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The Man Who Had It All - Almost!

Contributed by Tim Diack on Jan 10, 2012

The rich young ruler had it all - almost! One thing kept him from that which he needed the most - Jesus. What one thing is there in your life that is keeping you from coming to Jesus or going deeper with him?

The Man Who Had It All – Almost! - Luke 18:18-30 - January 8, 2012 One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:18-30

Denomination: *other

The Conquering Christ Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 30, 2012

I am painfully aware that there are many Christians who believe in Christ, but who are not free. How can we be free? We Christians need to experience the dynamic of the cross. Here we find that Jesus preformed three redemptive acts for us on the Cross

COLOSSIANS 2: 13-15 THE CONQUERING CHRIST Would you consider yourself a free person? On what basis would you make your evaluation? What would you say makes a free person? These questions force us to define what we mean by freedom. Truly free people have four ingredients of liberty. 1. They ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:13-15, Colossians 1:15-29

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is Yahweh Series

Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Feb 14, 2012

The theme of Exodus is redemption and the point of the book is that God saves his people.

09.11.2011 Exodus Series Sermon 1 - Who is Yahweh? Exodus 1-4 Bruce B. Miller Who is Yahweh? Exodus 1-4 9-11 video and series bumper For days the media has been remembering 9-11. In the wake of overwhelming 9-11 memories, for some there are too many stories and pictures. What I remember are ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Power Of Grace Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 19, 2012

The Power of Grace

Sermon Brief Date Written: February 18, 2012 Date Preached: February 19, 2012 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Journey thru Romans Sermon Title: So We Are Justified – Why? Sermon Text: Romans 5:12-21 [ESV] Introduction: Over the past two weeks I have ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:12-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Miracle That Never Happened Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 31, 2011

The night He was arrested, Jesus could have called for twelve legions of angels to rescue Him from the mob's hands—but He didn’t.

INTRODUCTION In light of all the economic news about the debt ceiling and Wall Street’s wild ride, you might have missed the news of the death of a very important American recently. If you ever sung or danced to the song “Hokey Pokey,” you might be interested to know that Larry ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:47-56

Denomination: Baptist

On The Road Again: Going The Wrong Way Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 31, 2011

Four observations from Ruth about Elimelech, a backslidden Christian.

INTRODUCTION The story of Ruth has often been called the greatest piece of literature ever written and the Cinderella story of the Bible. I’m calling our study, “The Romance of Redemption,” a title I borrowed from Ray Stedman. How many of you have already read the story of ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Where Is The Spirit Leading? Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Sep 14, 2011

This all shows that when we stubbornly disobey God • In those times when we willfully disregard His will • If we repent we can rediscover His guidance and rejoin Him in His work.

Where is the Spirit leading? September 18, 2011 Scripture: Acts 16:1-15 Introduction I don't know if anyone's counting but we've been studying the book of Acts together now for about eight months and we've covered a lot of basic Christian truth. 1. We’ve learned about MISSIONS o How ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Tests Of True Christianity Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 16, 2011

Growing Christians are not sinless but should sin less.

The Tests of True Christianity 1 John 3:4-10 Rev. Brian Bill 10/16/11 I’m not the handiest hammer in the toolbox when it comes to doing home projects so I always try to become good friends with guys who have a lot of tools and know how to use them. We made a few improvements to our laundry ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:11-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Recovery Of Treasured Possessions Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Oct 3, 2012

A study of the Gospel of Luke 15: 8 – 32

Luke 15: 8 – 32 The Recovery Of Treasured Possessions 8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:8-32

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Does God Exist? Series

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 26, 2012

In this sermon, we review four major clues for the existence of God.

Introduction: A. The story is told of a family who had two young boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. 1. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief occurred in their school or neighborhood, their sons were probably involved. 2. They boys' ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 19:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Eternal Security & Apostasy Series

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on May 24, 2012

This sermon examines the question of Eternal Security and Apostasy and what the Bible teaches concerning these things.

Eternal Security & Apostasy: Can a Child of God Fall from Grace and Be Lost? One of the major points of Calvinism is "the eternal security of the believer" or perseverance of the saints." ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:12-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Samson--A Consecrated Nan

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 4, 2012

Samson is one of the most remarkable men that you will meet in the Bible. Even his birth was extraordinary, since only one other person in the Old Testament was privileged to have his birth foretold by an angel.

Samson—A Consecrated Man 20 Then she said, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” He woke up and thought, “I’ll leave as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him. 21 Then the Philistines captured Samson and tore out his ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:20-21

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Maturity Series

Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Jun 7, 2012

Spiritual maturity comes not in some “new” teaching, but through a deeper grasp of the cross of Christ.

Spiritual Maturity 1 Corinthians 3 For those of you who are new, we are in a series called Spiritual Wisdom in a Foolish World, looking at deep roots of our faith. The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Christians in ancient Corinth in Greece. The churches there were filled with immature people ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Sexual Immorality In The Church Series

Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Jun 7, 2012

A biblical view of how to handle sexual immorality in the church.

Sexual Immorality in the Church 1 Corinthians 5 I’ve wrestled with two different and opposing intuitions. I’m talking about when you see a friend making a big mistake that could really hurt them and others. Have you ever felt a nudging that you were supposed to say something? Then on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Parable Of Costly Discipleship: Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 9, 2011

Assessing the cost of discipleship come through stories of 1) Construction Discipleship (Luke 14:28–30) 2) Conflict Discipleship (Luke 14:31–32) and 3) Chattel Discipleship (Luke 14:33)

Canada’s first war in more than half a century ended at 11:18 a.m. local time Thursday at a spot about 300 metres away from where the first Canadian combat troops set foot in Kandahar on Jan. 19, 2002. Canadian troops--about 35,000 men and women have deployed to Afghanistan since late 2001--have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:28-33

Denomination: Other