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Joshua Blackmon
Contributing sermons since Nov 20, 2017
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The God Who Has Spoken
Contributed on Nov 16, 2025
This sermon encourages us to look to Jesus who is superior to the prophets and angels lest we drift away.
INTRODUCTION: A DRIFTING SHIP There’s a story from 1969 of a small fishing boat off the coast of Nova Scotia. A father and son went out at dawn, the waters were calm, and the skies were clear. But somewhere between the nets and the shoreline, a fog rolled in. A gentle current pulled the little ...read more
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Lesson 2: "The God Who Establishes Us”
Contributed on Nov 12, 2025
This second sermon explores Paul’s explanation of his integrity, his ministry under accusation, and how God’s faithfulness steadies us when plans change and people misunderstand. It moves from comfort to credibility — from grace received to grace lived out.
Introduction Sometimes the greatest challenge in ministry is not persecution, but misunderstanding. Paul faced criticism from those who thought his change of travel plans meant he was fickle or untrustworthy. Yet, in this passage, Paul reminds us that God is faithful — and it is He who establishes ...read more
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Looking To Jesus: Overcoming Distractions And Fixing Our Gaze On Christ
Contributed on Nov 8, 2025
This sermon is the introduction to a series on the book of Hebrews. The theme is JESUS!
Looking to Jesus: Overcoming Distractions and Fixing Our Gaze on Christ Introduction: The Problem of Distraction We live in an age of distraction. Our attention is constantly pulled in a thousand directions — phones buzzing, headlines flashing, and responsibilities competing for our focus. Yet ...read more
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The Story Behind 2 Corinthians: Grace In The Midst Of Struggle
Contributed on Nov 5, 2025
2 Corinthians reveals Paul’s heart in the midst of struggle, showing how God’s comfort meets us in our weakness. This lesson explores the story behind the letter, helping us understand the city, the church, and the apostle’s deep pastoral care.
Lesson 1 — The Story Behind 2 Corinthians: Grace in the Midst of Struggle Primary Texts: Acts 18:1–18; 1 Corinthians 1:1–9; 2 Corinthians 1:1–11 Theme: The God of All Comfort Time: ~45 minutes I. Introduction: Paul’s Most Personal Letter Before diving into the text, help your group feel Paul’s ...read more
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The God Of All Comfort
Contributed on Nov 5, 2025
Suffering can leave us feeling weak and alone, but God meets us in our pain. In 2 Corinthians 1, Paul shows how God comforts us so we can comfort others. This passage invites us to see our struggles as a way God works His mercy through us.
Introduction: Paul opens his second letter to the Corinthians as a man who has suffered deeply, been misunderstood, and yet found fresh strength in God. This letter is more personal than 1 Corinthians; it reveals Paul’s heart, his wounds, and his theology of divine comfort. Corinth, as the ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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Looking To Jesus – A Journey Through Hebrews
Contributed on Nov 8, 2025
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2 Corinthians
Contributed on Nov 5, 2025
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The Secret Of Christian Joy
Contributed on Jul 6, 2025
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The Sermon On The Mount
Contributed on Jun 29, 2025
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Basic Christian Doctrine
Contributed on Jun 25, 2025
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The Cork And The Whale
Contributed on Jul 6, 2025
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
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Is A Blue Whale The Biggest Thing There Is?
Contributed on Jun 16, 2024
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
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Theophany
Contributed on Jun 3, 2024
"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
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Power To Be The Light
Contributed on Jun 3, 2024
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
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When It Was Dark
Contributed on Apr 15, 2022
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
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