Sermons on Three Years:

Spiritual Maturity Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Mar 24, 2014

Paul tackles the spiritual immaturity of the Corinthian believers...HEAD ON!

Sermon Brief Date Written: February 28, 2014 Date Preached: March 02, 2014 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series from 1 Corinthians Sermon Title: We are a TEAM - Stay Humble Sermon Text: 1 Cor 3:1-9 [ESV] Introduction: So far in our journey through this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Denomination: Baptist

Sin - Whose Fault Is It? Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 6, 2014

Whose fault was it that Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden? Was it all THEIR fault? Did Satan influence Eve's choice? Was God at fault for their failure?

OPEN: One of the most popular Christian Hymns of all time was written in the 1700’s by a man named John Newton. Does anybody know the name of that hymn? (Amazing Grace) It’s such a popular hymn that it has been sung by numerous singers down through the years including such artists as ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Distracted By A Part Time Lover

Contributed by Mcclinton Hall on Jul 13, 2014

The danger of allowing Satan to distract us from the will of God.

Distracted By A Part-Time Lover Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Matthew 15:7-8 My brothers and sisters, Stevie Wonder recorded a song entitled “Part ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:7-8, Isaiah 29:13

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus' Answer To The Question Of Divorce

Contributed by H.b. Charles Jr. on Apr 16, 2013

"Jesus' Answer to the Question of Divorce" is an exposition of Matthew 19:3-10, where Jesus responds to questions about divorce and remarriage. It explains the Lord Jesus' explanation of the proper grounds of divorce.

Matthew 19:3 states the occasion of the text: And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” The Pharisees were the moral examples, religious leaders, and theological scholars of the day. With few exceptions, they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:3-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Picture Of Love Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 24, 2013

What is this about a snake in the wilderness? And what can that tell me about the fact that God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son?

OPEN: A soldier serving overseas received a Dear John letter from his girlfriend back home. Not only was she cutting off their relationship - adding insult to injury - she wrote, "Will you please return my favorite photograph of myself? I need it for my engagement picture in the local ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Majestic Mystery Of Great Salvation, Part 3 Series

Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Jan 10, 2013

God wants us to have more than an intellectual understanding of the principles of His kingdom and more than a mere awareness of His existence. His desire for man is that he might enter into a very personal and intimate relationship with his God

The Majestic Mystery of Great Salvation, Part 3 Consequence of sin “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned-“(Romans 5:12) “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Help For Keeping "Stuff" In Perspective Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 17, 2013

Dominant Thought: a proper view of things will help us to carry through the command to not steal

You shouldn’t have been following the car so closely – not on State Street at 5:30 on Friday evening. Maybe they had a brake light out – hard to tell – it all happened so quickly. One minute you’re tooling along thinking about supper, the next you’re watching ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Distractions And More Opposition Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 8, 2013

Nehemiah faced opposition prior to this event, but here the opposition had the strong potential to distract Nehemiah from his work in God's plan. We find that Nehemiah reveals his character in being able to stay focused when the world around him was fille

Sermon Brief Date Written: February 8, 2013 Date Preached: February 10, 2013 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Building with God Sermon Title: Distraction & Opposition Sermon Text: Nehemiah 6:3 [ESV] 3so I replied by sending this message to them: “I am ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Triumphing Over Temptation Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 25, 2014

The process of temptation and sin and how to short circuit the process.

When it comes to the sin in our lives, for many of us our first reaction is to blame someone else, perhaps even something like this. [“The Devil Made Me Do It” video] In a lot of ways, things haven’t changed a whole lot since Adam and Eve in the Garden. Let’s look at how ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Rock And The Hard Place Part 7 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 29, 2014

Part seven focuses on the question "Is God Waiting On You?" We say we're walking in faith but how can that be if we're following what He is telling us.

The Rock And The Hard Place Part 7 Is God Waiting On You Scriptures: Exodus 13:3, 14, 16; 6:28-30; 7:17-20; 8:5-6, 13, 16-17, 28-31; 9:8-10, 18-24, 29; 10:3-6, 12-14 18-19, 21-23; 11:4-6, 10; 14:10-16, 21-22 Introduction: Two weeks ago in part six of this series, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Serve The Same Savior - What Has Jesus Done? (Pt 2) Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 22, 2014

We are ON the same team and led by our 'coach' Jesus Christ... He had delivered us, He created us and He is the cornerstone of our faith, but how did He do these things? What has He done?

Sermon Details: Series Title: We Serve the SAME God Sermon Title: We Serve the SAME Savior! (Pt.2) Sermon Text: Colossians 1:21-29 [ESV] Introduction: In our journey through this letter to the church in Colossae, we have learned how we are ALL on the same team and we have been called to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:21-29

Denomination: Baptist

Loving Like Jesus Loves Me Series

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Oct 2, 2014

God wants us to love others like Jesus loves us.

Title: Loving Like Jesus Loves Me Text: Various Truth: God wants us to love others like Jesus loves us. Aim: To have the church practice accepting, valuing, forgiving, and believing in someone. Life Question: What are the four ways Jesus loves you? INTRODUCTION A Christian man was at a ...read more

Scripture: John 6:37

Denomination: Baptist

We Serve The Same Focus Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 3, 2014

A coach leads his team and instructs them on how to achieve victory. He relates the players focus by revealing WHO they are in respect to the team and HOW they are to serve the team. The same goes for believers we must focus on our 'coach' Jesus Christ!

Sermon Brief Date Written: Oct 02, 2014 Date Preached: Oct 05, 2014 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: We Serve the SAME God Sermon Title: We Serve the SAME Focus! Sermon Text: Colossians 3:1-17 [ESV] Introduction: A young boy by the name of James had a desire to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Being Heavenly Minded So We Can Be Of Earthly Good Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 23, 2010

John’s vision of the throne in chapters 4 and 5 is the model for our worship of God.

Most of us have probably heard it said that “those who are heavenly minded are of no earthly good.” But chapter 4 of Revelation shows us that just the opposite is true. Since we heard the entire passage read out loud just a moment ago, I’m not going to read the entire chapter ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Jephthah Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2010

: Jephthah overcame his mother and father’s sinful heritage by becoming dedicated to the Lord and the Lord rewarded him for his faithfulness. Many rejected him but God accepted him and then in the time of need his own people received him back with honor a

Series: Here comes the Judge! Sermon: Jephthah Thesis: Jephthah overcame his mother and father’s sinful heritage by becoming dedicated to the Lord and the Lord rewarded him for his faithfulness. Many rejected him but God accepted him and then in the time of need his own people received him back ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational