Open Bible Church of Kingsville Sermons

SERMON NOTES – September 28, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 5:25-33Topic: Together in Marriage - HusbandsAttribute: Praise Christ as the Perfect Bridegroom!GOD’S IM: “Christian marriages flourish when husbands and wives are filled by the Spirit and reflect the picture of Christ and his church.”Notes: S_______________ Love (vs. 25)“Husbands, in marriage, you surrendered your right to be selfish. You are to fulfill your wife’s shortcomings, provide for her, sympathize with her, and be a steward of this precious daughter of the King until glory.” - Chris MarleyS_______________ Love (vs. 26-27)“A husband is to be concerned, not primarily for his wife’s short-term happiness, but for her long-term holiness, cleansing, and radiance in Christ… He needs to be primarily concerned for the day when she will stand before Christ; and her spiritual condition will be taken into account when he stands before Christ himself.” -Richard CoekinS_______________ Love (vs. 28-31)S_______________ (vs. 32)“…the whole institution of marriage was created by God to teach the most important truths of the gospel. God did not give us the gospel to help us have better marriages; He gave us marriages to teach us about the gospel. That is the primary reason marriage was created and now exists.” - Chris MarleyS_______________ (vs. 33)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Behold the love that Jesus has for you! “Believers, see how Christ has loved you, and let that deepen your love for Him. Unbelievers, learn what love is, and consider your need for a Bridegroom for your soul in Jesus.” - Chris Marley2) Celebrate earthly marriages that point you to Christ and the Gospel!Earthly marriages are far more significant than we often realize. Look through them to see the real, truer, greater, and far longer-lasting marriage they were designed to picture, and celebrate them with the Lord and others! 3) Husbands, love and lead your wife. Wives, respond positively and praise your husband when He does this (or even tries to)!Husbands, love and lead your wife, just as Christ loves and leads you. Wives, respect and submit to your husband’s God-given authority, just as the church will one day perfectly respect and submit to Jesus. Help your spouse do their job by doing yours. As you do, your marriage will become a beautiful reflection of the Gospel, just as it was designed to be!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI LicenseTo God be the Glory (Red #241) - Kaleb BraseeJesus Paid it All (Red #59) - Kaleb BraseeAnd Can It Be (Red #259) - Kaleb BraseeHere is Love Vast as the Ocean - Kaleb Brasee

SERMON NOTES — September 7, 2025Series: Ephesians: Riches in Christ Text: Ephesians 5:8-14Topic: Together in the LightGod’s IM: Figure out what is pleasing to Me, and then do it. Notes:Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle by God’s grace in England, as I trust shall never be put out.— Hugh Latimer Genesis 1:1-4 John 1:4-51. Take no part in darkness (5:11a)2. Expose them (5:11b) 1 Peter 4:3-43. Walk as children of the light (5:8-10)4. Try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord (5:10) Romans 12:1-25. What happens when light shines (5:12-14) John 3:19-21IMPLICATION FOR LIFE RESPONSE1. What works of darkness do you need to leave behind?2. Does your life raise questions from the unbelievers around you?3. How is the idea of what is good, right and true being lived out in your life?4. Keep trying to discern what is pleasing to the Lord by first doing what you know is pleasing to Him. 5. How is your life wakening up the sleepers around you?Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – August 31, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 5:1-7Topic: Like Father Like SonAttribute: Praise Christ as the One who makes us Children of God!GOD’S IM: “Son/Daughter, child of Mine, imitate Me and walk in the love of Christ, instead of living like the child of wrath you were before I adopted you!”Notes: C__________ of God (vs. 1-2)Ephesians 1:5-6“An appropriate application of Ephesians 1:5, is Ephesians 5:1. These two verses belong together.” -Tony MeridaEphesians 4:1, 4:17, 5:2, 5:8, 5:15John 15:131 John 3:16R________ of Love (vs. 3-4) “The fundamental solution to immorality, impurity, and greed is nothing more complicated than thanksgiving, because disobedience in Christians is generally caused to some degree by the spiritual amnesia of forgetting God’s grace and then feeling sorry for ourselves and entitled to indulge our sinful appetites.” - Richard Coekin R___________ (vs. 5-7)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Like Father Like Son.Imitation of God is the sincerest form of love and worship from His children!2) Thankfulness.When thankfulness to God for what He has done and the gifts He has given us fills our minds and flows out of our mouths, it changes our hearts and naturally causes us to love God more than all the false gods and fleeting pleasures we are so prone to chase after! 