Sermons on Overconfidence

Sermons on Overconfidence

1 Cor. 10:1-13

The Peril of Overconfidence SCRIPTURE: 1 Cor. 10:1-13 Introduction:  Someone has said that if history teaches us anything, it is that history teaches us nothing.  In other words, those who fail to learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeat its mistakes.  In 1 Corinthians 10 the Apostle Paul gives us a major history lesson, with the express purpose of getting us to learn from the past.  In chapter 9 he told us that he kept his body in top shape spiritually because…

1 Cor. 10:13

The Trial of Your Faith SCRIPTURE: 1 Cor. 10:13 Introduction:  For our special Fifth Sunday Worship experience I want to speak to you briefly on the subject of temptations and trials. They have so much in common that the Greek language uses the exact same word to describe both.  One has to determine which is being referred to from the context.  Last Lord’s Day we examined one of the great verses of Scripture on temptation in 1 Cor. 10:13: “No temptation has seized…