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  • The Power Of Secret Obedience

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 30, 2026
     | 113 views

    God often prepares public blessing through private obedience.

    Primary Text: John 2:1-11 (NIV 2011) Supporting Texts: * Matthew 6:1-18 * Colossians 3:23-24 * Hebrews 11:8 * 1 Samuel 16:7 Introduction We live in a world that rewards visibility. If someone gives, they post it. If someone serves, they photograph it. If someone helps, they announce ...read more

  • When The Text Has More Than One Voice

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 27, 2026
     | 80 views

    Biblical ambiguity is often an intentional literary and theological feature that invites readers into deeper reflection, humility, curiosity, and spiritual participation, while comparing translations can help reveal layers of meaning that might otherwise be overlooked.

    Ambiguity, Mystery, and the Richness of Scripture Good evening everyone. Tonight I want to explore something that many Christians never think about when reading the Bible: the literary use of ambiguity. Usually, when we hear the word “ambiguity,” we think of confusion or uncertainty. But in ...read more

  • Meeting The Risen Christ In Matthew (Week 2) Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 20, 2026
     | 87 views

    The risen Jesus commissions imperfect disciples to make disciples of all nations through the authority of His divine name, while promising His continual presence with His people until the end of the age.

    WEEK 2 — Matthew 28:17–20 Theme: Doubt, Authority, Discipleship, and the Presence of Christ BIG IDEA OF WEEK 2 The risen Jesus commissions imperfect disciples to make disciples of all nations on the basis of His absolute authority and with the promise of His continual presence. PRIMARY TEXT ...read more

  • Jesus Getting Into Your Boat

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 16, 2026
     | 225 views

    When Jesus gets into the ordinary “boats” of our lives, He leads us from empty striving into deeper faith, transforming our failures into opportunities for grace, purpose, and discipleship.

    Jesus Getting Into Your Boat Text: Luke 5:1-11 (CSB) There is something deeply personal about this story in Luke 5. Jesus is surrounded by crowds pressing in to hear the Word of God, and out of all the boats on the shoreline, He steps into Simon Peter’s boat. He does not ask permission ...read more

  • The Last Enemy

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 13, 2026
     | 103 views

    Humanity, like the grieving dwarves beside Snow White’s glass coffin, longs for someone to overcome death, and the gospel declares that Jesus Christ is the true King who has conquered the grave and will awaken the dead by His victorious voice.

    THE LAST ENEMY Text: Job 14:10, 12, 14 INTRODUCTION: THE GIRL IN THE GLASS COFFIN (~5 minutes) There’s an old story, passed down through generations—Snow White. A young girl, full of life and beauty, becomes the target of a jealous heart. A curse is set in motion. And though she escapes it ...read more

  • Taking Jesus With You On Your Journey

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 13, 2026
     | 99 views

    This is a short devotional I gave to the students at the Junior High where I work in our final Youth for Christ meeting of the year.

    Taking Jesus With You on Your Journey A 10-Minute Lesson from Luke 2 Opening Illustration Tomorrow, when you leave here, summer officially begins for many of you. There will be trips, vacations, camps, late nights, jobs, sports, friends, and a lot fewer routines. And honestly, summer can go one ...read more

  • The Lost Axe Head Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 13, 2026
     | 298 views

    A church or believer may continue swinging the handle of religious activity long after losing the power of the Holy Spirit, but God is able to restore what has been lost when we honestly return to Him in repentance and faith.

    The Lost Axe Head II Kings 6:1–7 Introduction There are some things you can lose and keep going for a while before anybody notices. You can lose energy and still smile. You can lose focus and still perform. You can lose passion and still maintain routine. But there is one thing the people of ...read more

  • Meeting The Risen Christ In Matthew (Week 1) Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 13, 2026
     | 102 views

    In Matthew 28:16–17, the risen Jesus gathers imperfect disciples in Galilee, the very place where His ministry began and where the nations were already in view, and receives worship that reveals Him as “God with us,” worthy of the honor belonging to God alone.

    Bible Study Series: “Meeting the Risen Christ” A Slow Walk Through Matthew 28:16–20 WEEK 1 — Matthew 28:16–17 Theme: The Eleven, Galilee, and Worship PRIMARY TEXT (CSB) “The eleven disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped, ...read more

  • Mama Said Knock You Out

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 9, 2026
     | 161 views

    This sermon presents mothers as the tender strength of God in the world.

    Opening Illustration – “Mama Said Knock You Out” In the early 1990s, LL Cool J was told his career was fading. Critics thought he was finished. The popularization of gangster rap had left Cool J’s style on the back burner. He worried that his career was over as he was openly attacked by other ...read more

  • "Hold On… God Isn’t Finished Yet!”

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on May 2, 2026
     | 258 views

    God’s seeming delay is actually His patient mercy, giving us time to grow, repent, and trust Him while He works across generations to fulfill His purposes.

    OPENING – GENERATIONS & A SONG Scrolling through Facebook reels recently, I had one of those moments… you know, the kind that sneaks up on you. There is a trend of Gen Xers making reels about the things that pertain to our generation. The music, the food, the toys… I’m at the tail end of ...read more

  • The Last Enemy

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 25, 2026
     | 138 views

    Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life, is still speaking today, calling the spiritually dead to awaken, rise, and live by His victorious power over death, the last enemy.

    INTRODUCTION: THE GIRL IN THE GLASS COFFIN There’s an old story, passed down through generations: Snow White. A young girl, full of life and beauty, becomes the target of a jealous heart. A curse is set in motion. And though she escapes it once… eventually, it finds her. It comes in the form of ...read more

  • Don't Lose Your Song

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 19, 2026
     | 139 views

    2 Peter 1 gives us a model for spiritual formation in the middle of trouble.

    INTRODUCTION This illustration is told by Max Lucado: Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when Chippie’s owner decided to clean Chippie’s cage with a vacuum cleaner. ...read more

  • Don’t Lose Your Song

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 18, 2026
     | 191 views

    When life knocks the song out of you, God calls you not to stagnate but to keep growing in Christ, because steady, ongoing growth restores your strength, anchors you in truth, and brings your song back.

    INTRODUCTION Chippie the parakeet never saw it coming. One second he was peacefully perched in his cage. The next, he was sucked in, washed up, and blown over. The problems began when his owner decided to clean his cage with a vacuum cleaner. She removed the attachment from the hose and stuck it ...read more

  • Wonder Lost: When Sin Becomes Normal

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 18, 2026
     | 136 views

    Proverbs 30:18–20 contrasts the wonder of God’s mysterious creation with the danger of a numbed conscience, warning that when sin becomes normalized, we lose both awe and awareness of what is truly right.

    Proverbs 30:18–20 (CSB) “Three things are too wondrous for me; four I can’t understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman. This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes ...read more

  • Small Things, Great Wisdom Series

    Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 15, 2026
     | 205 views

    The writer of Proverbs shows how little creatures teach large lessons about wise living.

    Have you ever noticed how easy it is to overlook small things? We are drawn to what is big, impressive, powerful. We celebrate strength, influence, visibility. But Scripture often pulls our attention in the opposite direction—to things that seem insignificant, even weak. Proverbs 30 does that in ...read more