Pastor Tom Crandall®️

Jesus Never Called Us to Attend Church—He Called Us to Be Disciples Welcome to the podcast. Today we’re talking about something that may challenge the way many of us think about our faith. Jesus never looked at His disciples and said, “Go attend church once a week.” He said, “Follow Me.” He called ordinary people to become disciples—men and women who would deny themselves, take up their cross dail...

The word Lord is a powerful word. When we say, “Jesus is the Lord of our life,” we are saying much more than simply acknowledging Him as our Savior. We are declaring that He has complete authority, leadership, and control over every area of our lives. To call Him Lord means we willingly submit to His will, follow His Word, and trust Him in all things. The word “Lord” means master, ruler, owner, or...

2 Corinthians 12:9 — “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness…” Philippians 1:6 — “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Introduction We all have flaws—imperfections, if you will.  If we were honest, we could line them up one by one and make a list. We...

The church was never designed for the “righteous” to sit back and applaud themselves.  It was never meant to be a stage where people show up, look holy, act holy, and pretend they’ve got it all together. That was never the design. The church looks a whole lot more like a hospital than it does a museum.  It’s not for the polished—it’s for the broken.  It’s not for the perfect—it’s for the hurting....

Psalms 95:6 This verse is a call to humble worship. The psalmist invites God’s people to express reverence, gratitude, and submission to God by bowing and kneeling before Him, recognizing Him as their Creator (“our Maker”). It emphasizes both outward acts of worship and the inward attitude of humility and devotion Psalm 95:6 reminds believers that worship is not merely about singing or attending s...

This is something that’s been weighing on me. Over the years, I’ve heard sermons that marked my life—   messages about Jesus sitting with sinners…   messages about Jesus flipping tables… But here’s what we don’t talk about enough— Both of those moments happened in the presence of religious people. In one scene, they criticize Him—  “Look at Him… eating and drinking with sinners.” (Matthew 9:10–11)...

Walking in the Spirit is one of the greatest challenges a Christian will ever face.  Not because it’s confusing… but because it’s a fight. It’s the struggle of the flesh.  It’s the struggle of the identity we’ve been called to walk in. Because the truth is—  we were never created to live led by the flesh. We weren’t created by accident.  We weren’t formed with an unintentional purpose. We were cre...

John 5:1–9 This morning I want to ask you something serious… Are you willing? The Bible says there was a multitude of impotent folk gathered there. Not important but impotent folk That wording matters. Because “impotent” means powerless… ineffective… unable to produce results—whether physically or spiritually. These were people who were stuck.  Broken.  Unable to fix what they were in. We want to...

Mother’s Day is more than flowers and cards—it’s about recognizing a life poured out daily. A mother’s entire world often revolves around her children. Not just being a parent, but being present . In a distracted world, her presence becomes one of the greatest gifts she can give. She becomes a strong tower in the home—steady when everything else feels uncertain. When storms hit the family, it’s of...

This morning I want to ask you to be patient with me. The Lord laid this on my heart last Sunday night, and I want to be faithful to what He’s been dealing with me about. Kerry and I had some fellow firemen and fire ladies over at the house. We were working on the pool, trying to get it finished up, and like always, my phone was hooked to the speaker playing music. And in the middle of that, a son...

Opening: Many times in life, we find ourselves praying prayers that feel like they only hit the ceiling.  We run to people… we ask others to pray… But the truth is—  we’ve learned how to say prayers … without ever learning how to live a life of prayer. There is a difference between speaking words…  and walking in relationship. In Mark chapter 5, Jairus shows us what real prayer looks like. The Bib...

This morning, I didn’t come to entertain you.  I didn’t come to impress you.  And I didn’t come to make you feel comfortable. I came to give you truth. Before we go any further, I’ve got a question for you: Do you trust me?  Do you trust my heart? Because no matter how you answer that…  No matter what kind of week you’ve had…  No matter what you walked in here carrying… I need your undivided atten...

Many of us have burdens. Many of the burdens we carry are unspoken and unseen. But whatever burden you’re carrying today, I want you to know there is freedom in Jesus’ name. A young man spent most of his life seeking approval, seeking acceptance, trying to fill a void in his heart. It was in a small church where he encountered freedom. The evangelist preached from Galatians 6:2, which says, “Bear...

