We often think following Jesus means asking, “What can I do for someone else?” But what if God is also asking us to become humble enough to receive?

In Luke 10, Jesus sends His disciples into homes where they must sit at someone else’s table, accept hospitality, listen, stay awhile, and then serve. Elijah discovers the same thing when God sends him to a widow in Zarephath who seems to have almost nothing to give.

This sermon explores a challenging truth: sometimes God sends us because someone needs what He has given us, and sometimes He sends us because He has already placed something there that we need.

In a busy world, maybe one of the most Christlike things we can do is slow down, enter someone’s life, hear their story, share their table, and linger long enough to actually know them.

Luke 10:5–9 | 1 Kings 17:8–16
Formed by the Flow: Moving in the Current

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You can be looking and still not see.
You can be hearing and still not listen.

The real question may not be, “Am I paying attention?” but “What has my attention right now?”

In James 1:19–27, we are told to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. But James pushes us even further: hearing God’s Word is not enough. Real listening changes us.

In this message, “You’re Listening, But You’re Still Missing It,” we look at David’s confrontation with Nabal and the moment Abigail stepped into his path. David became so consumed by one insult that he nearly allowed his anger to determine who he would become.

Sometimes anger does that.
Sometimes fear does it.
Sometimes anxiety, hurt, politics, success, hurry, work, or even church activity can capture so much of our attention that everything else fades into the background.

And we can completely miss what God has placed right in front of us.

This sermon challenges us to:

• PAUSE. LISTEN. NOTICE.
What has my attention? What am I missing? Who is in front of me?

• ASK FOR THE BLIND SPOT.
Am I humble enough to hear something I do not want to hear?

• TURN THE MIRROR INTO A MOVE.
What needs to change? Who do I need to notice? What is God asking me to do today?

What holds your attention will eventually shape your movement.

The question is not simply, “Did I hear the sermon?”

The question is:

What has God placed in front of me that I have not been paying attention to?

James 1:19–27
1 Samuel 25:14–35
Chandler Street Church of Christ
Series: Formed by the Flow: Moving in the Current

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What if the reason you feel exhausted is not because you are not trying hard enough, but because you are trying to move without first asking where God is leading?

In Luke 11:1–13, Jesus teaches His disciples that prayer is more than asking God to bless the plans we have already made. Prayer begins with surrender: Father, Your name. Your kingdom. Your direction.

In this message, “Before You Make Your Next Move, Do This First,” we look at what happens when we stop trying to control every outcome and learn to depend on God.

You will discover why:

• Working harder does not always mean moving in the right direction
• Prayer gives the Father the first word
• Our inadequacy can actually send us closer to God
• Sometimes the need in front of us is bigger than what we can provide
• The greatest gift God gives us is not always the answer we wanted, but the Holy Spirit who leads us

You can kick harder and still move in the wrong direction.

Before you fix it.
Before you react.
Before you make the call.
Before you make your next move.

Make room for God.

Luke 11:1–13

Chandler Street Church of Christ

Series: Formed by the Flow: Moving in the Current

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Church was never meant to be something we simply attend, admire, and leave for someone else to carry.

In this sermon from Romans 12:1–8 and Acts 6:1–7, we discover that God’s mercy makes our lives available, God’s grace gives every believer something to offer, and the church comes alive when every member takes their place.

Some of us have been present, supportive, and appreciative—but Jesus calls us beyond appreciation into participation. We are not guests waiting to be served. We are family members sharing the life and mission of Christ together.

Your gift is God’s grace taking a concrete form through you for someone else’s good.

You do not have to do everything, but you are called to faithfully offer something.

Join Chandler Street Church of Christ for the conclusion of Formed by the Flow: Clearing the Channel and consider three important questions:

What grace has God placed in me?
Who could be strengthened by it?
What responsibility will I accept?

Take your place. Offer your part. Let the whole church come alive.

Scripture: Romans 12:1–8; Acts 6:1–7
Sermon: The Church Is Not a Spectator Sport
Chandler Street Church of Christ | Kilgore, Texas

What do you do when you have prayed, worked, tried, and still have nothing to show for it?

