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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
Today, we're going to explore a crucial topic that affects all of us is sickness.
Sickness and disease are universal human experiences that have plagued humanity since the fall of man. While medical science has made significant progress in understanding and treating various ailments, the spiritual dimension of sickness is often overlooked. As believers, it's essential to ...read more
Scripture: Job 2:7, Acts 10:38, Luke 13:16
Sometimes our disappointments in life can become God's appointments, so don't let closed doors bother you. The things we think of as failures and problems can often end up being blessings in disguise.
In life, we often encounter doors of opportunity that open and close before us. But are these doors being opened and closed by God? While the exact phrase "When God shuts one door, He opens another" is not found in the Bible, it aligns with the truth that we will explore in this sermon. We will ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:6-10
Topics: Apologetics General
It's a common misconception that the leaders of a congregation are always the ones with the strongest faith. This isn't necessarily true. This sermon is a lesson for the faithful, encouraging them to remain steadfast in their beliefs.
Many people believe that the leaders of a congregation are the ones with the strongest faith. However, this is not always the case. In reality, there are times when those in leadership positions may actually have weak faith. This is a lesson for all believers to acknowledge their own faith ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:14-29
Topics: Faith, Leadership
Exploring our obligations and responsibilities towards others in our lives.
Today's sermon explores the question of our responsibility towards other people. In the book of Genesis, God confronts Cain about the whereabouts of his brother Abel. Cain responds with a dismissive attitude, asking, "Am I my brother's keeper?" This story highlights the callous indifference that ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 4:9-13
Topics: Forgiveness, Responsibility
It’s considered impolite to attend a party without bringing a gift for the host or honoree. We should feel honored to receive an invitation to attend. Therefore, it’s extremely important that we bring the right gifts to the honoree.
Today, we gather to discuss the significance of "The Ultimate Birthday Celebration." It is a time-honored tradition for people around the world, both believers and non-believers, to celebrate on December 25th. While the exact date of Jesus Christ's birth is not mentioned in the Bible, we celebrate ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 9:3
Topics: Christmas, Gift Giving
John 15:2 has been the cause of a lot of confusion for many Christians. We read that “He cuts off every branch in Me that does not bear fruit,” and we wonder what type of “fruit” is He talking about? If I fail, will He cut me off?
Jesus Lifts Us Up John 15:1-5 by S. M. Henriques Have you ever felt as though you needed a fresh start? Well, who hasn’t? President John Kennedy found himself wishing once that he could start over. In 1963 he visited West Berlin, and made an impassioned speech which would be remembered for years ...read more
Scripture: John 15:1-5
Denomination: Baptist
True faith seeks glory from God.
Scripture Introduction “Seeing is believing,” or is it? Is “seeing, believing,” or is “believing, seeing”? A group of men stand meters from Jesus; they believe he is there; they know he exists; they see his miracles. Yet he says that they do not believe. Earlier we read James’ indictment of ...read more
Scripture: John 5:30-47
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
This message is to challenge listeners to be passionate in their worship of Jesus Christ.
Passion To The Christ (Joh 11:34 KJVR) And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. (Joh 11:35 KJVR) Jesus wept. (Joh 11:36 KJVR) Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! (Joh 11:37 KJVR) And some of them said, Could not ...read more
Scripture: John 12:1-11
Near the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explains the essential of being able to judge and discern false teachings and the road that will lead to eternal destruction.
Two Roads, Two Teachings Matthew 7:13-23 In our last study we looked at Jesus’ famous words from Matthew 7: 7: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:13-23
What does it mean to be saved? How does this happen? Jesus speaks candidly about it in John 3 to a religious leader seeking truth.
Sermon Brief Date Written: May 18, 2010 Date Preached: May 23, 2010 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Great Questions of Our Faith Sermon Title: What is Salvation? Sermon Text: John 3:14-17 [ESV] 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must ...read more
Scripture: John 3:14-18
The coming of Jesus brings justification by faith (salvation) to all who believe.
“WHEN JESUS COMES: JUSTIFICATION” (Advent 2010, Week #3) Rev. 11:18-19 Sermon Objective: The coming of Jesus brings justification by faith to all who believe. Supporting Scripture: Isaiah 53:6; Romans 3:22-26; Romans 4:5; 1 Corinthians 1:28-31, 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 1:6-9; ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 11:18-19
Denomination: Nazarene
Satan loves to make situations which require simple faith and obedience complicated and confusing in order to get us off track. Jehoshaphat was able to overcome doubt - and ultimately defeat - through worshiping the Lord.
God’s strategy was clear . . . the worshipers went first into the battlefield, and . . . the Lord miraculously defeated their enemies. - Mike Harland(1) If the Lord has ever asked you to do something for Him and you struck out early, then this message is for you! We’re going to find out that ...read more
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-4, 2 Chronicles 20:12-22
Top-level thanksgiving depends on deep awareness of the goodness of God, and none can have this awareness until they have the assurance of salvation in Christ. You must experience God's goodness and mercy in being forgiven and set free from sin to have the thankful heart of the Psalmist.
Leslie Weatherhead tells the story of the 5 year old boy use to listen to the radio even though he could not understand anything but the children's programs. He observed that his parents listened every day to what was called the news. He could make nothing of that. One Sunday morning he went ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 118:1-5
The church is God's instrument to glorify Him and build the kingdom. We can only do this if we understand what the church is and what it has been called to do.
The Church’s Calling 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 In Ephesians 6:12, we read “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” This can be no more evident than it is today, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
How does a church continue when it loses the presence of the Holy Spirit?
For Sale: One Cross Excellent Condition - Only Used Once - Make Offer I have a good friend who pastors a church not far from ours. Not only does he pastor, but he and his family also own several small, but very successful, businesses in the Atlanta area with about 20 employees. One day, while ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 2:1-6
Denomination: Pentecostal
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