Octavia Baptist Church
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Connecting People To GOD

Sermon Notes

Basic Outline and Scripture References from Sunday sermons. 
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2012 
          Jan. 1, 2012      Christian Confidence for a New Year
          Jan. 8, 2012     7 Tools to Make a Difference
        Jan. 15, 2012     Happy Birthday, KJV
        Jan. 22, 2012     The Apostle's Creed
        Jan. 29, 2012     The Apostle's Creed (2)
         Feb. 5, 2012     The Apostle's Creed (3)
       Feb. 12, 2012     Are You In The Faith? (4)
       Feb. 19, 2012     The Apostle's Creed (5)
2011
          Jan. 2, 2011      (no sermon notes available) 
          Jan. 9, 2011       Walking by Faith (not by sight)
        Jan. 16, 2011       The Church
        Jan. 23, 2011       The Four Functions of the Church
        Jan. 30, 2011       Ministry
         Feb. 6 , 2011      Canceled due to weather
        Feb. 13, 2011      Combining Ministry and Evangelism
        Feb. 20, 2011      Evangelism - Attempt to CP2G
        Feb. 27, 2011      Guest Speaker
       March 6, 2011       Walking With Imperfect Faith
     March 13, 2011       Common Christian Disciplines
     March 20, 2011       Bible Reading - the Primary Discipline
     March 27, 2011      The Most Common Spiritual Disciplines
         April 3, 2011      The Spiritual Discipline of Praise and Worship
       April 10, 2011      Spiritual Discipline of Praise and Worship - Pt. 2
       April 17, 2011      The Lord's Supper
       April 24, 2011      Resurrection Sunday
          May 1, 2011      Guest Speaker
          May 8, 2011      Mother's Day - special ladies' sharing
        May 15, 2011      Marriage 101
        May 22, 2011      Marriage 102
        May 29, 2011      Dealing With Emotional Baggage (in marriage)
        June 5, 2011      Preparing Kids for Marriage
      June 12, 2011      DAY CAMP ROUND-UP
      June 19, 2011     Benefits of a Christian Home
     June 26, 2011      Building a Stable Christian Life
        July 3, 2011     Experiencing the Presence of God
      July 10, 2011     Wisdom
      July 17, 2011     Wisdom - Lessons From King Solomon
      July 24, 2011     PROVERBS - Wisdom for Dummies
      July 31, 2011     Portrait  of a Fool
       Aug. 7, 2011     Summit Camp Recap
     Aug. 14, 2011     Portrait of a Fool - cont.
     Aug. 21, 2011     Portrait of a Fool - Part 3
     Aug. 28, 2011    Wisdom - A Few Loose Ends
      Sept. 4, 2011    The Christian Work Ethic
    Sept. 18, 2011    The Christian Work Ethic - Part 2
    Sept. 25, 2011    The Christian Rest Ethic
       Oct. 2, 2011     Message by Youth Pastor - no sermon notes
       Oct. 9, 2011     Shoebox Ministry
     Oct. 16, 2011    The Task of Transformation
     Oct. 23, 2011    Christians and Halloween
    Oct. 30, 2011    Guest Speaker
      Nov. 6, 2011    Judging Others (A Biblical View)
    Nov. 13, 2011    Judging Others - Part 2
    Nov. 20, 2011    Giving Thanks
    Nov. 27, 2011    Guest Speaker
      Dec. 4, 2011   Judging Others - Part 3
    Dec. 11, 2011   When Others Judge You
    Dec. 18, 2011   God With Us (Emmanuel)
 
 2010
           Jan. 3, 2010     Improving Your Christian Walk
         Jan. 10, 2010    Developing Your Walk With God
         Jan. 17, 2010    Walking in the Way
         Jan. 24, 2010    The Christian Journey
         Jan. 31, 2010    The Christian Journey (continued)
         Feb. 7, 2010      Surviving the Slough of Despond
         Feb. 14, 2010      Valentine's Day - Topic - Love
         Feb. 21, 2010      How Ya' Doing"
         Feb. 28, 2010   Improving OBC (your part)
         Mar. 7, 2010     State of the Church - Finances
         Mar. 14, 2010      God's Grace
         Mar. 21, 2010  (Church canceled due to weather)
         Mar. 28, 2010    The Lord's Supper
          April 4, 2010    Truth of the Resurrection - Jesus Is Lord!
        April 11, 2010    The Beliefs that Changed the World
        April 18, 2010     What We Can Learn from the First Church
           May 2, 2010     The Church Persecuted
   FAMILY SERIES
        May 9, 2010      Doctrine of Sin And How It Applies to The Family Unit
      May 16, 2010     Sanctification and the Family
      May 23, 2010     Edification and the Family
      May 30, 2010     Bentley Hill filling in
      June 6, 2010      Forgiveness and the Family
    June 13, 2010     Day Camp Highlights
    June 20, 2010     Baby Dedication
    June 27, 2010     More Biblical Concepts to Build On
       July 4, 2010     Reasons for Optimism
     July 11, 2010     Developing Christian Optimis      
     July 18, 2010    NO SERMON - search for missing neighbor
     July 25, 2010    Hebrews - Book of Warning(s)
      Aug. 1, 2010     SUMMIT CAMP recap.  No sermon today.
      Aug. 8, 2010     Staying the Course
    Aug. 15, 2010    How to Prevent Drift
    Aug. 22, 2010    Staying On Course
    Aug. 29, 2010    Running the Race (Staying the Course)
     Sept. 5, 2010     (Understanding and developing) A Christian Work Ethic
   Sept. 19, 2010    Perseverance
   Sept. 26, 2010    Called to Go
      Oct. 3, 2010     Examining the Christian Call
    Oct. 10, 2010    Making a Silk Purse from a Sow's Ear
    Oct. 17, 2010    The Transforming Power of Christ
    Oct. 31, 2010    The Spiritual Disciplines
      Nov. 7, 2010     Giving Thanks
    Nov. 14, 2010     Recognizing Your Blessings
    Nov. 21, 2010    Maximizing Your Blessings
    Nov. 28, 2010    Utilizing Your Blessings
     Dec. 5, 2010     Praying in the Spirit of Advent
   Dec. 12, 2010     Lessons from the Incarnation
   Dec. 19, 2010    The 2nd. Advent
   Dec. 26, 2010    Jesus Is The Light
 
2009
1.  Jan. 4, 2009       Introduction to Righteousness
      Jan. 11, 2009     Pursuing Practical Righteousness
2.  Jan. 18, 2009     Why A Skit on Sunday Morning?
3. Jan. 25, 2009     The Sense of God's Presence
      Feb. 1, 2009      The Sense of God's Presence - cont.
4.  Feb. 8, 2009       Manifesting God's Presence
5.  Feb. 15, 2009     Declaring God's Message
6.  KINGDOM OF GOD SERIES
         Feb. 22, 2009    The Kingdom of God
         Mar. 1, 2009      The Kingdom of God - continued
         Mar. 8, 2009       Kingdom Living
         Mar. 15, 2009     Kingdom Promotion
         Mar. 22, 2009    The Coming Kingdom
         Mar. 29, 2009    The Future/End Times/the 2nd. Coming
7,      April 5, 2009      The Lord's Supper
8.     April 12, 2009    Simple Truths from the Resurrection
9.     April 26, 2009    Discovering God's Specific Will
10.    May 3, 2009      Understanding God's Specific Will
11.  FAMILY SERIES
         May 10, 2009     Benefits of a Christian Home
         May 17, 2009     Marriage - God's Way
         May 24, 2009     Abortion - The Argument for Life
         May 31, 2009     Guest Speaker from G.A.I.N.(no sermon notes)
         June 7, 2009     Special Day Camp Presentation (no notes)
        June 14, 2009    Missionary Presentation  (no notes)
        June 21, 2009    Becoming a Better Lover (marital focus)
        June 28, 2009    Becoming a Better Lover - II
12.  July 5, 2009      The Christian Roots of America
13. July 12, 2009     Blessings - Good Gifts From God
14.  July 19, 2009     Dealing with Discouragement
15.  July 26, 2009    The Joy of the Lord - AM
         July 26, 2009    Joy in Adversity (Hard Times) - PM
         Aug. 2, 2009      Summit Camp Highlights and Recap by Pat and attendees.  No message this AM
16. IF/THEN SERIES
         Aug. 9, 2009      You CAN Know Jesus Is Who He Said He Was
         Aug. 16, 2009    You Can Know Right and Wrong
         Aug. 23, 2009    Situational Ethics
         Aug. 30, 2009    The Transforming Christ
         Sept. 6 2009      The Final Judgment
        Sept. 13, 2009   The Afterlife:  A Biblical View
        Sept. 20, 2009   You Can Make An Eternal Difference      
        Sept. 27, 2009   Orthodox View of the Fall
        Oct. 4, 2009       Atonement, Salvation, Sanctification, and Free Choice
        Oct. 11, 2009    The Offense of the Gospel
        Oct. 18, 2009    Christians and the Old Testament
        Oct. 25, 2009    Christians and New Testament Grace
17.  BECOMING A WHOLE CHRISTIAN SERIES
          Nov. 1, 2009      Loving with Head, Heart, Hands
          Nov. 8, 2009      Developing Your Christian Head (mind)
          Nov. 15, 2009    How to Develop Your Christian Heart
18.   Nov. 22, 2009    Giving Thanks
          Nov. 29, 2009    Developing Your Christian Hands
19.   Dec. 6, 2009      Activities for Advent
20.   Dec. 13, 2009     Completing the Incarnation
21    Dec. 20, 2009     The Christian Hope
         Dec. 27, 2009    Understanding the Christian Hope
 
2008
I.  SERVANTHOOD SERIES -
        A.  Jan. 6, '08 -   Making a Difference Through Servanthood
        B.  Jan. 13, '08 - Becoming a Better Servant
                                   Part I - AM  - Becoming a Better Servant
                                   Part II - PM - Becoming a Faithful Servant
        C.  Jan. 20, '08 - Serving the Servants
                                   Part I - What's the Problem? - AM
                                   Part II - What Can I Do? - PM
        D.  Jan. 27, '08 - Serving As A Steward - AM
        D.  Jan. 27, '08 - Serving As A Steward - PM
        E.  Feb. 10, '08 - The Love of Money - AM
        F.  Feb. 17, '08 - The Misuse of Money - AM
        G.  Feb. 24, '08 - What Bible Commends About Money
        H.  Mar. 2, '08 -  Christian Giving and Sharing
2.  Feb. 3, '08 - When We Experience Tragedy
3.  Feb. 10, '08 - Church As It's Supposed to Be - PM
4.  Feb. 24, '08 - God's Pathfinder - PM
5.   March 9, '08 - The Cross of Christ - AM
6.   March 16, '08 - The Lord's Supper - AM
       March 16, '08 - Lord's Supper Service - PM 
7.   March 23, '08 - Easter Sunday Message
8.   A.  March 30, '08   Intro to "Compassion Sunday"
       B.  Apr. 6, '08 - "Compassion Sunday"
9.   April 13, '08 - "Early Church Ablaze"
10.  April 20, '08 - "The Enduring Gospel"
11.  April 27, '08 - "Gathering Together - Why?"
12.   May 4, '08 -  "Spiritual Doldrums"
13.   FAMILY SERIES -
          A.  May 11, '08 - Family Mission Statement
          B.  20 Stupid Things People Do (in marriage & relationships)
                May 18, '08      Part I -  1 - 10
                May 25, '08      Part II - 11-20
         C.  June 1, '08 - Divorce:  A Biblical View
         D.  June 8, '08 - Day Camp Recap - No Sermon
         E.  June 15, '08 - Teaching the Children
14.  June 22, 2008 - Faith Tests
15.  June 29, 2008 - Increasing Your Faith - AM
                                   God's Faithfulness - PM 
17.   July 13, 2008 - The Biblical Complaint - AM
18.                          - Guideline to Imprecatory Psalms - PM 
19.   July 20, 2008 - Why Does God Allow Evil & Suffering?
          July 27, 2008  - Evil & Suffering (continued) - AM
                                   Add'l Observations on Evil & Suffering - PM
          Aug. 10, 2008  Why is God so Hard to Find? - AM
                                   Revelations of God - PM
20.   Aug. 17, 2008   The Good News 
21.   Aug. 24, 2008  The New Testament Disciple
22.   Aug. 31, 2008  The Christian Work Ethic
                                  The Christian Pay Ethic  PM 
23.    Sept. 7, 2008    Being Certain of Your Salvation
25.  Sept. 21, 2008   Security of the Believer - AM
26.   Sept. 28, 2008   What Does a Christian Look Like? 
27.   Oct. 5, 2008      Judging:  How to Do It Properly
28.   Oct. 12, 2008    When it is Inappropriate to Judge - AM
                                    When Judging Others Is Appropriate - PM
29.  Oct. 19, 2008    When Others Judge You - AM
                                    Restoring the Wayward - PM
30.  Oct. 26, 2008    Judging Joe - AM
31.  Oct. 26, 2008     Methods of  Personal Evangelism - PM
32   Nov. 16, 2008     Profile of a Christian
33.  Nov. 30, 2008     Developing Confidence in God
34.   Dec. 7, 2008      The Christian Sacrifice
35.  Dec. 14, 2008     Lessons from the Magi
36.  Dec. 21, 2008     Christmas - More Than His Birthday!
37.  Dec. 28, 2008     8 Words to Direct Your Life