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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 Laura and I were blessed with a gift of a cruise, we had a blast. On the way back from the western Caribbean, we opened the cabin curtains to watch another sunset. But, there was no sun. I checked the television station that had mapped our trek and displayed our current location. The cruise ...read more
Scripture: John 12:46
Tags: Confusion, Direction, Guidance
Denomination: Baptist
We learn how God so loved the world. God sent His Son. He didn’t just say, “I love you.” He showed it. He gave something deeply personal. Something costly. Something that met our greatest need. And in a much smaller, but still powerful way, Fred Rogers—yes, Mister Rogers—modeled that kind of ...read more
Scripture: John 13:34
Tags: Love, Give, God Gave, Love Gives, Love Costs (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Hey, did you hear about the church that banned Wi-Fi? Why? Because they didn’t believe in an ...read more
Scripture: John 16:13
Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Wifi
Denomination: Methodist
Last Sunday I preached about heaven. I love preaching about heaven but I always feel like any description I give falls so far short of what it will actually be like. And I must admit, I have many questions. What exactly will it be like? What will we be doing? Will the bonds we've formed here ...read more
Scripture: John 14:1-6
Tags: Heaven, Expectations
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Hudson Taylor began the study of medicine as well as Greek, Hebrew, and Latin. He realized, however, that the most important preparation of all must take place in the realm of his own soul. In China he would have to depend utterly upon his Lord for protection, supplies -- everything. Lest a ...read more
Scripture: John 14:13-26
Tags: Trust, Hudson Taylor
Denomination: Anglican
I’d like to read you a little piece written by an unknown author called One Solitary Life He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in still another village, where he worked in a carpenter’s shop until he was thirty. Then for three years he was an itinerant ...read more
Scripture: John 14:6
Tags: Son Of God, One Solitary Life, Jesus
If Jesus was born today, it would be in a bed and breakfast A traffic warden, working late, would be the first on the scene. Later a TV network would arrive with their good wishes. The whole Occasion would be filmed as part of *Is this the Son of God” one hour special If Jesus was 30 today, ...read more
Scripture: John 11:25
Tags: Jesus, Born, Modern Day
CT Studd is reputed once to have said Some people love to live Within the sound of chapel 🔔 I'd rather ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16
Tags: Hell, Yard
Story: A Jew called Sholem Ash wrote this Jesus Christ is the outstanding personality of all time... No other teacher -Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Mohammedan - is still a teacher whose teachings is such a guidepost for the world we live in. Other teachers may have something basic for an ...read more
Scripture: John 5:24-27
Tags: Jesus, Napoleon, Eddie Snipes, Ash, Sholem (view more) (view less)
One thing I have learned in life is that for many people, truth is a relative thing. The truth is what they say it is, and you can't convince them otherwise. I wrestle with telling the truth all the time. If you tell the truth, you do not have to remember what happened. But when you lie, you ...read more
Scripture: John 8:31-32
Tags: Family, Truth, Lies
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
My first love was my MOM. For Mother’s Day, I worked for a few dollars and we went to Western Auto. They had three little handkerchiefs and a little pearl necklace in a fancy box. I knew I loved my Mom and I wanted to give her a token of my love. The fancy little box was more than I had. I told the ...read more
Tags: Love, Give
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Basketball theology Center/forward — Where nobody usually sits on Sunday mornings. Free throw — A toddler's toss of toys. Timeout A sermon gone too long. On the bench — The organist (pia- nist). Three-point play The structure of any good sermon. Offensive foul — A newly discov- ered baby's ...read more
Scripture: John 4:23-24
Tags: Worship, Sermon
(Say it rhythmically, not singing yet) “Do you know this story?” The ant and the rubber tree, The ant and the rubber tree, The ant and the rubber tree, And the ant… went marching on… (Pause) “Do you remember what happens next?” (Let them say it together: ‘And the ant… went marching ...read more
Scripture: John 14:15
Tags: Obedience, Choice
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
It was the six-year-old boy’s first day of school. His one life ambition? Have as much fun as humanly possible. He marched through the gate with the bold confidence that only a child possesses, ready to squeeze joy out of every moment. But at noon there was a knock at the front door. There ...read more
Scripture: John 16:33
Tags: Perseverance, Reality
A man named Charlie Moore ... moved with his family ... into a new community. He wanted to make some new friends, ... so he decided ... to join the local softball league. For the opening game of the season ... Charlie brought along the whole family, ... so they all could meet some of the other ...read more
Scripture: John 6:35-64
Tags: Family, Fan, Follower
Often times ... we may have ... unrealistic expectations. For example, ... if I have an expectation ... that my wife Lee will cook a 4-course meal every night. And she expects ... that I will take her out to eat every night. Well ...we are both going to be ... very disappointed. Not because ...read more
Scripture: John 6:26-64
Tags: Commitment, Image, Expectations, Disappointed
FIRESTORMS I was at Boy Scout Camp when I discovered the terrible damage a fire storm could do to my life. It was a lazy afternoon very hot and dry. John and I were sent back to camp to start dinner for the guys. When I got back to camp, I discovered that the camp fire looked as if it had gone ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-22, 1 Samuel 11:3-7
Tags: Church Body Of Christ
The Impact of a Small Group with a New Vision on Society Robert Bellah is the Elliott Professor of Sociology, Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Throughout his academic career, he has been very interested in the influence of religion on society. In an interview in Psychology Today, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-4
Tags: Religion
Rich Atchley says that if you went to the average university campus today, & asked students if they know a verse of Scripture, most would say that they do. If you had asked 10 or 15 years ago, most would have quoted John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:1-13
Tags: Apologetics The Bible, Truth, Truth Absolute
The most often visited internet site in the summer of 2001 was reported to be an interview with God. Some of you have sent me a copy of this. It’s an imaginary question-and-answer session with God. In June alone it had 2.4 million visitors log on, and all of this without advertising! Human ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29
Tags: Testimony, Sharing My Testimony
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