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https://takingthelandpodcast.comWhat if the real battle is not your past, but what you have believed about your past? In this powerful conference sermon, Pastor Richard Rubi preaches from Ezekiel 18 and confronts the spirit of deconstruction, victimhood, and generational blame. This message is a direct call to young believers to reject bitterness, stop living off “sour grapes,” and embrace the spiritual inheritance God has placed in front of them. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION for WORLD EVANGELISM:• NO ADS, Early releases, Full-Length Testimony Tuesdays• Subscribe for only $3/month on Supercast: https://taking-the-land.supercast.com/• Subscribe for only $3.99/month on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-land/subscribe• Subscribe for only $4.99/month on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4owjo5ZThis sermon speaks to anyone wrestling with church hurt, blame, identity, anxiety, or the temptation to dismantle their faith instead of building their life in God. Chapters00:00 Introduction and Praise00:04 The Gift of Coffee and Its Significance03:24 Understanding Deconstruction in Faith10:50 The Impact of Deconstruction on the Church19:11 No More Excuses: Taking Responsibility25:35 Breaking Generational Patterns29:36 Navigating Parental Relationships and Personal Choices32:20 God's Plan for the Next Generation35:27 Embracing Legacy: The Sons of Korah and Zerubbabel40:32 Rejecting Victimhood: Taking Ownership of One's Faith47:14 The Call to Build: Embracing a Vision for the FutureShow NotesALL PROCEEDS GO TO WORLD EVANGELISMLocate a CFM Church near you: https://cfmmap.orgWe need five-star reviews! Tell the world what you think about this podcast at:• Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3vy1s5b• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/taking-the-land-cfm-sermon-pod-43369v
Most Christians look alive… but nothing’s moving behind the gauges.
In this powerful message from the Jacksonville Bible Conference, Pastor Rick Buchholz walks through the story of Ehud in Judges 3 and exposes a truth we don’t like to hear:
God’s answer to people in trouble is not comfort… it’s a man.
But not just any man. A man He has been shaping, grinding, and preparing for years.
Ehud didn’t have the advantage. Wrong hand. Wrong tribe. No edge.
But he had one thing most people never reach:
A moment where something snapped inside and said, “This has to change.”
This sermon will challenge passive Christianity and call you into something deeper than routine faithfulness.
This is about intensity.
This is about urgency.
This is about rising up when it would be easier to walk away.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re standing within reach of something that needs to change… this is for you.
00:00 Opening Illustration: Planes That Look Alive But Don’t Fly
01:45 Judges 3 Setup: Israel in Bondage
03:30 God Doesn’t Send a Man… He Builds One
06:30 Ehud’s Opportunity: Within Reach of the Enemy
08:00 His Disadvantages (And Why They Didn’t Matter)
10:20 The Plan: A Hidden Dagger
13:30 Fear Hits: He Walks Away
15:00 The Turning Point at Gilgal
18:30 The Real Enemy Identified
20:00 Decision: “I’m Going Back”
21:00 The Assassination of Eglon
23:00 Breakthrough: Victory for Israel
24:00 Beast Mode Explained
26:30 Biblical Examples of Violent Faith
31:00 This Is Deeper Than Obedience
33:30 You Were Raised Up to Rise Up
35:00 Practical Application: Kill What’s Killing You
37:00 Final Charge: No More Passive Christianity
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What if the greatest attack on your life isn’t loud… but subtle?
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Pastor Jerry Camacho shares a raw and honest journey through loss, doubt, and spiritual warfare. From miscarriages to betrayal, the real battle wasn’t external, it was a quiet question:
“Did God really call you?”
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This message exposes one of the enemy’s oldest strategies. Not lies shouted in your face, but questions whispered in your mind.
If you’ve ever Wrestled with doubt, burnout, or calling, this sermon will hit home.
Key takeaway: The enemy doesn’t need to destroy you. He just needs you to question what God already said.
