Sermons about Wishful Thinking

The Power Of Godly Thinking

Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 9, 2001

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Seeing God as He truly is helps us to discover His place in our lives and our need of Him.

The Power of Godly Thinking Isaiah 6:1-8 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

What The Preacher Thinks

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 18, 2000

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What the preacher thinks about several important matters in life.

INTRO.- What the preacher thinks. I know. That’s a scary thought! ILL.- One preacher said to another, "I think a preacher needs to study a lot for his Sunday morning sermon." The second preacher said, "I disagree with you. Many times I have no idea what I am going to preach about until I go into ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Think Win/Win Series

Contributed by Pastor Dempsey Daniels on Jan 2, 2004

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4 of 7 in series on Personal Change

Think Win/Win Philippians 4:13 Win/Win is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks benefits in all interactions. Win/Win means that agreements or solutions are beneficial, satisfying. With a WIN/Win solution, all parties feel good about the decision and feel committed to the action plan. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:13

Denomination: Baptist

Think Straight Be Straight Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 14, 2004

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The church of Jesus Christ must make sure they are thinking straight and being straight in their lives.

1 Peter 1:1 – Think Straight Be Straight Thesis: The church of Jesus Christ must make sure they are thinking straight and being straight in their lives. Video Illustration: Movie Pay It Forward. Clip is from the beginning of the movie were a reporter becomes the recipient of a random act of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:11-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

What Was God Thinking?

Contributed by Scott Miller on Dec 21, 2004

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Why did Jesus come to earth the way he did?

Have you ever heard stories on the news that made you go huh? Stories of people doing strange and somewhat peculiar, if not downright stupid, things? Those things that make you think maybe Darwin wasn’t totally wrong, but that there are members of society evolving in the opposite direction? People ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:2-5

Denomination: Holiness

Thinking Like Jesus Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 30, 2003

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Paul tells us we need to have a certain kind of "passion" in our lives. What is that passion and how can it help us be better witnesses for Christ?

OPEN: During a long and losing baseball game, the restless boys on the little league team began to question Ritchie, their assistant coach, about his attractive sister. How old was she? Was she going out with anyone...? Etc. The head coach was beginning to get annoyed. Not only were they losing, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Was He Thinking

Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Aug 30, 2002

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When a cross or trial comes our way we’re often left wondering like Peter, "What was He thinking when He allowed this to come on me?" However, Jesus’ own cross story helps us to see that in the midst of it all, He’s still thinking of you and me.

Pentecost 15 A Matthew 16:21-26 What Was He Thinking? 09/01/02 There’s a television commercial currently running that shows a guy going off a tall waterfall in a kayak. He’s screaming all the way to the bottom as he bounces off rocks along the canyon wall and finishes his plunge into the waters ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:21-26

Denomination: Lutheran

Not As Clean As You Think

Contributed by Robert Simmons on Oct 1, 2002

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Based on the Dial commercial, you’re not as clean as you think, we take the congregation to a realization of our need to experience forgiveness. I have a powerpoint available with video clips, via email upon request.

From late-night, insomnia-driven infomercials to risque nude shower commercials, we are bombarded with the marketing mantra of cleaners claims as they try to siphon money out of our wallet. Listen to a few examples of these messages that have been rehearsed into our memory: New Ultra Clorox ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-21, 1 Peter 1:18-19

Denomination: Church Of God

Upside Down Thinking

Contributed by Ken Sowers on Sep 1, 2003

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The gospel transforms racist believers

Upside down thinking I have it figured out only to find out that you had exactly the opposite idea? Wazungo (awe - respect) - I found out that the boogie man was me! WW2 > 300K Japanese in the US, 600K Italian 5.2 million Germans. > 100,000 Japanese - no Germans or Italians - went to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Way You Think

Contributed by Don Baggett on Dec 18, 2007

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If you can change your thinking, you can change your life.

The thought recently came to me that if a Christian would just obey the wisdom found in the book of Proverbs, he could live a very successful life. Since there are 31 chapters in Proverbs, one can easily read the chapter each day that corresponds with that particular day of the month, thereby ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:20-27

Denomination: Baptist

Thinking Outside The Box Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jul 23, 2007

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In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus challenges his followers to be creative in their neighborly love and to think outside the box.

Luke 10:28-37 “Thinking Outside the Box” INTRODUCTION [Enter to theme song of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, “It’s A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood.” Sit down, replace shoes with athletic shoes, and slip on a cardigan sweater] From the late 60’s to 2001, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood was a staple ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:28-37, Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Lutheran

Stinking Thinking 2

Contributed by Noah Martinez on Apr 17, 2008

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Becoming aware of debilitating attitudes and finding power through Jesus to overcome.

Stinking Thinking 2 Genesis 4:6-7 ‘And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.’ Negative Attitudes cause us to turn away from God. We are never told why God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:6-7

Denomination: Holiness

Think Like A Leader

Contributed by David Ibeleme on Jun 20, 2008

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Getting Leaders to take time to think

Think Like A Leader & Lead Like A Thinker 2 Cor. 10:3-6; Rom. 12:1-2; Prov. 21:5 (Exploring The Power Of Creative Thinking) Man is a spirit; he has a soul and lives in a physical body - 1 Thess. 5:23. Man’s successful existence on earth is tied to creative thinking. Hence, he became a living soul ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Pray, Think, And Do Series

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Feb 6, 2010

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It’s not enough to hear or read the Word of God, or even to know it well. We must also put it into practice.

Anxious For Nothing Part 2 Pray, Think, and Do 04/29/07 AM Text and Reading: Philippians 4:4-9 [Many of the main thoughts for this series and this sermon are drawn from the writings of John MacArthur in his book: Anxious for Nothing.] Introduction In a previous lesson we explored Jesus’ great ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Think About These Things Series

Contributed by Steven Buhr on Jan 15, 2010

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We can get ourselves pretty depressed and worried and fearful and even sick if we let our minds dwell on so many ‘bad’ things. We ought to spend a lot more time thinking about good things, and not so much time worrying about bad things.

Think about these things…November 29, 2009 Philippians 4:8,9 What are you thinking about right now? Maybe you are thinking about how nice it is to be in church this morning, with people who think it’s nice to have you here. Maybe you’re having thoughts about what you had ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:9

Denomination: Baptist

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