Sermons on Balaams Conflict:

The Battle Of The Home Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 11, 2013

The Battle of the Home begins with victory in the battle of the mind. However, there are further clear directions in scriptures to insure that the home is a fortress, not a battleground.

The Battle for the Home Ephesians 5:21-6:4 At the annual family-reunion picnic, a young bride led her husband over to an old woman busily crocheting in a rocker. "Granny," she said, touching the old woman's hand affectionately, "this is my new husband." The woman eyed him critically for a long ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Why Can't We All Just Get Along?

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 25, 2013

The secret to getting along is living as Jesus did, in a family.

Christmas 2013 “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?” The question I’d like to ask today, this Christmas about two thousand twenty years after the first one, comes from an unlikely guy, Rodney King. You may not remember him, but a couple of decades ago he was the victim of a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:34-35

Denomination: Catholic

Paul, The Emotional Case Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 10, 2012

Neither Paul nor we are meant to be Mr. Spock from Star Trek; Paul was comfortable with emotion, but -- even when he was emotionally intense -- he kept his eyes on Jesus and sought to follow God’s will, not his own.

Paul, the Emotional Case (2 Corinthians 7:2-16) 1. I love this old Jewish joke: During a service at an old synagogue in Eastern Europe, when the Shema prayer was said, half the congregants stood up and half remained sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at those standing to sit down, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:2-16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Defender Of Religious Liberty Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 15, 2012

St Robert Bellarmine would be an excellent candidate for the patron of the Church in defense of religious liberty, as we face a determined political system who would destroy us.

17 September 2012 St. Robert Bellarmine Verbum Domini Today’s saint is one who is not quoted in Verbum Domini by our Holy Father. Perhaps the reason is that Robert Bellarmine, who lived in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, was a controversial theologian in his time. We might say that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:17-21

Denomination: Catholic

Do You Have "Staying Power"?

Contributed by James Lee on Oct 17, 2012

If there is anything our world needs, today, it is for Believers to have what I call “Staying Power”

If there is anything our world needs, today, it is for Believers to have what I call “Staying Power” I can’t believe the number of men my age who are giving up the ministry and find something else to do. People are leaving the Church for no apparent reason. Just a generation ago ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:3-20, 1 Timothy 1:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

Standing Firm And Refusing To Get Out Of The Way Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2012

Rather than throwing in the towel, Paul stood firm and refused to get out of the way. He answered backbiting with get-in-your face answers.

Standing Firm and Refusing to Get Out of the Way (2 Corinthians 11:21-12:10) 1. Sometimes antiquated methods still work! 2. Police in Kansas City, Mo., are searching for a man who robbed a Church's Chicken restaurant armed with a samurai sword. Police said a light-skinned, black male entered the ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

I Want To Be A New Man In A New Suit

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Oct 29, 2012

BThe Blind Man desires to become a new man in new suit, because his current suit was not so good, it was in a pitiful condition, it caused him much suffering, he was willing to cast aside his old suit for a new suit, he wanted to be a new man in a new sui

Mark 10:46-52 New Man in a New Suit One day a Christian and a Communist were sitting on a park bench watching the world go by. As they watched, a poor, drunken beggar walked by dressed in rags. The Communist pointed to the beggar and said, "Communism would put a new suit on that man!" To which ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:46-52

Denomination: Methodist

What Is There To Remember About Her?

Contributed by Craig Benner on Feb 1, 2012

A no name who is a loser. Why would Jesus want anyone to remember her? There is sobering reason for you to consider.

Why should we remember her? Luke 17:32 32 Remember Lot’s wife. (KJV) 32 Acordaos de la esposa de Lot. (RVG04) In Luke 17:26-30, Christ comments on two times in history of the judgment of God on mankind, and likens them to the way it will be at the Lord’s return. -The flood came after 120 years ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:32

Denomination: Pentecostal

De-Friending

Contributed by James Maxwell on Feb 14, 2012

FACEBOOK allows us to communicate in good ways and bad.

“DEFRIENDING” Mark 14:10-11 10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. 11 They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over. How many of you use FACEBOOK? Say a ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:10-11

Denomination: United Methodist

Do Christians Have "Rights" They Should Cling To? Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on May 29, 2014

As believers can we cry foul when we feel our 'rights' have been violated? What about when we feel violated by those within the body of believers? What is our 'right'? What is our course of action? Do we have one?

Sermon Brief Date Written: May 22, 2014 Date Preached: May 25, 2014 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series in 1 Corinthians Sermon Title: Do Christians have ‘rights’ to cling to? Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 [ESV] TEXT: Essence of the Text: ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Family Feuds - Pt. 3 - Duck Dynasty Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 31, 2017

Unfortunately, Family Feuds don’t only occur on a game show...they are a reality.

Family Feuds Pt. 3 - Duck Dynasty I. Introduction Family Feuds equal good TV. Family Feuds equal terrible life. When Family Feuds slip over into real life they are very seldom laughing matters. Family Feuds create life long limps and open wounds. Wrong words, looks, actions from family have life ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 20:24-34

Denomination: Pentecostal

United In Worship Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Dec 14, 2017

Message explores how our relationships with other people affects our personal and corporate interaction with God in worship.

02.19.17 Part 4 Intro How do we advance to higher ground in our worship? Last week we talked about five ways to enhance our public worship experience. Today I want to add a sixth to that list. It is too often overlooked. It is often not even associated with the worship experience. Yet Jesus said ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:23-25, Psalm 133:1-3, Matthew 18:19-20, Hebrews 2:11-12, Matthew 6:14-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Give And Take Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 19, 2016

In order to heal broken relationships, give to the relationship; don’t take from it and get all you need and more from God Himself.

Pastor Van Morris, from Mt. Washington, Kentucky, tells the story of a married couple, who had a fight and ended up giving each other the silent treatment. A week into their uneasy silence, the man realized he needed his wife's help. In order to catch a flight to Chicago for a business meeting, he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 13:5-18

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Lawsuits Series

Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Jun 7, 2012

A biblical view of how Christian's should respond to lawsuits.

Lawsuits 1 Corinthians 6 I’ve changed the names and a few facts of the stories that you will hear today. Bill sounded incredibly upset and shocked on the phone. He told me he returned from vacation to find he was locked out of his own company. The man with whom he was forming an agreement, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Where Two Or Three Are Gathered Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 28, 2017

Working towards reconciliation is always my responsibility.

Where Two or Three are Gathered Matthew 18:15-20 Rev. Brian Bill April 29-30, 2017 I learned a new word this week from Wikipedia, the source you can trust – contextomy. Contextomy (also known as quote mining) is a type of false attribution in which a passage is removed from its surrounding ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Denomination: Baptist