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  • Joshua Blackmon

    Contributing sermons since Nov 20, 2017
Joshua's church

Springs of Life Church
Deer Park, Texas 77536
2816504924

About Joshua
  • Education: Texas Bible College B.A. in Theology Urshan College (Organizational Leadership) Houston Graduate School of Theology Fuller Theological Seminary (MDiv Student)
  • Experience: I am a licensed minister with the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI). I served my local church in various capacities for about seventeen years before being elected as pastor approximately four and a half years ago. I served on the youth committee for the South Texas District UPCI and also helped in children's ministry. I facilitated groups for women and men recovering from alcohol and drug addiction and taught anger management for a number of years. I have also taught ESL in the Vietnamese community in the Houston area. Most of my preaching experience has come since I have been a pastor.
  • Sermon or series that made a difference: Justification by Faith (Rev. J.T. Pugh) Finishing the Seasons of Life (Rev. J.T. Pugh)
  • Hobbies: Reading Walking Praying
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  • Be Still And Know — Psalm 46

    Contributed on Oct 10, 2025
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    God invites us to trust him in this Psalm.

    Bible Study: “Be Still and Know” — Psalm 46 Duration: 45 minutes Tone: Exegetical + pastoral formation Goal: To help participants rest in God’s unshakable presence amid personal and global turmoil. I. Opening (3–4 min) Invite everyone to take a breath and silently name one thing in their week ...read more

  • "Planted In The House Of The Lord” — A Sabbath Song Of Gratitude

    Contributed on Oct 9, 2025
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    The Sabbath rhythm of gratitude reorients us from the world’s illusions toward lasting fruitfulness in God’s presence.

    “Planted in the House of the Lord” — A Sabbath Song of Gratitude Text: Psalm 92 (CSB) Theme: The Sabbath rhythm of gratitude reorients us from the world’s illusions toward lasting fruitfulness in God’s presence. Introduction — A Song for the Sabbath Day Psalm 92 begins with a remarkable title: ...read more

  • The Strength To Comprehend God’s Love

    Contributed on Oct 9, 2025
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    Another version of this sermon, originally preached by my friend Eric Henderson.

    The Strength to Comprehend God’s Love Text: Ephesians 3:14–21 Introduction: Trying to Measure the Immeasurable You know, we humans like to measure things. It’s in our nature. We want to know how much, how far, how deep, how high. We measure how deep the ocean is. We measure how high the sky ...read more

  • The Strength To Comprehend God’s Love

    Contributed on Oct 9, 2025
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    This sermon idea came from a sermon preached by my dear friend Eric Henderson.

    The Strength to Comprehend God’s Love Text: Ephesians 3:14–21 Introduction: Trying to Measure the Immeasurable You know, we humans like to measure things. It’s in our nature. We want to know how much, how far, how deep, how high. We measure how deep the ocean is. We measure how high the sky ...read more

  • Psalm 63 — My Soul Thirsts For You!

    Contributed on Oct 8, 2025
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    Simple verse-by-verse Bible Study on Psalm 63.

    Psalm 63 — “My Soul Thirsts for You” A 45-Minute Bible Study 1. Introduction (5 minutes) Opening question: When have you felt spiritually dry or distant from God—and what did you do with that thirst? Theme: Psalm 63 is a wilderness psalm—a prayer of desire for God that arises out of ...read more

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  • The Cork And The Whale

    Contributed on Jul 6, 2025
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    2 Corinthians 4:7-18 offers a portrait of spiritual buoyancy. Paul, in other places, invites us to follow him as he follows Christ (1 Cor 11:1). His spiritual practices caused him to float above the difficulties that he faced over and over again in his life and ministry. One of the greatest things ...read more

  • Is A Blue Whale The Biggest Thing There Is?

    Contributed on Jun 16, 2024
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    Leave it to a children’s book to help us see how big our universe is. In a book entitled "Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?" Robert Wells takes us from a size we can grasp to one we can’t. The largest animal on earth is the blue whale. Just the flippers on its tail are bigger ...read more

  • Theophany

    Contributed on Jun 3, 2024
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    "Theologians have a specialized word to describe the instances when God appears to human beings. A visible manifestation of God within the Old Testament is called a theophany. The word theophany derives from two Greek words, the word for God (theos) and the word for appearing (phaino, which in ...read more

  • Power To Be The Light

    Contributed on Jun 3, 2024
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    Smartphones are amazing pieces of technology. Everything my generation went to RadioShack to purchase is now all together in the palm of our hand, including our flashlights. My grandfather loved flashlights. It was okay to get him a new one each year for Christmas or his birthday. He would take a ...read more

  • When It Was Dark

    Contributed on Apr 15, 2022
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    When It Was Dark I’m not quite sure how to say this. We have always said in the church that our faith was based upon facts. It was a faith built upon evidence that led us to the facts. My friends, something has come to light just this past week that is out now in the professional journals and ...read more