Sermon Central
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Vision
Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 4, 2008 (message contributor)
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1. Exaltation And Transformation
Contributed on Jun 4, 2008
Exposition on Col 1:15-23 as it relates to the purpose of the existence of the church and to the first part of our vision statement
Text: Colossians 1:15-23, Title: Exaltation and Transformation, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/8/08, AM Opening illustration: “But now and then someone tells me frankly that my preaching needs to be less doctrinal and more practical. Practical application is vital. I don’t want to minimize its importance. ...read more
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2. More Than Resolutions
Contributed on Jan 8, 2018
Vision for 2018, growth based on church health, not necessarily numbers.
Text: 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13, Title: More Than Resolutions, Date/Place: WHBC, 12/31/17, AM A. Opening illustration: Jonathan Edwards resolutions, Continuation of growth or health? Quote from the Words to Winners of Souls about pastors who can assess numbers… (p. 20) B. Background to passage: ...read more
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3. Free Demo Faith
Contributed on Jun 11, 2008
Exposition of 1 John 3:4-18 regarding authentic faith. It is 2 of 6 sermons that are related to our churches mission statement. The mission point that it is about is the "demonstration of authentic faith."
Text: 1 John 3:4-18, Title: Free Demo Faith, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/15/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Talk about downloading the free demon of a game on the computer, explain how it works to get you interested, but stops before you get any real satisfaction; So that you will pay up and buy the game. ...read more
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4. Hope For Families
Contributed on Jun 19, 2008
Exposition of Ps 78 about the failures of fathers to be an example, and the need to train our children differently than present
Text: Ps 78:1-8, Title: Hope for Families, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/22/08, AM Opening illustration: Play the trailer for the bible study • Nine out of ten parents of children under age 13 (85%) believe they have the primary responsibility for teaching their children about religious beliefs and ...read more
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5. Spiritually Forsaken
Contributed on Jul 2, 2008
Exposition of Isa 58:1-14 about spiritually forsaking the care of the less fortunate by fasting, prayer, and worship and God’s response to that behavior
Text: Isaiah 58:1-14, Title: Spiritually Forsaken, Date/Place: NRBC, 6/29/08, AM A. Opening illustration: some local illustration of trying to help someone, or maybe a generic example of how things usually go with trying to help those who are struggling. B. Background to passage: As we continue ...read more
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6. Cross-Dressing Soldiers
Contributed on Jul 3, 2008
Exposition of 2 Timothy 2:4 about the Christian Worldview attitude of believers related to the vision of our church
Text: 2 Timothy 2:4, Title: Cross-dressing Soldiers, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/6/08, AM A. Opening illustration: story about Rene Descartes’ from Think Biblically, p. 45 B. Background to passage: As we continue to think about the vision and future of our church, today we will look at the next phrase in ...read more
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7. Famous Last Words
Contributed on Jul 10, 2008
Exposition of Matthew 28:18-20 about our church’s vision point to do missions and plant churches
Text: Matthew 28:18-20, Title: Famous Last Words, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/13/08, AM A. Opening illustration: “Hey y’all, watch this…” “Go on, get out - last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.” To his housekeeper, who urged him to tell her his last words so she could write them down for ...read more
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8. Reaching The Raised Bar 3: All The Nations
Contributed on Jul 6, 2009
message on the aspect of our vision statement regarding reaching the nations
Text: Matthew 28:19, Title: RRB 3: All The Nations! Date/Place: NRBC, 7/5/09, AM A. Opening illustration: some of the slides from Closing the Gap, 293 mill unreached unengaged peoples, B. Main thought: we have a calling and purpose to carry the glorious gospel of Christ to the nations, so that ...read more
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9. Reaching The Raised Bar 4: Biblical Church
Contributed on Jul 16, 2009
Dealing with the part of our church vision statement that says we are supposed to work toward a biblical worldview, beginning with the church
Text: Matthew 28:19, Title: RRB 4: Biblical Church, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/12/09, AM A. Opening illustration: John Smyth was a Cambridge-educated Anglican priest, who came to be convinced of the illegitimacy of infant baptism in about 1605. And after much persecution of the “Anabaptists” views ...read more
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10. Reaching The Raised Bar 5: Teaching To Observe
Contributed on Jul 16, 2009
Dealing with the part of our mission statement that says we are working to authentic faith
Text: Matthew 28:20, Title: RRB 5: Teaching To Observe, Date/Place: NRBC, 7/19/09, AM Opening illustration: “Jesus did not say, ‘Teach them all my commandments.’ He said, ‘Teach them to observe…’ You can teach a parrot all of Jesus’ commands. But you cannot teach a parrot to observe them. ...read more
