Taking The Land - CFM Sermon Podcast

Sending someone into the harvest field sounds exciting at conference.
But who pays the moving costs? Who helps them find a home? Who supports them when the job doesn’t come through? Who answers the phone when ministry gets difficult?
Preaching from Romans 10:14–15, Pastor Artie Aragon delivers a direct challenge to churches and pastors about what it really means to SEND.
From decades of ministry in Chinle, Arizona, Pastor Aragon explains that church planting cannot simply be celebrated from the conference platform. Sending people requires sacrifice, financial provision, discipleship, personal involvement, and a willingness to believe God for supernatural resources.
One statement captures the seriousness of the message:
“We as senders, we have to get the sending part right.”
Pastor Aragon shares remarkable stories from Chinle’s church-planting ministry, including sending workers overseas, supporting international works, and watching God provide resources that seemed impossible for a small reservation church.
If God can help Chinle reach beyond itself, He can help any church that is willing to see the need, count the cost, and keep sending.
Chapters
00:00 Opening and the call to send01:14 Romans 10: The chain of responsibility03:44 Why those who respond are called beautiful04:37 Sending begins with a God-given burden06:05 God’s heart for those who are lost08:15 The Great Commission is not optional10:12 Pastors develop and send workers11:05 Counting the real cost of sending13:35 The Prescott pattern for church planting15:28 Seeing the need through Jesus’ eyes18:42 Reaching the lost beyond church programs19:02 The cost of raising and releasing workers22:35 Sending means staying involved24:08 Why church planting can’t be done on the cheap26:11 The sending church’s financial responsibilities28:19 Real startup costs for a church plant29:00 Partnership and ministry support31:29 Why ongoing support matters33:53 True riches and supernatural provision35:48 Financial breakthrough that keeps churches sending38:35 Releasing and supporting international workers40:23 A $320,000 church plant and its impact42:42 Lessons from stories of sending45:08 Closing appeal: see the need, love, and pray
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Does your life feel small because nobody seems to notice what you do? In this 2017 sermon, Pastor Wayman Mitchell explains why unseen faithfulness matters—and why we must not despise small beginnings.
Preaching from Zechariah 4:10, Mitchell challenges the idea that size, crowds, and recognition determine the value of God’s work. Through biblical examples and experiences from Wickenburg, Prescott, and Guam, he shows how meaningful ministry often begins in overlooked places.
If you’re serving without recognition, discouraged by slow progress, or wondering whether your contribution makes a difference, this message offers a challenge: embrace the work God has placed before you.
In this message:
Why gathering a crowd is different from building a church
What small beginnings can teach us
How God works through overlooked people and places
Practical ways to serve people who are easily forgotten
Why recognition is not the measure of faithfulness
Chapters
00:00 Opening praise and Zechariah 4
03:05 The rebuilt temple and the older generation’s grief
04:15 “Do not despise the day of small things”
05:43 Embracing obscurity
06:13 The obsession with church size
08:24 Small churches, mega churches, and proselyting
11:11 What obscurity means
13:11 Jeremiah’s call not to seek great things
15:25 A ministry of tearing down and rebuilding
16:20 Prescott’s rough beginnings
20:05 Jesus, Nazareth, and the overlooked
21:34 John the Baptist and Amos: unlikely messengers
23:31 Wickenburg and faithful work without recognition
25:31 Faithful pastoring in Brazil, Indiana
27:26 Isaiah 58 and rebuilding the old waste places
28:54 The vision for the islands
29:51 Guam, the Marianas, and church planting
33:35 David’s hidden preparation for Goliath
35:56 Creative ministry among the overlooked
37:04 Rehab ministry and the fruit of service
38:30 The value of churches built on broken people
39:01 William Booth’s calling among London’s poor
40:30 A missionary reminder: “We’re not home”
41:09 Final challenge: obscurity may be God’s plan
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Does your part matter when someone else gets sent, seen, or celebrated? Pastor Ray Rubi explains why the people who faithfully support the mission are essential to everything God is doing.
Preaching Monday night at the 2026 Bible Conference in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Pastor Rubi explores “The Critical Partnership”—the relationship between those committed to stay in the local church and those called to go and preach the gospel.
Through David’s example in 1 Samuel 30:17–25, this message shows why those who go into battle and those who stay with the supplies share in the victory.
Discover:
• Why serving behind the scenes has lasting significance.
• How a strong local church makes world evangelism possible.
• How sending workers creates opportunities for others to grow.
