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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
NAPOLEON ON JESUS The emperor and conqueror of nations, Napoleon Bonaparte, rightly recognized the absolute uniqueness of Jesus, & expressed it in these words: "I know men, and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the World there is no possible term of ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 4:34, Acts 1:8
Tags: God's Love
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
THE FROZEN WATERFALL The present day church in America appears to be mostly principle and very little power. We say the right things and believe the right things, but produce very little evidence to confirm what the Bible says. You might say that the modern church is much like a FROZEN ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8-11
Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Revival, Fire Of God
AUTHORITY VS. POWER There's a difference between power and authority. If you have authority, but no power, your authority is useless. A government man was taking geological readings for the Department of the Interior. He approached one farmer and said, "I've been authorized by the government to ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:1-8
Tags: Great Commission, Authority
Ludwig Nommensen traveled to begin mission work with a tribe in southeast Asia. The village chief welcomed Ludwig and said, "You have 2 years to learn our customs and convince us you have a message worth hearing." After 2 years, the tribal leader asked the missionary how Christianity differs from ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-47
Tags: Holy Spirit, Law, Holy Living
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
JOHN DENVER’S LOST OPPORTUNITY One day in a frequent flyer room, I looked over and saw John Denver. It was pretty obvious with his distinct features and signature guitar that it was him. I went over and said, "John!" He jumped up, stuck out his hand and said, "I haven’t seen you in a while." I ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8
Tags: Evangelism, Salvation, Witnessing, Lost
Jesus did not go to heaven to get away form earth, he ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:6-8
Tags: Jesus' Authority, Jesus' Sovereignty
Denomination: Baptist
Catching The Flu is definitely dangerous! Perhaps you have read about the flu epidemic that swept the world in 1918? It killed 50 million people. One fifth of the world’s population. It spread rapidly because it was so contagious and people didn’t know what it was or how to prevent it. I am ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-47, Acts 1:8
Tags: Evangelism, Revival
. A Baptist preacher and his wife decided they needed a dog. Ever mindful of their congregation, they knew the dog must also be Baptist. They visited an expensive kennel and explained their needs to the manager, who assured them he had just the dog for them. When the dog was produced, the manager ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-13
Tags: Healing, Charismatic, Pentecostal
Denomination: Independent/Bible
• Talmud taught about power for all people in the Ten Commandments: R. Johanan said: What is meant by the verse, The Lord giveth the word: They that publish the tidings are a great host? — Every single word that went forth from the Omnipotent was split up into seventy languages. The School of R. ...read more
Scripture: Romans 1:8-17, Acts 2:1-20
Tags: Pentecost, Tongues, Languages
Many of us, I'm sure, remember hearing the words "Coming soon to a (fill in the blank) near you . . ."m intended to grab your attention. Well, sometimes that did indeed happen, as a lot of us want to find something new, maybe the latest and greatest thing to come our way. There are a ...read more
Scripture: John 14:1-3, Acts 1:8, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Tags: Immanence, Coming Soon, Return Of Christ
Robert E. Coleman wrote the book, The Master's Plan of Evangelism, and gave us the principles that Jesus used to spread the Gospel around the world until He returns. Here is the list: 1. SELECTION: “He chose from the twelve.” (Luke 6:13) 2. ASSOCIATION: The principle of ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8
Tags: Evangelism, Outreach, Discipleship, Missions, Witnessing (view more) (view less)
My wife Marge said she was 8 years old when during a time of revival in Alberta, Canada she received Jesus as her own personal Saviour. This was in 1948 and the next day she could hardly wait to tell all her friends about Jesus and how she was saved. ...read more
Tags: Salvation, Testimony
Bill Crowder gives us a greatIllustration of Need for the Power of the Holy Spirit: "The first winter that my wife Marlene and I were married was marked by severe blizzards. I can vividly remember one Sunday when we awoke to find that the electricity had been knocked out by an ice storm. ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:11
Tags: Holy Spirit, Power, Acts 2, Church
David Platt in his book, Radical, has a chapter entitled, "Beginning at the End of Ourselves -- The Importance of Relying on God's Power (Subsection entitled - “Dependent on Ourselves or Desperate for His Spirit?”). This is where I am most convicted as a pastor that I am part of a system ...read more
Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Power, Pastors, Programs (view more) (view less)
Great Quote by A.W. Tozer on the Holy Spirit: "If God were to take the Holy Spirit out of this world, much of what we’re doing in our churches would go right on and nobody would know the difference! .I do not believe in a REPETITION of Pentecost, but I do ...read more
Tags: Power, Pastors, Ministry, Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost (view more) (view less)
"When we rely on organization, we get what organization can do. When we rely upon education, we get what education can do. When we rely on eloquence, we get what eloquence can do. But when we ...read more
Tags: Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Power, Pastors, Ministry, Church (view more) (view less)
"Pentecost was a reversal of the judgment at the Tower of Babel when God confused man’s language (Gen. 11:1-9). God’s judgment at Babel scattered the people, but God’s blessings at Pentecost united the believers in the Spirit. At Babel, the people were unable to understand each other, but at ...read more
Tags: Ministry, Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Power, Revival, Pastors (view more) (view less)
Thomas Constable points out that there are 6 different kinds of biblical preaching: (1) kerugma, which means proclamation of the clear facts of the Christian message. (2) didache or teaching. This was explanation and interpretation of the facts-the "so what?" (3) paraklesis, ...read more
Tags: Ministry, Church, Holy Spirit, Teaching, Preaching, Word Of God, Pastors, Simon Peter (view more) (view less)
If you say that Jesus is waiting on the Church to get the Gospel out before His return, let me give you a few statistics on the challenge the Church faces. We have almost 8 billion people on our planet right now. There are almost 2.4 Christians in the world today. If 500,000 people were ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:19-20
Tags: Salvation, Gospel, Missions, Witnessing, Lost, Great Commission, Evangelism (view more) (view less)
Here’s a story of how I explain the Holy Spirit in us to children. I take an empty glove and tell the kids that it's a magic glove. I tell them it is amazing because it can pick things up. Then, I drop it on a hymn book or Bible and tell it to pick up the book. When it doesn't move, I ...read more
Tags: Holy Spirit, Abiding
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