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A People Being Prepared to Pass the Rope
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerWe are students in a spiritual academy, something like the Citadel, learning to be leaders, learning to pass the rope to save our fellow passengers.
The Essence of Servant Leadership
Sermon by Mark SchindlerRooted in Matthew 20 and Luke 22, this message demonstrates that true greatness in God's Kingdom is measured not by rank or authority, but by Christlike, self-sacrificial servant leadership. Christ contrasts the world's pursuit of status with His own example of humble service, warning that ambition for position reflects a diminished view of His supreme authority and is closely linked to betrayal, as illustrated by Judas at the Passover. This biblical principle is powerfully reinforced through the D-Day examples of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Sergeant Walter Ehlers, whose courage, humility, perseverance, and unwavering concern for those under their care exemplified leadership that placed others above self. Drawing from these accounts and numerous scriptural passages, the message identifies seven essential qualities of faithful servant leaders—including maximizing God-given gifts, enduring hardship without complaint, caring diligently for others, knowing those entrusted to one's care, persisting in service, exercising humble self-awareness, and seeking wise counsel. Ultimately, it challenges every believer to embrace Christ's pattern of sacrificial service, faithfully using whatever God has entrusted to them in preparation for His coming Kingdom.
The Bride of Christ (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark SchindlerGod's called and chosen people are being prepared, under Christ's direction, to become His perfect and faithful helpmate for eternity.
Prepared for Goliath
Sermonette by Christian D. HunterDavid did not use the implements of King Saul because he had not tried them out. Instead, he used the sling—the tool he already knew.
A Millennium of Preparation
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod has been preparing His plan from before the foundation of the world, and life's complexity and symbiosis reveal a super-competent Designer and Planner.
The Path to Magnificence
Sermon by Mark SchindlerWe have not been uninformed about the enemy's tactics, nor about our capacity to endure. God will never forsake us, and we should never forsake one another.