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Woman At A Well Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on Jul 31, 2010

What would it be like to sit down with Jesus one on one? A woman at a well found out.

Woman at a Well January 31, 2010 Series: One on One with the Master Last week we started imagining what it would be like to sit down with Jesus one on one. We watched as Nicodemas met Jesus in the dark… and how Jesus brought him into the light. We said that meeting Jesus might be a little ...read more

Scripture: John 4:1-30

Denomination: Wesleyan

Nic At Night Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on Jul 31, 2010

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend some one-on-one time with Jesus in the flesh? I have! Nicodemus got that chance.

Nic at Night Series: One on One with the Master January 24, 2009 One of the best ways to get to know someone is to spend time with them. This year, we’re wanting to get to know Jesus better, so for the next few weeks, we’re going to spend some time studying 3 people who spend personal ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

A People With Purpose Series

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Aug 27, 2010

Part 1 the of the series Breaking Free looks at the church. What should the true church today look like?

Breaking Free Part 1: A People with Purpose Pastor Ryan Akers Starting a new 3 week series today called Breaking Free. This is not about breaking free from things like worry or addiction or anything like that. This series is all about the church and about us breaking free of the stereo types and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Wesleyan

Dealing With Doctrinal Deviation

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 29, 2010

God charges the church with the responsibility to avoid those who cause division and create obstacles. It is the responsibility of the entire assembly, and not that of the elders alone.

“I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve.” ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 19, 2010

If we want to get along we must lose our arrogant attitudes and live for the Lord alone.

Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable Romans 14:1-8 Rev. Brian Bill 9/19/10 I thought you might want to know why I didn’t preach the last two weeks. I’ve been busy putting hot-air hand dryers in the rest rooms. After installing them I decided to remove them because when I went into ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

The Sodomite Is Not Gay

Contributed by Michael Stark on Aug 21, 2009

Acting on homosexual impulses is sinful. God will judge all such sin, but He now offers deliverance to any who are willing to receive His grace. This is the message entrusted to each Christian, who is to deliver it in the world.

*Genesis 18:20, 21; 19:1-17* *The Sodomite is Not Gay* “The Lord said, ‘Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.’ “The two ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 19:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Lessons From David Pt 5 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 11, 2009

David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing. A nobody became a somebody who became a fugitive who then became a king and then forgot that he was accountable to God for all his actions!

Lessons from David pt 5 “A Fallen King pt a” Thesis: David’s sin came because he stopped doing what he was supposed to be doing. A nobody became a somebody who became a fugitive who then became a king and then forgot that he was accountable to God for all his actions! Scripture Texts: II Samuel ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Devotion - The Seed Of Growth Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 15, 2010

Believers get really excited about the passages in Acts where a great number of people came to Christ and the church grew in miraculous leaps and bounds, however, what many beleivers miss in these passages are the previous verses that reveal what the chur

Sermon Brief Date Written: October 13, 2010 Date Preached: October 17, 2010 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Reaching Our Community Sermon Title: Devotion – The Seed of Growth! Sermon Text: Acts 2:44-47 [ESV] 42 And they devoted themselves to the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Baptist

When Outsiders Come To Church

Contributed by Michael Stark on Oct 24, 2010

The impact of spiritual worship on outsiders is reviewed. It is the proclamation of the Word and not the frenzied attempts to awe and inspire outsiders that result in salvation of the lost.

“Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. In the Law it is written, ‘By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.’ Thus, tongues are a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25

Denomination: Baptist

Living The Dash Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on May 16, 2008

Our life is like a mist and we really need to live it well. Week 2 One Month To Live.

Living The Dash (What you do with your life matters) One Month To Live (part one) WOW – last Sunday was an incredible day… God really spoke to us His people in a huge way about what His Son accomplished on that first Easter Sunday 2000 years ago. THAT’S – why we decided to leave the Easter Door ...read more

Scripture: James 4:14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Maintaining A Holy Standard

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 16, 2008

It¡¯s a shame and a black mark against the church when someone comes to church bound, hurt, possessed, lonely, un-loved, cast down, forsaken, perplexed, sad, or just with a need to ultimately leave without having these issues resolved, we must

MAINTAINING A HOLY (SPIRITUAL) STANDARD By District Elder M. L. Maughmer, Jr. ***Spirituality without standard is an Atrocity*** OPENING: - It’s a shame and a black mark against the church when someone comes to church bound, hurt, possessed, lonely, un-loved, cast down, forsaken, perplexed, ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 11:44

Denomination: Apostolic

Experiencing The Joy Of Christmas-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Dec 14, 2010

2 of 2. Isaiah described a future state wherein the gloom which had engulfed the people would be dismissed outright. The gloom of a sin-sick world can be dismissed. But How? A(n) key/undertaking for experiencing the joy of Christmas is to choose...

Experiencing the Joy of Christmas-II—Isaiah 8:5—9:7 Attention/Need: Gloom/Hopelessness/Melancholy/Depression/Despondency—Ahhhhh. The joyous sound of Christmas. These happen when our holiday expectations collide with the reality of squabbling in-laws,dysfunctional family members, whining children, ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

“husbands – Wives – Oneness” – Part Two

Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 4, 2011

Your Marriage is About Something Greater Than Your Marriage.

“Husbands – Wives – Oneness” – Part Two Ephesians 5:22-33 Open: Today we are going to be continuing the topic we started on last week – marriage and oneness. Someone has said that marriage often follows a predictable cycle - we first fall in love with a person ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-33

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Battle Lines - Part One

Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 4, 2011

If you are living the way a true Christian should live as defined in Ephesians chapters 4, 5, and 6, then you can be sure of one thing - you are going to run right into the enemy.

“Battle Lines” Ephesians 6:10-11 November 22, 2009 OPEN: Today as we continue in our study towards the end of the book of the Ephesians we are to going to be talking about the topic of spiritual warfare. I want to spend a couple of weeks on the topic. This morning all we will do is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Mission Of The Savior Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2009

1) The Savior Proclaimed (Isa. 61:1-3), 2) The Salvation Protrayed (Isa. 61:4-7), 3) The Saints Promoted (Isa. 61:8-9) and 4) The Savior Praised (Isa. 16:10-11).

In 2008, a human rights tribunal ruled that Christian Horizons, an evangelical Christian group that provides care and homes for the severely disabled, should not have enforced a religious code of morality on its employees because the work they were engaged in was not religious. Rather, it involved ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-11

Denomination: Other