Sermons on Thinking:

What Does It Profit?

Contributed by Mark Jones on Aug 21, 2011

EOLS: How we think about material possessions is indicative and predictive of our spiritual health and destiny.

Mat 16:24-26 (24) Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (25) For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. (26) For what will it profit a man if he gains the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:24-26

Denomination: Methodist

Power In A Tiny Package

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jul 29, 2010

We like to think of the gospel as a huge behemoth, but it is actually an incredibly powerful force in a very unassuming package.

Passage: Matthew 13:31-35 Intro: We’ve all had those moments, which some people calls “Aha moments” 1. something that has been a little mystifying becomes clear (er) 2. the longer we live, we see that the world is divided. 3. not the little divisions, but the one big one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Fast Forward

Contributed by Todd Pope on Nov 10, 2010

Learning to fast forward our thinking about the consequences of our actions will lead to a more godly life.

Have you ever been distracted? Accused of not paying attention? Look at some of these fine examples... It seems an epidemic has encompassed our culture. Distracted drivers. Have you ever passed someone shaving, putting on make-up, texting, eating, etc. while driving? Listen to these ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:3

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Getting Rid Of The Evidence

Contributed by John Perry on Feb 9, 2010

The strongest evidence of salvation is a life where there is lack of any evidence of the old ways, habits, lifestyle & thinking!

Perth 26/09/07 “Getting rid of the evidence” Intro: *** One day a ranger catches a man in the very act of poaching crabs out of a river where there were fishing restrictions. The ranger springs from behind the bushes & says to the man “You’re under arrest for illegal ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Wrong Perceptions Should Be Subjected To Truth

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 4, 2010

Too many people think their perception is reality but it must be subjected to the truth or it can become extremely dangerous.

Wrong Perceptions Should Be Subjected to Truth (Matthew 15:15-17) Matthew 15:17-20 (New International Version) 17"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:15-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Not For The Nation Only"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 8, 2010

God often uses the utterings of evil men to announce His own purposes. They think they are in control but they are not.

“Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs. 48 “If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our ...read more

Scripture: John 11:47-53

Denomination: Orthodox

A Full Life Series

Contributed by Willem Nel on Jun 14, 2014

God is a God of relationship. He shows his goodness to lead us to change our thinking and lives.

FULL LIFE 1) Intro Intro: Something that has characterized all cultures throughout history is the presence of heroes. It seems that in every culture we develop heroes. Whether it be John Wayne, riding out onto the range alone to defeat the bandits, or Luke Skywalker, flying a mission to save the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:10

Denomination: *other

The Affairs Of The Heart Series

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 7, 2014

How do we escape God's righteous judgment if we are accountable to God for thinking about it?

The Affairs of the Heart Matthew 5:27-30 Introduction At the beginning of last week’s sermon (“More righteousness Needed, Please!”) we saw just how critical that verse 20 is to the interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount in general and this portion of the sermon in particular. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:26-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Oft-Dreaded Subject Of Sin

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Feb 7, 2020

We don't like to think about it or talk about it, but we are all SINNERS!

Message/Devotion February 16, 2020 Matthew 5:21-37 The Oft-Dreaded Subject of SIN The Reading Murder Begins in the Heart 21 “You have heard that it was said to those [a]of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that whoever is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Fear

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jun 21, 2018

Satan stops at nothing to make us think that God doesn't exist or doesn't care.

Fear Mark 4:35- 41 Introduction: 2003 in Paris with Jennifer at Eiffel tower. --- Level 1, Level 2. Another GLASS ELEVATOR! Clung to pole in center listening to my heart pounding. Wasn’t afraid. I WAS TERRIFIED!! What are you afraid of? I. VS. 35 “Let us go across to the other ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Bewitched Or Blessed Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 2, 2018

Message 5 in our exposition of Galatians addressing Paul's admonition to Galatians wrong thinking about faith.

Chico Alliance Church “Bewitched or Blessed” Review Paul wrote this brief letter to believers in the area of Southern Galatia who he himself had introduced to the Good News of freedom in Christ. Shortly after some false teachers called Judaizers began their destructive and disruptive teaching. ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Excess Baggage Part 4

Contributed by John Pearrell on Aug 9, 2018

Weak Christians, Strong Christians--they are not what you think, but we must all get along

Projectionist: Start with Shoes-HighDefMP4.mp4 Thank you for being with us in this, our final part of Excess Baggage. In this series we’ve looked at the Excess Baggage that we all bring into our faith. And that makes our faith a whole lot more difficult and cumbersome (that means burdensome, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Off With The Old, On With The New Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Feb 18, 2018

God wants us to us our minds for something much, much greater than futile thinking.

February 18, 2018 Sermon “Off with the Old, On with the New” - Ephesians 4:17-24 How many of you were here last Sunday? How many of you are here today? I hope you were able to listen to Tom More’s message last week on Christian maturity. He gave an excellent overview of what maturity in Christ ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Amazed By God

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Mar 6, 2018

Sometimes when I think of God and all the ways He blesses us, I am amazed.

AMAZED BY GOD TITUS 3:3-7 1. AMAZED BY GOD’S LOVE * The Love note. Dearest Jimmy, No words could ever express the great unhappiness I've felt since breaking our engagement. Please say you'll take me back. No one could ever take your place in my heart, so please forgive me. I love you, I love ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

"What If No One Told The Story?"

Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015

There is a danger that we have become so familiar with the story of Jesus that we begin to think everyone is.

What if no one told the Story? Luke 2:8-20 Surveys are done on just about every subject now. One was taken with church members asking then which character in the Christmas story they most identified with. Mary? Joseph? The shepherds? The wise men? Most people who answered the question said ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:18-20

Denomination: Baptist