Sermons on Lateness:

How A Man Loves His Wife & Children

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Sep 12, 2011

This sermon deals with the challenge of men seeing their family as God's tool to make men holy rather than happy.

How Does A Man Show Love For His Family God has placed within every man the potential for greatness when it comes to being a leader in his family. One can be a great husband or a great father regardless of the amount of money he has in the bank, regardless of the color of ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

We Don't Look Like What We've Been Through Series

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Mar 1, 2011

When we were at our LOWEST STATE, it is there that God is able to work with us and help us SHED the things of this world that we can become truly dependent upon Him. It is during the Hardships of Life that we learn how to lean and depend on the Lord.

TITLE: WE DON’T LOOK LIKE WHAT WE’VE BEEN THROUGH SCRIPTURE: JOB 28:2-3 I and the Perfected Praise Worship Center family are honored to be here this afternoon to participate in such a celebration hosted by this great Pastor and Church family. I must say that we have experienced a ...read more

Scripture: Job 28:2-3, 2 Kings 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

"Dadly" Stewardship Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jun 17, 2013

We are all called as stewards of the resources God provides, and there is not a more important steward than that of a dad and how he manages the resources of the family and life God provides to Him! Dads must stand sure and shameless on the Word of God!

Sermon Brief Date Written: June 13, 2013 Date Preached: June16, 2013 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Giving Our All Sermon Title: "Dadly" Stewardship Sermon Text: Eph 5:1 [NLT] Introduction: 1Imitate God, therefore in everything you do, because you are His dear ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-33

Denomination: Baptist

Forget Not All Your Benefits Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 9, 2013

The Psalmist lists our benefits from God that we must not forget. 1- Forget not your forgiveness 2- Forget not your healing 3- Forget not your redemption 4- Forget not your crowns

INTRO.- Forget not all your benefits. Have you counted up your benefits lately? Your benefits from the Lord? ILL.- In a speech made in 1863, Abraham Lincoln said “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5, Psalm 103:1-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Encouraging Words For Troubled Times

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 5, 2012

Paul writes to encourage these new believers that Jesus was coming back for those who were trusting in Him, and for those who had died trusting in Him. They did not need to have hopeless sorrow over their departed loved ones who died knowing Jesus

Encouraging Words for Troubled Times 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Intro: To the average person you might meet downtown or on the street, the idea that Jesus is coming back for all who believe in Him is a crazy one! In fact, some would put you in the same category as the followers of David Koresh or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Whole Field Series

Contributed by Eric Lenhart on Aug 16, 2010

Gleaning from the fields of God's grace.

The Whole Field (Ruth 2:1-23) Introduction: “In his beautiful book Rising Above the Crowd, Brian Harbour tells the story of Ben Hooper. When Ben Hooper was born many years ago in the foothills of Tennessee, little boys and girls like Ben who were born to unwed mothers were ostracized and ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 2:1-23

Denomination: Church Of God

Diagnosing The Problem Series

Contributed by Rob Jansons on Sep 14, 2010

This is the "Total Depravity" sermon without using the stock theological labels. It is the first sermon in the series and it's covert because too many of our listens will shut down their receptors when they hear the words "Calvinism."

Last week we listened to a story, a parable, that Jesus told about a Pharisee and a tax collector. Here is what he said: “To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 7:36-50

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Mapping Out The New Year Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Dec 29, 2009

The scripture is our divine GPS for mapping our lives in order to experience many good days. What does this divine GPS tell us to do? 1- Seek the Lord 2- Follow the Lord 3- Trust the Lord

INTRO.- Have you ever had a bad day? Well, of course. Who hasn’t? But what about a really bad day? Here’s one that tops many I’ve heard. ILL.- The following is seen in a Florida newspaper: A man was working on his motorcycle on his patio and his wife was in the house in the kitchen. The man ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:10-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

En Route To A Better Country

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 24, 2009

For Remembrance Sunday, celebrating the lives of those who had passed away during the previous year: We resist change because we fear failure and we fear temporariness. But faith launches us and God equips us to new things.

Why do some of us embrace change and others of us resist change? Why do some people look for new things to do, search for new things to learn? But others of us resist until our dying breath doing anything but what we’ve always done? Why is that? Why do we approach to life so very differently? ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Man Walking Series

Contributed by Jeff Kennedy on Sep 9, 2009

John tells us about Jesus raising Lazarus back to life. What does John want us to know about Jesus from this story?

Video Clip: Princess Bride, “Mostly Dead” Connect: Today, in American society, we are obsessed with avoiding death. In the last 10 or fifteen years we have seen unthinkable advances in science and medicine – all of which are designed to makes our lives easier, to make us healthier, to correct ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-46

Denomination: *other

Prayer Of Suffering Series

Contributed by Paul Green on Jul 14, 2009

Prayer and suffering need not be exclusive of one another. As one connects with the other – as our suffering connects with our praying, then a cry goes out to the heavenly realms which God cannot ignored.

When you pray… The prayer of suffering Romans 8:18-27 Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at various forms of prayer. Can I just remind you that prayer is simply a means by which we communicate with God and God communicates with us. When we communicate with each other, we do so in a ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-27

Denomination: Baptist

Many Are Scared- The Innkeeper’s Apathy Series

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Dec 7, 2009

This sermons looks at 3 different vantage points of the same story and how these people acted towards Jesus. The message begs us to ask, "Who am I in this story?"

Jesus. What Child is This? Part 2- Many Don’t Care- The Innkeeper’s Apathy Luke 2:1-20 This in a nutshell is the Christmas story. Often read at church during the holiday season or at home on Christmas eve or maybe even on Christmas morning before the presents are opened. It is the story of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Wesleyan

Giant Killing For Beginners

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 23, 2009

Living victoriously has much in common with David’s victory over Goliath. The shepherd didn’t act in faith that hadn’t already been tested; he acted according to his consistent experience with God.

When I was young, I was a huge fan of the Walt Disney version of Zorro. I loved the idea of a person who would dress up in a costume, ride a beautiful horse, and cross swords triumphantly with the forces of injustice and oppression—though I would have defined those forces merely as “the bad guys” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-53

Denomination: *other

Is It Break Time Yet? Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 26, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Mark 6: 30 – 44

Mark 6: 30 – 44 Is It Break Time Yet? 30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31 And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Full Baskets Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 16, 2009

Today, we are looking at one of the most beloved events in all of the New Testament—the time when Jesus fed the 5000 with five loaves and two fish. But despite our familiarity with the account, there are many things we can still learn from it.

This morning we have come to one of the most beloved stories in all of the Bible. Probably most of us have pictures of this event in our mind from children’s story books or Sunday school lessons. On the one hand, it’s good that many of us are very familiar with this event. But on the other hand, ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-13

Denomination: Baptist