In Luke 5:1–11, Jesus meets Peter beside empty nets and asks him to trust His word one more time: “Because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

This sermon explores what happens when disappointment begins shaping what we expect from God, ourselves, and the future. Empty nets may tell the truth about yesterday, but they cannot tell us what Jesus will do next.

In this message:

• Why disappointment must not become prophecy
• How to obey without demanding a guaranteed result
• Why grace meets us when we feel unworthy
• How Jesus calls ordinary, imperfect people into His mission
• What it means to put the nets back into the water

You are not required to be the Savior or control the outcome. You are called to hear Jesus, receive His grace, and take the next faithful step.

Scripture: Luke 5:1–11
Sermon: When Nothing Seems to Be Working
Series: Formed by the Flow: Clearing the Channel
Preacher: Lane Brown
Church: Chandler Street Church of Christ, Kilgore, Texas

Share this sermon with someone who is discouraged, tired of trying, or wondering whether anything is really changing.

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What does it mean to live as strangers in this world without becoming strangers to our neighbors? Through Jeremiah 29, John 1, 2 Kings 5, and 1 Peter 2, we discover that God has planted His people in the world to seek the good of their communities, make the presence of Christ visible, and point hurting people toward hope and healing.

We may be citizens of heaven, but our address still matters.

Join Chandler Street Church of Christ in Kilgore, Texas, for this message from the series Formed by the Flow: Clearing the Channel.

“Strangers, yes. Absent, no.”

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What happens when the old way of living, thinking, and doing church can no longer carry the new life Jesus brings?

In Mark 2:18–22, Jesus uses three powerful pictures: a wedding, a patch, and new wine in new wineskins. His message is clear: He did not come to slightly improve the old life. He came to make us new.

This lesson challenges us to move beyond just talking about grace, welcome, mission, and new life — and to actually live as changed people who carry the good news of Jesus into the world.

A church can talk like new wine and still live like an old wineskin.

Scripture: Mark 2:18–22
Series: Formed by the Flow
Message: When the Old Way Stops Working

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Sometimes God opens a door, and religious people try to put a lock back on it.

In Acts 15, the early church faced a major question: would Gentile believers be welcomed through the grace of Jesus, or would they have to carry extra burdens before they could truly belong? The issue was not whether holiness mattered. The issue was whether the church would add requirements Jesus never gave.

This sermon reminds us that the gospel welcomes people to Christ, not to our comfort zone. When grace is already flowing toward people, the church must be careful not to block the channel with fear, preference, tradition, or unnecessary burdens.

If you have ever felt like you had to get everything fixed before coming to Jesus, or if you have ever wondered how the church should welcome people without watering down the gospel, this message is for you.

Scripture: Acts 15:1–21
Series: Formed by the Flow

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Sometimes we do not tell God “no.” We just keep telling Him “not yet.”

In Haggai 1, God speaks to His people after they had learned to live around unfinished obedience. Their own lives were moving forward, but the work God had placed before them stayed unfinished. They were busy, active, religious, and responsible, but God was no longer at the center.

This sermon asks a hard question: have we delayed obedience so long that we have started calling it wisdom?

God does not shame His tired people. He wakes them up, calls them back, promises His presence, stirs their hearts, and invites them to take the next faithful step.

If you have been waiting for life to get easier before you obey, serve, return, forgive, invite, rebuild, or step into God’s work, this message is for you.

Scripture: Haggai 1
Series: Formed by the Flow

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Some problems do not go away because we ignore them. They stay buried under the surface: conversations we avoid, wounds we refuse to name, gossip we excuse, bitterness we rehearse, and forgiveness we say with our mouths but do not release from our hearts.

In Matthew 18:15–35, Jesus shows His people how to deal with sin, hurt, truth, forgiveness, and restoration. He does not call us to fake peace. He does not call us to avoid hard conversations. He does not call us to weaponize truth. He calls us to go to the person, seek restoration, trust His presence, and let the mercy we have received keep moving through us.

If there is something blocking the flow of Christ in your heart, your relationships, or your church, this message is for you.

Scripture: Matthew 18:15–35
Series: Formed by the Flow

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