Sermons on Pauls Imprisonment:

How To Shine Your Faith Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jun 17, 2009

Paul shares how important our witness is for a lost world

Yearly at Christmas on TV is , "It’s A Wonderful Life", staring Jimmy Stewart. George Bailey has big dreams of going to college and being a world traveler. Instead, he winds up having to take over his father’s building and loan, which is more like a charity than a business. George becomes so ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:14-18

"Ingredients That Make Life Worth Living” Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on May 27, 2009

Paul shares two ingredients that make life worth living.

(Show video—Life is Temporary) I would imagine that it would be safe to say that a majority of us who are present today desire a life that is fulfilling, meaningful, joy filled, and purposeful - a life worth living. Now, I guess there may be a few of you who take exception to that - you prefer a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

How To Acccomplish A Difficult Task By Gerald Van Horn

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Jan 1, 2013

Paul had a difficult task and so does the church today.

How To Accomplish a Difficult Task By Gerald Van Horn Text. Romans 4:13-16 Old Testament Saints. Old testament saints had a difficult task. The only way that they could be justified was by sacrifices. Such sacrifices could not purge a guilty conscience for the death of animals had to done over ...read more

Scripture: Romans 4:13-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Spiritual Maturity Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Mar 24, 2014

Paul tackles the spiritual immaturity of the Corinthian believers...HEAD ON!

Sermon Brief Date Written: February 28, 2014 Date Preached: March 02, 2014 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series from 1 Corinthians Sermon Title: We are a TEAM - Stay Humble Sermon Text: 1 Cor 3:1-9 [ESV] Introduction: So far in our journey through this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Fleshing Out Godly Living Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 16, 2012

Paul continues in his teaching on living OUT the Christian life...

SERMON BRIEF Date Written: October 12, 2012 Date Preached: October 14, 2012 Church: Oak Park BC (AM) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series: A Series In Romans Title: Fleshing Out Godly Living Text: Romans 13:1-14 ETS: Paul gave the church in Rome continues to instruct in godly ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Live According To The Pattern

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 21, 2013

Paul encourages the Philippians and us to live according to his pattern.

Albert Einstein once said, “The universe is not merely more complicated than we can understand. It’s more complicated than we can IMAGINE.” That’s an interesting thing to think about; how this whole Universe was formed by design. What a complex design it is! God had it ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:17-21

Denomination: Lutheran

The Secret Of Great Giving

Contributed by Michael Stark on Feb 1, 2014

In commending the Macedonian Christians, Paul revealed the secret of great giving.

“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

The Unmarried And The Widowed Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Sep 4, 2011

In today's lesson, Paul gives six reasons for remaining single.

Scripture We continue our study in The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. One of the challenges that Christians face is the issue of singleness. Let’s learn about this in a message I am calling, “The Unmarried and the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:25-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Dealing With Church Fires Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 3, 2011

Even in Paul's day getting along with fellow Christians was difficult.

“Between the Lines: Dealing with Church Fires” Romans 14:1-15:7 Max Lucado has related A PARABLE. “Every sailor could agree on one fact. Had it not been for the captain, they would never have survived. The storm came suddenly. In a matter of moments hulls were broken, decks were ...read more

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Answer Five: The Spiritual Stages Of Man Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 29, 2015

Paul continues with his answers to solve the problem of a divided church.

When you think about the word “division” you find that is a damaging and devastating problem. Divisiveness leads to anger, fights, divorce, murder, and war. One of the answers to solving this division problem is to see ourselves as God sees us. When God looks at a person, He sees ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Shaved And Shameful Women Of Corinth

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on May 8, 2015

Have an opinion on head coverings? Paul did. or was it merely an opinion?

The shaved and shameful women of Corinth Our scholars always find a way out of difficult Biblical passages. Verification of scholarly opinions is as varied as the scholars themselves, and often their conclusions come out very different from each other. So it is left for the believer to pick and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Earthly Tents

Contributed by John Ong on Aug 3, 2015

The preaching of Paul to the Corinth speaks about tent as the brevity of life.

Have you ever feel like you do not belong in this world? Like there is a special place where you originally live? We experience disappointment, suffering, rejection and difficulty because this world is definitely not our ultimate home. Our life here on Earth is definitely the end of our story. God ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Dealing With Ungodliness In You And Me Series

Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 4, 2014

This message deals with what Paul teaches about Church discipline.

Introduction: 1. Willie Nelson once owned a golf course. He said the great thing about owning a golf course was that he could decide what par for each hole. He pointed out one hole and said, “See that hole there? It’s a par 47. I birdied it yesterday.” 9 2. The truth is that we ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

No Room In The Church Series

Contributed by Tim White on Mar 10, 2015

There is supposed to be no room in the Church for what Paul covers with the Ephesians in this passage.

No room at church Ephesians 4:17-32 Ill. I asked a Methodist preacher one time if he was having mice problems like we were in the Baptist Church. He said, “No, our attendance is so good now, we don’t have room for mice so they moved out.” Eph 4:17 Now this I say and testify in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-32

Denomination: Baptist

A God's-Eye View Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Feb 14, 2016

Paul helps us understand what a privilege prayer is.

The new church treasurer was struggling to open a combination lock on the offering safe. He had been told the combination, but couldn’t quite remember it. Finally he went to the pastor and asked for help. The pastor came into the room and began to turn the dial. After the first two numbers he ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Lutheran