The Greatness Paradox
Pastor John Lowder
While many of us might not be aspiring to greatness, we all like the benefits that come with being great. The paradox is that true greatness comes from a very unlikely source.
The Greatness Paradox
- Sermons
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Topics
- "Don't You Care?" 1
- "Where you go, I will go." 1
- “As it turned out…” 1
- “Please show us, Lord!” 1
- “Please Show Us, Lord!” Part 2 1
- 2020 Needed The Gospel 1
- A Church on Mission 1
- A good Berean 1
- A Growing Gospel 1
- A Hard Lesson in Holiness 1
- A New Beginning 1
- A Prayer For More 1
- A Servant of This Gospel 1
- A Spiritual Enemy 1
- A Spiritual War 1
- A Team Effort 1
- A Working Faith 1
- A Worthy Walk 1
- Abandoned 1
- Actions and Motivation 1
- All Grown Up 1
- All In Good Time 1
- All In On Grace 1
- Am I My Brother’s Keeper? 1
- An Exercise In Futility 1
- Are we living in the end times? 1
- Around Your Community Around Your World: Week 1 1
- Around Your Community Around Your World: Week 2 1
- Attitude – The Good Samaritan 1
- Be Holy 1
- Beautiful Grace 1
- Becoming One 1
- Before You Go 1
- Being A Family 1
- Being the Church 1
- Being The Church with Grace and Truth 1
- Believe the Truth! 1
- Betrayed 1
- Big Things for God 1
- Blessed Decisions 1
- Blessings 1
- Bold Faith 1
- Bringing Joy To Life 1
- Building God's Temple 1
- By the Grace of God 1
- C is For... 1
- Calling All Sinners 1
- Changed; Aligning with Truth 1
- Christ in the Advent 5
- Christmas Eve Devotional 1
- Come & See: Palm Sunday 1
- Come & See: The Cross 1
- Come & See: The Resurrection 1
- Commitment Indicators 1
- Conquering the Gates of Hell 1
- Contingency Plans 1
- Crucified 1
- Cultivating our Vertical Awareness 1
- Despised! 1
- Differences on Mission 1
- Divine Detour 1
- Do I have to always submit to authority as a Christian? 1
- Do You Still Not Understand? 1
- Does God Answer Prayer? 1
- Doing the Right Thing 1
- Don't Believe the Lies 1
- Don't Forget the "G" 1
- E Pluribus Unum 1
- Empowered Living and Relational Giving 1
- End Times Living 1
- Equipped for discomfort 1
- Everyone’s Least Favorite Pie 1
- Experience Worship 1
- Extravagant Service 1
- Faith Building Experiences 1
- Family in Ruins 1
- Family Priority 1
- Feeling the Love 1
- Fig Trees, Thieves & Wheat Seeds 1
- First Apocalypse 1
- First Cause 1
- First Creation 1
- First Gender 1
- First Government 1
- First Hope 1
- First Lie 1
- First Marriage 1
- First Murder 1
- First Nations 1
- First Parent 1
- First Sin 1
- Five and Two 1
- Flaws of Foolishness 1
- Focus On the Future 1
- For God, Then Country 1
- For The Right Reasons 1
- For This Reason 1
- Free to Honor 1
- Free to Work 1
- Freedom in Forgiveness 1
- Full Submission 1
- Generosity 1
- Get Moving Spiritually 1
- Go & Do 1
- God Among Us 1
- God WITH Us 1
- God Within Us 1
- God's Absolute Truth 1
- God's Plan 1
- God's Unlikely Tool 1
- Going to the Gates of Hell 1
- Good Friday 1
- Good Friday 2021 1
- Good Friday 2023 1
- Good Things 1
- Good Work and Helpful Words 1
- Got Milk? 1
- Grace and Peace 1
- Grace Relations 2
- Hard to Believe Promises 1
- Have you learned this yet? 1
- Hello, I'm James 1
- Here Comes the Antichrist 1
- Holy In Christ 1
- Hope 1
- How can I be content with discontentment all around me? 1
- How can I thrive at home while stuck in quarantine? 1
- How Grace Heals 1
- How Grace Works Through Trust 1
- I Deserve to be Here 1
- I Love It When A Plan Comes Together 1
- I Want to Get Off 1
- I'm Not Ready 1
- In Conclusion, With Love 1
- In Due Time 1
- In Over Your Head 1
- In Search of a Better Life 1
- In The Storm 1
- Inconvenient Truth 1
- Inspired To Pray 1
- Is God punishing us with COVID-19? 1
- Is Your Wisdom Wise? 1
- It's a New Year! 1
- It’s All Coming Together 1
- Jesus Loves the Church! 1
- Joy 1
- Keeping the Unity 1
- Knowing Our Identity 1
- Knowing Our Story 1
- Laboring In Circles 1
- Last Adam 1
- Let's Get This Straight 1
