Sermons on Trust:

Challenging The Authority Of Jesus

Contributed by David Cain on Aug 4, 2012

The authority of Jesus was constantly challenged. We must avoid doing the same

Challenging the Authority of Jesus (Mark 3:20 to 35) Our reading this morning describes two challenges to the authority of Jesus. They are very different challenges; the first is from his family who we would expect to be on his side and the second comes from some teachers of the law who we would ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:20-35

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

What Do You Do Everyday? Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 6, 2012

There are some things that are essential to everyday living and there are some things that are not. We start the day with the best intentions, and then we find it's time for bed and we have not actually spend any time doing what we could have done. We can

2012 08 05 What do you do everyday? Can you tell me something you do every day? Read the paper/Brush Teeth / Eat / Drink / Breathe There are some things that are essential to everyday living. And there are some things that are not. If I don't read a newspaper everyday it will not effect my life ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Acting On Faith Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 21, 2012

Ruth acts on the faith she has in Naomi... Naomi instructs Ruth based on her faith in what God is doing!

TEACHING BRIEF Date Written: August 5, 2012 Date Taught: August 8, 2012 Church: OPBC (Wed Night) FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS Series Title: A Study in the Book of Ruth Sermon Title: Acting On Faith Text: Ruth 3:1-18 NLT (read ALL passage here) Introduction: Now we have seen Naomi and Ruth come ...read more

Scripture: Ruth 3:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Shining God In The Believer's Life Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 21, 2012

When God saves us through faith in Jesus Christ, we are ALL called to live out our lives in a certain manner. In this section of Romans - chapters 12-15 - Paul lays out a template for the believer to follow and live by...

Sermon Brief Date Written: August 18, 2012 Date Preached: August 19, 2012 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Journey thru Romans Sermon Title: Shining God in the Believer’s Life Sermon Text: Romans 12-15 [NLT] Overview Introduction: Let’s review a ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Art Of Letting Go

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 22, 2012

What happened to Saul? He did his own thing, he loved self-glorification, he became even more prideful and he thought he was the ultimate King. (Wasn’t about God)

The Art of Letting Go 1 Samuel 28:6-7,13-17NLT He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets. 7 Saul then said to his advisers, “Find a woman who is a medium, so I can go and ask her what to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 28:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Making The Rest Of Your Life The Best Of Your Life

Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012

Now whether you are young or old, six or sixty, healthy and wealthy, or puny and poor, you can make the rest of your life the best of your life.

Acts 2:1-4 (A great start) There is an old saying that, "You are never too old to learn." Sure enough, this is one lesson that you're never too old to learn: "So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”(Psa. 90:12) Now, what that means is this: "Teach us ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

What's In Your "Spiritual" Wallet Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jun 2, 2012

What's in your wallet can reflect your relationship with Jesus.

There is a commercial that asks the question “What’s in your wallet?” I think a lot can be discovered about an individual based on that question. As I thought about the answer to this question concerning my own wallet, I pondered what items found there reflected on my relationship ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:33

Denomination: Foursquare

Confirmed By God

Contributed by John Phillip R. Pesebre on Jun 4, 2012

God’s actions confirm His nature. God breaks in our world to give confirmation of His greatness. He does this in this passage and many times in the Old Testament – to confirm Himself as Lord.

’The proof of the pudding is in the eating’ is a very old proverb. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations dates it back to the early 14th century (albeit without offering any supporting evidence for that assertion.) The phrase is widely attributed to Cervantes in The History of Don Quixote. It means ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:14-17

Denomination: Baptist

Faith Walk Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 29, 2012

Paul challenges his readers to "walk by faith. What does Paul mean when he uses this phrase. How does walking by faith affect our daily lives.

2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 "Faith Walk" INTRODUCTION This past week I posted on Desert Streams' Facebook page the question, "What does it mean to you to walk by faith?" I didn't get any responses, but I hope that I at least started people thinking about this perspective of Christian ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-17

Denomination: Lutheran

Your Decisions Today Determine Your Destiny Tommorrow!

Contributed by Jim Mccutchen on Jun 29, 2012

Have you ever made a decision you later regretted? Have you ever put off a decision you later wished you would have made? Do you recall a decision you made that looking back you are so thrilled you made that choice? Have

YOUR DECISION TODAY DETERMINES YOUR DESTINY TOMMORROW! 1 Kings 18:21 Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." Joshua 24:15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 24:15

Denomination: Christian Church

Hay Esperanza Para Ti

Contributed by Raquel Martinez on Feb 21, 2011

Aun en medio de los problemas, puedes tener esperanza porque Dios siempre esta de tu parte para sacarte de apuros

Hay Esperanza para Ti. Job 11:13-20 Is. 40:31 Introduccion. La Biblia nos enseña en el Salmo 1 que el hombre que se entrega a Dios, tiene la bendicion y todo lo que hace prosperará. No asi los malos que son como el tamo que arrebata el viento. La vida es dura, pero hay una diferencia entre el ...read more

Scripture: Job 11:13-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Name It What You Want Series

Contributed by Ken Ritz on Mar 1, 2016

Part 4 of a series on the life of Jacob. Jacob changes his sons name from sorrow to "right hand" or strength. We also can choose how we look at our circumstances in life.

Name It What You Want Dying To Self, Part 4 I was reading an article from the Wall Street Journal. Wildlife researchers in Germany and the Czech Republic have been studying migration patterns of deer in the two countries, and they were surprised to find out that deer never cross between the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 35:16-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

5 Things We Can Learn From Lilies

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jun 3, 2013

Jesus told us to study the Lily. The Greek emphasizes it is to be a diligent study. 5 things some digging and thinking that Lilies teach us.

5 Things We Can Learn From Lilies Text: Matthew 6:28-30 Mt 6:28 "And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, Mt 6:29 yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these. (NASB) I want ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:28-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stand For Something, Or Fall For Everything The Devil Tries

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Jun 13, 2013

How many of you are getting the feeling, the band was getting ready to play a different song, Something a little more appropriate for the occasion, no not hail to the chief, but something more like “to God be the Glory

Stand for something, or fall for everything the devil tries Dan 3:2-30 NKJ 1. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits(about 90 feet tall) and its width six cubits(about 9 feet wide). He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. And what the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:2-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God's Invisible Providence Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jun 24, 2013

An introduction to a sermon series on the story of Esther. In this sermon we investigate how God works providentially in Esther's life and in ours. The series is based on Charles Swindoll"s book on Esther from his great Bible character series.

Introduction: A. The story is told about 9 people who were hanging from a rope that came down from a helicopter. 1. The group of 9 people hanging from that rope was made up of 8 men and 1 woman. 2. All 9 people agreed that that one person should get off the rope, because if they didn't, the rope ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