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  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Give Charity Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 18, 2009
     | 6,426 views

    Love is 1)Enriching 2) Edifying &3)Enduring.

    It’s a rare thing these days to get a letter. I’m not talking about the junk mail of solicitations, or bills, nor the hundreds of emails we get but a genuine hand written letter from someone we care about. There is a warmth and personal touch that we get in no other medium. 1 Corinthians 13 is one ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Give Worship Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 29, 2009
     | 4,447 views

    We are to Give Worship to God because 1) Our Souls have been given to God and 2) Our bodies, 3) Our minds, and 4) Our wills should be given as well.

    As 2009 approaches its final weeks we see the wrap of not only a year but of the first decade of the Millennium. The greed of the 80’s resulted in caution being thrown to the wind in the 90’s resulting in the bottom falling out of the last ten years (the 00’s?). When people en mass strove to ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Learning How To Pray Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 26, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 37,790 views

    Using the prayer that the Lord gave his disciples, we will seek God’s glory and our good.

    Learning How to Pray Matthew 6:5-14 Rev. Brian Bill 4/26/90 Drama: “The Right Way to Pray” Is there just one way to pray? What kind of prayer are you most comfortable with? During hard times, people are hurting in many ways. In the midst of the mess our country is in, more and more people are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Clear Vision In A Cloudy World Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jun 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,846 views

    Today is a dark and cloudy world… but for those of us who have Christ in our life… the clouds of this world do not bring darkness or dim vision on our part… but because of who we serve our vision in this world should be clear!

    Sermon Brief Date Written: April 22, 2009 Date Preached: April 26, 2009 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: Life is Hard Sermon Title: Clear Vision in a Cloudy World Sermon Text: Nehemiah 2 Introduction: In our world today life is filled with severe ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Prayer God Will Answer Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Jun 28, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,977 views

    God helps those who are helpless.

    A Prayer God Will Answer Luke 18:9-14 Rev. Brian Bill 6/28/09 This has been quite a week in our world. It started with the uneasy situation in Iran to the news about “Jon minus Kate,” and then on to the deaths of Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Commentators and pundits are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Greatest Christmas Gift Ever Given

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,430 views

    A message of God’s love at Christmas.

    Christmas is almost here. In exactly one week the day we’ve all been waiting for will have come. We’ve been singing and listening to carols as we have been awaiting its arrival. We’ve been making all sorts of plans for travel or parties or programs as we prepare for that day. And it’s so close ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    The Subtle Serpent

    Contributed by Ben Peak on Jan 3, 2008
     | 4,630 views

    As we look at this sad story of the first sin, we see a very real picture of how Satan often works.

    Top Ten Ways to Know You Need To Study Genesis: 10. Your pastor announces a new sermon series from Genesis… and you check the Table of Contents to see if it’s in your Bible. 9. You think Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had a few hits during the sixties. 8. You open to Genesis and a WWII War Bond falls ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    A Reward For Obedience

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,163 views

    There is a closer tie between our view of children and our view of God than we might ever suspect.

    EXODUS 1:1-21 A REWARD FOR OBEDIENCE “These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Riot In Ephesus

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 15,706 views

    Paul’s Teaching turns Ephesus Upside Down

    I. PRAYER II. Introduction a. I recently read an article by a man who compared a baby monitor to the Holy Spirit. You see, one day while trying out the new baby monitor in his infant’s room, he whispered into it “Can you hear me?” b. His house was like most others with a mother and a newborn, in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Pomp And Circumstances

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,629 views

    Paul gives a defense before King Agrippa.

    I. PRAYER II. Introduction a. Last week, if you recall, we left the Apostle Paul there in Caesarea. He was there for some two years, being held by the Roman governor, Felix, because while finding nothing worthy of death or imprisonment, he wanted to get a bribe out of the early church. b. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Innocent Or Guilty? Series

    Contributed by Leroy Redding on Aug 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,997 views

    Romans #3

    Innocent or Guilty? Romans 1:18-32 What is the biggest problem in the world today? What is the classic problem of the world? What is the biggest need humanity needs to overcome? Poverty? Racism? War? Dealing with natural disasters? What is the biggest problem that mankind needs to solve? The ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Robert Fox avatar

    Don't Stand On The Sidelines Series

    Contributed by Robert Fox on Jan 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,723 views

    Compares being a Christ Follower to being a member of a football team, focus on choosing to follow God, and "holy ground". Student Ministry PowerPoint format.

    [Don’t stand on the Sidelines] If you decide that it’s a bad thing to worship God, then choose a god you’d rather serve - and do it today … As for me and my family, we’ll worship God. (Joshua 24:15 MSG) This material was originally presented in PowerPoint format to a student ministry audience. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    But, Is It Murder?

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jan 24, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,960 views

    Consideration of the biblical teaching of societal responsibility to hold the murderer accountable.

    Genesis 9:1-7 But, is it Murder? “God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fly High - Acts Part 23 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 25, 2007
     | 2,853 views

    The Acts New Testament Church consisted of members who gave to God what was His and also to those in need. They gave sacrificially because of their love for God and for others. The question to us today is “Who do you love more Jesus or money?”

    Fly High - Acts part 23 Theme: The Acts New Testament Church – “Gives” Thesis: The Acts New Testament Church consisted of members who gave to God what was His and also to those in need. They gave sacrificially because of their love for God and for others. The question to us today is “Who do you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Be Contagious! Series

    Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jan 30, 2007
    based on 35 ratings
     | 16,919 views

    Expository sermon on Ephesians 1:3-14, illustrating and applying the spiritual blessings we have "in Christ" that make us contagious with the Good News.

    Remember when we were kids how our mom used to tell us that we could catch a cold if we went outside without our coats and hats and got too cold or especially if we got our heads wet? Truth is, germs, not cold weather, cause colds. The reason we catch more colds in the cold winter weather is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist