Tag Archives: Church

The Spirit Enables

January 16, 2023SermonActs, Church, evangelism, Peter, salvationBrad Harris

Acts is crucial for connecting the gospel accounts of Jesus to the collection of letters that make up most of the New Testament books. Acts begins with the resurrected Jesus ascending into heaven triumphantly, leaving the apostles to waiting for empowerment from on high. And power is what they get. The Holy Spirit emboldens Peter and the rest of the Twelve to boldly proclaim that Jesus is Lord to the glory of the Father.

Acts 1:1-21

Taught Sunday morning, January 15, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Prince of Peace is Lord

January 1, 2023SermonChurch, Colossians, Love, obedience, Peace, SpiritBrad Harris

If we have peace with God from being reconciled through Christ, we can experience the peace of God from living in the Spirit of God. With the Spirit of God within us, we can experience peace within the body of Christ. No longer just peacekeepers, but we are to be peace-makers – loving one another in concrete ways of grace, mercy, forgiveness, submission, and honor. It radically changes how we live and how we selflessly interact with the world today in light of our eternal home in Christ.

Colossians 3:12-17

Taught Sunday morning, January 1, 2023 by Brad D Harris

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Living Transformed

September 25, 2022SermonChurch, Ephesians, guest speaker, obedience, Paul, Spiritprairieoakschurch

Living Transformed

The Holy Spirit through the apostle Paul gives impossible commands that are beyond what is humanly possible for us fallen creatures to obey. But God doesn’t just command the impossible. He gives us His Holy Spirit to dwell within us and to transform us more into the image of the perfect Man, Jesus Christ. Thus this teaching begins with instructions to be filled with the Spirit to walk in obedience with Him. Then our lives will be different and the hope of the gospel will be revealed.

Our missionary to the University of Arkansas campus, Stuart Estes, was with us today to share about our college ministry and preach the Word of God to us.

Ephesians 5:10 – 6:9

Taught Sunday morning, September 25, 2022 by Stuart Estes

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Do you know what you are sowing?

September 18, 2022SermonChurch, Galatians, God's will, obedience, PaulBrad Harris

We are sowing our money, time, and energy into something constantly. And we will reap what we sow those resources into. How much of it will be of eternal worth? And how much of it will be regrettable later? We need to think about investing some of our money, time, and energy into things that are everlasting – God and souls.

Galatians 6:6-10

Taught Sunday morning, September 18, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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Faithful with Grace to Save

June 19, 2022SermonActs, adopted, Church, James, Minor Prophets, SpiritBrad Harris

The Messiah is Jewish. Do His Gentile followers need to become Jewish or is He Jewish enough for them too? The question vexed some of the early believers who could only imagine God working through the old covenants given to Abraham and Moses. But some insisted that the new covenant in Christ’s death and resurrection replaced the old covenants. How would the dispute be settled? They saw what God was doing among the Gentiles coincided with what God said He would do in the Law and Prophets. He would be faithful with grace to forgive any and everyone who trusts Him to save.

Acts 15:1-21

Taught Sunday morning, June 19, 2022 by Brad D Harris
(he didn’t stay behind the microphone)

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Faithful to Show Love

May 22, 2022SermonActs, Church, Love, salvation, SpiritBrad Harris

Saul of Tarsus started a persecution that scattered the believers from Jerusalem to parts far beyond traditional Jewish lands. God prepares the apostle Peter to reach a few Gentiles so that the church in Jerusalem is prepared to receive Gentiles without the law of Moses to unite them. Instead, it will be the law of Christ that unites His kingdom. And that is shown here through Barnabas, first to Saul then to Gentiles in Antioch.

Acts 11

Taught Sunday morning, May 22, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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Faithful to Obey – Ananias

May 15, 2022SermonActs, Church, discipleship, obedience, PaulBrad Harris

Saul of Tarsus was wreaking havoc in persecuting the followers of Christ Jesus. And Jesus takes it personally. But rather than condemn and destroy this enemy, He loves Saul and rescues him from hurting himself more. And sends Ananias to show Christ’s love to this former enemy turned repentant sinner. And foretells that Jesus will turn the world upside down with this chosen vessel.

Acts 9:1-22

Taught Sunday morning, May 15, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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Faithful through Persecution

May 1, 2022SermonActs, Church, endurance, John, Matthew, prayer, Revelation, SpiritBrad Harris

Stephen was a faithful witness, even through opposition, persecution, and death. But the seeds of the gospel that he had sown in his death did not produce immediate fruit. Instead, a chief persecutor arose who wreaked havoc on the church, scattering them from Jerusalem. Why would God allow this to happen to His infant church? Instead, Jesus prepared His followers for this eventuality, knowing that what the world had done to Him, the world would do to His followers. And He prepared His followers with great promises that His faithfulness would empower them to be faithful.

Acts 7:55 – 8:3

Taught Sunday morning, May 1, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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Pentecost Communion

April 10, 2022SermonActs, Church, evangelism, Holiday, life, salvationBrad Harris

Jesus promised that His people would be empowered to be His witnesses in word and action. The Holy Spirit began to answer that promise on the Day of Pentecost, fifty days after the Resurrection. Peter uses the occasion to proclaim Christ, crucified and risen, and forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus’s name. That reconciliation brings about fellowship both between God and humanity and among people.

Acts 2

Taught Sunday morning, April 10, 2022 by Brad D Harris

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Love Your Neighbor

August 15, 2021SermonChurch, Corinthians, God's will, Love, Matthew, obedience, PeterBrad Harris

Jesus summed up all the Law and Prophets into two commands: Love God and love your neighbor (Matt 22:35-40). And for some reason, this can be more convicting than the individual commands He gave at Sinai. And the last few months and especially the last week has revealed in town hall meetings that even Christians fail miserably with the command to love your neighbor as yourself.

Matthew 5:43-48

Taught Sunday morning, August 15, 2021 by Brad D Harris

We hope that this online service has blessed you. It is funded by the generous participants of Prairie Oaks Baptist Church. If you would like to contribute to Prairie Oaks and their audio ministry, we now have a donation page so that you can securely give online to help this ministry. Thank you for listening and prayerfully supporting us. I hope we continue to further you in your journey with Christ!

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