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  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Fasting 101 Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 16, 2013
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    1) A Critical Accusation (Mark 2:18), 2) A Corrective Answer (Mark 2:19-20), 3) The Clarifying Analogies (Mark 2:21-22)

    The Jewish New Year 5774 began this year on the evening of September 4th. Ten days later, just before sundown on September 13th, Jews worldwide gather in their homes to eat a final meal together before they embark upon a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer on the holiest, most solemn day of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Serving In Humility - 2nd String Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 20, 2010
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    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Priority Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ryan Akers on Aug 27, 2010
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     | 5,290 views

    The final message from the series of Breaking Free looks at prayer and how we must break free from the misconception that prayer is only for Sundays, a meal or when we need help.

    Breaking Free Part 3: Priority of Prayer Pastor Ryan Akers 3rd and final message of Breaking Free today. We’ve been looking at the misconceptions about the church. Week 1 was titled a people with purpose. The church is not an organization but rather a people with a purpose to love God, love ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Living A Life Of Sexual Purity Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
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     | 8,842 views

    Sex. It is big in today’s world. As Christians we are constantly pressured to conform to the world’s low sexual standards. But we must resist and in this passage Paul gives us God’s standards for sexual purity.

    Ephesians 5:3-14 Living a life of sexual purity Sometimes when watching the news on TV some footage might be coming up - say a bomb explosion or war scene - and before they show the footage there is an announcement something like this: This footage contains scenes which may offend some viewers. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's 9 Commandments Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 8, 2010
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     | 3,573 views

    A study of Chapter 20 verses 1 through 17

    Exodus 20: 1 – 17 God’s 9 Commandments 1 And God spoke all these words, saying: 2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 “You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Finding Truth In The Midst Of Many Voices Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Oct 8, 2010
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     | 5,991 views

    Choosing to not seek God is still an active choice. There is no sense of spiritual neutrality.

    Intro – This morning I believe God wants us to engage our myth of neutrality. Now there are some things in life that may allow for some level of neutrality…. issues that make no claims upon our lives or the lives of anyone else. A country may choose to be neutral in response to two ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Jesus Would Say To An Atheist Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 7, 2010
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     | 25,395 views

    When addressing an atheist, Jesus would go to the Word of God to show that there is ample evidence for believing in God. The problem is that some don't want to believe, not that they can't believe.

    What Jesus Would Say to an Atheist Psalm 14:1 Rev. Brian Bill 11/7/10 Ravi Zacharias tells the story about one-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali: “Ali was flying to one of his engagements and during the flight the aircraft ran into foul weather. The passengers were instructed to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Solitude And Silence

    Contributed by Fran Van Hoven on Nov 13, 2010
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     | 12,606 views

    One of the most neglected areas in our life is solitude. We live in a world where busyness and activity is the norm – but you don’t hear many people talk about silence and solitude – do you? But do you know that silence and solitude were a reg

    Have you ever lost your balance? Have you ever driven a car that had unbalanced tires? When a tire is out of balance – it can affect a lot of things. Sometimes we lose our balance on ice – and we fall. Sometimes we lose our balance in life and we fall too. One of ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Are You Thankful For Your Time? Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 17, 2010
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     | 7,117 views

    How often do we sit 'idly' by and allow time to tick, tick, tick away? There is this wonderful gift from God, that He gives to ALL of creation... it is the gift of time... and we all have it! But for the believer, time is of the essence! The time is NOW!

    SERMON BRIEF Date Written: November 12, 2010 Date Preached: November 14, 2010 Church: OPBC (AM) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: Miscellaneous – Thanksgiving/Thankful Heart Sermon Title: Are You Thankful for You Time? Text: Ephesians 5:15-16 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lord Has Become My Salvation

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
     | 5,725 views

    Psalm 118 - THE LORD HAS BECOME MY SALVATION. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: PSALM 118 Ill: If you think your family has problems, • Consider the marriage mayhem created when 76-year-old Bill Baker of London; • Recently wed Edna Harvey. • She happened to be his granddaughter’s husband’s mother. • That’s where the ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Character Study: Mary

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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     | 9,601 views

    Character Study: Mary (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Luke chapter 1 verses 26-56. Ill: • A teacher gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. • The next day in a written test, she included this question: "My full name has six letters. The first one is the letter M. I pick up things. What am ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Faith - Real & False!

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
     | 2,827 views

    Faith - real & false! (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: chapter 2 verses 14-26 Ill: Alexander Graham Bell was an amazingly talented person. • He invented the multiple telegraph, • The audiometer - which is used to test your hearing, • The tricycle landing gear you find on planes, • And a host of other ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Christ My Example Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
     | 3,946 views

    Christ my example

    Reading: Philippians chapter 2 verses 1-30: Ill: • Story told about a Jewish man in New York who bought a little shop; • Problem was it was squeezed in between two gigantic department stores. • He wondered what to call his little shop, • After much thought he had a ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Breastplate Of Righteousness Series

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 4, 2011
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     | 6,389 views

    Satan and his forces are not fighting a battle against you from a distance – we wrestle with an enemy that stands against everything that God is doing in your life

    “The Breastplate of Righteousness” “Battle Lines” #3 - December 6, 2009 OPEN: Satan and his forces are not fighting a battle against you not from a distance – we wrestle with an enemy that stands against everything that God is doing in your life. You and I live I a ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    No Favorites

    Contributed by Tim Vamosi on Jan 7, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,499 views

    don’t assume that one person is more important than another – don’t treat people differently.

    "No Favorites" James 2:1-13 OPEN: So today we are going to continue our expository study through the book of James and this morning we are starting into chapter two of this marvelous book. This morning Pastor James -- the pastor of the church in Jerusalem - wants to talk to us about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible