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  • The Transformative Authority Of Scripture

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Nov 2, 2024
     | 85 views

    Short lesson about the authority of the Bible and handout. I used ChatGpt to help write both.

    Sermon Title: The Transformative Authority of Scripture Introduction: What Does it Mean to Have Authority? Opening Thought: Authority can often feel like a heavy or even oppressive word. When something has authority, it has a claim on us, a right to direct our thoughts, our lives, and even our ...read more

  • Psalm 16: Praise For Provision Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Oct 11, 2024
     | 232 views

    This unfinished sermon explores the second stanza of Psalm 16. Our true inheritance as believers is God Himself as He is revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ. If you have Jesus you have all you need!

    Psalm 16: Praise For Provision Introduction: • My grandparents on my dad's side had four children Thomas Earl, Jr., my dad, Samuel Lee, Sandra Jean, and Aunt Betty. My grandparents were amazing parents. When my parents married they were the first to have a child among my dad's siblings. ...read more

  • Psalm 16: Practicing The Presence Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Sep 22, 2024
     | 304 views

    This is the first sermon in a three-week series on Psalm 16.

    Psalm 16: Practicing the Presence of God Introduction: Bill Hybels titled a book years ago, "Too Busy Not to Pray." We live in a busy world. A world where the expectations of the workplace are rising, where the prices of groceries are increasing, yet we are bombarded with ads attempting ...read more

  • David And Goliath

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Aug 18, 2024
     | 501 views

    The story of David and Goliath encourages us to run to the battle and find victory in Christ.

    David and Goliath Introduction: Each year there is a football game between Deer Park and LaPorte High Schools called the Border Battle. The Deer and the Bull Dogs battle it out on the field. There are nations in the world that live in perpetual conflict—the state of Israel and the Palestinians, ...read more

  • Doug And Charity Marriage Vow Renewal

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jul 8, 2024
     | 376 views

    This was a ceremony that I was privileged to be a part of as two of my dearest friends renewed their marriage vows to one another.

    Me: Father, we acknowledge your Presence today as we gather to celebrate along with your children, Doug and Charity, 29 years of marriage. Lord, as they repledge today their sacred vows to one another, please let us have an awareness of Your Holy Spirit here and now. You are the Great I AM, the ...read more

  • Routines, Ruts, & Revolutions

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jul 7, 2024
     | 409 views

    Ancient Israel's wilderness wanderings have lessons for us. I gave ChatGPT detailed prompts and it helped me organize my thoughts for this sermon. I'm not completely satisfied with it, but I will rework it and preach it again.

    Title: Routines, Ruts, & Revolutions Opening: This quote is often attributed to the genius of Albert Einstein. Before him, art critics and psychological theorists had recognized the idea. However, it seems that the true origin of the saying in its most often quoted form is from a person at an ...read more

  • Beloved: Who Am I? Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 27, 2024
     | 295 views

    This sermon (and series) uses the lectures of Henri Nouwen about "Being Beloved" as a template for exploring the Christian's identity in Christ.

    INTRODUCTION: Theorist Erik Erikson coined the term "identity crisis" and believed that it was one of the most important conflicts people face in development. According to Erikson, an identity crisis is a time of intensive analysis and exploration of different ways of looking at oneself. ...read more

  • The Real Iron Man

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 15, 2024
     | 380 views

    This sermon relies heavily on the sermon "Kissed By The King", originally preached by Ken Gurley and published in his book "Preaching for a New Millenium: Hell's Midnight Train" (2007).

    The Real Iron Man I. Introduction: When I was a child, my dad took me to a barbershop run by two great women, Linda and Sammy Jo. Grandpa went to them too. It smelled of cigarette smoke, barbicide, shaving cream, and brill cream. On the walls were placks with practical wisdom like: "Never ...read more

  • Psalm 61 (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jun 3, 2024
     | 257 views

    This sermon explores the message of Psalm 61.

    Psalm 61 The superscription of Psalm 61 reads, "For the music director; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David." Music is a gift from God. The Psalter is prayer set to music, prayer set to song. It is a book of prophecy, of Spirit-inspired truth speaking and foretelling. David ...read more

  • Praying Like Elijah

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Feb 10, 2024
     | 1,041 views

    Elijah was human but transcended his finitude and frailty through prayer. So can we.

    James 5:17-18 (KJV) Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. Elias was a man ...read more

  • Backseat Driver

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Feb 3, 2024
     | 1,448 views

    Letting God lead is easy when things are going the way we think they should. When God takes us down paths we don't like, we want to take the wheel of the proverbial car of life.

    Backseat Driver Both our daughters have recently started a driver's education course. I can remember the very first time I was behind the wheel of a car. My dad decided to let me drive. He regretted it immediately. As he sat in the passenger seat directing me, I put my foot on the gas and ...read more

  • The Resurrection: The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Jan 6, 2024
     | 502 views

    Unfinished notes on the doctrine of the resurrection for a Bible study that I am teaching on Wednesday evenings.

    Background and context from my passage: Some of the Corinthian believers had concluded that there was no future resurrection of the dead and this was influencing the faith of the rest of the church. As Paul said earlier about the acceptance of the members of the church who were practicing ...read more

  • The Seven Keys To Spiritual Buoyancy: Total Dependence (Key Two) Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Sep 17, 2023
     | 1,302 views

    Learning to totally depend on the Lord is the second key to spiritual buoyancy.

    The Seven Keys to Spiritual Buoyancy: Total Dependence (Key Two) Introduction Last week we began our journey into discovering the secrets of the apostle Paul's resilient spiritual life. We are calling them keys to spiritual buoyancy. Buoyancy is "the ability or tendency to float in water ...read more

  • The Seven Keys To Spiritual Buoyancy: The Ministry Of Consolation (Key One) Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Sep 10, 2023
     | 1,098 views

    This series looks at seven principles from 2 Corinthians that Paul characterizes the life of Paul the Apostle and shows how he was able to stay afloat despite the difficulties he faced in life.

    The Seven Keys to Spiritual Buoyancy: The Ministry of Consolation (Key One) Introduction The Scriptures use chaotic waters as a theme for the dangerous yet glorious place of unformed potential. The creation hymn of Genesis 1 begins with God's Spirit hovering in the darkness over the face of ...read more

  • The Discipline Of Celebration

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Aug 9, 2023
     | 1,412 views

    Celebration should be a normal part of the Christian life. This sermon borrows heavily from Richard Foster's book "Celebration of Discipline."

    The Discipline of Celebration “The Christian should be an alleluia from head to foot!” (Augustine of Hippo) Celebration: the action of marking one's pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social, activity. Celebration is at the heart of God’s way of ...read more

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