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Matthew: Discover the Kingdom
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God redeems language and people groups by sending scouts willing to take on the giants.
<The Tootsie roll owl commercial launches the message> Did you know that that commercial is almost 50 years old? It’s memorable. It points to a question, provides a practical experiment and even an answer. However, the wise old owl is only validating his own personal knowledge and experience ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 30:26, Proverbs 30:24-28, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, 2 Corinthians 4:7, Numbers 14, Luke 10:2 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The glitter of the "General's" stars are blinding others from seeing their place in the kingdom.
In this generation everyone wants to be a general in God’s army. Prophecies abound that tell people they will be rich and finance the Kingdom. They will have a worldwide dynamic ministry. They will win thousands to the Lord and so on. No one seems to get a prophetic mission to be a good ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:48, Mark 10:42-45, Acts 14:11-16, Acts 10:25-26, Hebrews 11:35-40, Luke 20:46-47, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Let's look at the foolishness of Christmas and see just how wise it really is. The foolishness of God is very simply the foolishness of love. True love tends to be foolish for it takes risks.
A large number of life's greatest blessings start out as stupid, moronic foolishness in the eyes of many people. This was the case with Samuel Morse, a pastor's son and an artist who left his art for a new idea. He thought that a message could be sent by means of electricity. He labored ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
When God Speaks are you listening? When we focus on the benefits of living for God, who speaks to us, we ought to be the happiest people on Earth.
Scripture: Acts 9:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:20, 2 Thessalonians 3:1, Psalms 100:1-5, John 15:10-11, Revelation 21:3-4 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Church Of God
What was promised to us at Christmas has been fulfilled to us on Good Friday.
Scripture: Isaiah 9:2, 1 Corinthians 1:17-18, Hebrews 12:1-3
A look at 1 Corinthians 1.18-31 from the lectionary for Holy Tuesday worship, and the challenge of being a 'fool' for Christ
In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen, In the letters that Paul wrote to the Church in Corinth, he always found a way to challenge them, to make them think about their faith and how they walked the path being set out before them. Through the scripture that we have just listened to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Denomination: Anglican
Paul's whole battle with the Corinthians was to get them to stop being wise before the world and fools before God, and to reverse that to being fools before the world, and wise before God.
Self examination is not intended as a form of self punishment, but a redirection of our love to God for what He did for us through the cross. It’s meant as a guidepost to living like “little Christs” in this world so we can be a blessing to those who may never consider His saving grace.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, 2 Corinthians 13:5, 1 John 1:8
What do you do if you are a one talent man? God has given everyone at least one talent. 1. Don’t Hide it! 2. Don’t Excuse it! 3. Just use it!
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Matthew 25:14
Denomination: Baptist
Why do we preach Christ crucified?
The Power of the Cross Sunday Sermon Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz 1 Cor 1:20-24 In Jesus’ day, eastern people looked for a sign of some sort to tell them that God was doing something huge for them. The three magi who traveled from Persia to Bethlehem saw a special star in the eastern sky, and they ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:20-24
Denomination: United Methodist
Paul wrote about the foolishness of many things, but the most shocking is that he wrote about the foolishness of the cross.
Dealing with foolishness and wisdom.
The Law of God and the Wisdom of the Cross.
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17, Psalms 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22
This sermon is about man's foolishness versus God's wisdom and the cross. Later into the sermon this question "Whose fool are you?' is asked several times.
Too often we make the gospel into something it is not because we are uncon=mfortable with others' reactions.
1. A preacher was once approached by a troubled church member who wanted to air his concerns about the direction the church was going. When it was the preacher’s turn to speak he began quoting scripture the member replied, "If you’re going to start using the Bible we’re done talking. You study ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 10:16-42, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
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