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11. How To Fix A Hard Heart
Contributed on Aug 14, 2009
This began as a sermon about helping the less fortunate, and became a sermon about repentance and hardness of our hearts
t: Ezekiel 11:1-25, Title: RRB 6: How to Fix a Hard Heart, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/9/09, AM A. Opening illustration: Jonah’s preaching experience and the massive repentance in Nineveh B. Background to passage: Explain that I was working on a good message about Jesus promising to be with us always. ...read more
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12. Guilty By The Blood You Have Shed
Contributed on Jan 19, 2010
A message regarding the part of our vision statement that says we will promote a biblical worldview. This message was about abortion and the sanctity of human life
Text: Ezek 22:1-16, Title: Guilty by the Blood Which You Have Shed, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/17/10, AM A. Opening illustration: video (YouTube) The Unknown Souls, most abortions statistically happen b/t 6-12 wk B. Background to passage: There are many aspects that we could discuss regarding the ...read more
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13. Your Best Life Now
Contributed on Jan 25, 2010
another sermon in the series of vision regarding our commitment to strengthen families
Text: Deut 6:1-25, Title: Your Best Life Now, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/24/10, AM A. Opening illustration: One writer says that Moses indicates our land and our churches will be as our homes are.” Samuel and Susannah Wesley, see below, B. Background to passage: Reminder of the presuppositions ...read more
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14. Except There Be No Poor Among You
Contributed on Feb 1, 2010
Exposition of Deut 15 regarding our duty to aid those less fortunate, related to our vision statement with the same subject matter
Text: Deut 15:1-18, Title: Except When There Be No Poor Among You, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/31/10, AM A. Opening illustration: “shirt off his back” we say it a lot but it usually never happens that way, tell the story of Gary Tryon and Bill and that last $100 B. Background to passage: the ...read more
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15. The Master's Desire
Contributed on Feb 8, 2010
Exposition of Luke 14:15-24 regarding our duty as servants to be heralds of the gospel and compel people into the kingdom of God
Text: Luke 14:15-24, Title: The Master’s Desire, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/7/10, AM A. Opening illustration: Unless there is a transformation of contemporary church life so that once again the task of evangelism is something which is seen as incumbent on every baptized Christian, and is backed up ...read more
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16. Finding Common Ground
Contributed on Jan 11, 2011
Looking into 2011 year as a banner year for NRBC, this message is the common ground upon which every member can rally around--increase, improvement, impact
Text: Acts 15:28-29, Title: New Riverlutions: Common Ground, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/9/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Rocky theme, tell about eating breakfast at Two Trails with Jim, Will, John B. Background to passage: people stirring up trouble in Antioch, church on fire, division, etc. Exp the ...read more
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17. Finding Motivation
Contributed on Jan 17, 2011
Vision sermon on urgency, time is now, motivation for the common ground growth that we argued would be our goal
Text: Nehemiah 2:17-18, Title: New Riverlutions: Finding Motivation, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/16/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Sense of Urgency video, On October 16, 1555, Hugh Latimer and Nicolas Ridley were tied to the stake to be burned for their Protestant teaching and preaching and their ...read more
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18. Loving Others
Contributed on Feb 3, 2011
Number 3 in 2011 vision series: New Riverlutions, about a resolution to love the unborn, poor, lost, oppressed, downtrodden, and hurting
Text: Esther 4:1-17, Title: New Riverlutions: Loving Others, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/23/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Radical video B. Background to passage: sorry to those of you who are studying Esther, only covering a brief point, even though it is the main point of the book. Recap of ...read more
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19. Playing The Man
Contributed on Feb 3, 2011
Fourth of five in our vision 2011 series: New Riverlutions regarding the commitment that would be required to achieve the vision presented
Text: 2 Samuel 10:1-14, Title: New Riverlutions, Res #2: Playing the Man, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/30/11, AM A. Opening illustration: the pig and the chicken gonna cook bacon and eggs for the farmer, 40 Inspirational Speeches in Two Minutes video, “to do the same things in the same ways and ...read more
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20. Loving Christ
Contributed on Feb 3, 2011
Last in our vision 2011 series: New Riverlutions regarding the fuel for it all: a love for Christ that compels us
Text: Psalm 71:15-24, Title: New Riverlutions: Love Christ, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/6/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Finish Strong video, Lyrics to Who is like You B. Background to passage: this is a psalm of old age. David (or whoever) was remembering and praying to God in their old age to again ...read more