Sermons About Foolish
Decision Time - Building on the Sand or the Rock
David Marfleet concluded the 'best sermon in the world ... ever!' series, speaking on a theme of 'Decision Time', based on Jesus' teaching from Matthew 7:24-29, the parable of the wise and foolish builders.
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Relationship Over Possession
Jesus is teaching a large crowd and is interrupted by a man who wants Jesus to settle an issue for him, to make his brother give him his share of an inheritance. We might want to think this parable doesn't really have anything to do with us, but when we see it as a story of a man, not seeking justice, but with a clenched fist demanding that God give him what he wants and claiming that life isn't fair if he doesn't, it begins to become a familiar theme that we all struggle with on a regular basis.
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How Foolish
A fool is someone who doesn't factor God into the equation. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul calls those who scorn the resurrection "foolish" and then gives us a preview of coming attractions--what the resurrection bodies of believers will be like.
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New Love in the Same Old Place
The new work God has done in us , through His living and abiding word, enables us to love one another in a new way, free of the world's fears, failures, and foolish pursuits.
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An Indian Fighter's Destiny
In today’s publicity-seeking world, George Armstrong Custer would have felt right at home. Much of his reputation was formed by the media. Correspondents, who joined Custer on his military campaigns, helped establish his reputation with their positive reporting. With long blonde curls sprinkled with cinnamon oil, flamboyant dress, and large ego, Custer understood good public relations.
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Transforming Grace
“When I was ten I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.†- C.S. Lewis To be so self-absorbed, so fearful of the opinions of others, so defined by what others think, is a sure way to miss the real Jesus. To be like a child, to be willing to look foolish for Jesus is a crushing blow to your pride, and it is a necessary step to meet the real Jesus. Have you gotten over the fear of looking childish? It’s one of the ways you know you’re growing up.
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Growing In Grace
GROWING IN GRACE "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18 (NIV) Growth is not how many Growth is how much "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV) I. PUT OFF THE OLD "Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved." Matthew 9:17 (NIV) "It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace..." Hebrews 13:9 (NIV) "Who then will condemn us? Will Christ? No! For He is the one who died for us and came back to life again for us..." Romans 8:34 (TLB) * Trying to grow by doing good * Trying to grow by keeping rules * Trying to grow by feeling bad II. PUT ON THE NEW "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) "For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:3 (NLT) * We don't have to achieve our new life. * We don't have to keep our new life * We do have to put on our new life. III. BE RENEWED IN YOUR MIND "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:2 (NIV) "Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?" Gal. 3:3 (NIV) 2 QUESTIONS Why does it take so long? Where do I get started? TRUST "... He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Phil. 1:6 (NIV) "for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." Phil. 2:13 (NIV)
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Act to the Future
Even though an uncertain future can drive us to fear and worry, the Teacher of Ecclesiastes challenges to remain diligent in the present. In light of Jesus, this principle calls us to a renewed faithfulness in sowing the seeds of truth, grace, and love, trusting God for the future.
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