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Looking For The Uppertaker Part Ii Escape The Coming Storm Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Feb 20, 2014

The Tribulation Period is coming...is there any escape? For the believer--absolutely!

1 Cor 15:51-52 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed — in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. NKJV The May 1984 National ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

Denomination: Bible Church

Dangerous Grounds

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 30, 2013

The soil, of course, represents the human heart, so the word of God falls on four different types of hearts. This parable is about salvation and three out of four of the soils represent people who are not genuinely saved.

Opening illustration: Growing up as a teenager, my dad would take me to watch the plowing of the field and planting of wheat and sunflower. The tractor would plow deep into the hard soil of central India usually slicing the big snakes hibernating below the earth. Their mangled bodies were brought ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Just The Issues - What If Jesus Ran For Office Series

Contributed by James Blewett on Oct 24, 2012

What if Jesus ran for office? What would that look like? This sermon is not political in nature, does not mention any candidates names or platforms. It takes a hot topic of conversation and turns it into a way to teach about Jesus, by using His I AM sta

So right now you are being inundated with Election talk. There are a ton of commercials, some heated debates, and everything on Facebook from anyone 40 or over has something to do with the election. Of course everything on Twitter from people 20 and younger is making fun of the 40 and over crowd on ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Believe That I Love You?

Contributed by Daniel J. Little on Mar 5, 2012

Believing that God loves you and turning to Him for help moves His heart with joy. This kind of weakness and need results in the blessing that comes to those who are poor in spirit.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT I (GOD) LOVE YOU? Pastor Daniel J. Little - The Landmark Church, Binghamton, NY adfontes.djl@gmail.com 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9

Denomination: *other

Anatomy Of A Confession

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Apr 4, 2012

A Palm Sunday Sermon

SERMON BRIEF Date Written: March 31, 2012 Date Preached: April 1, 2012 Church: OPBC (AM) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Title: The Anatomy of a Confession Text: Matthew 27:45-56 [read now] Introduction: Typically on this Sunday we celebrate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, but this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 27:45-56

Denomination: Baptist

Getting Into The Game Series

Contributed by Tim White on Apr 16, 2012

Here is a story that was not content sitting on the sidelines and watching life go by. Despite his obstacles, he got into the game.

Getting Into The Game Of Life Mark 10:46-52 • “Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today! • “We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field. • “A-roundin’ third, and headed for home, it’s a brown-eyed handsome man; • “Anyone can understand the way I feel. • “Oh, put me in, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Baptist

Pentecost Sunday 2012

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 5, 2012

The God of the Universe has befriended us, promised to walk every step right beside us, and calls us to obedience.

Pentecost Sunday 2012 Ezekiel 37 What does God have to do to get your attention? Sometimes, the Bible is just plain weird. We are used to it. We’ve heard Ezekiel 37 and Acts 2, which were read earlier in our service, before. They are familiar stories, so we miss how weird they actually ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Touched By Jesus

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 12, 2012

Jesus restored the leper, literally one whom society had pushed away, driven away, piled into the dump and forgotten about.

Touched By Jesus June 3 2012 Mark 1:40-45 Intro: At first he tried to hide it. Perhaps no one would notice. Maybe it would go away. It could be nothing. But instead of shrinking, it grew. His skin started to get blotchy. It broke open, began to ooze puss. The fear that had been ever ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Baptist

Awakening Lent Week 1

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 14, 2012

Daniel's prayer is about God, about His Kingdom, about restoring His people so that God will be glorified.

Awakening Lent Week 1: Feb 26, 21012 Dan 9 It is dark. But I kind of like it. Not that it is good; no, it is cold, it is lonely, it is lifeless and it is light-less. But it is familiar. I am used to it. No matter that I am not free. I am used to it. I hear a voice: Come forth! ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:2-19

Denomination: Baptist

Saintly Similarities Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Sep 2, 2013

Christ died for the Body of Christ; those who have been born physically carry some genetic family qualities. Those who have been born again display some spiritual similarities of the Family of God.

“Saintly Similarities in the Body of Christ” Romans 12:3 We have been looking at Romans 12:1-2 for the last few weeks, being challenged by ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3

Denomination: Baptist

What Nebuchadnezzar’s Experience Teaches About Pride

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 8, 2013

Instead of praying, "Lord keep me humble," we'll really want to pray, "Lord make me humble."

(sermon theme from Mike Turner) Boanthropy. Do you know what that is? It’s a psychological disorder where a person believes that he is an animal. Could this be what causes our children to eat the way they do at the dinner table? No. Boanthropy is a bit more involved than that. If your ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 4:19-37

Denomination: Lutheran

Proving Jesus Is The Real Christ Of Christmas

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Dec 23, 2013

The Gospel of Matthew is filled with references to Messianic Prophecies of the Old Testament. This message looks at Old Testament Prophecies quoted in Matthew 1 and 2 on the message of Christmas.

PROVING THAT JESUS IS THE REAL CHRIST OF CHRISTMAS December 22, 2013 INTRODUCTION: 1.) Christmas is the season when we celebrate the birth of Christ. 2.) The question I want us to ask this morning is how do we know that Jesus is truly the authentic Christ we celebrate at Christmas? 3.) That ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

All In! Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 9, 2014

Third in the "You Should Be Committed" Series

This is the third message in our series, "You Should Be Committed". The first message dealt with the issue of excuses (not reasons) that those profess Christ give in being out of fellowship in the local church. These reasons ranged anywhere from the ludicrous (I had to mow my lawn, I had to ...read more

Denomination: Bible Church

Looking For The Uppertaker

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 22, 2014

The soon coming Rapture of the church

Looking For The Uppertaker 1 Cor 15:51-52 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed — in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

Denomination: Bible Church

“foxholes And Followers” Series

Contributed by Ron Tuit on Jun 2, 2013

Jesus displayed the cost of Discipleship in His own Life and Death and followers of Him can expect nothing less than total commitment to God's Kingdom.

“Foxholes and Followers” Matthew 8:18-23, Luke 14: 25-33 Although we are looking at Matthew 8 today, the context is actually from Isaiah 53: “Surely our griefs, He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:18-23

Denomination: Baptist