Chapters
00:00 – The Launch Into Ministry
02:00 – The First Attack: My Daughter’s Voice
03:40 – Miscarriage and Hidden Pain
04:45 – Betrayal From Within the Church
05:30 – Second Miscarriage at the Altar
06:20 – The Lie Forms: “Ministry Is Killing My Family”
07:00 – The Silent Battle No One Saw
08:10 – “Did God Really Say?” Explained
09:50 – The Devil’s Strategy: A Question, Not an Attack
12:00 – The Devil Is a Watcher, Not a Mind Reader
13:30 – How He Builds Custom Attacks
15:20 – Why Questions Are So Dangerous
17:30 – Why He Targets Your Calling
21:50 – The Lie Comes Through What You Love Most
24:00 – When Doubt Sounds Like Wisdom
26:30 – The Most Dangerous Voice: Someone Close to You
30:15 – Silence Is Feeding the Lie
31:50 – Step 1: Stop Hiding, Start Talking
33:30 – Breaking the Lie With Truth
34:30 – Step 2: Write Down Your Calling
38:00 – The Moment God Spoke
39:30 – What Sustains You When Everything Falls Apart
40:00 – Final Charge: Don’t Answer the Question Alone
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Some doors look obvious. Others look locked.
In this message, Pastor Dan Rubianes preaches from 1 Corinthians 16:8-9 and shows how God opens “great and effective” doors, even when fear, resistance, jealousy, and spiritual opposition are waiting on the other side.
Drawing from powerful stories in India, ministry, and personal calling, this sermon will challenge you to stop standing in front of the door God opened and actually walk through it.If you’ve been battling intimidation, delay, doubt, or the feeling that life keeps shutting you out, this message is for you. God still opens doors. But sometimes you have to pray, push, and step through by faith.
Chapters
00:00 Opening Doors: A New Chapter Begins
02:19 The Power of Open Doors
05:09 Facing Adversaries: Fear, Jealousy, and Doubt
11:19 Seizing Opportunities: Waiting on God
24:11 Pushing Through: The Fight for Open Doors
38:38 Walking Through: The Journey of Faith
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There’s something in you that wants control.
The Bible calls it the flesh. This sermon calls it something even more blunt… an animal.
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In Exodus 21, God uses a shocking image to reveal a deeper truth about human nature. If what’s inside you is left unchecked, it doesn’t stay small. It grows. It harms. It destroys.
This message exposes:
• Why sin never stays contained
• The internal battle every believer faces
• The danger of ignoring known weaknesses
• Why guilt cannot be buried, only atoned for
• The only solution God provides
This is not a comfortable sermon. It’s a necessary one.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction: Lessons from Exodus 21 and Genesis 3
01:47 The Fallen Nature of Man and Biblical Imagery
03:49 Man as an Animal Without God
05:47 The Conflict Between Flesh and Spirit
07:45 The Story of Cain and Abel: Animal Instincts and Sin
09:56 The Responsibility of the Owner: Restraining the Animal
11:55 The Potential for Sin in All of Us
13:50 The Danger of Ignoring Inner Animal Instincts
16:12 The Biblical View of the Heart and Inner Nature
18:00 The Need for Constraining the Inner Animal
19:54 The Consequences of Sin and the Cost of Redemption
21:47 Guilt, Condemnation, and God's Atonement
24:11 The Path to Salvation: Repentance and Forgiveness
25:59 Closing: Living Responsibly and Spiritually
26:58 Invitation to Open Hearts and Seek God's Spirit
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What happens when you walk away from God… knowing you weren’t supposed to?
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In this raw and powerful Testimony Tuesday episode, Pastor Greg Mata shares a story that hits hard. From rebellion and leaving the church… to tragedy, depression, and his daughter’s suicide attempts… to a supernatural encounter that brought everything full circle.
This isn’t a clean, polished story. It’s real life. Messy, painful, and honest.
But God wasn’t finished.
You’ll hear how one moment in a car changed everything, how God healed him instantly, and how his daughter went from the brink of death to radical salvation… all leading to an unexpected calling to pioneer a church in the jungles of Guatemala.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, ashamed, or far from where you know you should be, this will speak to you. There’s more on the other side of obedience than you think.
00:00 – Intro: Testimony Tuesday begins
01:10 – Missionary life in Guatemala
03:50 – Growing up, rebellion, and early life
11:20 – Partying, emptiness, and searching for more
17:30 – The night everything changed (salvation)
21:40 – Dating the pastor’s daughter
24:30 – Discipleship and early ministry
28:30 – The conflict that led him to leave church
33:50 – Walking away from calling and destiny
41:00 – 12 years outside the fellowship
47:00 – Career success but spiritual emptiness
52:00 – Father-in-law’s sudden death
57:00 – Daughter’s struggle and suicide attempt
1:05:00 – Isolation, shame, and spiritual decline
1:09:30 – God speaks: “Didn’t you say?”
1:12:00 – Returning to church and supernatural healing
1:27:00 – Daughter’s radical salvation in hospital
1:33:00 – Prophetic moment in church
1:37:00 – Calling to the mission field
1:40:00 – Surprise announcement to Guatemala
1:43:00 – Miracles on the mission field
1:50:00 – $42,000 miracle provision
1:54:00 – Building a church in the jungle
1:57:00 – Vision for planting churches
2:00:00 – Final challenge: Say YES to God
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People will frustrate you. Let you down. Move slower than you’d like. Say the wrong thing at the worst time.
And if you’re not careful, you’ll start seeing people through the lens of their flaws instead of God’s potential.
In this Pioneer Rally message, Pastor Greg Mitchell cuts straight to the issue most leaders quietly struggle with… perspective. Jesus saw Peter for what he was, unstable, impulsive, flawed. But He also saw what he could become.
That tension changes everything.
If you work with people, lead anything, or just feel disqualified by your own flaws, this message will reset how you see others and yourself. God is not waiting for perfection. He’s looking for people He can work through.
CHAPTERS
0:00 The D-Minus Breakup Story (Hook)
1:15 The Real Problem: No Perspective
3:05 Ministry Tension: Standards vs Grace
6:10 When Standards Turn Into Pharisee Rules
10:05 Why Leaders Become Harsh With People
14:40 Jesus Chooses Flawed Peter
18:30 God Uses Broken People (That’s the Point)
22:10 How to Get the Best Out of People
26:00 Forgiveness: The Hidden Key to Ministry
30:10 Balance: What Actually Needs Fixing
34:20 Patience With Slow Growth
38:45 The 11-Year Convert Story
42:30 The Danger of Writing People Off
46:00 Einstein Illustration (You Might Be Wrong)
49:00 Altar Call: God Can Change You
55:00 Prophetic Word & Final Charge
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What if the worst thing in your life is actually God setting you up for something greater?
In this powerful message from the Mid-West Conference, Pastor Campbell unpacks one of the hardest truths to accept:Grace often hides behind pain.
Using the story of Joseph in Genesis 50, he shows how betrayal, injustice, and suffering can all be part of God’s sovereign plan.This sermon will help you:
If you’re walking through confusion, heartbreak, or disappointment… this message is for you.