“Easter is the most celebrated day in Christianity… but also the most misunderstood. Because we love to talk about the empty tomb… …but we don’t like to talk about what it took to get there.” “Before there was a resurrection…there was a cross. Before there was victory… there was suffering. And if we skip the cross… we cheapen the resurrection.” We want to hear from you. https://www.facebook.com/pa...

What is it like when our sin is out in front of us? When the weight of our wrong choices, our words, or our inaction presses on our hearts? There’s a burden, a heaviness, a tension we can’t escape on our own. Sin is not just a mistake—it’s direct disobedience to God’s Word and God’s will for our lives. And when we try to hide it, justify it, or ignore it, that burden grows heavier. We want to hear...

Hebrews 6:19 Years ago a man was out on the water in a small boat. The wind began to pick up… The sky started turning dark… And before long the waves began beating against the boats in the harbor. Boat after boat was drifting. Some were being pushed by the wind… Others were being tossed by the waves. But there was one boat that wasn’t moving. It wasn’t drifting. It wasn’t being carried away by the...

Several years ago a story circulated about a hospital where something strange began happening. Patients were dying in the emergency room waiting area. Not because the doctors didn’t have the medicine. Not because the hospital lacked the equipment. Not because the surgeons weren’t trained. They were dying because no one was bringing them inside. The hospital was full of doctors. The medicine cabine...

We stand week after week. We have our call to worship. We pray and ask God to let us take the message and apply it to our daily lives. But here’s the honest truth: We often get so busy that by Monday… we forget what the message was even about. And sometimes we say things like. “Well, if the preacher was a little better, maybe I’d remember.” But Proverbs doesn’t put the responsibility on the preach...

Years have come and gone. Seasons have changed. Storms have risen and fallen. And through the years we’ve sung the words: “It is well… it is well… with my soul.” But let me remind you — that song was not written in comfort. It was not written in abundance. It was not written when everything was going right. It was written in agony. It was written in sorrow. It was written after devastating loss. A...

John 15:4-5 Having an intimate relationship with Jesus is something we don’t talk about often,but it is the very foundation of our faith. Intimacy with Him means more than just knowing about Him—it means drawing so close to Him that distractions begin to fade. It means learning how to truly abide in Him. And the Word tells us that when we abide in Him, He abides in us. Abiding isn’t just about fee...

We talk a lot about falling in love. We describe it like an accident—something that happens to us, something emotional, something we trip into. But the truth is this: The moment of falling in love isn’t about the falling—it’s about the knowing. Real love isn’t proven by how strongly you feel. It’s proven by what you know to be true, even when feelings waver. And that’s exactly where Paul takes us...

Introduction Most of us don’t need a definition of a broken heart. We’ve lived it. A broken heart isn’t always dramatic or loud. Sometimes it’s quiet. Sometimes it keeps showing up to work, to church, to family dinners—but inside, something has cracked. Grief. Betrayal. Disappointment. Loss. A prayer that went unanswered. A future that never arrived. And when hearts break, one of the hardest quest...

John is addressing a problem in the early church: false prophets and teachers who claimed to speak for God but denied essential truths about Jesus. •Verse 1: John warns believers to “test the spirits” because not every spiritual message comes from God. •Verses 2–3: The key test is what they believe about Jesus Christ—specifically, whether they confess that Jesus truly came in the flesh. We want to...

The life we live isn’t meant to stir our hearts to chase our own dreams or ambitions; it’s meant to lead us to chase Jesus. In pursuing Him, we discover true strength, lasting purpose, and a peace the world can never give. When we follow Jesus, our lives are no longer shaped by our desires but by His will, and in Him, everything else finds its rightful place. We want to hear from you. https://www....

In Acts 4:29, the early church doesn’t pray for safety or comfort, but for boldness. Facing opposition and uncertainty, they ask God to empower them to speak His word with courage. This sermon explores what true, Spirit-filled boldness looks like and how God still strengthens His people to live and speak faithfully today. We want to hear from you. https://www.facebook.com/pastorTomcrandall1?mibext...