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He - Psalm 119:33-40 Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Nov 9, 2011

Do we rely on God in our service to Him? Or do we try to do things on our own? Here the psalmist gives us a template of how we must know and understand that we rely on God... that we will fail on our own, and we must go to God and ask Him to equip us and

He November 9, 2011 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wednesday Bible Study Series Psalm 119:33-40 (ESV) – 5 of 22 As we come to this passage (33-40) we find the psalmist asking God to provide several things for him… but not for his edification, but to equip Him to be the leader God ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 119:33-40

Denomination: Baptist

Knowing And Doing God's Will

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Nov 9, 2013

A sermon examining the importance of doing God's will.

Knowing And Doing The Will Of God Exodus 14:15-18 I have been a pastor long enough to know that if I were to ask the question, “do you want to know God’s will for your life”, you would all respond in the affirmative. In a sense, every Christian does want to know the will of God, but the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

Certainty In Uncertain Times

Contributed by Paul Davidson on Nov 13, 2013

We are living in the middle of troubled and uncertain times, but instead of being fearful, let's grab on tightly to four certainties found in Daniel's vision of the four beasts from Daniel chapter 7.

CERTAINTY IN UNCERTAIN TIMES Daniel 7:1-28 (Bible quotes are from NKJV) INTRODUCTION Pastor _______ has been preaching a series on the book of Daniel, and he asked if I would cover the topic of the four beasts in Daniel chapter 7 this week while he’s away. So this morning, we’re going to ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 7:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Nehemiah: A Godly Leader Series

Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 15, 2013

If I were asked to point to a great leader and the Bible (other than Jesus), I would point to Nehemiah. This sermon series will show many reasons why this is the case.

If someone asked me what I believed the best book in the bible on Leadership is, I would tell them to go straight to Nehemiah. Every single chapter in this book gives us great characteristics of a godly leader. In this lesson, I would like to look at the first 2 chapters of this great book, to show ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Training Vs Trying Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 4, 2015

If we are going to grow spiritually, we must move from just trying to grow, to training for growth.

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Where are you spiritually today? Are you growing, is your faith exciting to you or are you bored and disconnected? • There are times when Christians struggle to grow in their faith. • Over time we see people who were excited about Jesus walk away. ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Holds The Future? Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jul 30, 2009

What could God do with your life?

Who Holds the Future Aug 17, 2008 Zech 6 Intro: Would you think with me a moment about your life. Whatever place you are at, whatever your joys or frustrations, your struggles or victories, your dreams and your disappointments. Think about it for a moment, wrap your head around it, imagine how ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 6:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Appearances Can Be Deceiving Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 7, 2009

God doesn’t judge from ouward appearance... but too often we do. What can we do to avoid that tendency?

OPEN: How many of you have ever watched “American Idol”? (Nearly ½ the congregation raised their hands). Ok, how many of you have ever seen “Britain’s Got Talent.”? (A few hand went up) That’s understandable since “Britain’s Got Talent” is aired in Britain. It’s the English cousin of our “American ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Warnings About Worship Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 11, 2009

Not all worship is acceptable to God

SERIES: “BE SATISFIED” “WARNINGS ABOUT WORSHIP” ECCLESIASTES 5:1-7 OPEN Some warnings seem humorous. I remember seeing a box some years back with the following label: WARNING! This box contains envelopes. It’s been reported that there is a sign posted on a Catholic church that reads: ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Paradox Of Possession Series

Contributed by Chris Surber on Jun 18, 2009

It is not we who possess anything of lasting value; no matter what we possess it is Christ who possess us!

The Paradox of Possession, II Corinthians 6:1-13 Series Introduction, “An Upside-Down Kingdom” In Isaiah 52:13-53:12, known as Isaiah’s fourth servant song, the prophet describes what is known as Isaiah’s “suffering servant.” This verse is filled with language of “substitution.” The passage, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

Denomination: Christian Church

You Can Have Heavenly Happiness Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 26, 2009

Are you happy? I am -- sometimes! Psalm 1 reminds us that God wants to give us more happiness in life, and here’s how to get it:

Summer Psalms #1 - You Can Have Heavenly Happiness Psalm 1:1-6 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - May 27, 2009 *Are you happy? I am -- sometimes! Psalm 1 reminds us that God wants to give us more happiness in life. John Phillips explained: -The book of Psalms begins with the word ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Temptation Truths

Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 6, 2009

A look at the subject of temptation from James 1 and various other Bible texts

"Temtpation Truths" Temptation comes to the child of God in many ways, but James tells us that "Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lusts and enticed" (James 1:14) teaching us that the source of temptation is the lust within man, not necessarily the devil as most of us would ...read more

Scripture: James 1:1-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Help Is Available

Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 14, 2009

Christians do not have to go to Jerusalem to the Pool of Bethesda for healing.

Text: Jesus said, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working” (John 5:17). God is always at work in the life of each of us because we are His children. He knows our needs, our hurts, our feelings, our desires, our whereabouts, and our thoughts. He knows when we do ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-9

Denomination: Christian Church

The Son Of Man Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 26, 2009

Jesus had many titles but He preferred to refer to Himself as the Son of Man. In calling Himself this Jesus is actually giving us a clue as to the true nature of His identity.

John 13:31-33 November 4, 2007 The Son of Man ‘Honorable’ ‘Excellent’ ‘Sir’ ‘Master’ ‘Gracious’ ‘Most Admirable’ ‘Liar’ ‘Thief’ ‘Wicked’ ‘Scum’ What do all these things have in common? They are all titles. A title serves many functions. A title is something that is given to distinguish one ...read more

Scripture: John 12:34

Denomination: *other

Quick Start Guide To Christian Living

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Dec 23, 2009

This lesson looks at Paul’s Quick Start Guide to Christian Living – it’s found in Romans 12. Here we find the basic elements to help us live the Christian life.

Quick Start Guide To Christian Living 08/27/06 AM Reading: Romans 12:1-21 Introduction Ill: Using the Quick Start Guide from newly purchased software package. When it comes to life, we often react the same way – we don’t want anyone telling us how to live, we just go out there and start living – ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Identifying Your Spiritual Gift Series

Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jan 10, 2010

This sermon looks at identifying your spritual gift by using the whole book of ephesians. It reminds us the Holy Spirit starts the work, we need to trust in Jesus Christ and rest in the presence of the father, so that we can stand against evil and use our

Spiritual Gifts part 2 Identifying your spiritual gift In the last couple of weeks we have been looking at the issue of spiritual gifts. Last week we looked at ‘Using your gifts to serve others’, this week we are looking at ‘identifying your spiritual gift’. It can be ...read more

Denomination: Baptist