Community Bible Church Sermons

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A sermon on James 1:1–12 teaching that trials are a refining pressure from God that produce endurance and maturity. The preacher urges listeners to reframe suffering as purposeful, ask God for wisdom, reevaluate priorities, lean on church community, and remain faithful because the cross and resurrection guarantee ultimate victory.

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Pastor Ed preaches from Ephesians 4:29 about the power of speech: Christians are called to stop 'corrupt' (sapros) talk and use words that build up, give grace, and reflect their identity in Christ, with practical guidance for timing, tone, apology, and personal renewal.

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Pastor Ed preaches from Luke 12 about being "built for more": guarding the heart against covetousness, recognizing that worth comes from being made in God's image (not possessions), and embracing stewardship. He contrasts storing up stuff with being "rich toward God," urging open hands, generous living, using all five forms of capital (financial, relational, educational, physical, spiritual) to serve others, and building a legacy that changes lives. The sermon includes practical church examples (disaster relief, neighborhood campuses), an invitation to serve and a call to faith.

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A sermon calling believers to build lives on a lasting foundation (the 'rock') rather than convenience ('sand'), emphasizing obedience to Jesus, practical spiritual formation, and an invitation to place full trust in Christ.

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Pastor Ed teaches from 1 Peter 2 that believers are 'living stones' under God's ongoing construction—saved by Christ, being sanctified through a process that removes what doesn't belong, replaces unhealthy appetites with spiritual nourishment, redefines identity as God's chosen and royal priesthood, and reveals Christ through transformed lives—culminating in a call to faith, repentance, and practical growth from 'milk to meat.'

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Matthew Chewning preaches from 2 Samuel 6 on 'undignified praise' — calling the church to reckless, humble worship in response to God's presence, warning that pride hinders praise and fruit, and issuing a call to salvation and baptism.

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A sermon declaring the church as unstoppable because it is built on the confession of Jesus as the living Christ; it calls the congregation to stand firm at the 'gates of hell,' exercise spiritual authority (binding and loosing), engage culture with light, and urgently pursue evangelism and revival.

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A sermon on Genesis 16 teaching that delays in God's promises tempt us to act in fear and take control, but God sees the overlooked (El Roi) and calls us to wait in faith, return to His design, and trust the Gospel.

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Pastor Ed teaches from Exodus 17 (Jehovah Nissi) that following Jesus often brings spiritual opposition and seasons of difficulty — proof you’re in God’s will — and calls believers to perseverance, intercession, mutual support, and unity under Christ’s banner.

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Pastor Hutch explains the name Jehovah Shema (“The LORD is there”) by tracing God’s manifested presence from Eden through the tabernacle and temple, through its departure in Ezekiel, its fulfillment in Jesus (Emmanuel), its indwelling by the Holy Spirit, and its ultimate perfection in the new creation—calling listeners to trust God’s presence now and pursue intimacy with him through spiritual disciplines.