Sermons on Humility Meekness:

"Church Life"

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 16, 2010

Spiritual life in the true church is much simpler than we try to make it

“They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Church function has taken many forms in time and many rituals and practices have been implemented. They have then evolved for the good or the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: Orthodox

Paul's Admonition Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 17, 2011

How often do we as believers look down on the world and in our hearts think, "I am so much better than that..." Not too many of us will admit it, but I can guarantee you it crosses the minds of believers every day. Do you love the lost? OR Do you condemn

Sermon Brief Date Written: November 10, 2011 Date Preached: November 13, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series from Romans Sermon Title: An Admonition of Hypocrisy Sermon Text: Romans 2:28-29 [ESV] 28For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor ...read more

Scripture: Romans 2:28-29

Denomination: Baptist

What To Do With Hand-Me-Downs

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2011

An examination of traditions that concludes: traditions can have good beginnings and can protect the truth, but they are a stumbling block when given the same attention as God's word

Mark 7:1-13 Introduction - It's 1903. Russian czar Nicholas II notices a sentry posted on the Kremlin grounds for no apparent reason. After some hunting around he finds why. 127 years earlier, In 1776, Catherine the Great had discovered the first flower of spring on that spot. She gave an ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dreams, Deception And Slavery

Contributed by Andrew Timberlake on Dec 4, 2011

Looks at the reasons for and the consequences of deception (sin).

Dreams, Deception and Slavery – OMG is it Wednesday again, you ask. Why do bad things keep happening to me? Is it bad luck? Believe me things could not absolutely be any worse. Everything I have tried -and done not to get to this point- has failed. Why me? Today we are going to examine a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Fable Of Ambition Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Aug 30, 2010

Gideon's failure appears to be ambition sneaking in after he made the right original decision that poisoned Abimelech's character. Jotham's fable is a cautionary tale.

I know you’ve all heard me quote the brilliant Jewish novelist, Elie Wiesel, on many occasions. The famed author of Night and Jewish philanthropist once said, “Some stories are true that never happened.” He didn’t mean, of course, that we should chuck our healthy skepticism ...read more

Denomination: *other

The Story - Sermon 3 Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jul 31, 2011

Continuing looking at Genesis through the story of Joseph. Many various scriptures are used.

The Story - Part 3 September 26, 2010 Ad lib about my plans how they change over time . . . When we’re studying through The Story, we need to understand that there are two stories simultaneously taking place. There is the upper story and the lower story. The lower story is the details of ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Friends

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 11, 2011

You build friendships by meeting the needs of others.

Title: Friends Text: Romans 1:8-13 Truth: You build friendships by meeting the needs of others. Aim: I’m promoting Dinner for 8 and encouraging them to initiate friendships. Life ?: To build our friendships, what basic needs are to be met? INTRODUCTION Stu Weber, in his book Tender ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:8-13

Denomination: Baptist

God Demonstrates His Love Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Aug 15, 2011

Christian hope is based upon the solid foundation of God's reconciling love for us. This love is seen in Jesus' death on the Cross and the shedding of His blood on our behalf.

ROMANS 5: 6-11 GOD DEMONSTRATES HIS LOVE To save us from eternal death, God had to give the very life of His Son Jesus. God sent His Son to earth as a human baby too weak to lift up His own head. He learned how to crawl, how to stand, how to run. When He had grown into a man, He ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-11

Denomination: Baptist

Got Answers? Series

Contributed by Travis Markes on Aug 30, 2011

A sermon series on Job

God is Good…All the Ti me! “Got Answers?” Job 40-42 In the previous message we examined a selection of the questions God asked Job. Job didn’t have any answers. When you think about it, life is filled with unanswerable questions. For example, here are some very deep ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus - Resurrection & The Life Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Apr 2, 2011

When hurt and grief come our way, Jesus is there for us, to hurt with us, to cry with us but also to point us toward healing... are you ready and willing to listen to Jesus and take the steps to healing He is calling you to take?

Sermon Brief Date Written: April 2, 2011 Date Preached: April 3, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Falling in Love With Jesus Sermon Title: Jesus – Resurrection & Life Sermon Text: John 11:32-44 [ESV] John 11:38-44 32Now when Mary came to where Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-44

Denomination: Baptist

Oh The Places You Will Go Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 11, 2011

I used Seuss's Oh the Places you will go to introduce this message about choices and the choices that Joseph made and the consequences of those choices.

Oh, the places you’ll go Read Pages 1-17 What a great book. Here is a confession; I had never read this book before I decided on the series. The other three I had read or had read to me as a child and read them to my children but not “Oh the Places you’ll go.” I had quoted ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Fruit Of The Spirit Is...love Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 11, 2011

When the Fruit of the Spirit is at work in the body, it is alluring to an unbelieving world.

Beginning this morning, we’ll embark on a new journey that will take us through the various aspects of the fruit of the Spirit over the next nine weeks. Each week, I’m going to open our time with a short story from a book titled Home Town Tales, which is authored by a Quaker minister ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Love And Marriage Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 16, 2010

Much of what I’m going to talk about today comes more from experience as a counsellor than directly from Scripture, though I’ve discovered that the Bible talked about these things long before I observed them in the counselling office, and therefore is rea

Much of what I’m going to talk about today comes more from experience as a counsellor than directly from Scripture, though I’ve discovered that the Bible talked about these things long before I observed them in the counselling office, and therefore is really an excellent guide for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33

You Want Others To Have It Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 26, 2010

The obsession to reach those who do not know Christ is an important mark of a church with "It".

SERIES: IT: Finding It, Keeping It, and Sharing It (freely adapted from Craig Groeschel’s It: How Churches and Leadesr Can Get it and Keep it) “YOU WANT OTHERS TO HAVE IT” MARK 2:1-12 OPEN We continue on this morning in our series: IT: Finding It, Keeping It, and Sharing It. The first ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

You Fail Toward It Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 26, 2010

Failure teaches us how to succeed

SERIES: IT: Finding It, Keeping It, and Sharing It (freely adapted from Craig Groeschel’s It: How Churches and Leader Can Get it and Keep it) “YOU FAIL TOWARD IT” SELECTED SCRIPTURES OPEN Graduates, we recognize your accomplishments. You have earned your diplomas and ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