Sermons on Hard Knocks:

Serving In Humility - 2nd String Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 20, 2010

Regardless of position or task, our service to God is important to God's Kingdom. So often we relate importance and significance to the height of the position or the enormity of the task, but we should be willing to serve IN humility and do any and every

SERMON BRIEF Date Written: August 20, 2010 Date Preached: August 22, 2010 Church: OPBC (AM) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: Recognizing and Responding to the Living Word Title: Serving With Humility (2nd String) Text: John 1:19-32 ETS: John the Baptist realized who he was and he was not ...read more

Scripture: John 1:19-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Harvest

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Sep 1, 2010

While Scripture is clear about our responsibility to those in need, we cannot forget the harvest, and we cannot forget that "If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men."

The Harvest TCF Sermon July 25, 2010 Many of you know that before I was on staff as church administrator and an elder here at TCF, I had a public relations business for about 15 years. One of the things I did for my p.r. clients was go to trade shows or conventions. This is where companies that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Preach The Word Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 27, 2011

To qualify as worship, our corporate religious activities must include sound preaching. To fail to include this vital aspect of worship is to condemn our congregations to an insipid presence in the midst of a hostile world.

“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Extreme Makeover: City Edition

Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Feb 28, 2011

Nehemiah lead all of the people in working together to rebuild their city.

Most of us have seen or at least heard of the t.v. show. It begins with a house, usually it is small and in need of repair. Inside is a family that has suffered a loss or is going through some kind of a trial. Without their knowing it, hundreds of people suddenly show up and this really loud ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

Preaching Christ Crucified

Contributed by Bradley White-Findeisen on Mar 1, 2011

Thoughts on preaching

When a person is called to “trial preach”, he has a dilemma. How can he go into a church that he doesn't know in a community that he doesn't know and preach a sermon that is relevant to people he doesn't know? I'm at an advantage here because I live in this community and I'm active in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-2

Denomination: *other

To See Or Not To See

Contributed by Bradley White-Findeisen on Mar 8, 2011

receiving or not receiving spiritual sight

All through Scripture, blindness is used to represent the spiritual inability to see God's truth. As a man is physically blind, he cannot see God's visible revelation. That is he can't see the trees and the earth and the sky. But as a man is spiritually blind, he cannot see God's invisible ...read more

Scripture: John 9:1-41

Denomination: *other

Having A Bad Hair Day? Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Aug 29, 2011

a sermon that uses Matthew chapter 26 to help folk understand a world apparantly gone wild.

Matthew 26 You thought you had a bad day? We all have bad hair days – Maybe you are having one today but consider this story from Lt Cliff Judkins. It had all started in the brilliant sunlight 20,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean as I nudged my F-8 Crusader jet into position behind the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-16

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Where Is The Spirit Leading? Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Sep 14, 2011

This all shows that when we stubbornly disobey God • In those times when we willfully disregard His will • If we repent we can rediscover His guidance and rejoin Him in His work.

Where is the Spirit leading? September 18, 2011 Scripture: Acts 16:1-15 Introduction I don't know if anyone's counting but we've been studying the book of Acts together now for about eight months and we've covered a lot of basic Christian truth. 1. We’ve learned about MISSIONS o How ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Just Do It Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 18, 2011

We show we know God when we do what He says.

Just Do It 1 John 2:3-11 Rev. Brian Bill 9/18/11 Do you ever try to accomplish too much at the same time? Sometimes I think I’m a master at multi-tasking but then something usually happens to remind me that I should be doing only one thing at a time. This past Tuesday morning, I stopped by ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:3-11

Denomination: Baptist

How To Handle Tragedy

Contributed by Michael Luke on Oct 2, 2011

Four principles that help us deal with tragedy

“HOW TO HANDLE TRAGEDY” SELECTED PASSAGES OPEN The Poisonwood Bible is a novel written by Barbara Kingsolver. It’s about a family who in 1959 move from the state of Georgia in the USA to a small village in the Belgian Congo to swerve as missionaries. The family is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:1-3

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rejoicing In God's Lagniappe Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 8, 2011

Paul wanted the Philippians to know how wonderful it was to serve Christ and praised their efforts to be the servants God called them to become...

Sermon Brief Date Written: October 6, 2011 Date Preached: October 9, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series from Philippians Sermon Title: Rejoicing In God’s Lagniappe Sermon Text: Philippians 4:10-20 [ESV] Introduction: Here as Paul concludes his ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

Studies In Genesis: Chapters 18 Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Oct 15, 2011

This is a study of the book of Genesis. Genesis and Revelation are two of the most disputed books in the Bible. The premise of this study is the foundation of creation.

Note: When doing a study on a book in the Bible you use a lot of resources. The major influence for me on this study of Genesis is The Genesis Record by Henry Morris. Genesis 18 1. And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:1-38

Denomination: Church Of God

Living Inside Out Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Dec 12, 2011

Jesus tells the people that He has not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them. How has Jesus fulfilled them and, if we live by grace, what does this mean for us?

Living Inside Out - Matthew 5:17-20 - October 16, 2011 Series: Kingdom Life – A World Turned Upside Down #10 This morning we continue in our series on the Sermon on the Mount so I’ll invite you to open your Bibles with me to the 5th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew 5, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17-20

Denomination: *other

What Your Father Never Knew And Your Mother Never Told You Series

Contributed by Denis O'callaghan Ph.d. ,th.d., D.d., D. Phil. on Jan 7, 2012

Study for most is not fun but what can be learned by real study of Scripture?

THE IMPORTANCE OF BIBLE STUDY Anyone who claims to be a Christian and bases that claim on a knowledge gained from the Bible will also have a desire to be pleasing to the One Who has provided the salvation promised in the Bible. The desire to be pleasing to our Lord is not only something which we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Gold, Gavels, And God

Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 8, 2012

The world is offering Jesus’ church a cheap substitute and cheap answers to real questions with real solutions.

GOLD, GAVELS, AND GOD Rev. 17-18 Big Idea: The world is offering the Jesus’ church a cheap substitute and cheap answers to real questions with real solutions. Supporting Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7; Matthew 5-7; Luke 4:1-13; Luke 17:2; Romans 8:28; Romans 12:1-2; 1 John 2:5-6, ...read more

Denomination: Nazarene