Sermons on Renewed Mind:

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

Single Minded Devotion Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Mar 14, 2005

Where are you putting your energy, your money, your time? Are you putting them into your own personal future, your own worldly security, or are you investing them in a future with God? Look to God’s future for security and hope.

Stop being so anxious! Don’t worry, just relax! Why are you so stressed? You’ve probably heard words like that fairly recently. It’s the nature of our age to be stressed isn’t it? In fact this passage from Matt 6 could have been written specifically for us, couldn’t it? We live in an age where ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34

Denomination: Anglican

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

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

Begin With The End In Mind Series

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004

2 of 7 in series on Personal Change

Begin With The End In Mind Habakkuk 2:2 Although this applies to many different levels of life and faith and circumstances, the most fundamental applications of beginning with the end in mind is to begin today with the vision of the end as your frame of reference by which everything else is ...read more

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:2

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing The Mind Of Christ

Contributed by John Johnson on May 31, 2003

True Spirituality comes to us by knowing the mind of Christ.

Knowing the Mind of Christ TLC 6/01/03 1 Cor. 2:12 The Apostle Paul wrote to a Church at Corinth to correct some serious problems that existed in that church. The church was full of envy, strife, divisions, immorality, false teaching, and inconsistency. Some were saying that they followed ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:12

Denomination: Baptist

Single-Minded Heart

Contributed by Robert Park on Oct 30, 2003

God does not favor divided heart when it comes to our love for him. Hosea describes in three powerful images of the spiritual state we may be in.

Single-minded Heart Hosea 7:8-12 Last Sunday we studied about the ways to transform our heart so that our thoughts are controlled accordingly. But, unfortunately, we all struggle with symptoms of divided heart. The Bible has some harsh words about that; he is a double-minded man, ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 7:8-12

Denomination: Baptist

Mind Over Matter Series

Contributed by Jon Sullivan on Jan 30, 2008

Building strong families with lesson based on the 10 commandments

The Tenth Commandment: You shall not covet This last commandment deals with an attitude. We live in a society were keeping up with the Jones is the ultimate goal of some people. “Covet”: The unchecked desire to acquire. Obsession for others possessions Wouldn’t be nice becomes I can’t live ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Being "Single-Minded"

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 20, 2008

Message about God’s calling for some people to stay single.

Being “Single-Minded” Matthew 19:8-12 January 13, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me: When I entered college, one of the things that I figured would happen was that I would be married before I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:8-12

Denomination: Wesleyan

She Was Stedfastly Minded

Contributed by W. Alderman on Aug 20, 2008

Message showing how Ruth returning with Naomi pictures the believer after salvation

“SHE WAS STEDFASTLY MINDED” Ruth 1:1-18 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: When Elimelech left Bethlehem-Judah, he left and then lost all… How easy it is to leave God’s best for only Satan’s good. Satan does not mind giving you only the good if he can keep you from the best. Elimelech, upon going to ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Let This Mind Be In You

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 17, 2008

An exhortation to be Christlike preached at a confirmation service

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11, Philippians 2:1

Denomination: United Methodist

Having The Mind Of Christ

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Mar 19, 2008

What does it mean to have the mind of Christ? A Study verse upon verse in the book of Philippians.

Having the Mind of Christ Text: Philippians 1:27-30, 2: 1-8 27 Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Mission-Minded Living Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 9, 2009

Missions is the heartbeat of Christianity. Yet, where do missions begin?

Mark 6:7-13 Mission-minded Living And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. 7 He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts— but to wear sandals, and not ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:7-13

Denomination: Baptist