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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
When I was young I lived about a half hour from Defiance, Ohio. General Anthony Wayne built Fort Defiance in August 1794. He surveyed the land & declared to General Scott, "I defy the English, Indians, & all the devils of hell to take it." I defy anyone and all the devils of hell ...read more
Scripture: Job 13:15
Tags: Joyful, Defiance, Sacrifice Of Praise
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
I once heard Dr. Robert Jeffress express his advice to those not ’feeling’ thankful. "I have found that it is a lot easier to act yourself into a feeling than it is to feel yourself into an action." From his wise statement I have surmised that the very act of giving thanks or expressing ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7
Tags: Thankfulness, Action, Feelings, Unthankfulness
Denomination: Assembly Of God
My pet finch Coffee runs into a serious problem once in a while. Her claws grow so long she loses the ability to control them. They get stuck in the nest and she can’t get them out. Once we found her nearly dead, hanging for hours upside down with one claw ensnared in her wicker home. Carol rescued ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:28
Tags: Surrender, Trust In God, Rest In God, Pruning, God's Care (view more) (view less)
Worldly wisdom says you need a plan even when God calls! Godly wisdom says the ...read more
Scripture: James 3:13-18
Tags: Wisdom, Leadership, Godly Wisdom, Worldly Wisdom
Denomination: Nazarene
91% of Americans have turkey for Dinner. And so... I was thinking about Butterball Turkeys for some reason I know not why. Did you know they have an online help page? Well I went to that computer page and I found some of the problems that people have with cooking turkeys. You may be flabbergasted ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:13-16
Tags: Family Days, Thanksgiving
Denomination: Independent/Bible
A young woman woke up early one day, she was so excited. She said: THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL DAY. She looked in the mirror to discover she ONLY HAD THREE HAIRS ON HER HEAD. She thought for a while and decided she would BRAID her hair. She thought her BRAID WITH THE Three HAIRS was so pretty. SHE ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 103:1-2
Tags: Vanity, Attitude
CHRONIC FRUSTRATION Have you heard the story of a majestic eagle that lived in the safety of the high cliffs, and often flew to great lofty heights. He could dive at great speeds. HE OFTEN FELT HE WAS INVINCIBLE, NOTHING COULD TAKE HIM DOWN. A hunter studied the eagle day after day, and prepared ...read more
Scripture: Ezra 4:5
Tags: Hurting Self, No Weapon
Herbert Washington, whom co-workers at Significant Plastics Inc. say was unduly concerned with the rapture and the second coming of Christ, suffered a serious heart attack when co-workers pretended they’d been caught away without him. "We didn’t mean to scare him to death," said one woman. "He’s ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Tags: Second Coming, Rapture
C.S. Lewis said that when he first became a Christian, he had trouble with church gatherings. “I thought that I could do it on my own by retiring to my rooms and reading theology, and I wouldn’t go to churches anymore.” He found the sermons often dull, and he disliked organ music, which he ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 21:24
Tags: Pride, Ego, The Organ, Hymns
Donald Whitney tells us of his 10th birthday. He invited 8 friends. They played football and basketball, enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers, then devoured ice cream and cake. “The climax was a gift from me to them. Nothing was too good for my friends. I was going to pay their way to the most ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:28
Tags: Right Worship, Casual Worship, Insincere Worship, Unacceptable Worship
During a worship service a man began to be moved. Out loud he said “Amen!” People around him were a little disturbed. Then louder he said, “Hallelujah!” A few more people were becoming disturbed. Louder still he shouted “Praise Jesus!”An usher moved quickly down the aisle. He bent over and ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:24-25
Tags: War On Worship, Worship Too Loud
Joni Eareckson Tada, who since a diving accident as a teenager has lived from a wheelchair, wrote about the day of her wedding: “I felt awkward as my girlfriends strained to shift my paralyzed body into a cumbersome wedding gown. No amount of corseting and binding my body gave me a good shape. ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 19:7-9
Tags: Wedding Supper, Wedding Ceremony, Jesus As Bridegroom
It seems like stores put out their Christmas merchandise earlier every year. Let’s start selling Christmas stuff in July, beat the holiday rush. Song by Brave Combo- The president was passing laws, Gave a call to Santa Claus He said, "get that toy machine on high. Economy is in a slump I know ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 9:28
Tags: Second Coming, Christmas Advent
A businessman was traveling on a plane for the first time. He had always been terrified of flying but his next appointment required him to do so. The flight was going well when suddenly the plane shuddered. The pilot came over the intercom and announced that the engines on the right side had ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37
Tags: Promise, Vow
Denomination: Foursquare
“To delay or fail to make decisions may be more sinful than to make wrong decisions out of faith ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:34-38
Tags: John Piper, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Risk, Big Decisions
“Life was no cakewalk for Jesus, and he didn’t promise it would be any easier for his followers. We shouldn’t be surprised by resistance and persecution. Yet most of us play it safe. We pursue comfort. We spend ourselves to get more stuff. And we prefer to be entertained. We are all tempted by the ...read more
Tags: Comfort, Risk, Life In Christ, John Piper
“God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s ...read more
Scripture: John 14:15-18
Tags: Direction, Fashion, Solution, Affiliation
Denomination: *other
There was a little boy once who was reading an advertisement for Simpson’s cocoa powder and asked his mother, “Mom, what does ‘100% pure’ mean?” “It means completely clean, with nothing bad in it.” Later, as she knelt by him as he prayed before going to bed, she heard him say the words, “Dear ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:8
Tags: Purity, Personal Holiness
Denomination: Methodist
Daniel Overdorf- One Friday afternoon I struggled to prepare for the weekend. The week’s hectic pace, filled with activities, left me scrambling on Friday to finish my sermon. While I hunched over my desk, unable to develop anything that resembled a sermon, the office phone rang. From the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 3:13
Tags: Heaven, Heavenly Home, Entering God's Rest
Love eh, the most excellent way, how do we sum this up. What is the main point I’d like to make about love? Well it’s this, “Love is the pursuit of relationships.” Well what would that look like? Let me tell you about a couple of young men who were born in the same town back early in the last ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21
Tags: Gain, Relationships, Damage, Family Relationships
Denomination: Salvation Army
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