- Let's Grow! 1
- Live in the Light 1
- Live Like You Believe 1
- Living In Light of Dying 1
- Love 1
- Love To Give 1
- Love To Live 1
- Loving Grace 1
- Making It Your Own 1
- Making The Team 1
- Marriage Under Submission 1
- Me, Myself and I 1
- Meet Yourself in the Bible 1
- Merciful Justice 1
- Missions Conference 2021 2
- Missions Conference_Week 1 1
- Missions Conference_Week 2 1
- Modeling the Message 1
- More than Meets the Eye 1
- New Year Same Gospel 1
- No Surprise 1
- O For Grace To Trust You More 1
- Obey Your Parents 1
- Oh the Injustice! 1
- On The Run 1
- On The Way 1
- One Who Has Authority 2
- Open To Instruction 1
- Our Glory and Joy 1
- Parent Your Children 1
- Peace 1
- Perseverance Amidst Persecution 1
- Picked Last 1
- Picking Favorites 1
- Poured Out 1
- Practical Christianity 1
- Praise and Thanksgiving 1
- Praise and Worship 1
- Prayer, Care, Share 1
- Presenting the Evidence! 1
- Pure Religion 1
- Race Realities 1
- Race Realities, Part 2 1
- Ready for Inspection 1
- Realizing Unity 3
- Redeemed AND Forgiven 1
- Redemption 1
- reENGAGE 1
- Rejecting Passivity 1
- Release! 1
- Remember the Gospel—Easter Sunday 1
- Room at the Table 1
- Rules or Rest 1
- Sealed with a Guarantee 1
- Second Fiddle: the process of Grace and Truth 1
- Seeing the Unseen 1
- Seize The Day 1
- Serious about sinning 1
- Set Apart 1
- Setting Yourself Free 1
- Shepherding the Sheep 1
- Showing Your Identity 1
- Soils and Seed 1
- Some Things Don't Mix 1
- Something's Wrong Here 1
- Speaking Truth and Righteous Anger 1
- Spirit-filled Marriage: Decisions 1
- Spirit-filled Marriage: Get the Picture? 1
- Spirit-filled Marriage: Love 1
- Spiritual Hygiene 1
- Stand Firm! 1
- Stations of the Cross 1
- Staying Productive 1
- Stories of Impact: Aaron Jarrett 1
- Submitted Authority 3
- Subtle Stealing 1
- Suffering 1
- Surprised By Prayer 1
- Swan Song 1
- Taking Action 1
- Tell God what You Need 1
- Thankful for Fellowship 1
- Thankful for Grace 1
- Thankful for the Unknown 1
- Thankful for Unanswered Prayer 1
- The ABC's of Stewardship 1
- The Attraction of Submission 1
- The Believer's Walk 1
- The Belt of Truth 1
- The Christmas Story 1
- The Disciple Who Loved Jesus 1
- The End of Self-Rule 1
- The End of the Matter 1
- The Essentials of a Real King 1
- The Final Week 7
- The First Image Bearer 1
- The Glory of Jesus 1
- The Gospel of Judas 1
- The Gospel of Mark: A Life On Mission 1
- The Grace Message 1
- The Greatness Paradox 1
- The Inheritance 1
- The Interrogation 1
- The Joy of Suffering 1
- The Joy Set Before You 1
- The Messy Middle of Motherhood 1
- The Mystery 1
- The Other Disciples 1
- The Persecuted Church 1
- The Power of Multiplication 1
- The Practicality of Ownership 1
- The Prayer of Moses 1
- The Rapture 1
- The Seed of the Gospel 1
- The Unforgivable Sin 1
- The Walk of Faith 1
- The Wall Comes Tumbling Down 1
- The Way To Life 1
- There Goes the Antichrist 1
- Think Practice Peace 1
- Three Simple Truths About Missions 1
- Time To Go 1
- Tried and True 1
- True Truth! 1
- Trust and Obey 1
- Trust in God 1
- Turning the Page 1
- Undistractable Faith 1
- Unity and the Gospel 1
- Unity and Theology 1
- Up On The Housetop 1
- Victory! 1
- Waiting for Justice 1
- Waiting Well 1
- Watch Your Walk 1
- We Are the Body 1
- Wealthy and Wise 1
- Week 1 3
- Week 2 2
- Welcome GCU 1
- Welcome to the Family of God 1
- What Are You Willing to Lose? 1
- What God Really Says About Money 1
- What to do on the worst day of your life 1
- What We Believe - Baptism 1
- What We Believe - God 1
- What We Believe - Humanity & Sin 1
- What We Believe - Jesus Christ 1
- What We Believe - Salvation and Eternal Security 1
- What We Believe - The Church and Dispensations 1
- What We Believe - The Holy Spirit 1
- What We Believe - The Lord's Supper 1
- What We Believe About The Bible 1
- What We Believe- Mission 1
- What We Believe- Resurrection and the State of the Dead 1
- What We Believe- The Return of Christ 1