3) Honor Your Father with your life! Imitate God, walk in love following Christ’s example, live your life as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to your Father, and carry the family name “Christian” well! Nothing brings Him more honor and glory!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES — August 24, 2025Series: Ephesians: Riches in Christ Text: Ephesians 4:25-32Topic: Together in PracticeGod’s IM: Because I have forgiven you through Jesus My Son and given you one love, one heart, you can live lovingly together in practice.Notes:What would it look like if people were living together in harmony in practical ways?1. Speak truthfully I was wrong I am sorry I need help I don’t know. — Armand Gamache2. Anger rightly Psalm 4:4 Mark 3:53. Work generously Proverbs 28:14. Build verbally5. Rejoice spiritually6. Talk calmly7. Forgive freely Psalm 145: 8-9 Psalm 130:3-4 Titus 3:4-5IMPLICATION FOR LIFE RESPONSE1. Which one of these do you need to look at more closely this week? Ask the Holy Spirit to come and help you live it out more fully.2. Reflect on God’s forgiveness of you, of His love and His care for you. Let this inform your life each day this week. Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – August 17, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 4:17-24Topic: Dressing Like a Child of GodAttribute: Praise Christ as the One who renews our minds and lives!GOD’S IM: “Stop living like the world and start living like the child of God you are!”Notes: “You must no longer walk as the G_____________ do!” (vs. 17-19)Ephesians 2:5Romans 1:19-25“People act as they think, and the reason they are constantly messing up is that they are vain in their thinking and darkened in their understanding as a consequence of being separated from God.” -James Montgomery Boice“Learn C__________!” (vs. 20-24) John 10:27Romans 12:2“The fact is, we have this new self if we are Christians. We received the old man at birth, and we are given the new man in our heavenly birth. The new man is not our work - it is God’s creation and gift. Our task is not to weave it but to wear it. Paul is commanding a daily appropriation of that which we already possess!” - R. Kent HughesIMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Gentile or Christian? Part of the world or God family? In Adam or in Christ? Old man or new man? Dead or alive?Make sure that you are a child of God by grace through faith in Christ; otherwise, you’ll never be able to live like one! 2) Continual renewal of your mind leads to a renewed life!Allow your heavenly Father to take off and throw the dirty, stinky, stained clothes of your sin and old nature, wash you with His Word, and clothe you in the righteousness of Christ! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES — August 10, 2025Series: Ephesians: Riches in Christ Text: Ephesians 4:7-16Topic: Together is My Favorite PlaceGod’s IM: Together with My people is My favorite place to be and I love it when they are fostering unity of the faith, knowledge of My Son, Jesus, and Christian maturity.Notes:What is a lovely place for you?1. Together in diversity (4:7-10) Psalm 68:182. Together in growth - Leaders over us - Together with us - Jesus before us - Truth inside us - Salvation behind usIMPLICATION FOR LIFE RESPONSE1. Use your gifts to build up His church. Don’t know your gift? Find a place and serve Christ there. 2. Find ways to grow with others. Be a part of a Bible study or ask Pastor Tim for a good book to read that will hep you grow. 3. Most importantly, keep your eyes on Jesus — in His Word, in worship, in the sermon, in the Bible study, in your prayer life.Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – July 27, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 3:14-21Topic: Paul’s Prayer for the ChurchAttribute: Praise Christ as the One who Works in and through the Church!GOD’S IM: “My child, remember, I can do more than you can imagine, and in Christ, I will give you the strength, love, and fullness to do everything I have called you to do!”Notes: P_____________ (vs. 14-15) Ephesians 1:5Ephesians 3:12Prayer Request #1: S_____________ (vs. 16-17a) Ephesians 2:10Ephesians 2:22Ephesians 3:10Galatians 2:20Prayer Request #2: L_____________ (vs. 17b-19a) Prayer Request #3: F_____________ (vs. 19b) Colossians 2:9Colossians 2:9-10D_____________ (vs. 20-21) IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) A vibrant spiritual life.Experience the vibrant spiritual life that comes through a relationship with God in Christ! This is the life you were created and saved to enjoy!2) Enlarge your prayer requests.Enlarge your prayers and watch God work powerfully and gloriously! