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  • Charles Wallis

    Contributing sermons since Jun 21, 2007
Charles's church

Assembly of God
Rosamond, California 93560
661-256-2307

About Charles
  • Education: B.A. Kinesiology The King’s Seminary, MDIV
  • Experience: Nineteen years full ministry Six years Army Officer
  • Comment to those looking at my sermons: I am still learning.
  • Sermon or series that made a difference: "That's It, That's All" Marvin Winans, Azusa Centennial, West Angeles Church of God in Christ
  • Family: Wife, Becky, daugher, Heather, 24, son Brett, 21.
  • What my parents think of my sermons: My mother thinks I am great.
  • What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: She enjoys them.
  • Best advice given to me about preaching: Make one clear point
  • Books that have had an impact: The Cost of Discipline - Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Disciplines of a Goldy Man R. Kent Hughes My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers
  • Hobbies: Sports, Coaching Music, Guitar Campus Life
  • If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: There is hope!
  • What I want on my tombstone: Don’t waste your life...
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  • Failure To Future

    Contributed on Oct 8, 2013
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    God uses failure in our lives to teach us we are totally dependent on Him for our future

    FAILURE TO FUTURE – when life falls apart, runs to Jesus! God uses failure in our lives to teach us we are totally dependent on Him for our future Luke 22:24-46 The Disciples Argue About Greatness (people want attention) Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial Take No Baggage for the Road ...read more

  • You Are A Gift

    Contributed on Dec 28, 2012
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    A short message for Christmas that the only perfect gift is Jesus, but we are better gifts to other people far more than anything we can buy, and God wants us!

    YOU ARE A GIFT Sometimes I feel like Charlie Brown - picking the wrong tree. Everyone even Snoopy is laughing. But then Linus tells him what Christmas really means - not trees or presents. Mark Driscoll: Spanish for "more Jesus." REBELLION? God planned salvation since the beginning of ...read more

  • Pain To Promise

    Contributed on Dec 17, 2012
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    Christmas reminds us that God turns pain into a promise

    PAIN INTO PROMISE – How God turns suffering into promise. Have you been disappointed at Christmas? Luke 2:35 A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR HEART – Why does Luke skip the pain? Because that was temporary - not part of the goal Praise in Pain - "Glory to God" – the focus is on ...read more

  • Who Is The Prodigal? Getting Lost, Getting Scared, Coming Home...

    Contributed on Sep 17, 2010
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    We are all prodigals and we all need to come home to our Father.

    Who is the Prodigal? Getting lost, getting scared, and coming home: How can we get back home to our Father? Luke 15:11-32 September 12, 2010 Background: Jesus made of point of hanging out with people on the wrong side of religion and that upset the religious people. Jesus is telling stories ...read more

  • Get A Grip! The Frustration, Failure, And Future Of Faith

    Contributed on Aug 10, 2010
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    Faith is often a present struggle, but the outcome is long term.

    Get A Grip!  The Frustration of Faith, The Failure of Faith, the Future of Faith Heb. 11:8-40 When you think of faith, what comes to your mind? The Frustration of Faith 8-12 Faith is not only about victory, but also about the struggle. Faith goes to uncomfortable places to get a ...read more

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  • A Charlie Brown Christmas

    Contributed on Dec 28, 2012
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    Television executives tried to reject The Charlie Brown Christmas story because it has the true story of Christmas. Charlie Brown has picked out an ugly tree, everyone laughs at him including Snoopy, and he screams out for someone to tell him the real meaning of Christmas. Linus begins to recite ...read more

  • A Dog Jog

    Contributed on Dec 17, 2012
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    My dogs like to go on jogs with me. The older dog, Yogi (name after the bear), is a sheep herding dog and loves to run. He is older now and he cannot run as fast, and cannot hear either. So his passion for running and loss of hearing often gets him lost. I realized that if we are going to run ...read more

  • 70 Die And 200 Are Feared Dead As 2 Boats Capsize ...

    Contributed on Sep 17, 2010
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    70 Die and 200 Are Feared Dead as 2 Boats Capsize on Congo Rivers. Congo river boats are often overloaded. When the fire started and people began jumping overboard, nearby fishermen ignored pleas for help. “Fishermen attacked the boat and started beating passengers with paddles” as they tried to ...read more

  • Striking The Last Note

    Contributed on Aug 10, 2010
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    STRIKING THE LAST NOTE It is said of one of the famous composers that he had a rebellious son who used to come in late at night after his father and mother had gone to bed. And before going to his own room, he would go to his father's piano and slowly, as well as loudly, play a simple scale, all ...read more

  • Faith Does Things Differently, But It Gets Them ...

    Contributed on Aug 3, 2010
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    FAITH DOES THINGS DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT GETS THEM DONE Attorney Mike Hanson, 45, started hiking the Appalachian trail in March, from Georgia to Maine, 2179 miles, unassisted with just a pair of walking sticks and a GPS, averaging nine miles per day, fighting the flu and a sore ankle. He will ...read more