Chapters
00:00 The Call to Ministry and Personal Journey
08:31 The Power of Sacrificial Giving
14:04 Seeking God in Seasons of Pain
47:44 Navigating Confusion and Agony
50:23 Trusting God Through Life's Chapters
53:03 The Power of Laughter and Perspective
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https://takingthelandpodcast.comWhat does the Bible actually say about Iran, Israel, and the end times?In this sermon, Pastor Greg Mitchell steps back from the daily headlines and looks at the big prophetic picture. Instead of chasing a Bible verse for every explosion in the news, he lays out what Scripture says with certainty about the rapture, Gog and Magog, Armageddon, and the role Iran may play in the last days.PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION for WORLD EVANGELISM:• NO ADS, Early releases, Full-Length Testimony Tuesdays• Subscribe for only $3/month on Supercast: https://taking-the-land.supercast.com/• Subscribe for only $3.99/month on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-land/subscribe• Subscribe for only $4.99/month on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4owjo5ZBut this message is not just about war and prophecy. It is also about hope.Alongside the warnings, this sermon points to a powerful possibility: that God may use turmoil in Iran to open a door for revival, salvation, and disciple-making among people who have lived under oppression for decades.If you’ve ever wondered how current events fit into Bible prophecy, this message will help you think clearly, biblically, and urgently.If this message helped you, subscribe, share it, and leave a comment with your thoughts on what the church should be praying right now.01:05 Iran war headlines and the need for a bigger perspective02:13 Daniel 4:17, God rules over kingdoms03:18 Iran’s history from the Medes to the Islamic Republic07:24 Why Iran targets Israel and America12:33 Iran’s missiles, proxies, and nuclear ambition14:35 Why chaos matters in Shia end-times belief18:20 Bad prophecy teaching vs the real big picture23:00 Armageddon, the Rapture, and Gog and Magog explained27:08 Why today’s conflict is not Ezekiel 38, but may prepare the stage32:06 The fall of Iran’s regime and the collapse of its proxies37:14 The real surprise: revival and an open door for the gospel in Iran47:03 Why the church must be ready to make disciples in Iran48:56 Salvation call and prayer for IranShow NotesALL PROCEEDS GO TO WORLD EVANGELISMLocate a CFM Church near you: https://cfmmap.orgWe need five-star reviews! Tell the world what you think about this podcast at:• Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3vy1s5b• Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/taking-the-land-cfm-sermon-pod-43369vShow Notes
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Why do some churches grow while others struggle for years?In this powerful message from the Mid-West Bible Conference in Carbondale, Illinois, Pastor Willis Gordon confronts a hard truth about leadership, discipleship, and spiritual development.
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The Bible says we carry the treasure of God in earthen vessels. The problem is not the treasure. The problem is the vessel.Using stories from John Wooden, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and personal moments with Pastor Wayman Mitchell, this sermon exposes one of the greatest dangers in ministry: believing we are already “good.”
If we do not allow God to build the man, we will never build the work.Key themes in this sermon:• Why the greatest works are built by developed men• The danger of giftedness without character• Why spiritual growth cannot be outsourced to sermons or YouTube• The three areas that reveal spiritual maturity• The leadership principle behind “small man, small church”
This message is a direct challenge to every believer, leader, and disciple.
Because the cost of building men may be high… but the cost of failing to do so is far higher.
0:00 The Motto: The Cost of Failing to Build Men
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In Acts 18, God speaks a powerful truth to the Apostle Paul:
“I have many people in this city.”
Paul was discouraged and ready to leave Corinth. Opposition was strong, rejection was constant, and it seemed easier to move on. But God stopped him.
Because hidden in that city were people whose names God already knew. People who would believe. People whose lives would be transformed.
In this World Evangelism Night message, Pastor Paul Stephens challenges believers to recover the heart of Jesus for the lost.
Cities are not just buildings, restaurants, and entertainment. They are souls waiting to be reached.
Many Christians believe sharing their faith is important… yet most rarely do it. The question this sermon confronts is simple but piercing:
Do we truly care about people the way Jesus does?
If we allow God to give us His compassion, we will begin to see our cities differently. And somewhere in your city right now are people God already knows by name.
They’re waiting to be found.
Chapters
00:00 Opening Prayer and Conference Announcements
00:48 Pastor Paul Stevens' Message on Compassion for Souls
13:50 The Call to Harvest: Finding the Many People
20:57 The Urgency of Reaching the Lost
28:37 The Role of Compassion in Evangelism
36:31 The Divine Appointment: Responding to the Call
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