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  • Survivors And Castaways Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Oct 24, 2000
    based on 60 ratings
     | 5,351 views

    The fundamental stance we have before God is critical to everything else in our lives, for personal idolatries, failed intimacies, and low self-esteem are all results of our not experiencing salvation.

    When I was young, and riding a bicycle, we didn’t wear helmets. Nobody had thought of such a thing. And even if they had, no government was telling us we had to wear helmets. I haven’t even worn so much as a hat since I reached the age of 13, much less a helmet. So when we spilled, we spilled, ...read more

  • Live For Today

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000
    based on 149 ratings
     | 19,503 views

    Leaving the past behind and getting on with our spiritual walk

    It had been an interesting spring. I suppose interesting would be a good word to use here. They had seen their best friend tried in a Roman Court and sentenced to death. They had seen him nailed to a cross and die, they had seen him taken down and buried. Three days later they saw him alive ...read more

  • The Lord Of Today

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 8, 2000
    based on 70 ratings
     | 5,779 views

    There is nothing in your past...or future...so heinous, that God cannot forgive a repentant heart.

    “It’s not what’s happening today that drags a man down. It’s remorse over what happened yesterday, and dread of tomorrow.” - man to bartender on Perry Mason episode. Think about that statement for a moment. There is really a lot of truth in it, you know. Man is basically a fighter. A ...read more

  • Confessing To One Another Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 16, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 8,289 views

    An incomprehensive study of the 'one another' verses. Part 7

    When I chose this topic as the final installment of our study on the ‘one another’ verses, it was chosen as last only by virtue of where it fell in the New Testament. The first one, “Building Up One Another” was from Romans 14, and each sermon after that has come in order of the epistles ...read more

  • A Dream Come True

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
    based on 324 ratings
     | 27,662 views

    Like Simeon we need to realize that if all we had was Jesus Christ, that would be enough; with Jesus, our life is complete and we can be content.

    Children often dream about things they would like to do in the future. I suspect traveling in space as an astronaut, playing football in the NFL, making the Olympic figure skating team, or driving a $100,000 sports car are some of the more popular ones. When I was growing up, I dreamed of being the ...read more

  • Christ Proclaimed: His Birth

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 29, 2000
    based on 56 ratings
     | 4,753 views

    A Christmas sermon

    An unusually hot wind drove sand like needles into the faces of two dusty travelers as they made their way over yet another knoll. As his robe slapped viciously about his ankles, the man peered out from beneath his mantle at the small village that had been their destination. From this distance, ...read more

  • Arguments To Consider

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 2, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 3,342 views

    That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

    Arguments to consider when studying Partial Preterism The booklet promotes the theory that all (or most) of the events prophesied in the New Testament (including those in Revelation) were fulfilled in the past, specifically in 70 AD. The idea is that with the Roman siege of Jerusalem and ...read more

  • The King Of The Jews

    Contributed by James Groce on Aug 28, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,057 views

    The whole point of the book of Matthew is to present Jesus as King.

    When anyone was to be crucified, under Roman law, they were marched through as many streets as possible on the way to the place of execution in order that the people might see the victim. In front of the victim there was a man who carried a placard. On the placard was written the crime for which ...read more

  • Living Wisely As Canadian Christians

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 1, 2001
    based on 36 ratings
     | 4,063 views

    Some thoughts on what it means to "obey the king" in today’s "pagan" society and government.

    Living Wisely as Canadian Christians Eccl. 8:2-6 and Romans 13:1-10 (NLT) Happy 134th birthday Canada! All across the land today many impressive speakers with impressive speaking ability will try to pump up the sometimes not so hot Canadian patriotism. Fireworks, great performers doing their stuff ...read more

  • Dealing With A Seared Conscience Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jul 2, 2001
    based on 140 ratings
     | 26,566 views

    Notice God’s gracious methods of awakening the conscience of Joseph’s brothers.

    “When Life Is the Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 6 “Dealing With A Seared Conscience” Genesis 42:1-28 Are there things that happened in the past that the mere mention of creates a new sense of pain in ...read more

  • What Is That In Your Hand? Series

    Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 11,535 views

    Whenever God asks a question, we should give careful attention to why he asks . . . . and to what we answer

    The Questions of God: “What Is That In Your Hand?” Scripture: Exodus 4:1-17 Text: Exodus 4:2 Intro: A week ago today, over a hundred kids and adults from OBF got back from the annual Tennessee Trek camping experience. Over the course of that week, many of the campers and staff experienced the ...read more

  • God's Christmas Gift - Part Iii Series

    Contributed by Tom Maines on Dec 18, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 5,378 views

    God gave the world the indescribable gift of His Son - Jesus Christ

    Sermon: December 9, 2001 Title: The Gift Of God – Part III Text: Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 4:10 Jesus answered ...read more

  • Christmas Through The Eyes Of Heaven

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Dec 26, 2001
    based on 54 ratings
     | 12,446 views

    Four insights about Christmas from heaven’s perspective from the book of Revelation.

    Note: This Sermon was introduced with a drama sketch called "Hung on a Tree" Jesus doesn’t deserve to be hung on a tree. Truer words could not be spoken, that Jesus did not deserve to be hung on a wooden cross to suffer for the sins of the human race. Yet that’s exactly what happened, and in ...read more

  • The Voyage Of Faith

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 13, 2002
    based on 81 ratings
     | 16,858 views

    Faith will take you places you never thought you’d go, but you will be grounded on the word of God the whole time.

    November 26, 2001 Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:11-21 “The voyage of faith” 1. Noah’s faith was grounded on the word of God. “warned”  the nature of the people (Gen 6:5,11-12 “…every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.”)  God gave a warning (Gen ...read more

  • Traveling Without A Map

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Jan 13, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,295 views

    When God says to go, you prove your faith by packing your bags. (1st of a 3 part series on Abraham)

    November 26, 2001 Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 6:11-21 “The voyage of faith” 1. Noah’s faith was grounded on the word of God. “warned”  the nature of the people (Gen 6:5,11-12 “…every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.”)  God gave a warning (Gen ...read more