• Why missionaries and their home congregations need each other’s prayers.
• How to move from drifting to committed service.
Whether you are preparing to go, faithfully serving at home, or returning from a season of ministry, this message will challenge you to embrace your part in God’s purpose.
What is one practical way you can strengthen your church’s mission this week? Share in the comments.
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00:00 — Welcome to the Bible Conference
00:59 — The Critical Partnership
03:35 — Why the Fellowship Kept Growing
04:35 — The Local Church and World Evangelism
08:34 — David’s Battle and the Equal Share
10:31 — The Local Church as a Home Base
20:16 — The Role of Those Who Stay
29:20 — Preparing and Sending Those Who Go
47:23 — A Strong Home Base Enables Expansion
59:38 — Invitation, Prayer, and Closing Exhortation
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Your life is being spent whether you realize it or not.
The real question is: What are you spending it on?
Preaching from 2 Timothy 4:6–8, Pastor John Perry confronts one of the unavoidable realities of life. Our time is limited. Every day takes something out of us. Like the battery in your phone, your life is constantly draining.
You cannot choose whether your life will be spent. You can choose what it will be spent on.
In this message, Pastor Perry challenges believers to live with eternal purpose, to fight a fight worth fighting, finish a race worth finishing, and keep a faith worth keeping.
One line captures the message:
“Don't just die old. Die finished.”
The tragedy isn't simply that life is short. The tragedy is pouring your life into something that ultimately doesn't matter.
Main Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:6–8
Additional Scriptures: Romans 12:1, 2 Corinthians 12:15, 1 Corinthians 15:31, Matthew 24:46, Hebrews 9:27
Original sermon title: You've Got to Die From Something
If this message challenged you, share it with someone who needs to reconsider what they're giving their life to.
YouTube Chapters
00:00 — The Sermon’s Opening: Death and Purpose
03:09 — The Question Behind the Message
05:04 — “You’ve Got to Die From Something”
06:32 — Pouring Your Life Out for God
09:06 — Sin, Death, and Eternity
14:33 — Becoming a Living Sacrifice
18:09 — Spending Your Life on What Matters
22:10 — Life Is Like a Draining Battery
24:31 — Don’t Just Die Old—Die Finished
27:44 — Fight, Race, and Faith: Finishing Well
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Has your faith become comfortable - but stopped changing you?In this 1976 message, Pastor Wayman Mitchell explores Jesus’ teaching about new wine and old wineskins. His challenge is personal: are we still responding to the Holy Spirit, or have we become satisfied with yesterday’s experience?This episode of the Wayman Wednesday Podcast examines the nature, expression, and relevance of the gospel—and the danger of allowing a living faith to settle into religious routine.Discover why the gospel calls for responsive hearts, how its message reaches people across cultures and generations, and why Mitchell emphasizes an ongoing filling of the Holy Spirit.Chapters00:00 Introduction: The Gospel as New Wine00:31 Why the Gospel Must Be Revolutionary01:47 When Religion Becomes Routine03:01 Luke 5:36–39 — New Wine and Old Wineskins04:32 What “New Wine” Represents05:04 A Gospel of Change, Power, and Surrender07:14 The Gospel’s Transforming Effects08:22 The Permanent State of the Gospel08:58 The Danger of Putting New Wine in Old Wineskins11:11 The Gospel Needs Flexible Receptacles13:00 Carrying the Gospel Across Generations16:08 A Gospel Relevant for Every Age18:13 Why the Gospel Must Meet Today’s Needs20:20 Old Religious Structures and New Wine21:20 Becoming Expressions of the Gospel22:20 The Danger of Aged Wine24:00 When People Prefer Mild Christianity26:19 The Cure: Be Filled with the Holy Spirit27:57 Keeping the Gospel Fresh and Active29:09 Pentecost: Drunk with New Wine30:29 The Holy Spirit’s Transforming Power31:10 What Is Happening Here?## CONNECTFind a CFM Church near you: https://cfmmap.orgEnjoying Taking the Land? Leave a five-star review:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3vy1s5bPodchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/taking-the-land-cfm-sermon-pod-43369v## SUPPORT WORLD EVANGELISMGet the **Taking the Land Premium Subscription**:✓ No ads ✓ Early releases ✓ Full-length Testimony Tuesdays **Supercast | $3/month** https://taking-the-land.supercast.com/**Spotify | $3.99/month** https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taking-the-land/subscribe**Apple Podcasts | $4.99/month** https://apple.co/4owjo5Z**All proceeds go to world evangelism.**