Octavia Baptist Church
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Connecting People To GOD

Sermon Notes

Basic Outline and Scripture References from Sunday sermons. 
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2010
1.     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
2.  Feb. 14, 2010     Valentine's Day - Topic - Love
3.  Feb. 21, 2010     How Ya' Doing"
         Feb. 28, 2010   Improving OBC (your part)
         Mar. 7, 2010     State of the Church - Finances
4.  Mar. 14, 2010   God's Grace
        Mar. 21,  2010  (Church cancelled due to weather)
5.  Mar. 28, 2010  The Lord's Supper
9.    May 2, 2010    The Church Persecuted
10.   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
11.    July 4, 2010     Reasons for Optimism
         July 11, 2010    Developing Christian Optimism
         July 18, 2010     NO SERMON - search for missing neighbor
12.  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)
13.   Sept. 5, 2010     (Understanding and developing) A Christian Work Ethic
 
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