Sermons on Giving Tithe Obedience:

What It Means To Have Faith (1)

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 2, 2011

Biblical faith is real, practical and experiential. Faith is dependency on God. Practical faith is (1) believing when you don’t see it, and (2) obeying when you don’t understand it.

Turn with me to Hebrews 11. Look through and you’ll see these words: BY FAITH… • We have here a list of men (and woman) in history that have exercised faith in God and saw the acts of God in their lives. • Biblical faith is not an emotion or a feeling. It is not abstract or intangible. It is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Who Am I?

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 29, 2009

Who are you? What is your identity? What does that mean for how you live?

Who Am I? July 26, 2009 1 Pet 1:1-2 Intro: I’d like you to close your eyes for a moment so you can concentrate on this question: way down deep inside you, the place where few if any other people really see, deep in your soul, who are you? What is your identity? Some of you don’t like that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus On Adultery And Lust

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Feb 10, 2024

Jesus teaches on lust. It isn't something preachers generally like to speak about but it's really important. Jesus shows how God's commandment on adultery needs to be practised and he tells us how we can do it.

Western society is completely comfortable talking about sex. Most people think a lot about sex. Especially men. The Bible talks a lot about sex too. Most preachers, however, do not like to talk about sex. When preachers preach on the Sermon on the Mount, they talk about the Beatitudes. There ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30

Denomination: Baptist

Empowered Children And Parents Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Jun 10, 2024

This morning we will look at the commands of God to Spirit-filled children and parents

Background to passage: Following the command for believers to be filled with the Spirit, Paul gives three results: singing together to each other, worshipping internally, being grateful for all things, and submitting to one another. After that Paul starts with the most basic unit that God formed as ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

A Mountain-Top Experience

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Mar 30, 2023

Whatever comes, the offering up of ourselves to God results in receiving more than ourselves, better than our selves, back again. God has provided the lamb.

It took a long time for Sarah to forgive Abraham. She knew something was wrong the minute Abraham and Isaac came back from their trip. Sarah hadn’t suspected anything before then; Isaac was almost 13 and spent most of his time with his father and the other men anyway. Every Hebrew mother learned to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living Jesus Style

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 15, 2011

A challenge to follow Jesus example of how to live in constant commincation with the Father, and to live a life of obedience.

Pastor Glenn Newton New Hope Church of the Nazarene Text: John 5:16-30 JN 5:16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. 17 Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working." 18 For this reason the Jews tried ...read more

Scripture: John 5:16-30

Denomination: Nazarene

Rowing Rowers Reach Reason Series

Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jun 7, 2008

The sailors in Jonah refused, at first, to rid the boat of this troubling person, but later did so. They serve as a type of a person ridding oneself of sin.

JONAH 1:13 ROWING ROWERS REACH REASON I. RESPECT: A. Response: B. Resourceful. C. Resilient. II. RISKS: A. Resistance. B. Retention. C. Ruination. III. REMEDY: A. Recognition. B. Removal. C. Restoration. With Jonah’s confession over, the sailors decided that they would not ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-13

Denomination: Methodist

Set Free

Contributed by Ed Owens on Jan 17, 2007

Though freedom is often regarded as throwing off the restraints of religion, true freedom comes from obeying the scriptures.

SET FREE PSALM 119:32,45 JANUARY 14, 2007 I read some real life warnings on products. The first one was found on a snow sled. It warned: “Beware: sled may develop high speed under certain snow conditions.” I wonder if that warning was for ignorant Floridian kids who have never seen snow. I mean ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:32-45

Denomination: Baptist

God Builds A New Nation

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jan 17, 2014

God will build a new nation but He will start with an unlikely couple.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Before the start of a new episode in a television series, the show will begin with a review of the previous episode. • Let’s do a review of The Story revealed in the Bible. • Last week we discovered that God’s vision in creation was to ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Staying Clean In The Hog Lot Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 23, 2010

We live in a hog lot type of world, the longer you are in it, the less you notice it. What can we do in order to not fall into the trap of the world?

INTRODUCTION  SLIDE #1  Isn’t it easy to live for Jesus, to pray, to read His word, to treat others as He wants us to treat them, to live a holy life, WHEN YOU ARE IN CHURCH?  Why does it seem so much easier to live for Jesus when we are at church than when we are in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Stewardship Within The Body Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jun 21, 2013

As a body of believers what does it mean to be a church that practices 'good stewardship'?

Sermon Brief Date Written: June 21, 2013 Date Preached: June 23, 2013 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Giving Our All Sermon Title: Stewardship within the Body Sermon Text: Luke 18:18-30 [NLT] Introduction: Over the past several weeks we have studied stewardship ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: Baptist

Coming Suddenly To His Temple: An Overview Of The Book Of Malachi

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 10, 2021

This is an overview of the Book of Malachi, who is the last of the Minor Prophets. It prophesies the coming of both John the Baptist and Jesus.

Coming Suddenly into His Temple: An Exposition of the Book of Malachi Introduction In many Protestant traditions, the Book of Malachi is the last Book of the Old Testament. The next book is the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is thought that Malachi was the last prophet and writer of ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 4:1-6, Malachi 1:1-5, Malachi 1:6-14, Malachi 2:1-9, Malachi 2:10-17, Malachi 3:1-7, Malachi 3:8-13, Malachi 3:13-18  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Battle Is The Lord's

Contributed by J.c. Pierce on Aug 3, 2014

The situation may seem impossible to us but with God all things are possible

For the most part, every one of us have heard the story of David and Goliath many times. We know the story how David used a sling to propel a rock which struck Goliath in the one spot on his body that wasn’t covered by armour. When I grew up in Northeast Alabama a sling shot was considered a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-54

Denomination: Baptist

Droughts

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Sep 9, 2024

Last week I asked “Am I the fear-filled Spirit void Peter denying Christ, or the Holy Spirit filled Peter proclaiming the gospel of Jesus”?

For a large part of 2010 and 2011 our area experienced a major drought. In fact, it was the most severe in about 50 years. Rainfall was well below the seasonal average for both years, with long stretches of 90+ degree days and almost that high for the lows. There was a record stretch of triple ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11, John 21:1-4

A Boyhood Of Jesus

Contributed by Jaeyoun Chang on Dec 26, 2025

Luke is the only one who records Jesus' childhood. Since the main recipients of the Gospel of Luke were Greeks

Introduction Except for the Gospel of Luke, the other gospels record Jesus from when he became an adult. Of course, the Gospel of Matthew records the circumstances when Jesus was born, Magi from the East who came and worshiped Jesus, and the story of Jesus' escape to Egypt, but it does not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:40-52

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed