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  • Spirt Led Helps In Managing Conflicts

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 4, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 2,188 views

    Wearing a mask that shows everything’s fine Says that life’s struggles are not God’s design; But when we’re open, transparent, and true, People will trust God to meet their needs too

    Spirt Led Helps In Managing Conflicts I Cor 2:7-10 - "We speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began...but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit." Illustration: We were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, ...read more

  • Laying Aside False Dependencies

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 10, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,852 views

    Eleven ways the Holy Spirit helps us put away our false dependencies.

    Laying Aside False Dependencies (I Cor 2:2-14) Illustration: Speechwriter Peggy Noonan, in her book Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, noted that appearances can be deceiving. "People never look like what they are," Noonan wrote. Of one unscrupulous businessman she commented that if we ...read more

  • Thirteen Ways The Holy Spirit Helps Resolve Conflicts

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 20, 2004
    based on 78 ratings
     | 8,667 views

    The Holy Spirit gives us God’s secret wisdom to handle any conflict in our personal lives or ministries. Paul wrote, "We speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began...but God has reveal

    Thirteen Ways the Holy Spirit Helps Resolve Conflicts (I Cor. 2:1-16) Illustration: Many years ago a speech research unit at Kenyon College conducted a test in cooperation with the US Navy. The purpose was to discover how the tone quality of the voice affected sailors when they were given orders. ...read more

  • God's Message To Us Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,324 views

    Without the divine intervention of God in the death of Christ, and His resurrection, man would be destitute spiritually, and following Christ would be little more than a glorified Boy Scout Troop. So here in these verses, Paul seeks to explain what it is

    GOD’S MESSAGE TO US 1 Corinthians 2:6-13 INTRODUCTION: As we have previously discussed, the Apostle Paul is concerned about one thing and one thing only – the gospel of Christ portrayed out in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. This pervasive biblical truth is central to ...read more

  • The Wisdom Of The Cross

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 15 ratings
     | 7,788 views

    Paul explains in these verses how some have come to reject the world’s opinion of the cross and see in it the wisdom of God.

    These verses are a continuation of the argument Paul began in 1:18: “The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” Paul is still talking about the cross in chapter 2. This fact is essential to a proper understanding of ...read more

  • The Revealer Of God's Wisdom

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 12, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,338 views

    The Holy Spirit reveals to people the wisdom of God in the cross.

    · THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS IS ETERNALLY SIGNIFICANT (v. 6). · THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS WAS ONCE HIDDEN FROM THE MIND OF MAN (v. 7a). · THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS WAS DESTINED FOR OUR GLORY BEFORE TIME BEGAN (vv. 7b-8). · THE WISDOM OF THE CROSS IS REVEALED TO MAN ONLY BY THE HOLY SPIRIT (v. ...read more

  • Seeking Heaven

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on May 11, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,729 views

    God wants us to have an eternal view, A vision of Heaven, Satan on the other hand wants us to remain blind and uninformed. Because he knows that if we get a vision of Heaven and all its glory, we will be unstoppable in our quest to get all our friends and

    1 Corinthians 2:9-16 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”* Most people leave this scripture right here but in fact we need to read down to the end of verse 16. 10 But we ...read more

  • Homiletics 101 -- "What Preaching Should Be” Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Feb 17, 2005
    based on 51 ratings
     | 15,613 views

    Paul wants us to understand that preaching is not based on the contribution of the preacher, but on the message being communicated. Preaching, in the mind of Paul is to be valued in the core truth, not in the charisma of the speaker!

    Homiletics 101 “What Preaching Should Be” 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 INTRODUCTION: As we approach this passage of Scripture, and in doing so leave the first chapter of the letter, it is important that we understand what it is we are leaving behind. Chapter 1 has Paul laying foundation concerning ...read more

  • Do You Agree Or Disagree - Part 4

    Contributed by Paul George on Nov 29, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,755 views

    Do You agree or disagree the Scriptures reveal God’s purpose in the creation of the world and man?

    Do You Agree Or Disagree-Part 4 1st Corinthians 2:11 Do You agree or disagree the Scriptures reveal God’s purpose in the creation of the world and man? Paul speaks of "the things of God" which only the Spirit knows, yet by that same Spirit we may be given understanding. Whatever God has done, is ...read more

  • Illumination: Hearing From God Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on May 19, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,209 views

    Part 6 of The SPIRIT-Led Lifestyle. Can I really hear from God? Will He speak to me in a way I can understand?

    The SPIRIT-led Lifestyle (Part 6) For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. Romans 8:14 Illumination: Hearing From God 1 Corinthians 2:9-16 Illumination: direct communication from God to you. Can God really speak to me? Can I really hear Him? The Possibility of ...read more

  • Heaven Second To None

    Contributed by Thomas Miller on May 25, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,838 views

    Sure, we think of heaven when the going gets rough, but how about when good times prevail, do we not hesitate?

    Heaven Second To None 2003 My Father who set wings to my heart. My Father who never ceases to impart. I see through a glass dimly, then face to face. My dreams will come true when I leave this lonely place. For boredom will never find us, nor will depression see our face. The Son ...read more

  • Ministries Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on May 28, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,928 views

    Continuing series on the Holy Spirit

    Sermon Series: ¡§God, The Holy Spirit¡¨ Sermon #2 ¡§Ministries of the Holy Spirit Text: I Corinthians 2:10-13 OPENING JOKE: ¡§The Holy Spirit is Better¡¨ A nice elderly woman was leaving church after the Sunday services. As she was in the back she shook the hand of the pastor and said, ¡§That ...read more

  • Why Don't You Just Grow Up

    Contributed by Cameron Whaley on Jul 2, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,745 views

    A sermon that focuses on maturing in wisdom as a Christian; that wisdom that one gains as he/she learns to live like Christ

    Have these words ever been said to you? or Have you ever said these words yourself? “Why don’t you just grow up?” These words are said when someone is seen as not acting the way that they “should.” I. Wisdom for the Mature As Paul was speaking to churches throughout the Mediterranean region, ...read more

  • The Things Which God Hath Prepared For Them That Love Him

    Contributed by Gino Cascieri on Oct 23, 2003
    based on 63 ratings
     | 12,734 views

    This sermon looks at some "Things God has prepared for them that love Him".

    “The Things Which God Hath Prepared For Them That Love Him” Text: 1 Corinthians 2:9-13 Intro: The word “prepares” means “to make all things ready; to put things in suitable order. I want us to look at some “Things God has prepared for them that love Him.” He has prepared for us - I. A PLACE – ...read more

  • Now Faith

    Contributed by Eric Jackson, Sr. on Oct 17, 2003
    based on 244 ratings
     | 53,503 views

    Encourage those who may be experiencing troubled times.

    Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith...the substance of things hoped for. Faith...the things that expect to receive from God. Faith...the essence of all outward manifestations of what has yet to be revealed. "Now faith"...the ...read more