Sermons on True Love:

What Is The Purpose Of Spiritual Gifts? Series

Contributed by Tim Brock on Sep 16, 2011

Exactly what does the Bible mean when it speaks of a Spiritual Gift?

I heard a story about 3 sons who left home & went out to make their mark upon the world & did quite well. One day the sons talked about the different ways they were able to pay back their elderly mother for all of her generous sacrifices. 1. The 1st son said, “I built a big house for our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:7-13

Denomination: Christian Church

Praying For Results

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jul 3, 2008

When we pray do we expect God to answer? Your prayer releases God’s power to work on the earth.

July 6, 2008 Morning Worship Text: Luke 11:1-13 Subject: Prayer Title: Praying for Results I suppose that there isn’t a Christian anywhere that doesn’t pray. I know for a fact that even non-Christians pray (I did before I accepted Jesus). But I wonder how many people know how to pray in order to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith's Perfect Timing

Contributed by Roger Spaugh on Jul 10, 2008

Faith is birthed through preaching, but will soon die if we fail to respond!

FAITH’S PERFECT TIMING TEXT: John 5:2-7, "Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went ...read more

Scripture: John 5:2-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Parable Of The Wheat And Tares Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Jul 23, 2008

The parable of the Wheat and Tares reveals to us that our duty is to the Master of the ’field’ and to remain faithful to Him and do what He commands us do. We cannot become the ’Holy Spirit’ for others, we must allow Christ to ’judge’ spiritual content of

Sermon Brief Date Written: July 23, 2008 Date Preached: July 23, 2008 Where Preached: OPBC (Wed PM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: A Study of the Parables Sermon Title: The Parable of the Wheat and Tares Sermon Text: Matt 13:24-30; 36-43 24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Baptist

Wisdom For Successful Living Series

Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008

Disciplines which contribute to Godly success.

Wisdom for Successful Living Jeremiah 35 The Rechabites were descendents of Moses father-in-law Jethro. They were God-fearing people with a strong testimony in Israel. As we saw last week, the newly anointed king Jehu chose Jonadab the son of Rechab to ride with him in his chariot as he cleaned ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 35:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Calling An Audible Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Aug 12, 2008

I preach expository messages, and this is from my series on the book of Acts.

“Calling an Audible” Acts 13:44-52 December 2, 2007 Ever been in a church where it was obvious that people had assigned seats? Ever been in a church where they didn’t? That’s a better question, because we all know that we are creatures of habit, and we get ourselves so easily stuck in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:44-52

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Our Spiritual Metamorphosis Series

Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008

To preach a series of sermons on Spiritual Transformation

Our Spiritual Metamorphosis Romans 12:2 In a world filled with sweet scents and blue sky, Lives the gentle, uplifting butterfly, Whose metamorphosis has this truth to teach: Our aspirations are within our reach. For this fluttering flyer of soaring worth Was at one time a creature that crawled the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: *other

The Vision Thing

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Aug 25, 2008

1st in a series of sermons on Vision, it explains the first step in vision... dissatisfaction.

The Vision Thing Nehemiah 1 For weeks you heard a lot about vision. Then after some meetings, you didn’t hear about it. Now, for a couple of weeks you have seen these strange signs around the church. You are hopefully wondering what they mean. Well, today I hope to help you understand. Some of ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Ministry Of A Child Of God Series

Contributed by Duane Smith on Aug 31, 2008

The purpose of this message is to help us understand that the church is to minister to all walks of life and all kinds of people as God gives us the opportunity and to encourage us to reach out to the needy in our communities.

THE MINISTRY OF A CHILD OF GOD Acts 9:32-43 INTRODUCTION: A. The summer Olympics ended this past week in Beijing, China. 1. And it is natural for the games to be nationalistic – we each root for those who are of our own nation taking pride in those who win a. Who could not shout when ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:32-43

Denomination: Baptist

How A Runaway Prays Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 8, 2008

2nd Message in a series from the book of Jonah.

Series: Jonah, God’s Runaway How a Runaway Prays Jonah 1:17--2:10 Dennis the Menace was always one of my favorite cartoon characters. Of course, I was never like him!! One classic cartoon showed him sitting in his little rocker, facing the corner, his usual place of punishment. He says over ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Healing Power Of Hope

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 15, 2008

Hope comes when we see Jesus and hope gives us a fulfilling future.

The Healing Power of Hope Luke 5:12-16 Our scripture text today tells about a man who made an awful discovery. His discovery kept him awake at night. His friends began to notice he was pre-occupied. The man knew what he had to do. He had to make a journey. He told his wife and children not ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:12-16

Denomination: Free Methodist

What Happens Behind Closed Doors Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 21, 2009

In worship God provides a way for us to deal with the lingering dirt in our lives, and offers us a vision of life’s beauty and possibility.

How many househusbands do we have here? Are there any househusbands? Not housewives … we don’t even say that word in these politically correct times! You know what I mean … how many of us men will admit that we get into the housework routine? Come on, I know about some of you! You have a working ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Baptist

Communion Pics

Contributed by Dan Cormie on Mar 2, 2009

A communion message remembering Jesus using 4 "pics" from His life and ministry...

Dakota Community Church February 8, 2009 Communion Pics I Corinthians 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Denomination: Mennonite

Organizing Our Priorities

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Mar 8, 2009

The main thing is to keep the Main Thing the main thing.

Organizing Our Priorities: Hebrews 3:1-4:11 Introduction: A good friend and mentor of mine has always said, “The main thing is to keep the Main Thing the main thing. The Main Thing being Jesus Christ. It is easy for us to get side tracked and focus on all types of things in life, such as ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Change That Comes With Church Growth

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 10, 2009

A shorter midweek message that might help other churches in dealing with some of the potential problems they must deal with in growing from a very small to a medium sized church in a short period of time.

We all have choices in life. Some choices lead us into good times, while others will lead us into bad times. And considering that we are free to make whichever choice we want, we should be very careful and use much wisdom, because most choices, good or bad, have far reaching consequences that we ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

Denomination: *other