Sermons on Trustfulness:

Don't Stop Fighting

Contributed by Harold Hansen on Feb 21, 2009

For young people. There is hope, & a light at the end of the tunnel. Don’t give up. WE NEED TO FIGHT FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

I RECEVIED PART OF THIS MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE. I CAN NOT REMEMBER. I HAVE ADDED TO IT & CHANGED IT. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. Don’t Stop Fighting 1 Timothy 6:12 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Bible Is Full Of Mistakes Series

Contributed by David Diyanni on Dec 15, 2009

Just like there are many urban legends that get passed around, there are many spiritual urban legneds that get passed around. Let take a look at some of them.

Urban Legends Part 2 The Bible is FULL OF MISTAKES 2 Tim 3:16, Mark 9:1-2, Luke 9:27-28, Matt 17:1, Isaiah 40:22 Heb 4:12 Introduction A. I got a couple of very exciting emails this week. I don’t think we are going to have any worries that this financial recession is going to affect us here at ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16

Denomination: Vineyard

Fear Not In Any Crisis Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 5, 2009

In every crisis, whether a wind on the lake or concerns about our daily bread, the Master counsels "Fear not, I am with you."

September 7, 2009 Caritas in Veritate Labor Day As we continue our reflections on human development, the Scriptures and the papal documents again converge in this pair of readings we hear proclaimed each Labor Day. God gave a twin gift to the earth in the beginning–a mist to water the soil, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:31-34

Denomination: Catholic

Fear Based On A Misperception Of Who You Are... Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Oct 22, 2009

So many believers live their lives in fear because they refuse to plug into the power source that is Christ Jesus... when we think WE have to do all things, we will fail everytime, but we can do ALL things thru Christ who strengthens and empowers us!

Sermon Brief Date Written: October 12, 2009 Date Preached: October 18, 2009 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Sermon Series: FEAR – A Believers Worst Enemy Sermon Title: FEAR – bad perception of who You are… Sermon Text: Romans 8:5-17 [NKJV] 5 For those who are ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:5-17

Denomination: Baptist

Suffering And The Human Condition: Where Was God? Series

Contributed by John Barry on Jun 12, 2009

The editor-in-chief of Bible Study magazine addresses the topic of suffering and God’s place in it and through it.

I was in a room close to 7:00 AM playing Jazz with my High School Jazz Band. We had band practice at 6:00 AM Monday to Friday mornings. (What kind of deranged person came up with that idea?) As I was sitting there at the drum set playing along half-asleep, the intercom began to come on and off. It ...read more

Denomination: *other

What If's

Contributed by Robert Clark on Jun 19, 2009

Conquering the fear reflected in our What If’s.

SERMON NOTES: May 31st, 2009 – Paralyzing What If’s – Matthew 6:25-34 Illustration: Missionaries new post– husband missing – wife worried - hears native drums – fear/what if’s – husband returns with friendly natives bearing anniversary gifts - wife was so worried about negatives she forgot about ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Methodist

Conquering Jericho

Contributed by James May on Feb 10, 2010

The pattern for conquering the Jerichos in your life are found in Israel's victory. God will bring down those walls that separate us from the abundant life.

Conquering Jericho Wednesday, February 10, 2010 By Pastor James May Joshua 6:1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. Joshua 6:2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 6:1-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

In Christ We Have Hope

Contributed by Paul Searight on Feb 19, 2010

In Christ life isn’t meaningless - we have a living hope, a promise from God that there is more to life than this...

Ecclesiastes 1 NIV 2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! 
 Everything is meaningless." 3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? 4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Six Miles Of Obedience

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 25, 2010

Funeral message for Eva Myers, whose distinctive discipline was six miles of walking daily ... a metaphor for walking with Christ.

"Whoever obeys [God’s] word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in him: whoever says, ’I abide in him,’ ought to walk just as he walked." At first I didn’t believe it. Six miles a day?! How could anybody, especially one up in her years, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 26:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

A Hard Day’s Night: Overcoming Life’s Difficulties

Contributed by Rick Finitzer on Aug 15, 2010

Are you presently in the midst of "The Perfect Storm?" Are the waves of doubt and the winds of fear crashing fiercely against you life or your family? Does it seem like you might go under at any time? There is hope! Jesus is with you in the midst of t

Cornerstone Church August 14/15, 2010 “A HARD DAY’S NIGHT: OVERCOMING LIFE’S DIFFICULTIES.” Mark 4:35-41 Most people (including many of us here) have ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Where Ravens Fly

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 4, 2010

Using experiences from the life of Elijah the prophet, this message seeks to show that the ravens of God’s provision fly in the worst of conditions, and the direst of circumstances.

Where Ravens Fly Text: 1 Kings 17:4-6 Intro: Elijah, the prophet of God, has excited my imagination since the early days of my biblical recollections. Actually, Elijah has long been one of my Bible heroes. This servant of God was a man’s man. When it came to preaching the truth of God, mousy he ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 17:4-6

Denomination: Baptist

Pentecost: The Response Of The People Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jan 26, 2010

A sermon examining the day of Pentecost.

PENTECOST: THE RESPONSE OF THE PEOPLE Acts 2:5-13 (Antioch Baptist Church – Wednesday May 14th, 2025) When we last assembled we began to study the arrival of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. We examined the suddenness of the Spirit’s arrival, the sights & sounds that accompanied ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

Waiting Upon The Lord, Sowing Into Your "Suddenly"

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Feb 14, 2011

In this message I don't want to speak about the benefits of waiting on the Lord, but what exactly does it mean to wait on the Lord. If we do the waiting right, we will get the rewards right. We will be sowing into a “Suddenly,” moment.

Waiting Upon the Lord Isa 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint. The benefits of waiting upon the Lord: Inward strength - they shall renew their strength ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus - Miracle Worker Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 27, 2011

We often need to be reminded how powerful and special of a Savior we serve. Miracles are things that many discount, but they are a stark reminder that God is in control and when ALL seems hopeless or when something seems impossible... God can make it happ

Sermon Brief Date Written: February 26, 2011 Date Preached: February 27, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Falling in Love With Jesus Sermon Title: Jesus - Miracle Worker Sermon Text: John 6:1-21 [ESV] Introduction: 1After this Jesus went away to the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Filling The Holes--A Christmas Story

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 30, 2009

Jesus Christ can fill up the God-sized, God-shaped hole in any heart.

Homily for Wake Service One of the most popular films [of this season] is a little fifties vignette, A Christmas Story. In the plot, young Ralphie sets his heart on an air rifle for Christmas, and endures ridicule and scorn in his quest for this gift he believes will make him happy. In the end, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Denomination: Catholic