Sermons on New Thinking:

The Peter Principle

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 7, 2001

Peter’s character flaw was "I can do all things." Until he knew to place his life totally in Christ’s hands, he was the embodiment of the Peter Principle.

OPEN: I recently heard a radio announcer tell about a man who went through a drive up at a KFC restaurant. He ordered about $6 worth of food and then pulled up to give his money to the teller. He handed her a $200 bill. It had President George Bush’s picture on the front and on the back was a ...read more

Scripture: John 1:40-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Man's Reflection In God's Mirror Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 28, 2013

Romans is about the good news but Paul begins with the bad news, the dark side, the universal problem of human depravity. How can anyone understand the value of the good news unless we first understand the bad news about each one of us?

Years ago when I became the new pastor at Holly Brook Baptist church in Texas my first sermon was entitled , ‘What Sin Looks Like’. They used the sign out in front of the church to [put my name and the sermon title. The sign read, ‘Dr. Guy McGraw, What Sin Looks Like’. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 3:9-20

Tell The Devil To Go To Hell

Contributed by Richard White on Sep 3, 2003

There is only one who wants us to think we have nothing to offer. There is only one who wants us to think we are insignificant. Time to tell the Devil to go to Hell

Tell the Devil to go to Hell! JN 6:1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:4, John 6:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Faith's Hall Of Fame: Forward Thinkers Series

Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Dec 11, 2003

What all of these men and women of faith had in common was their ability to trust in the promises of God. They did not let the thinking of man come between their ability to think forward to the promises of a better land.

Hebrews 11:20—40 INTRODUCTION “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for” (Heb. 11:1 – 2). Continuing our walk through Faith’s Hall of Fame, we come across a myriad of portraits of like-minded people. Their names ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:20-40

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Do Men Say I Am? Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Feb 15, 2012

It is interesting to poll the crowd to see what others think of Jesus (Yeshua). What matters, though is what YOU think of him. Understanding Jesus (Yeshua) impacts the actions of our lives.

1. St. John’s University is apparently known for being a theological school where intellectualism is highly regarded. Someone wrote the following graffiti on one of the walls there: Jesus said unto them: “Who do you say that I am?” And they replied: “You are the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Do We Desire Tomatoes Or Oak Trees? Patience?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 12, 2019

Let us study persistence and patience. One of the problems in the church is impatience. Russia thinks in terms of decades. China thinks in terms of centuries. The church expects instant gratification and overnight success.

DO WE WANT TOMATOES OR OAK TREES… GET UP AND TRY AGAIN?! A GOOD TEAM: PERSISTENCE AND PATIENCE. By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com You can have tomatoes in one season. A mighty oak is just a nut that stood its ground for decades! TEXT: Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with all might, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:11, Luke 21:19, Romans 8:25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Road

Contributed by Michael Treston on Jun 10, 2001

discipleship for a new age

Go in through the narrow gate, the gate to destruction is wide, and the road that leads there is easy to follow. A lot of people go through that gate. But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it. Matthew 7 : ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Hope For Those Who Struggle

Contributed by David Heasler on Mar 8, 2004

The Blessings of the New Covenant

Hope For Those Who Struggle Jeremiah 31.31-34; Ezekiel 36.26,27 Intro. - For those who know ... Jeremiah 29.11 - That God has plans for them Ephesians 3.20 - That God is able But .. Who struggle with themselves For those who ... Romans 7.18 - have a desire to do what is good, but cannot ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Ezekiel 36:26-27

Denomination: Pentecostal

A.d.d.

Contributed by La Juana Morris on Nov 9, 2004

Heading in a new direction

A.D.D. A Different Direction! Acts 9:1-18 There’s a disease that many of our children are labeled with. You know - the ones who seem to talk excessively. Bounce off the walls. Become distracted by the slightest sound. You know the ones that the teacher prays that the parents did not run out of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

Baptism That Is Valid Series

Contributed by Bledar Valca on Mar 27, 2007

Preaching the good news

BAPTISM THAT IS VALID! Acts 19:1-12 For the Baptism to be right, three conditions need to be met. Tables of three legs need to have all the three legs in order to stand. The baptism is to have three essentials to be valid: the right action, the right subject / person, the purpose. THE RIGHT ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Born Of God

Contributed by Andrew Papson Iii on Jan 13, 2013

The must of a new birth

BORN OF GOD John 1:11-13 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

Drowning In The Grace Of God

Contributed by Tim Hedberg on Feb 11, 2008

Baptism and becoming new.

Drowning In The Grace Of God Matthew 3:1-17 January 6, 2008 As I have imagined these verses in my mind. I see the Jordan River, running not fast but slow - smooth and calm with not a rapid in sight. I see this 156-mile river near the end of its journey of connecting the Sea of Galilee to the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Eucharist Celebration: The Fellowship Of Participation

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 30, 2014

A Communion for the New Year.

THE FELLOWSHIP OF PARTICIPATION. 1 Corinthians 10:16-21. 1. We have fellowship in the cup, which is a sharing in the benefits of the blood of Christ (1 Corinthians 10:16); 2. We have fellowship in the breaking of bread, which represents His broken body (1 Corinthians 10:16). 3. We who ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Modern Idolatry

Contributed by John Mccormack on Feb 26, 2016

IDOLATRY IS NOT SOMETHING NEW.

MODERN IDOLATRY? OBSERVATION: EZEKIEL SPOKE GOD’S MESSAGE TO JEWISH EXILES IN BABYLON, BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM IN 586 B.C. HE ADDRESSED CHOICES MADE BY INDIVIDUALS AND NATIONS. WHETHER PERSONAL OR ON A NATIONAL LEVEL THE CHOICE MUST INCLUDE GOD’S ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 14:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

God Came Down.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 10, 2021

A new message for Christmas.

GOD CAME DOWN. Acts 7:34. (Bible reading - Matthew 1:18-25.) There is a hymn written by Christina Georgina Rossetti which begins, ‘Love came down at Christmas.’ Now this is true, because God is love (1 John 4:8), and Jesus is God (John 1:1; John 10:30). But Christmas was not the first time ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational