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  • Crossing Cultural Barriers

    Contributed by Dr. Phillip Paschal on Nov 12, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,086 views

    Doing What God has called us to do.

    CROSSING CULTURAL BARRIERS 1 KINGS 5:1-6 INTRODUCTION: IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ADVANCE THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH, CULTURAL BARRIERS MUST BE CROSSED. RACIAL PROFILING HAS TAKEN CENTER STAGE IN THESE YET TO BE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THERE EXISTS A COLOSSAL GAP BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE, WHITE ...read more

  • Watch Your Table Manners Series

    Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jul 23, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,411 views

    God accepts ALL sorts of people in his family -- and we need to as well!

    Acts 10:1-48 We continue our study of the Book of Acts, and we now come to chapter 10. It opens with a Gentile soldier named Cornelius, who is told by God in a vision to send for Peter. Meanwhile, Peter is in another town and it’s late in the afternoon and he is tired and hungry. Someone starts ...read more

  • Simeon

    Contributed by Bala Samson on May 18, 2014
     | 4,900 views

    At times, we fail to discern the will of God and the guidance of the Holy Spirit when we have unrighteousness in our life.

    Luke 2:27”And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God….” Today too often we hear the words ‘led by the Holy Spirit’ among ...read more

  • "Walking With God"

    Contributed by Keith Bunch on Jan 5, 2003
    based on 194 ratings
     | 90,890 views

    What does it mean to walk with God?

    TEXT QUESTION: What does it mean to walk with God? Walking with God means to go in God’s direction. 1. God’s way is clearly Marked (1 John 2:6) "whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did." 2. God’s way is always the best way. (Psalm 1) "Blessed is the man ...read more

  • Submit To God Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Dec 14, 2015
     | 7,391 views

    What does it mean to submit to God?

    Next week we will celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ here on earth. We will praise with songs, His Word, and fellowship (you are all encouraged to bring food to share). We celebrate Christmas because about 2000 years ago God Jesus Christ became a human being, born in a lowly stable, was ...read more

  • The Family Of God

    Contributed by David Swensen on Apr 2, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 12,895 views

    What does it mean to be a part of the family of God?

    INTRODUCTION Dan Dierdorf is a former professional football player who is now a television sports broadcaster. “I’ve been on this incredible roll,” he says with wide-eyed amazement. “I’ve made more money and bettered myself every year since I was 21 years old. If my life were a graph, it would be ...read more

  • Why Does God Allow These Struggles?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 28, 2017
     | 7,354 views

    A look at the Christmas passage - specifically, the struggle of Mary and Joseph having the baby in Bethlehem far from home. A look at four ways God uses our struggles in our lives.

    Mary And Joseph’s Road Trip: “Why does God allow these struggles in my life?” - Luke 2:3-6. - The trip to Bethlehem under such difficult circumstances had to be a struggle. Did they have questions? I know I would have. “God, why are You allowing this?” “God, have You forgotten us?” “God, ...read more

  • What Is Salvation? Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on May 25, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,508 views

    What does it mean to be saved? How does this happen? Jesus speaks candidly about it in John 3 to a religious leader seeking truth.

    Sermon Brief Date Written: May 18, 2010 Date Preached: May 23, 2010 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: Great Questions of Our Faith Sermon Title: What is Salvation? Sermon Text: John 3:14-17 [ESV] 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must ...read more

  • Harvest Is Bigger. God Does More.

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Oct 1, 2022
     | 4,277 views

    At our harvest festival we usually think of food, crops. But we need to expand our concept of harvest. We also need to recognize just how much God is involved in providing for us.

    Today is our Harvest Thanksgiving service. It’s a time to thank God for the harvest. But what exactly are we thanking God for? I want to do two things today. The first thing is to encourage us to see harvest as something bigger than what the combine harvester picks up. The second thing is to ...read more

  • What’s God’s Law For? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 14, 2010
     | 4,545 views

    As Christians, living out God’s Law starts with our decision to say no to sin and yes to God and by putting on the full armor of God!

    Have you ever wondered, “Why would God create people when He knew they would go against Him?” Here’s a question that is somewhat related; “Why would God choose a people and give His Laws to them when God knew they would disobey?” The answer of course is always in the Bible! Please open your ...read more

  • What Is Happiness, Really? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 4, 2021
     | 1,540 views

    Happiness does not come from anything this-worldly. If you restrict happiness and joy to material things, you are doomed to disappointment.

    Happiness Is . . . When I was in my teens, it was still legal to advertise cigarettes on television, so we were often overwhelmed with those kinds of commercials. I think the one that was most offensive was the one that used a popular jingle to say “Happiness is the taste of” a particular cancer ...read more

  • What Is Prayer?

    Contributed by James Linders on Feb 2, 2016
     | 5,852 views

    Prayer is a conversation with God in His physical absence. We should ALWAYS TRUST God with our lives. The outcome of our prayer should NOT be based on our expectations and needs but on GOD'S will, immaterial of whether it is what we want.

    James 5:17-18 (ESV) "Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit." To answer the question “What IS ...read more

  • If These Are The Last Days, What Does The Last Of The Last Days Look Like? Series

    Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Nov 3, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,384 views

    What I am trying to tell you is that I am expecting the last of my last days is going to be different than the beginning of my last days. And the Bible makes it clear that the last of the last days is going to be a whole lot different.

    INTRODUCTION Do you realize that the last days began nearly 2,000 years ago with the birth of Christ? His coming to earth ushered in salvation by grace to all who freely accept His gift, but it also ushered in the last days. Let me read you what Hebrews 1:1-2 says: In the past God spoke to our ...read more

  • Fallen Behind Enemy Lines

    Contributed by John Mccurry on Aug 28, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,459 views

    Reaching out to people that have fallen into wrong relationships, drifted alway from God, just off course a little in the beginning but now further away from God

    August 3, 2002 FALLEN BEHIND ENEMY LINES 1Peter 5:5 – 11 Have you found yourself behind enemy lines? You might not know exactly how you got there but somewhere you got off course. You do not have to get off course with a wide turn to be off course a long way further down the road. If you have ...read more

  • How And Why Does God Heal? Series

    Contributed by Art Campbell on Sep 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,664 views

    An exploration of how and why God heals based on covenant relationship with his people

    I once had a colleague who talked about how she had broken her ankle and asked God for healing and received it, instantaneously and miraculously. Another gentleman was diagnosed with cancer and genuinely believed God would heal him. Several months later I attended his funeral. Healing is another ...read more