) When the King Restores March 5, 2023 Today’s scripture begins with the Shunamite woman we preached about in chapter 6, where we learned that she had prepared a rooftop room with a bed, a desk and chair for Elisha. Because of her hospitality toward the prophet, God blessed her ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 8:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Truth?

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Aug 18, 2023

Wow. Has our society today lost hold on absolute truth or what? I shudder to think how blurred the line between right and wrong, good and evil, righteous and unrighteous will be five years from now! This message attempts to bring some clarity to that all-important question; what is truth?

What Is Truth? You and I live in a world that has almost totally rejected the existence of absolute truth. The current pervading mindset today seems to be that everyone has their own truth, and that everyone else must affirm them in whatever truth they claim to have—despite how ridiculous it may ...read more

Scripture: John 18:36-40, John 8:31-32, John 14:6, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, 1 Corinthians 13:6, James 1:19-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Rich Towards God Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 30, 2023

These four small attitudes will do as we begin to think about how to apply the Truth of what Jesus shares with us in Luke 12 and as we apply verse 31. Seeking His Kingdom should be first for us. Jesus should be our focus. Our relationship with God should be our focus.

JUST JESUS: CHAPTER BY CHAPTER THRU LUKE Rich Towards God LUKE 12:13-31 #justJesus INTRODUCTION 1… Urban Legends of Theology (Wittmer) Quote, page 138 Kristian and I get together for lunch each week and we use a book to discuss. The current book we are reading is called “Urban Legends of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Voice That Leads Me

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jul 19, 2025

That’s what a shepherd is. That’s what a shepherd does. The Shepherd speaks to us with a voice that we cannot ignore. He says, “Relax, I’m your Shepherd. Don’t think about another thing. I have everything under control. Relax. No worries.”

We all want people to tell us the truth. There was a police officer that pulled a car over and he walked up to the window and said to the man driving, “Sir, can I see your driver's license?” The man said, “Sure. What is the problem officer?” The officer said, “Well, you were going 75 mph in a ...read more

Scripture: John 10:22-27

Denomination: Baptist

The Thirteen Attributes Of Mercy

Contributed by Lee Houston on Oct 3, 2025

Maybe you feel the need for God’s compassion today. Indeed, any time I am in the pulpit, I know that in my audience there is at least one person whose sin he or she thinks God will not forgive. If you feel that way or if you know someone does, this sermon is for you.

The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy Maybe you feel the need for God’s compassion today. Indeed, any time I am in the pulpit, I know that in my audience there is at least one person whose sin he or she thinks God will not forgive. If you feel that way or if you know someone does, this sermon is ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:6-7, Exodus 3:14

Authority Of Jesus Christ Series

Contributed by Jaeyoun Chang on Jan 29, 2026

Jesus went to Capernaum. It may have been because God's love for sinners who did not know or understand the Word of God sent Jesus to this earth, and because of Jesus' character of pitying sinners made him think that he should somehow preach the gospel of life to them.

Introduction In Nazareth of Galilee, where he grew up, Jesus read the prophecy of the prophet Isaiah in the synagogue on the Sabbath and said that it had come true. Jesus declared that he was the anointed Messiah who would preach the gospel to the poor, free the captives of sin, and open their ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

From Trials To Wisdom - James 1:4-6 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Oct 20, 2020

Exactly how does suffering produce perseverance?

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must ...read more

Scripture: James 1:4-6

No Turning Back Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Feb 22, 2021

One of the most sobering warnings in all of Scripture is found in Hebrews 6. There is a great, even awful danger of making an irreversible and eternally destructive choice to abandon Christ. This passage stresses why you don't want to go there.

This past year I faced a bit of a dilemma. My high school class, the class of 1970, was planning to celebrate its 50-year class reunion. I was invited. Would I go? That wasn’t the real dilemma. The real dilemma was that my spiritual father was on the organizing committee—yes, the fellow who ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 6:1-8, 2 Peter 3:9, John 10:27-30, John 6:37, 1 John 2:19, Romans 8:35, Hebrews 3:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Bible Church

Getting Right With God

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Dec 30, 2002

Some people think that God looks at our lives and balances the good against the bad. If we have more good than bad, we get to heaven. That’s not how it works - to get right with God you’ve got to go around the law and get rightness from another source.

For a full audio version of this message go to: www.livingwatersweb.com Advertising is a good thing by itself – it’s simply a way for us to find out about products and services in the marketplace. But today in America each of us is bombarded with at least 3,000 advertising messages each and every ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:1-31

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Presence Of God Or I'd Rather Have Jesus

Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Feb 2, 2003

Why do we Pray? Why do we read our Bibles daily? Why do we Give? Why are we at the Church when the doors are open? Do we think that by doing these things that we are earning "points" with God? Are we trying to obligate God to bless us? Duty or Desire?

The Presence Of God Illustration In 1943, a lady by the name of Rhea B. Miller wrote one of the greatest hymns ever written: I’D RATHER HAVE JESUS! This wonderful hymn so influenced one young man that it determined the direction of his entire life. This young man had grown up with devoted ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:1-12, Psalm 42:1-2

Denomination: Baptist