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Peter's final call to a young and growing church
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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means “fat.” After a violent quarrel, Raynald’s younger brother Edward led ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12
Tags: Zeal
Denomination: Pentecostal
Thomas Costain's history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means "fat." After a violent quarrel, Raynald's younger brother Edward led a ...read more
Tags: Sin Bondage To
ELEVATOR MAGIC An Amish boy and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and back together again. The boy asked his father, "What is this, Father?" The father [never having seen an elevator] ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Tags: Aging
Denomination: Independent/Bible
"When Christians worship as God commands them to, even an unbeleiver will be driven to worship, recognizing that ’God is really among you!’" (! Cor. 14:25) ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25
Tags: True Worship, Worship Benefits
Denomination: Baptist
BAD COMPANY George Washington once wrote, "Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. For it’s better to be alone than in bad company." William Gladstone said, "Choose wisely your companions, for a young man’s companions, more than his food or clothes, his home or ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:33
Tags: Friendship General
34% of unchurched adults strongly agree "the Christian religion is a relevant and viable religion for ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18
Tags: Evangelism The Lost
TOOLS IN THE HANDS OF THE CARPENTER A group of tools once came together for a meeting with Mr. Hammer presiding. Brother Screwdriver said, "Brother Hammer must go, because he is always making noise, always knocking." Hammer said, "Brother Screwdriver has to go, because you have to turn him around ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
Tags: Gifts General
THE PAST IS JUST THE BEGINNING There is in Washington D.C., a sign over the entrance to the U.S. Patent Office -- where new things are the order of the day. The sign proclaims: "The Past is but Prologue." One day a tourist asked a cab driver what the sign meant. Said the cabbie: "It ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9
Tags: God Brings Hope
A PENTECOST TESTIMONY Pastor Chuck shared a story of the work of the Holy Spirit. A group was having a Bible study. Since it was Pentecost, the decided to pray and worship for a while after the Bible study. One of the ladies began to worship in another langauge. Someone had brought a friend to the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:22
Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism
"YOU'RE NOT FROM AROUND HERE." There is not much you can do about it. Once you have been around it everybody else knows. I’m talking about the red dirt of western Oklahoma. It’s caused by the iron in the soil that, after being oxidized, turns to rust. It seems that nothing can erase or clean ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Tags: God's Love
Denomination: Nazarene
THE TROUBLE TELESCOPE Most of you have seen the wonderful images from the Hubble Space Telescope. From the far reaches of space, we're able to see God's most breathtaking creations. Do you remember that in the beginning the Hubble Space Telescope was not the wonderful machine that it is today. ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12
Tags: Self
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
"Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a great number of intelligent ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Tags: Disciplines Meditation, Spiritual Discipline
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Life, Love and Grief "Love is the fabric of a life well lived. Grief is the tapestry of a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13
Tags: Love, Life, Grief
Christians are like tea bags --- they always do their best when ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13
Tags: Temptation, Christians, Troubles, Trial
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Our staff recently started a new ministry to our church family by offering "gluten-free" bread for the Lord's Supper. It has been very successful and our staff has received a lot of affirmation because of this ministry. However, we didn't start off very well.......thanks to the Senior Pastor! ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Tags: Communion, Preacher Bloopers
A church called a special business meeting of all of its members to vote on a very heated issue. Things got out of hand so badly that one elderly woman of the congregation stood up and said, "I am so ashamed of every one of you here tonight. This is a disgrace! If Jesus knew about this......He ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:1-33
Tags: Jesus, Church, Theology
ABSENTEES IN THE UPPER ROOM Written by Dr. Larry Petton One of the curious questions I have always had concerns the people who actually saw Christ after His resurrection. I would love to have been part of that group to see Jesus in His glorified, resurrected body! But, for some reason, that ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-15
Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Resurrection, Power
RELIGION AND SEXUAL SATISFACTION Several years ago, Redbook magazine did a computer survey on sexual attitudes and practices (not surprising). What was surprising in the survey was they sprinkled questions about religion in with the study. The survey of about 19,000 women showed that "strongly ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:3
Tags: Sexuality, Pleasurable, Biblical Sexuality, Religious People
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
Once Billy Graham was challenged when giving a message on the reality of God and His Son Jesus Christ; somebody said to him. “Hi, Billy, you talk very much about God as if He lives. He is dead. He has no more power in the affairs of men.” ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-28
Tags: Christ's Death, Jesus Is Alive
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