Sermons on Narrow Minded:

Renewing Your Mind

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Feb 28, 2006

Life change comes from a mind renewed by the truth of God’s Word.

[I’ve taken the main points of this sermon from Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox article ’Preaching Tips that will change lives’, Issue #246, 2/15/2006.] Rom 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2, Romans 12:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Mind Control 5 Series

Contributed by Clyde White on Feb 28, 2006

As individual Christians and as a church, we are somewhere in the “middle”. Our game’s not over yet. We don’t have to know the whole story, if we’re convinced there is a story, and if we’re trusting the Author for the conclusion and the “middle”.

Having a proper perspective is imperative to living the Christian life with the "joy" the of the Lord. The big question is HOW do we obtain that proper perspective? Life is a little bit like a good novel. Well-written novels are usually unpredictable. Good authors often do not know how their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:41-52

Renewing Your Mind

Contributed by Dan Grubbs on Oct 18, 2005

A deeper look at Romans 12:2. Insights into the life application of what the renewal of our mind can be.

I want to talk about a very familiar verse today. Many of us memorize Romans 12:1 and 2 together. And I would recommend that if you haven’t committed these verses to memory, that you make the effort to do so. These are excellent verses to help live godly lives. But, I have to confess that I’ve ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mind Made Up ! Series

Contributed by Clarence Weaver Sr on Oct 24, 2005

HOW TO GET BALANCE IN YOUR CHRISTIAN WALK

Due to the large amount of sermons and topics that appear on this site I feel it is necessary to post this disclaimer on all sermons posted. These sermons are original to the author and the leading of the Holy Spirit. While ideas and illustrations are often gleaned from many sources including those ...read more

Scripture: James 1:8-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Watch Your Mind

Contributed by David Sorn on Nov 5, 2005

Change in the Christian life must first come in the mind.

Imagine with me for a second that it’s the first day of school. You have already had four classes, and you are carrying around all of your books because you haven’t had time to go to your locker yet because you have been using all of your time just trying to find your new classes. You are ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What's On Your Mind?

Contributed by John Gullick on Jun 29, 2004

A sermon that encourages the Christian that our mind is to be used for God’s purposes and not our own.

What’s on your mind? A friend of Soviet Physicist and dissident Andrei Sakharov tells this story:- Some friends were holidaying with the Sakhorovs on the Black Sea. Once, they jokingly asked his wife, Elana, what Sakhorov thought about while wandering along the waterfront. She said “Here, in his ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:2

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Mind Over Faith?

Contributed by Rick Young on Jul 29, 2004

Why is it so hard for so many of us to have faith for any given situation? Find out why here!

Mind Over Faith? “For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.” Romans 12:3 (NKJV) How many times are we more apt to pay attention to what ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Training Your Mind Series

Contributed by David Moore on Aug 3, 2004

All of this got me thinking about training, and how we train ourselves as Christians. We too are running a marathon, the marathon of life. And there is training that can make run the race easier, make us more effective as Christians, more usable by God to

I have been watching Lance Armstrong ride in the Tour de France over the past couple weeks. The Tour de France is a bicycle riding event that lasts 3 weeks and thousands of miles. It is an amazing race, perhaps the equivalent is an event where a group of runners runs a marathon every day for 3 ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:2-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Pieces Or Peace Of Mind

Contributed by Norbert Garcia on Feb 27, 2002

How to stop worry and learn to trust in Jesus

PEACE OR PIECES OF MIND? What price would you pay for peace of mind? What price would you attach to being free from worry? Today we are in the grip of an epidemic of worry. Today we are living in a world where planes crash into sky scrapers, terrorists capture missionaries and hold them for ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Denomination: Adventist

The Command To Be Heavenly Minded

Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 24, 2002

The Christian is to set his thoughts on "better things" instead of getting bogged down in the cares of this world.

THE COMMAND TO BE HEAVENLY-MINDED Col. 3:1-2 INTRO. I believe that it is possible to determine a person’s true character by finding out what they really love and what their goals are. Ask yourself these questions: 1. What are the three things you are most earnestly working for right now? 2. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Feeding Your Mind

Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Nov 11, 2004

Our thoughts direct our conduct; our conduct determines our company. The Psalmist describes two ways a man can go, beginning with what we feed into our minds.

In his book The Wonders of the Word of God, Evangelist Robert Sumner tells of a Kansas City man severely injured in an explosion. The explosion claimed his eyesight, took both his hands and badly disfigured his face. He was just a new Christian, and among his greatest disappointments was that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Other

"Renewing Mind & Will"

Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Sep 12, 2001

God requires us to surrender our minds and wills to Him so He can accomplish His work through us.

Sermon.982 See # 479, 931 “Renewing Mind & Will” Romans 12:1-2 From the pulpit of Bayview Baptist Church, Sunday July 15, 2001 When I was younger, I thought about the question, “Why am I here, or what is my purpose in life?” a great deal. I was raised in a rural traditional Southern Baptist ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Mind-Boggling Stuff Series

Contributed by Timothy Stidham on Oct 25, 2004

Evidence from brain science supports the Psalmist’s claim that God made us, seeks us, and offers us eternal life & moral guidance.

1. Review of Current "physicalist" theories about the intelligence, computers, and the brain. -Show critiques from Case for a Creator- current "intelligent design" scientists & theorists 2. There is "something more" to what we are and what we need. We are made in God’s image- able to have thoughts ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24

Denomination: Holiness

With An Expected End In Mind

Contributed by John Dickey on May 16, 2006

That’s where you’ll find your peace – when you know Him and believe Him, when you know that despite desperate or discouraging circumstances, the end of the story is coming and it’s perfect.

It was a low point for Abraham, perhaps the lowest. The ‘father of faith’ was despairing. You see, he had heard the voice of the Lord while living in Ur –a place where the moon god (now known as Allah) was worshipped. But, the true and living God had spoken to him, telling him to ‘forsake ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 14:13-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Church In The Mind Of God Series

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on May 19, 2006

Is the church today the church that God had in mind. What did God have in mind for the church and what is the true purpose of the church. The church that Jesus built is different then the church today. Part #1

“The Church in the Mind of God” by District Elder M. L. Maughmer, Jr. Opening: “The Church in the Mind of God” This topic speaks greatly within itself. It is the church in the mind of God, not in the mind of man. It is not the church in the mind of some political organization that is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Apostolic