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – July 20, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 3:1-13Topic: Paul’s Inspired Rabbit Trail Attribute: Praise Christ as the One who Works in and through the Church!GOD’S IM: “Reconciling sinners to Myself and then to each other was always My plan to display My glory and wisdom to the world and all of creation!”Notes: P_____________ of Christ (vs. 1) M_____________ (vs. 2-6) Galatians 1:15-17P_____________ and P_____________ (vs. 7-12)R_____________ (vs. 13)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Enlarge your vision of the church and its mission.The Church (because of its newfound position in Jesus Christ!) is God’s primary instrument to bring about His plan of redemption and reconciliation in the world and the entire cosmos!2) Don’t lose heart!Despite what it may look like or feel like, Christ is building His church, He is making all things new, and the Church has a critically important role to play in that! Know and rest assured that Jesus will finish what He has started! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – July 6, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 2:11-18Topic: Peace With God and His PeopleAttribute: Praise Christ as our Peace!GOD’S IM: “I only have one people! If you are in Christ, you are reconciled with and united to one another.”Notes: R_________________ (vs. 11-12)O_____________ (vs. 13-18)Colossians 2:11 and 16+17IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) There is only one people of God and they are all saved the same way!Repent of the ways you fall short of viewing and treating people and groups of people based on physical distinctions, and learn to view and treat people in light of the Gospel! 2) Seek restoration and peace with one another.If the Gospel is big enough to cover our sins with God, then it is certainly big enough to cover our sins against one another!  We must strive for unity, peace, reconciliation, and restoration in our personal lives and relationships, especially with fellow believers in Christ. 3) Proclaim peace to those who are far off and those who are near.Preach Christ and His peace to anyone and everyone you can, and by God’s grace, He will bring many into the body of Christ!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – July 6, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 2:11-18Topic: Peace With God and His PeopleAttribute: Praise Christ as our Peace!GOD’S IM: “I only have one people! If you are in Christ, you are reconciled with and united to one another.”Notes: R_________________ (vs. 11-12)O_____________ (vs. 13-18)Colossians 2:11 and 16+17IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) There is only one people of God and they are all saved the same way!Repent of the ways you fall short of viewing and treating people and groups of people based on physical distinctions, and learn to view and treat people in light of the Gospel! 2) Seek restoration and peace with one another.If the Gospel is big enough to cover our sins with God, then it is certainly big enough to cover our sins against one another!  We must strive for unity, peace, reconciliation, and restoration in our personal lives and relationships, especially with fellow believers in Christ. 3) Proclaim peace to those who are far off and those who are near.Preach Christ and His peace to anyone and everyone you can, and by God’s grace, He will bring many into the body of Christ!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – June 29, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: EphesiansTopic: Grace AloneAttribute: Praise Christ as the One who Works for us! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

We will be streaming our service live this week. SERMON NOTES – June 22, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 2:8-9Topic: Grace AloneAttribute: Praise Christ as the One who Works for us! GOD’S IM: “There is nothing you can do to earn, deserve, or pay Me back for your salvation. It is all My grace! Rest, rely, and delight in My grace through faith!”Notes: G_____________ (vs. 8a)F_____________ (vs. 8a)Genesis 15:6Habakkuk 2:4Acts 16:31Romans 4:5Not Y_______ & Not your W____________ (vs. 8b-9)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Accept God’s gracious gift of salvation by faith!Grab hold of Christ and the gift of salvation He has won and offers you through faith!  True faith is not just a one-time decision. It is the ongoing posture of your heart and the way you live life.2) Rest and Delight in Christ! Rest in knowing that everything you need for salvation, God has already provided in Christ! Delight and rejoice in Christ and His work instead of your own. Matthew 11:28-30Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

