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  • Why A New Church?

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 20, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,628 views

    A message explaining why we decided to plant a church. This can be adapted to show why we need to change formats, names, etc.

    An old fisherman used to amaze all the locals with how many fish he was able to catch. It didn’t matter what the weather was like, or how much other fishermen were able to catch, he always caught more than anyone else. The stories became legend, and soon reached the local game warden. He showed ...read more

  • Given To Testify

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 23, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,727 views

    A sermon that wraps up a morning of personal testimonies - giving biblical references on how to testify and why we must testify.

    We all have a sphere of influence in our lives. That sphere is made up of those people in our lives that we have some influence over. And one of the strongest ways we can influence someone is through a personal testimony. That is when you tell someone else how something, or somebody, has ...read more

  • Church - Vision Or Memories?

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Nov 1, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,057 views

    To keep impacting those outside the church for Jesus, we must keep the vision we were given, and not replace that vision with the memories of yesterday. Nor can we replace our calling with our comfort.

    I know that many of us are planning on helping out at the Leukemia Benefit right after church for 3-year old Christian Bentley, so I am going to offer a shorter message this morning so we can get up there on time. There are some who might not understand why we cut our sermons a little short for ...read more

  • There Will Be A Price

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 25, 2006
    based on 47 ratings
     | 4,943 views

    Three things Christians cannot be - using various Scriptures and illustrations.

    You have heard me say on many occasions that there is a difference between churchgoers and true bonafide Christians. The difference is not in how often they attend church or even how involved they get within the church. The difference is where their hearts are. The bonafide Christian’s heart ...read more

  • From The Old To The New

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Aug 21, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,504 views

    A sermon designed to lift the spirits of a church plant congregation after having been verbally attacked by their former church. Focuses on love and the new frontier of a job to be done!

    The Israelites were kept as slaves in Egypt for over 400 years. Their oppressors mistreated them and there is no doubt they suffered mentally and spiritually, as well as physically. Those generations of Israelites must have felt a hurt that would have be unimaginable to us today. The Bible ...read more

  • Pray Like Jabez

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 12, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 8,291 views

    A 4-point sermon explaining how and why we need to apply this short prayer to our lives, both as Christians and as the body of Christ.

    Everybody wants to know what purpose they have. Does God really have a plan for each one of us? The Bible says God knew us even before we were born and that He has a unique and distinct plan for each one of us. JEREMIAH 29:11 says, ‘I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans to ...read more

  • Get Right - Or Get Left

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 21, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 11,667 views

    A sermon about the necessity of being properly prepared for the End Times, no matter when they might occur.

    GET RIGHT – OR GET LEFT Pastor Bruce Ball As Christians, we are not supposed to know when the end will occur. However, we are supposed to be aware of the season and of the signs. Today, I want to paint a quick picture of what the Bible tells us of the ending, and then see if there is anything ...read more

  • Belief + Trust + Faith

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 25, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,960 views

    Just knowing about Jesus will not benefit us. We must know Him. This sermon explains that to know Him we must have belief, trust, and faith.

    How much do we really know about God? How much do we think we need to know? One morning, right after school had started, the teachers were called into the teacher’s lounge for a quick meeting. This left all the classrooms empty. Mr. Miles knew that he had an especially unruly class, so he ...read more

  • Revival Through Fasting

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 43 ratings
     | 3,947 views

    3rd in a series of 4 sermons about how to start a revival in the church & community. The 4 strands of revival are: GIVING - PRAYING - FASTING - COMMUNION.

    Have you ever noticed how high on the list of priorities we put food? Some think that baseball is America’s favorite pastime, but I personally think it is eating. I could stand here and name every single fast-food place in the state of Oklahoma and I am sure that most, if not all of us, would ...read more

  • #1 And Proud Of It

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 25, 2006
    based on 68 ratings
     | 9,319 views

    A sermon dealing with pride. Examples of pride, pitfalls of pride and how to overcome pride.

    There is an old saying: ‘Second place is okay if you don’t mind being first in a long line of losers.’ Nobody wants to be in 2nd place, do they? We all want to be in first place. We all want to be the winner, no matter what it is we have won at. In June 1974, Richard Nixon’s administration ...read more

  • I'll Fly Away! (Funeral Service)

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jan 27, 2006
    based on 71 ratings
     | 17,437 views

    A funeral service for one of the deacons in our church.

    1 CORINTHIANS 15:54 ‘When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” Today, we gather here to remember one of our Christian brothers; Don McDuffey. Don ...read more

  • Revival In The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 4, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 5,477 views

    When we purposely do not grieve the Holy Spirit, we are acting within the confines of a disciple, and we shall find revival in our souls. EPH. 4:30

    I want to share one verse with you tonight. It is a short verse, but I think it might be among the most important verses found in the New Testament. EPHESIANS 4:30 – ‘And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit, who sealed you for the day of redemption.’ We are told in the Word of God not to ...read more

  • They Need Your Love!

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 7, 2006
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,232 views

    A sermon that talks about who is and who is not a child of God.

    Love is a word that is bandied about to describe our feelings towards everything. We love our cars. We love our homes. We love our this and we love our that. The problem is that we use it freely to describe “things” and “places” but when talking about other people, we often use negative ...read more

  • Going Fishing

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 43 ratings
     | 4,808 views

    We can fish for fun, or we can fish for dinner. When we fish for dinner, we take it much more seriously and consequently have much better results.

    What would you say is the one thing that hurts our society more than anything else? I would say it is us; the people. We are seeing more and more violence in the streets of America, and we are building more and more jails to put the criminals in, but the violence just keeps growing. And to make ...read more

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Feb 21, 2006
    based on 79 ratings
     | 9,768 views

    (Morning Service) Many don’t realize who they are. We are children of God, through Jesus Christ - and we must act like a family who loves one another. (Bulletin insert at bottom)

    A woman was working in her front yard one day planting new bushes and flowers. She was dressed in her work clothes and had dirt all over her hands. She looked up and saw a moving van pulling into the driveway next door. Behind the van was a car and a nice looking family got out of the car. The ...read more

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