- What We Believe- The Return of Christ: Part 2 1
- What We Believe- The Return of Christ: Part 3 1
- What's Your Decision? 1
- What’s In It For Me? 1
- When You're Tempted... 1
- While You’re Waiting 1
- Who We Are 1
- Who We Are - Be The Church 1
- Who We Are - Care for the Community 1
- Who We Are - Embed the Bible 1
- Whose Day Is It? 1
- Willing To Sacrifice 1
- Worship Choices 1
- Worship Encounters 1
- Worship is More Than Singing 1
- Write It Down 1
- Wrongs Made Right 1
- You Are Alive 1
- You Are Not Your Own 1
- You Are With Christ 1
- You Were Dead 1
- Your Armor: Faith and Salvation 1
- Your Armor: Righteousness and Peace 1
- Your Armor: Sword and Prayer 1
- Your Legacy 1
- Your Life In Christ 1
- Your Marriage In Christ: Submission 1
- Your Troublesome Tongue 1
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Series
- The Gospel of Mark: A Life On Mission 32
- Think Practice Peace 1
- Let's Grow! 1
- For God, Then Country 1
- The End of Self-Rule 1
- Come & See 3
- 2026 Missions Week 1
- Who We Are 24
- For This Reason 1
- This End Up: Life's Fragile Label 12
- Stories of Impact 2
- Cross Examinations 2
- Ephesians 48
- O For Grace To Trust You More 1
- Generosity 1
- 2025 Missions Conference 2
- God and Us: Making the Way 3
- Three Simple Truths About Missions 1
- Grace Positive 1
- MyFive 90-day Prayer Challenge 2
- A good Berean 1
- Easter Weekend 1
- 2024 FBC Missions Conference 1
- Ruth: The Journey of a King 4
- Turning the Page 1
- The Christmas Story 1
- The ABC's of Stewardship 4
- Inspired To Pray 6
- Back to the Basics 1
- Freedom In Grace 4
- Practical Faith 14
- Father's Day 1
- Mother's Day 1
- We Are Family 2
- Of First Importance 4
- 2023 Missions Conference 2
- Grace and Truth 9
- December 2022 1
- Grateful 5
- disComfort Zones 7
- 5&2 Capital Campaign 1
- 2022 Fall Kick Off 1
- Second Thessalonians… Staying Ready 8
- First Thessalonians Staying Ready 10
- The Final Week 7
- Realizing Unity_Part 2 3
- 2022 Missions Conference 2
- Realizing Unity 3
- Guest Speaker 4
- O Come Let Us Adore Him 3
- Embracing Opposition 24
- From the Beginning 15
- Easter 2021 2
- 2021 Missions Conference 2
- Good News Needed 2
- Christ in the Advent 3
- After God's Heart: Life of David 19
- Grace Relations 4
- Familiarity for the Future 1
- Questions from Quarantine 5
- I Feel Your Pain 7
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Books
- Genesis 17
- Exodus 3
- Numbers 1
- Deuteronomy 3
- Joshua 7
- Ruth 4
- 1 Samuel 6
- 2 Samuel 13
- 2 Kings 3
- 1 Chronicles 2
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Psalms 5
- Proverbs 1
- Ecclesiastes 12
- Isaiah 1
- Jeremiah 1
- Matthew 13
- Mark 37
- Luke 14
- John 13
- Acts 5
- Romans 8
- 1 Corinthians 5
- 2 Corinthians 3
- Ephesians 54
- Philippians 8
- Colossians 5
- 1 Thessalonians 11
- 2 Thessalonians 2
- 1 Timothy 2
- 2 Timothy 3
- Titus 2
- Hebrews 3
- James 14
- 1 Peter 25
- 1 John 1
- Revelation 3
- Galations 4
- I Timothy 2
- Psalm 23 2
- Second Thessalonians 8
- The Gospels 2
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Speakers
- Aaron Jarrett 1
- Anthony Beaulieu 1
- Bernardo Craesmeyer 1
- Brandon Thomas 2
- Brian Johnson 1
- Bryan Walker 1
- Dr. Ken Kemper 1
- Joe Campos 2
- Joe Mattias 1
- John Lynch 4
- Ken Kemper 1
- Marc Paskiewicz 1
- Michael Wozniak 1
- Nathan Campos 1
- Pastor Ben Lorenz 22
- Pastor Bill Rigg 6
- Pastor Brandon Thomas 14
- Pastor Clint Abbott 1
- Pastor Craig Apel 8
- Pastor Danny Garcia 1
- Pastor John Lowder 259
- Pastor John Records 1
- Pastor Jon Michael Clark 1
- Pastor Rick Pilieci 1
- Pastor Will Hess 1
- Paul Craesmeyer 1
- Robert Nix 1
- Will Hess 8
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Months
- November 2026 2
- October 2026 4
- September 2026 5
- August 2026 4
- July 2026 4
- June 2026 4
- May 2026 5
- April 2026 5
- March 2026 5
- February 2026 3
- January 2026 4
- December 2025 3
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