Sermons on Interactions:

Advantages Of A Strong Small Church Pt 1

Contributed by David Welch on Aug 4, 2018

This message shares some of my thinking from a brief exploration of the character and place of the small church. I credit a large measure of my thinking to the author of the "Grasshopper Myth" by Karl Vater. I include and credit a number of quotes to him

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “The Advantages of the Small Church” Introduction I have wrestled most of my ministry career with the subject of church growth and health; what constitutes success. Numerous movements and strategies have come and gone. Nearly all the conferences for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Peter Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 18, 2020

LIFE LESSON FROM PETER: BE MINDFUL OF INFLUENCES LIFE LESSON FROM PETER: JUMP OUT OF THE BOAT LIFE LESSON FROM PETER: PUT JESUS FIRST

PETER John 1:40-42, John 21:1-17 #John1 INTRODUCTION… THE GUY WE TALK ABOUT TODAY (p) We are going to talk about a special guy from the Bible today… If he were a personal computer, he’d be the MITS Altair 8800. If he were a cell phone, he’d be the Motorolla DynaTAC 800x. If he were an Atari game, ...read more

Scripture: John 1:40-42, John 21:1-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Free Will Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 25, 2020

What is the purpose of our freewill? The purpose of our freewill is to give us the option to have a real personal relationship God and for Him to know our hearts. We are free to pursue and know the God of the universe.

AT THE MOVIES 2020: “Free Will” Psalm 139:1-24 ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome back church! We are still getting into the swing of things from COVID19 and all the isolation we went through. Next week is Father’s Day and we will have a drive-in service at 10:30am so as many people as possible can join us ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 139:1-24

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Happy Are The Meek Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Sep 18, 2017

Exploring the importance of the spiritual attribute of weakness and what it looks like in the Christian

Happy Are the Meek CCCAG September 17th, 2017 Scripture- Matt 5:5 Growing up in the city, you learn a few things very quickly. One of the things you learn is that you do not mess with the police. When I was living with my dad, Kenosha would use foot patrols in the high crime areas, and we lived ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

It's All About Love Series

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Nov 5, 2017

It's all about love - loving God and loving others. Everything else is misdirection. This message explores this theme, based on Paul's admonition to the church at Ephesus.

Message - November 5, 2017 - Ephesians 1:15-23 Last Sunday 11 of us from this congregation got together after the service to go for a prayer walk. We spent some time together to get oriented to what we were about to do. We talked about some basic principles of praying for the community and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Vital Ministry Part 2 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 17, 2018

Message 48 in our exposition of Romans. This message continues the discussion of message 47 exploring the signs of vital ministry.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Vital Signs of a Healthy Ministry” Part Two Romans 15:13-33 Review Paul closes his letter with some personal matters which can be approached in a few different ways. I have chosen to deal with this section by focusing on the insights it provides ...read more

Scripture: Romans 15:13-33, Colossians 1:28-29

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Impossible Love Part 3 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 36 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the third of six messages exploring the meaning and practice of true love.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Impossible Love” Part Three Introduction The current stop in our exploration of Paul’s letter to the believers meeting in Corinth written a couple thousand years ago deals with love. The principles taught here are as relevant to the health ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Sacred Service Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jun 11, 2018

This message continues a discussion of the spiritual disciplines. Specifically God calls us all to serve one another.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Sacred Service” Review The discipline of simplicity arises out of the state of contentment. Contentment is a feeling of calm satisfaction. Discontentment is a feeling of agitated dissatisfaction. Discontent in the dry soul, is similar to thirst to the ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4, Galatians 5:13-15, Mark 10:42-45

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Rock And The Hard Place Part 3 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 30, 2014

Part three focuses on faith as a grain of mustard seed.

The Rock and the Hard Place Part 3 Are You Satisfied With Your Faith Part 2? Scriptures: Matthew 17:14-21; 13:31-32 Introduction This is the continuation of my message from two weeks ago. If you recall from that message I asked you if you were satisfied with your faith. In my youth Sunday ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:14-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A World Without Christ

Contributed by William Fallert on Mar 11, 2012

Jesus changed not just the Christian world but the whole world. Darkness would be everywhere if not for him.

John 8:12 A world without Christ It is an amazing feeling to stand up here. It feels so powerful and humbling at the same time. If I say let’s all stand everyone will stand. If I say let’s all sit down, everyone will sit down. If I say let’s sing a hymn, everyone will sing. I am so tempted to ...read more

Scripture: John 8:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Best Rest For The Stressed

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Sep 27, 2010

Those who come to Jesus and do life with Him will find rest for their souls. How to RSVP to Jesus' invitation to come to Him!

The Best Rest for the Stressed Matthew 11:28-30 28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Grace Without Truth Is Not Love

Contributed by Jeff Poor on Jun 19, 2019

The best expression of love is Grace and Truth.

What do Alex, Erin, and Tim need to know? INTRO Good Morning… Blah blah blah… Simple yet profound (Reword)… We chose to do an in depth on John's gospel because although it's often time the first suggested book to read to brand new Christians because of its simplicity, it also is ...read more

Scripture: John 8:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Show No Favoritism Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jul 19, 2021

In James 2:1-13, James tackles the age long problem of prejudice and favoritism. It is often a problem in the world and in the church. The solution to the problem is the Royal Law found in Scripture.

Introduction: A. There’s story told about a Chicago bank that once asked for a letter of recommendation on a young Bostonian who was being considered for employment. 1. The Boston investment house where the young man worked could not say enough about the young man. 2. In their letter of ...read more

Scripture: James 2:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spiritual Gifts- The Source Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Jul 29, 2021

A three-part sermon series exploring the spiritual gifts, what they are, and how we can use them today.

Spiritual Gifts- The Source June 6, 2021 Scripture- 1 Cor 12:1-6 This morning we're going to be getting a new series for the month of June about a subject I haven't spoken often about since I've been here as the pastor. Since I've been here, I've talked a lot about the basic ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-6

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Have The Mind Of Christ Jesus

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 10, 2021

In Philippians 2 we find the great imperative command that we need to "have the mind of Christ Jesus." Is that possible? Can our minds be so transformed by the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit that we can actually have the mind of Christ Jesus within us?

Have the Mind of Christ Jesus Please stand with me as we go over our current memory Scripture: Matthew 5:6-8 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5, Psalm 33:6, John 1:3, John 12:50, John 8:28, John 5:19, Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Luke 22:42, Philippians 2:1-11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene