Sermons on Righteous Vigilance:

Balaam And His Donkey Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 18, 2015

What to do when you find yourself walking outside of God's will for your life.

A farmer who wanted to sell his donkey. A potential buyer showed up and looked the animal over. He asked if he could hitch him up to the wagon and see how he worked. The farmer did so and climbed up into the wagon with the customer handing him the reins. The customer tapped the reins but the donkey ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 22:21-34

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

"Gone!" Series

Contributed by Tony Searles on Feb 18, 2015

This is the sixth in a six part Easter Series. The premise comes from Phil. 2:5-7 where it states that Jesus "emptied Himself, taking on the form of a bond-servant." We too need to be emptied so we can be filled with the fullness of Christ alone.

TITLE: “GONE” #6 in the SERIES: “Empty” MAIN TEXT: Mark 16:1-8 GOOD MORNING! It is RESURRECTION SUNDAY! Boy, do we ever have a reason to rejoice!!! Jesus is alive!!! So, we have no reason to be down, but every reason to be ecstatic! And not just today, but always! ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:1-8

Denomination: Other

Conditions For Assuming Leadership-3 Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 3, 2015

3 of 4. Upon Moses’ death, God called Joshua to lead Israel. God always calls capable leaders to lead His people. What surrounds the leadership of God’s people? A Condition for Assuming leadership among God’s people is A Defined/Decisive...

CONDITIONS For ASSUMING LEADERSHIP-III—Joshua 1:1-18 New/Begin/Start/Change Before we assume leadership/take control we better be sure conditions are right. Otherwise you’ll be ‘landing on a short runway’ every ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Face To Face With Divine Generosity Series

Contributed by Larry Thompson on Mar 19, 2015

The greatest defining moment in life is when you make a commitment to receive the gift of eternal life.

DEFINING MOMENTS – PART FIVE FACE TO FACE WITH DIVINE GENEROSITY JOHN 3:16-18 (PAGE 752 - DR. LARRY L. THOMPSON (2015) Introduction: Today we are focusing on the most important defining moment in life; when you, as a person created by God, understand the amazing, sacrificial generosity of ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-18

Denomination: Baptist

Our Inheritance Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 19, 2015

1) The Ground (Ephesians 1:11–13a), 2) The Guarantee (Ephesians 1:13b–14a), and 3) The Goal of our incomparable inheritance in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:14b).

History is rife with stories of murder, extortion and robbery by siblings taking family possessions by force. They rationalize that they either deserve it or will eventually inherit it, so why not take it now? They imagine what they can do with the money and possessions to achieve their ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-14

Denomination: Other

You Can Be Sure About Your Faith

Contributed by David Hersey on Mar 26, 2015

We can be sure about our faith if we live in obedience to God's will as it is recorded for us by inspiration in the scriptures.

You Can Can Be Sure (Part one) The text for our lesson is found in 1 John 5:11-13: "And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:11-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Promise Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 28, 2015

In Ephesians 2:11–12 Paul shows the need for the work of Christ, the Promise of the Gospel of reconciliation, for Jew and Greek by First, Describing the former Social (Ephesians 2:11) then Spiritual alienation of Jews and Gentiles (Ephesians 2:12).

One of the most striking developments in middle eastern politics as of late is the statement by Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu, at the end of his reelection campaign. In the last gasp of the campaign, Netanyahu announced a change of mind. He was now opposed to a Palestinian state. He’s ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-12

Denomination: Other

Dealing With The World Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 10, 2018

Message 41 in our journey through John's gospel. This message discusses how to deal with the world system.

Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Dealing with the World” -- John 15:18-16:11 I. The public teaching and ministry II. The Private teaching and ministry of Jesus 13-17 It is not too difficult to discover the purpose behind the principles taught by Jesus in theses last days and hours before ...read more

Scripture: John 16:7-15, Hebrews 12:1-3

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Serve The Lord With All Your Heart Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 16, 2018

Message 35 in our exposition of Romans. This message continues consideration of the characteristics of unhypocritical love from Romans 12 , specifically serving the Lord with gladness.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Gladly Serve the Lord with all Your Heart” Romans 12:11 Review As a response to God’s mercies through Christ detailed in the first eleven chapters of Paul’s letter to the Romans, Paul calls for all believers to present their bodies to God’s service as ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-6

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Bible Civics 101 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 17, 2018

Message 41 in our exposition of Romans. This message explores what the Bible has to say about Christians and government.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Biblical Civics 101” Romans 13:1-7 Review Last week we explored ten heart and hand checks when responding to difficult people. There are always balancing truths presented in Scripture. There may be times when telling the truth about someone becomes ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-7, Daniel 4:24-25, 1 Peter 2:13-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Power And Wisdom Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 22, 2018

Message 4 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians discussing the enlightening ministry of the Holy Spirit.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “The Power and Wisdom of the Spirit” Address and Introduction (Greeting and Thanksgiving) 1:1-9 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 II. Response to questions and issues 7-16 Conclusion 16:5-24 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 A. Reproof concerning ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-12

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Enlightening Ministry Of The Holy Spirit Pt 2 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 22, 2018

Message 5 in our exposition of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians continuing our exploration of the Holy Spirit's ministry of enlightening believers.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “The Power and Wisdom of the Spirit” Address and Introduction (Greeting and Thanksgiving) 1:1-9 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 II. Response to questions and issues 7-16 Conclusion 16:5-24 I. Reproof for fleshly behavior 1-6 A. Reproof concerning ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-14

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Impossible Love Part 5 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 29, 2018

Message 38 in our exposition of 1 Corinthians. This is the fifth of seven messages exploring the nature and practice of genuine love supplementing the understanding of love from 1 Cor 13 with the description of unhypocritical love found in Rom 12.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch Impossible Love Part 5 or “Unhypocritical Love” Romans 12 Just in case you thought you slid by the impossible list of love’s characteristics in 1 Corinthians 13, Paul provides some further characteristics of genuine love in his letter to the ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Cpr For A Healthy Heart Part 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 30, 2018

Message one in a series exploring the Biblical directives for a healthy walk. This message explores the first element: Continually Cultivate a dynamic relationship with God.

Chico Alliance Church “CPR for a Healthy Walk" Part 1 INTRODUCTION The sins of the churches in Revelation so severely condemned by Jesus have become common place in the church today. Ephesus in spite of doctrinal purity, lost their devotional passion. They lost the passion of their first love ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-8, James 4:4-7, John 15:1-8

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Devil's Drugstore

Contributed by Rob Watts on Jun 7, 2018

We need to examine ourselves as believers. Are we in the Devil's Drugstore, or in God's?

2 Corinthians 13:5 (GW) 5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are still in the Christian faith. Test yourselves! Don't you recognize that you are people in whom Jesus Christ lives? Could it be that you're failing the test? This afternoon I want us to examine ourselves. A little different ...read more