Life is full of distractions that could take us to the end of life without fulfilling our dreams and, most importantly, our calling. In Mark 13, Jesus warns us against some major distractions that we must be mindful of, particularly between now and his coming. In this sermon, we will look at three major sources of distractions and how to avoid it so that we can be his faithful stewards that brings glory to him. Enjoyr!

The world puts those on trial who proclaim the foolishness of the Gospel, believing we have lost our minds.

We often find God's words and actions do not make any sense to us. They are illogical and counterintuitive. In this scripture passage, the disciples encountered a series of counterintuitive statements made by Jesus, and felt embarrassed and confused. How do we develop the divine mindset so that our thoughts and actions will be aligned with Christ? The sermon wrestles with ways to develop divine mindset in light of this passage (Mark 9:30-37). My written sermons are not polished because they are ment to be verbally delivered. However, please enjoy and feel free to discuss with me and your comments are always welcomed. Grace and peace! Sam Stone Sam@SamuelStone.com

The failures of men are an opportunity strengthen trust in God.

The ultimate goal of the lives of God's people on earth is so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.

Review Questions Review 1) When was this epistle possibly written? - 63-64 A.D. Review 2) How are we to respond when mistreated by brethren? Why? (9) - With blessing; we were called to so respond, that we may inherit a blessing Review 3) If we suffer according to God’s will, what is better? (17) - To…

Introduction Shakespeare’s several plays involving King Henry V begin with young Prince Henry as a vain, dissolute young man who spends his time drinking and carousing with old John Falstaff. But when Henry’s father, the king, dies, Henry changes. Prince Henry realizes his unworthiness and that the crown…

Introduction Everything bad begins in the mind of the human being. The text in which we will meditate today is found in and reads as follow: Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. Do you know some person who…

the psychological aspect of knowing the mind of other pwerson

It is a daily reset - we have the opportunity to reset our minds daily, satan always tries to hold us in the past, God is leading us into our future.

“Occupying Your Mind Till Christ Comes” And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things…

A Kingdom Minded person has trained himself to capture our thoughts and make them obedient to Christ.

Continuing in an examination of the Greatest Commandment, we learn what it means to love God with all our mind.

It’s easy to get got up in the latest or newest thing or idea. Think about something new that you bought and you wish you could have your old one back. I often here people talk this way about a dishwasher. The new ones don’t clean nearly as good as my old one does. For myself, I can think of a few pair…

Coming to Yourself to see Who God Sees

Introduction: There are so many phrases on the mind. A mind is a terrible thing to waste . Whatever the mind of a man can conceive and believe, it can conceive and believe, it can achieve. The quote from the Book i’ve used to study this subject is Our live is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius…

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned…

As we start this new year, this is an opportunity to reset and refocus the most influential part of your life--your mind. Your mind is like the CPU, the central processing unit for your life. All of our decisions are made in our minds. How we perceive the world is through the lens of our mind. What we create and the work we do all starts in our mind. And our mind is like a muscle. It can be strengthened and made more effective. In fact, the Bible speaks to this in Romans 12:2 NIV, “Do not conform 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.” It’s when we renew our mind that we receive clarity about who God is and what he wants.