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  • Paul's Focus: Souls Won Not How It's Done Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jul 20, 2014
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    Paul did NOT believe we should stand on ceremony or ritual when it comes to sharing Christ, but that we should have an attitude of being willing to do ANYTHING to win people to Christ!

    Sermon Brief Date Written: July 17, 2014 Date Preached: July 20, 2014 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series in 1 Corinthians Sermon Title: Paul’s FOCUS –Souls Won not How it is done Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 [NLT] 19Even though I am a free ...read more

  • Story 30 Lasting Influence Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 2, 2014
     | 3,771 views

    A lesson on the impact of the Apostle Paul on lives of believers.

    1. Unexpected Influence Back in the 1800's a skeptic promised a famous British preacher, Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910) that he would attend his church for 4 Sundays. Maclaren told the skeptic that during those sermons he'd present reasons why he should believe in Jesus. The skeptic was true to ...read more

  • Devotedly Doing The Right Things: Keys To A Successful Church Series

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Jun 24, 2014
     | 4,789 views

    Acts 2:42 speaks of four things the church continued to do that resulted in great success for the growth of the Kingdom of God.

    DEVOTEDLY DOING THE RIGHT THINGS: KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL CHURCH Acts 2:42 INTRODUCTION: 1.) Two weeks ago was Pentecost Sunday. A.) At that time, I spoke on that grand and glorious event two thousand years ago when the Spirit of God moved in a powerful manner to establish the church or Kingdom ...read more

  • The Disciples Are Called Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jun 25, 2014
     | 5,659 views

    What we see from Mark 3 is a very simple message based on the actions and teachings of Jesus: "If we are to be LIKE Jesus in our life … shouldn't we live and act as He did?"

    The Disciples are Called Mark 3:1-19 Introduction - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” -- He is the ultimate servant; giving Himself clearly for all who will receive -- Key verse: Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, ...read more

  • Judas Iscariot: The Traitor Series

    Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 1, 2014
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    Judas Iscariot was a thief, he was never a believer as the others, he sat under the teaching of Jesus for over 3 years, he would be a tool of the devil, never feel sorry for Judas, he made his choice.-- He never called Jesus Lord, always Master.

    #13~JUDAS ISCARIOT: pt.1 APOSTLES 3-1-14 Today we'll continue with our study of the APOSTLES, and we'll think on and talk for a few minutes about JUDAS ISCARIOT, there's a lot of information about Judas so our study to do with him may ...read more

  • What Is Reality? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 20, 2014
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    We often rely on our senses and even our emotions to tell us what’s real. Paul, as he begins the letter to the Ephesians, tells of a reality more real than you have ever known, with advantages far greater than anything this age has to offer, all in Jesus.

    If I asked you the question: “how do you know something is real?” you might say something like: “It’s real if I can experience it with my senses.” Our idea of the “realness” of something is tied to what our brains tell us based on the information gathered ...read more

  • Paul Changes Bookkeepers

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 3, 2015
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    Paul Changes Bookkeepers Philippians 3:1-10 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/bookkeepers.html v. 7 is the key verse. It's a new kind of accounting. Ch. 1 was about having joy in spite of circumstances - the single mind. God works through it all for the furtherance of the gospel. Ch. 2 was about ...read more

  • Paul Names Names

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 14, 2015
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     | 20,067 views

    Philippians

    Paul Names Names Philippians 4:1-4 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/paulnames.html There was something special about the church at Philippi, and Paul knew it firsthand. There was a great spirit there, a fragrance in the air. This has been a very positive letter compared to many of his epistles, ...read more

  • Sifted But Sustained Because Jesus Is Praying For Us! Series

    Contributed by David Taylor on Feb 20, 2014
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     | 7,368 views

    Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Sifted But Sustained Because Jesus is Praying for Us!

    Being an Authentic Follower of Jesus: Sifted But Sustained Because Jesus is Praying for Us! Luke 22:31-34 June 20, 10 I remember the most difficult time in my life, sifted like wheat. I felt like my life was caving in and I was in the bottom of a cup and could not even reach the lip to pull ...read more

  • Introduction To Colossians (Col. 1:1-2) Series

    Contributed by Greg Brown on Jan 19, 2015
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    Introduction to Colossians

    Introduction Authorship Who is the author of the epistle to the Colossians? Tradition and scriptural evidence teaches that the apostle Paul is the author. Paul was a former Pharisee that persecuted and treated the early church as a false–teaching Jewish cult. However, while on his way to ...read more

  • Only The Truth Can Prevail

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Apr 21, 2015
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     | 5,823 views

    God can get their attention, but what will you do with it?

    There are some things that only happen once in a lifetime. Occurrences that make you stop in your tracks and say to yourself, “I can’t believe that just happened.” Maybe you remember the fall of the Twin Towers or something joyous like the birth of your first child? At the ...read more

  • Trusting In The Futures Series

    Contributed by Larry Thompson on Mar 19, 2015
     | 7,721 views

    Decisions we make today impact our future for His kingdom; Pain may play a role in your future; truth today will transform your future; pleasing God is the purpose of your future

    DEFINING MOMENTS – PART THREE TRUSTING IN THE FUTURES JOSHUA 24:14-18 - DR. LARRY L. THOMPSON (2015) Introduction: (Pastor opens with story of visit by President of Insurance Company – “You’ve just made the biggest mistake in your life!”) Cody Delistraty has ...read more

  • Paul’s Resume

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Mar 22, 2015
     | 8,159 views

    Have you ever met someone or know someone and you heard about a position they have or was offered. And you wondered how in the world did they get that position? They don’t seem to have any qualifications for that position!

    1 Timothy 1-12-17- And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord ...read more

  • Church As Community Series

    Contributed by Scott Jewell on Aug 31, 2016
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    We all have our standards for what should happen as a church. What were the standards of the first church? How did they live them out?

    A man once joined a monastery in which he had to take a vow of silence. Each year he was summonsed before the Abbot and allowed to speak two words. After the first year, the man said, “Bed hard.” The second year, he said, “Food bad.” Upon the third year, the man said, ...read more

  • James- Son Of Thunder Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Sep 13, 2019
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     | 4,183 views

    This is the 2nd sermon in the "Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles" series.

    Series: Getting Acquainted With The 12 Apostles [#2] JAMES- SON OF THUNDER Mark 3:17 Introduction: James and John were called the “Sons of Thunder.” James usually is mentioned before John as though he were the leader of the 2. However, it was probably due to that fact that he was the older ...read more