Sermons on Straight Thinking:

The Palestinian Problem, Pt. 1

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 10, 2005

I want to try to my best ability to set the record straight about the issue at hand between the Jews and Arabs in the land named “Palestine” and the problem with the so-called “Palestinian refugees”.

“The Palestinian Problem” Pt. 1 Jeremiah 4:19 Today I want to try to my best ability to set the record straight about the issue at hand between the Jews and Arabs in the land named “Palestine” and the problem with the so-called “Palestinian refugees”. There are many myths to this problem and as ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 2:8

Denomination: Baptist

A City Without Walls Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009

thinking outside the box, or outside the wall.

A City Without Walls: Zech 2 July 20, 2008 Intro: Here is a simple little puzzle to get you thinking: can you draw a continuous line through each of these nine dots in only four strokes (straight lines only)? (solution is at the end) O O O O O O O O O This is the classic ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 2:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

You Need What?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 19, 2002

What do you think you need? The Bible thinks you need patience.

LOOKING FOR A REMEDY By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I am pondering: Where am I? Where should I be? How do I get from where I am, to where I should be? Paul wrote in Romans 7:24, O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I am ...read more

Scripture: Luke 21:19, James 1:4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

What Happens When You Meet The Real God?

Contributed by Don Schultz on Jan 23, 2003

God is holier than you think. God is more merciful than you think.

Jonah 3:1-5, 10 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MEET THE REAL GOD? 1) He is holier than you think 2) He is more merciful than you think Until you meet someone in person, you really don’t know what that person is like. What is Tom Brokaw, or Matt Lauer, or John Madden like, in person? You see these ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10, Mark 1:14-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Did I Tell You To Do That?

Contributed by Jack Valentino on May 24, 2005

Do not think that God will reward you by Harming who you think is His enemy!

Did I tell you to do that? You’ll be happy to know that the Lord has released me from I Samuel and now He has me in II Samuel. As I was reading in the 4th Chapter the Lord started to speak with me concerning these passages. It is just after David is anointed King. Turn to II Samuel chapter 4 1 ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 4:1-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Prerequisites Of Spiritual Growth

Contributed by Bill Mostrales on Sep 29, 2014

Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

The Prerequisites of Spiritual Growth Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature. I. We Should have “The Desire To Grow” a) We Will Never Grow Unless We Want to Grow 1 Peter 2:21 - Jesus set ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:20

Denomination: Church Of God

Stripping Our Power So We Can See God's Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 8, 2005

God led Israel straight into a trap and then watched their reaction. He does that to us sometimes as well - to let us know whether we trust Him and to show us His great power.

In a way, the final victory over Pharaoh was not the Passover. Yes, that’s what got him to relent and say the people could go - but as we’re going to see this time - Pharaoh once again changes his mind and goes out after the children of Israel. But what we’re going to see also is God purposefully ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Make Them Pay! (Psalm 5:1-12) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 15, 2022

In prayer, we can tell God what we think He needs to hear. Not what we think He wants to hear.

Today, we get to work through Psalm 5. This will be a treat :) (5:1) Of/for the director. With flutes. A song of/for David. (2) I have said, "My words, hear, O Yahweh. Understand my sighing/groaning. When things are really bad in life, you lose your ability to form words. All that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:1-12, Romans 12:17-21, James 5:1-6, Revelation 6:9-11

"Heavenly Thoughts"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Jan 13, 2011

Thinking of a heavenly country.

Heavenly Thoughts Hebrews 11:8-16 “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16

Denomination: Holiness

Privilege Series

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jun 23, 2014

To be in a position of privilege is to be in a positino to think of and serve others.

Title: Privilege Text: Matthew 20:20-28 (Mark 10:35-45) Thesis: To be in a position of privilege is to be in a position to think of others (serevice). Introduction: James D. Berkley, author of The Leadership Handbook wrote, “All I ask of life is a constant and exaggerated sense of my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Get Out Of Jericho!

Contributed by James May on Aug 14, 2011

The Last Trumpet is about the Sound. The Shout is about to break forth! Get ready to go straight up into the city of God for the walls of Jericho; that block our path to victory are coming down forever!

Get Out of Jericho! Sunday, August 14, 2011 AM By Pastor James May Joshua 6:1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. Joshua 6:2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Work It Out Series

Contributed by Dan Campbell on Jan 12, 2006

What comes to mind when you think of work? I don’t necessarily mean your specific job. Just think for a moment of work in general. Think of the concept of work. What kinds of images come to mind?

IT’S TIME TO LAUGH WORK IT OUT! What comes to mind when you think of work? I don’t necessarily mean your specific job. Just think for a moment of work in general. Think of the concept of work. What kinds of images come to mind? Work both attracts us and repels us. There are times when ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Christmas Is Sacrifice Series

Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Dec 20, 2005

You cannot think of the baby in the manger at Bethlehem without also thinking of the bloody cross at Calvary

Christmas is Sacrifice Text: Hebrews 10:1-14 Introduction: In England there is a place called The Pilgrim Way. It is one of the many footpaths throughout the country, but it is unique in that it was the path that Christians, for hundreds of years, took as a religious pilgrimage. For many it was ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-14

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Is The Tsunami God's Judgement? (A Reflection On John 9)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 8, 2007

Do you think that bad things don’t happen to good people? Think again! ...

"As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" Jesus answered, "It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Bargain Hunting? What Will You Give?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 9, 2018

What will you give? Is this a bargain? What do we think off when we think about 30 pieces of silver? Think of the selling prices of people in the Bible?

BARGAIN HUNTING? WHAT WILL YOU GIVE ME? HOW MUCH? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (Two part lesson) Deal? SEEMS WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A BARGAIN… Recently I was in a store, they had luggage for $99.99 and no one was buying it. A few weeks later I saw they had the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:6, Luke 15:12, Genesis 25:29-34

Denomination: Assembly Of God