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  • Questions And Answers In Jesus Day: How Long Has This Been Happening? Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Mar 16, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,319 views

    Questions and Answers in Jesus Day: How Long Has This Been Happening? - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

    SERMON OULINE: Cause of failure - Prayer ignored (vs 28-29) Result of failure - Power obstructed (vs 14-18) Cure for failure - Priority given (vs 17-27) SERMONBODY: Key verse 21: (N.I.V.): “Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like ...read more

  • Examine Yourselves

    Contributed by Roger Roark on Mar 23, 2016
     | 14,875 views

    Daily examination of our spiritual walk

    EXAMINE YOURSELVES 2 Cor. 13:5 5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! As Jeremiah lamented over the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, ...read more

  • Giving Something Up For Lent

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 20, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,966 views

    God will give us the strength and desire to let go of the things that hinder us from serving Him. If we follow Him, He will bless us spiritually. In order to be first with God, we have to be last in the eyes of the world.

    Let's take a walk down memory lane for a moment. Some of you, especially the older members of this congregation, may remember a famous comedian named Flip Wilson. He had a weekly TV comedy show back in the 70s, and one of his favorite characters was a preacher named Brother Leroy. In one skit, ...read more

  • God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Serves Series

    Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,149 views

    A consideration of service/ministry.

    Title: God Wants Us To Be . . . A Church That Serves Series: The Church God Wants Us To Be, Sermon # 4 COPYRIGHT © Joe La Rue, 2008 Text: Mark 10:42–45 Date Preached: February 3, 2008 Introduction A. During the early morning hours of Sunday, January 27, just one week ago ...read more

  • Three Big Bad Reasons Not To Serve

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Sep 8, 2010
     | 4,487 views

    This sermon discusses pride, fear and shame as reasons people give for choosing not to serve.

    Three Big Bad Reasons Not To Serve Aug 29, 2010 Matt. 20:20-28 Intro: This summer we’ve been looking at the fundamentals of Christian living. For the past couple weeks, as preparation for the fall kick off of our ministries and especially our new ministry taking place on Wednesday night, ...read more

  • Love Displayed

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Dec 26, 2011
     | 3,340 views

    Exposition of John 3 regarding the sending of God’s Son on Christmas was part of one of the greatest displays of the immeasurable love of God ever.

    Text: John 3:16, Title: Love Displayed, Date/Place: NRBC, Christmas Eve 2011 A. Opening illustration: I had a Greek professor in seminary who was a great help to me. He taught us how to love our wives. He wrote “The Myth of Adolescence” and taught us how to love our children. He ...read more

  • The Letter I Series

    Contributed by Greg Vesely on Mar 31, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,717 views

    THEIR IS NO LEETER I IN LOVE BUT THERE IS AN I IN SIN

    Title : THE LETTER i Intro: This mornings message is entitled………… I don’t know about you I could be the most self indulged person at times even as a kid ( give me no its mine mommy) I was selfish and still I am at times. I Remember one of my friends and I got this ...read more

  • The Hour Has Come PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 16, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 915 views

    This sermon explores sacrificial submission and selfless surrender, encouraging believers to release their lives into Christ's hands for spiritual growth and eternal life.

    Welcome, dear friends, to this sacred space of reflection and revelation, where we gather in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to dig into the fertile soil of His word. We come together, not as strangers passing in the night, but as a family, bound by the love of Christ and the shared pursuit of ...read more

  • Righteous Or Unrighteous PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 26, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 53 views

    God lovingly confronts our sin, calling us to repentance and surrender, so we may experience true healing, gratitude, and restored relationship with Him.

    Some Sundays feel like a soft chair and a warm blanket. Other Sundays feel like the Father’s steady hand on our shoulder, guiding us to look straight at the mirror and see what He sees. Today is one of those tender, truthful moments. Romans 1 is a sober passage, yet it is also a gracious gift, ...read more

  • Exchange Self-Destructive Tendencies With Spiritual Fruits

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 16, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,033 views

    Do you observe that you tend to get better or worse(bitter, angry and anxious) when difficulties come in to your life? Is your life more characterized by triumphs or turmoil and tension? Irritations have a way of bringing a sense of frustration that leads

    Exchange Self-Destructive Tendencies With Spiritually Fruitful Traits (Gal. 5:16-23) Too many people allow themselves to fall into self-destructive practices out of ignorance, neglect or spiritual indiscipline. Some people need to know when to admit mistakes. Take for example what not to put in ...read more

  • Serving In Humility - 2nd String Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 20, 2010
     | 9,090 views

    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

  • The Loneliness Of Self Pity (July 31, 2022)

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jul 29, 2022
     | 2,073 views

    Have you ever wanted to quit because things got tough? ... Elijah was considering dropping out of his role because Queen Jezebel threatened him!

    THE LONELINESS OF SELF PITY Text: I Kings 19:1- 4, I Kings 19:10 -18 1 Kings 19:1-4  Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.  (2)  Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, "So may the gods do to me, and ...read more

  • Part 2: Putting Away The Old Self Series

    Contributed by Stephen Aram on Oct 25, 2019
     | 3,523 views

    If we want to walk in God's freedom, a first step is to stop doing the things that distance us from our God.

    If you go into Chicago, maybe to the loop or North Michigan Avenue on a warm evening, you might see a strange sight, a 19th century horse and buggy out in the street in the 21st century. It’s wonderfully quaint to be brought back in time to ‘the good old days,’ and see a real horse in modern ...read more

  • Serving With Passion - Philippians 2:16 Series

    Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jun 15, 2024
     | 587 views

    Did you know it's your responsibility to get other people ready for Judgment Day? How is that done?

    Philippians 2:14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe 16 as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of ...read more

  • Fruit That Is Never Out Of Season: Self-Control Series

    Contributed by John Maxwell on Aug 10, 2006
    based on 151 ratings
     | 72,127 views

    We have talked about the different aspects of the fruit of the spirit that Paul gives us. Through the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, we can live an incredible life. Let’s start in Galatians 5:19 because Paul does a tremendous job of contra

    FRUIT THAT IS NEVER OUT OF SEASON SELF-CONTROL Galatians 5:19-26 John Maxwell INTRODUCTION: Turn with me to Galatians, Chapter 5 this morning. We have talked about the different aspects of the fruit of the spirit that Paul gives us. Through the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, we ...read more