ON NOTES – June 15, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 2:1-7Topic: What is Wrong with the WorldAttribute: Praise the Holy Spirit as the Omnipotent OneGOD’S IM: “Set your mind on the glorious future I have for you, My child, and live in and experience My resurrection, ascension, and sovereign power at work in your present life!”Notes: IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Pray asking the Lord to show you your faith and how that is being lived out in love for all the saints.  2) But God. May those words often be on our lips.  Let us spend time contemplating the riches of God’s grace, mercy, kindness.  Let us get an accurate picture of who God is. Because he is that, we are desperately loved.3) Remind yourself of what you will be experiencing for all of eternity. It is not you doing something for God.  It is God showing you His kindness and love because of Jesus.  It is all about Christ, and not about us.Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – June 8, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 1:18-23Topic: Hope, Riches, and PowerAttribute: Praise the Holy Spirit as the Omnipotent OneGOD’S IM: “Set your mind on the glorious future I have for you, My child, and live in and experience My resurrection, ascension, and sovereign power at work in your present life!”Notes: H_____________ (vs. 18a)R_____________ (vs. 18b)Ephesians 1:11-12Ephesians 1:7-8P_____________ (vs. 19) R_____________ Power (vs. 20a) A_____________ Power (vs. 20b-21) S_____________ Power (vs. 22-23)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Do you know what is the hope to which God has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and the immeasurable greatness of His power?The only way you can really know these truths is to know the God they flow from, intimately and personally!  2) Reconsider your view of the Christian life and the church.Reconsider your view of the Christian life and the church in light of the hope to which God has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance, and the immeasurable greatness of His power toward you because of your union with Christ! 3) Tap into the divine power that is available to you!Knowing and growing in relationship with God through prayer and hearing the Word of God connect God’s people to Christ’s extraordinary power. Build these habits into your life and watch Christ begin to powerfully work in and through you!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES — June 1, 2025Series: Ephesians: Riches in Christ Text: Ephesians 1:15-19Topic: Prayer 3.0God’s IM: I have a special reward for all who will come seeking to know me better through prayer — and that is you get Me.Notes:1. The who of prayer2. The why of prayer 3. The what of prayer John 17:3 Ephesians 2:7IMPLICATION FOR LIFE RESPONSE1. Pray asking the Lord to show you your faith and how that is being lived out in love for all the saints. 2. Pray and ask the Lord that you might see traces of grace in the lives of others as you remember those whom God has used to bless your life.3. Pray that God would open the eyes of your heart so that you might come to know God through the reading of His Word, through sermons and other means of grace. It takes a work of the Spirit for that to happen. Rejoice when it does. That is a powerful prayer.Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES – May 25, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 1:11-14Topic: God’s People’s InheritanceAttribute: Praise the Holy Spirit as the One Who Unites You to Christ GOD’S IM: “The Holy Spirit marks you as Mine and guarantees you all the benefits of being Mine!” Notes: P_____________ (vs. 11)1 Peter 2:9P_____________ (vs. 12)Ephesians 1:3 and 1:6John 15:26 and 16:13-14P_____________ (vs. 13-14)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) If you are in Christ, you have the Holy Spirit indwelling you and your salvation is secure.If you are in Christ, you have been chosen by the Father, redeemed and forgiven by the Son, and sealed with the Holy Spirit. There is nothing that you did to earn or deserve this, and therefore, there is nothing you can do to lose or diminish it! It is irrevocable because it is based on the character and work of an unchanging and perfect God. 2) You can begin to experience the blessings of God's salvation now, while you wait for more in the future.Paul’s heart is that you experience all the joys and blessings that the Father planned, Jesus won, and the Holy Spirit applies in your present life while also living with the hope, promise, and assurance that more is coming in the future! 3) Praise the Lord! Join with Paul in praise to the triune God for His glorious salvation!Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES — May 18, 2025Series: Ephesians: Riches in Christ Text: Ephesians 1:7-10Topic: A Tsunami of GraceGod’s IM: I am the One who has started this conversation so listen well to the grace and peace I am bringing to you.Notes:1. In him2. Redemption through his blood3. Forgiveness of our trespasses Luke 4:184. According to the riches of His grace 1 Corinthians 3:21-235. Lavished Genesis 7:116. In all wisdom and insight7. Making known to us the mystery of His will Luke 10:21 John 15:158. According to His purpose9. Set forth in Christ10. As a plan for the fullness of time11. To unite all things in him. Romans 13:9IMPLICATION FOR LIFE RESPONSE1) He forgives all that is guilty within you and he also unites all that is fractured in you.2) So let us take heart and once again be overwhelmed by this tsunami of God’s grace. Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

We will be streaming our service live this week. SERMON NOTES – May 11, 2025Series: Ephesians: God’s Plan to Reconcile All Things in ChristText: Ephesians 1:3-6Topic: Blessed by God to Bless GodAttribute: Praise Christ as the One Who Gives Us Every Spiritual BlessingGOD’S IM: “I have blessed you in Christ with every spiritual blessing so that you may be an instrument of blessing and praise to Me!”Notes: B_____________ (vs. 3)C_____________ (vs. 4)A_____________ (vs. 5)P_____________ (vs. 6)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Have you really experienced God’s blessings in Jesus Christ?Start living as a child of God, enjoying and experiencing all the blessings He gives His children in Christ Jesus! 2) Bless and praise the Lord!God made you, saved you, has blessed you, is currently blessing you, and will bless you for all eternity so that you can bless and praise Him. So, live your life to bless and praise the Lord! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

SERMON NOTES — May 4, 2025Series: Ephesians: Riches in Christ Text: Ephesians 1:1-2Topic: A Conversation StarterGod’s IM: I am the One who has started this conversation, so listen well to the grace and peace I am bringing to you.Notes:How is your soul?1. The instrument (1:1a)2. The individuals (1:1b)3. The initiator (1:2)IMPLICATION FOR LIFE RESPONSE1. You are who you are this morning by the will of God. Regardless of the circumstances you find yourself in, God has you there for a reason and purpose. Your identity is bound up in the Lord your God. 2. You are a saint. You are faithful. So start speaking rightly to yourself. It is what God has declared about you. Now live out who you are in Christ. 3. What you think about God is the most important thing about you. He does not judge you on your merits, but on the work of Christ on the cross. Receive today his grace and peace for your life. Come to the Lord’s table this morning, knowing your sins are forgiven and you have peace with God.Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License

We will be streaming our service live this week. SERMON NOTES – April 27, 2025Series: Ecclesiastes: Finding Eternal Meaning in a Seemingly Meaningless WorldText: Ecclesiastes 12:8-14Topic: The End of the MatterAttribute: Praise Christ as the Giver of Abundant LifeGOD’S IM: “Listen to the Preacher! Everything is meaningless without Me, but if you fear, love, and obey Me, everything matters for all eternity!”Notes: The T__________(vs. 8)Ecclesiastes 1:2The H__________ (vs. 9-12)The P__________ (vs. 13-14)IMPLICATIONS FOR LIFE:1) Ecclesiastes reveals God’s heart for us.Ecclesiastes is God’s Word for us. Receive it as such. Listen to God speaking to you in it, and feel His heart for you!John 10:272) Ecclesiastes gives us a new and better view of this life and world. The Fear of the Lord helps us begin to see everything correctly, then things fall into their proper order and can be seen with an eternal perspective, and we are freed to live the eternal, abundant life God designed and saved us to enjoy.3) Ecclesiastes anticipates the Gospel!The Preacher is pleading with us to fear the Lord, put our faith in Christ, and walk by faith through this life and world! Music and word rights reserved. CCLI License