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  • Framed - Pt. 2 - Mind Frames Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Dec 4, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,066 views

    You are shaped by these forces. They determine your outlook, actions, and habits. Are you framed correctly?

    Framed Pt. 2 – Mind Frames As I mentioned last week I know that there are many forces trying to wield influence to shape us or frame us. There are billions of dollars spent each year in an attempt to frame our desires, our style, our wants and our likes. However, I also told you that ...read more

  • Reel Talk - Pt. 2 - Fences Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2017
     | 5,678 views

    Movies + Pop Corn + Church = Reel Talk

    Reel Talk Pt. 2 - Fences I. Introduction Some of the women in the congregation feel like they have already had a spiritual encounter just cause I showed a little Denzel this morning. The story line is simple . . . A high school star in baseball feels like life has kept him down. Instead of being ...read more

  • What's On Your Mind?

    Contributed by Thomas Clawser on Oct 28, 2017
     | 12,370 views

    Christians must guard what enters their minds to gain the benefit of God’s peace in their lives.

    In “How to Find Out Who You Are”, Nelson Price reports that 15 prominent college professors took this challenge: “If all the books on the art of moving human beings into action were condensed into one brief statement, what would that statement be?” The result of their deliberations was: What the ...read more

  • Metanoia - The Greek Word For Repentance - Meaning And Significance Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jun 18, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,339 views

    Repentance is rightly an alteration of our thought process. People can sometimes control our actions, but our thoughts are totally under our control and as our thoughts are hidden from others, we often don’t give much importance to controlling our thoughts.

    Metanoia - The greek word for repentance - Meaning and significance Matthew 3:1-2,“In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (RSV) Matthew 4:17, “From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the ...read more

  • What's On Your Mind?

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Jan 11, 2025
     | 403 views

    What are you thinking about now? Good or bad.? A man might be smiling at you but there may be a dagger in his thoughts aimed at your heart. What's on your mind?

    TEXT: Genesis 6:5 "And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." INTRODUCTION What are you thinking of right now? Is it something good or bad, clean or dirty or in between? Can you let ...read more

  • An Altogether Alien Way Of Thinking

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on Feb 17, 2025
     | 261 views

    A sermon for the 6th Sunday of Epiphany, Year C

    February 16, 2025 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Jeremiah 17:5-10; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 An Altogether Alien Way of Thinking Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. In the movie White Christmas, Bing Crosby ...read more

  • Perspective Makes All The Differences

    Contributed by Hylton Davidson on Aug 13, 2025
     | 154 views

    It is amazing how 2 people or 2 groups of people can look at the same thing but see something completely different. Just because we look at the same thing doesn’t mean we see the same thing.

    It is amazing how 2 people or 2 groups of people can look at the same thing but see something completely different. Just because we look at the same thing doesn’t mean we see the same thing. Two people can engage in the same conversation yet walk away with two totally different viewpoints on what ...read more

  • Faith, Hope And Love Series

    Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 23, 2019
     | 7,011 views

    Authentic faith produces good things. This message is the first in a series on 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Thanks to Pastor Derrick Tuper for his thoughts that contributed to this message (see notation in text)

    Paul couldn’t stand it any longer. He had to know how the church in Thessalonica was doing. After all, he had poured himself into that congregation and sacrificed deeply to teach its members the gospel. But now Satan was attacking it with persecution, doubt, and trial. Were the believers ...read more

  • Abraham- No Child, No Problem--Or So They Thought Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 13, 2021
     | 3,684 views

    The LORD had promised Abram and Sarai a child. After ten additional years, and no child, they decided to help God out. The results weren't exactly what they expected.

    Introduction: Genesis 15 has the story where Abram asked God a question after God had told him, “I am your shield and your exceedingly great reward (Gen. 15:1, paraphrased). Abram’s question was “What will You give me? I’m childless, and the only heir I have is Eliezer of Damascus (Gen 15:2, ...read more

  • What Are You Looking At

    Contributed by Howard Gunter on Oct 9, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,971 views

    Paul is helping us understand how our thought process can dominate our actions and how to address recurring idle thoughts.

    Matthew 22:1-14 What are you looking at? Where do you return when your mind is not occupied by some current demand? Our thought process is dominated, isn’t it? We tend to think about a pet project, a pet peeve, a lingering hurt, some secret desire that we keep coming back to (even though we ...read more

  • The Man Who Thought His Prayer Was Not Answered Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 3, 2011
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,824 views

    Zechariah prayed, and thought his prayer was not answered. God, however, not only heard his prayer, but answered in a way he could never have imagined.

    “In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they ...read more

  • I Thought I Had More Time

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Jun 20, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,886 views

    The writer of Hebrews tells us that we all will die and face judgment but there is salvation available through Jesus Christ.

    I Thought I had More Time Hebrews 10: 27-28 Intro: I saw a book of letters that children have written to God and I want to share a couple of them with you this morning. . Mike writes, Dear God, what is it like when someone dies? Nobody will tell me, I just want to know. I don’t want it to ...read more

  • God's Thoughts About Me (Psalm 139) Series

    Contributed by Ken Ritz on Dec 30, 2005
    based on 93 ratings
     | 159,749 views

    God knows us competely and thinks about us continually.

    Gods Thoughts About Me Psalms 139 QUIZ – Meant to be really difficult – might take you all of a second to answer these… (answer them silently) Which country makes Panama hats? Ecuador In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? November. The Russian calendar used to be 13 days ...read more

  • And You Thought Your Family Had Probelms Series

    Contributed by Scott Maze on May 24, 2021
     | 5,103 views

    Faith is the distinguishing mark of the Christian. Did you know that the Christians were called believers before they were ever called Christians? Believers – this is the distinguishing mark of a Christian, is he or she is a believer

    Abraham, Our Spiritual Father We continue to examine the story of Abraham, the father of the faithful. Our story today happens about 4,000 years from our day before Israel exits Egypt in Exodus – does that help you place our story? And even though Abraham lived so long ago, he remains vitally ...read more

  • Crazy Thoughts Aren't Always Crazy

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Feb 23, 2009
     | 5,164 views

    A Sermon for Ash Wednesday

    Ash Wednesday February 25, 2009 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, this evening we begin another season of Lent, another journey in faith, in which we attempt to follow our Lord on the road to ...read more