Sermons on 1 Corinthians 2:12: showing 1-15 of 153

The Great Empowered Detectives Series

Contributed by Rick Macdonald on Aug 8, 2001

In our passage today, we are told that Jesus spoke the wisdom of God in a mystery.

The Baptism with the Holy Spirit - part 2 THE GREAT EMPOWERED DETECTIVES 1Corinthians 2:7-16 August 6, 2000 By Pastor Rick MacDonald Introduction I have always loved a great mystery. As a child, I used to watch Sherlock Holmes with Basil Rathbone on Sunday afternoons. What makes a mystery so ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:7-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Water Or The Spirit, Which Birth?

Contributed by Greg Nance on Feb 25, 2002

"You must be born again," is a life or death statement. But What does it mean? We explore this in John 3.

Water or the Spirit, Which Birth? Text: John 3:1-17 When Johnny Foust and I were 16 years old, I spent the night at his house and we got out our Bibles and the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance and looked up every verse that had the words saved, forgiven, redeemed, justified, sanctified, born ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Feb 9, 2001

Paul uses tremendous contrasts to show the need to distrust the world and to completely trust God and what He offers.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly February 10, 2001 Contrasts can be a wonderful tool to use in order to make a point. We’re very familiar with contrasts that use extremes and represent opposite ends of a spectrum. Some of these include, black and white, big and small, tall and short, fat and thin, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16, Luke 11:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Experience The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Phillip Davis on Mar 23, 2001

Learning how exciting life can be when we experience the Holy Spirit.

EXPERIENCE THE HOLY SPIRIT I CORINTHIANS 2:9 – 13 Allow me to begin this series of teachings about the Holy Spirit by saying right up front – this is a teaching for the heart much more than for the head. Now I am not asking you or saying to you that you won’t need to think or to leave your ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-13, Acts 2:33

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Holy Spirit Gives Spiritual Perceptiveness Enabling You To Understand That The Best Things In Life Are Free

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

How The Holy Spirit Gives Spiritual Perceptiveness Enabling You to Understand That the Best Things in Life Are Free ( I Cor. 2:9-16)

How The Holy Spirit Gives Spiritual Perceptiveness Enabling You to Understand That the Best Things in Life Are Free I Cor. 2:8-16 Illustration;Get the right perspective. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He’s so big we can never kill him." David looked at the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:8-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Is That You God?"

Contributed by Dwight Davis on Oct 4, 2002

Distinguishing the voice of God from the endless ’static’ of the world around us can often be difficult. This sermon seeks to help us "clean up the static."

“Speak Lord, for Your Servant is Listening” I was driving towards the coast for a job I had to do and on the way, I saw two billboards inparticular that caught my attention. To this day, I don’t know what group or organization sponsored them but they both implied a major sponsor to say the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:18-20, 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Seven Things About The Spirit

Contributed by Terry Vaughan on Oct 16, 2001

Seven things about the Spirit that you may not have known to be a Christian.

WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR: TERRY VAUGHAN SERMON TITLE: SEVEN THINGS ABOUT THE SPIRIT “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-12

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Surgery

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 16, 2001

Carnality is the cancer of the soul. Surgery by the Great Physician is the preferred treatment.

Spiritual Surgery 1 Cor. 2:11-16 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:11-16

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Bible: Taught By The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Frank Gallagher on Oct 18, 2000

All believers can learn God's Word equally by the Holy Spirit.

The Bible: Taught By The Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2:12-13) [HTML formatted version of this sermon is located at: http://members.aol.com/abidingitw/hstaught.html] Before we begin today, let’s take a moment to silently confess our sins to God. This insures that we have the filling, the control, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:12-13

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Can't They Understand?

Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 25, 2000

Why can't some people "get it" when it comes to the Christian gospel?

Sometimes the words we speak just don't connect with the person to whom we are speaking. During the first week of basic training, an army drill sergeant was explaining what was in store for his squad during the next two months. One young private raised his hand and asked, "Sergeant, when do we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Denomination: Baptist

What The Bible Tells Us Of Is The Natural, Carnal And Spiritual Man.

Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 29, 2007

In this sermon out line we see that man lives in a natural body but can live as a natural man or live as a carnal man or can be what God wants all of us to be in our Christian walk and that is a spiritual man. In this outline we look at what the Word says

WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US OF IS THE NATURAL, CARNAL AND SPIRITUAL MAN. 1 Cor 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Cor 2:10 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-15

Mind Of Christ

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Jan 23, 2008

TELLING PEOPLE HWO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD’S WILL IS FOR THEIR LIVES.

MIND OF CHRIST 1 COR 2:10-16 INTRO: WHAT IS THE MIND OF CHRIST? A) THINK OF HOW YOU THOUGHT PREVIOUS TO BEFORE YOU WERE SAVED. B) THE SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT THOSE WHO ARE NATURAL OR UNSAVED THINK IT FOOLISHNESS C) LOST PEOPLE CANNOT DISCERN THE SPIRIT D) THIS IS WHY PEOPLE WHO ARE LOST HAVE SUCH A ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

God's Spirit: The Good Gift

Contributed by Efren V. Narido on Feb 28, 2007

If you are one of God’s children, do you really realize the value of what your Heavenly Father has given to you?

“We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Word Of God As A Light Series

Contributed by Dr. Jeremy Simpson on Mar 11, 2007

Third in a Series on metaphors in the Bible. It compares the Word of God to Light

AS A LIGHT Series: Metaphors in the Bible– Sermon Three Proverbs 1:6 We began this series a few weeks ago and took last week off to Preach on the Christmas Story But I want to get back to the Series on the WORD OF GOD I began the First Two Messages on WHY WE BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Lets Think About God's Wisdom Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Jan 21, 2007

Sermon 3 on First Corth.

Let’s Think About God’s Wisdom 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Introduction A. Use the illustration of the ministry of Jonah. His message to Nineveh was negative. However, he faithfully proclaimed his God-given message and had great results. In some way God worked through that message. B. We are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

Denomination: Baptist