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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
EMPTIED OUT AND FILLED UP D. L. Moody said, “I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God’s law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 5:18, Hosea 5:4
Tags: Law, Holy Spirit In Believers, Holy Spirit General
Denomination: Baptist
Story: At a comparative religions conference, the wise and the scholarly were in a spirited debate about what is unique about Christianity. Someone suggested what set Christianity apart from other religions was the concept of incarnation, the idea that God took human form in Jesus. But someone ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8, John 3:16
Tags: God's Love, God The Father, Love
Denomination: Anglican
I WILL PAY FOR MY OWN SINS For some time now, we have been hearing about Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Passion of the Christ, the biblical account of the last hours of Christ’s earthly life. Some claim it is too violent and graphic. Some claim it is anti-Semitic, though the producer filmed his ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 6:14, Ephesians 2:8-9
Tags: God's Forgiveness, Cross
OF ROYAL LINEAGE People will pay big bucks to be royal. A scrap book that once belonged to Britain’s Queen Victoria is now up for auction, and the current high bid is £53,400 (101,117.42 dollars). One of the bidders is hoping to prove royal heritage through a hair that belonged to Victoria ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:20-25, Ephesians 3:26-29
Tags: Becoming A Christian, Kingdom Of God
“The ‘Holy Grail’ of Super Glues!” John 17:1-5 Key verse(s) 4:“I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.” It takes a special hand to deal with glue! Some are born to handle the sticky and others not. I am one of the latter lot. While, like most men, I find the ...read more
Scripture: John 17:1-5, Ephesians 4:1-6
Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes, Holy Spirit In Believers
Denomination: Lutheran
Bad Storms of Life - Great Reasons to Pray *The scariest airplane flight I have ever been on was in 1982. I worked for the Air Force back then and was going to Korea for a contract negation with Korean Airlines. *When we were way out over the Pacific Ocean, we hit some bad weather. And I mean it ...read more
Scripture: Acts 27:21-44, Ephesians 6:18-24
Tags: Prayer, Hardship Of Life, Storms In Life
A Thanks Offering For God's Grace In this country, the entire nation celebrates Thanksgiving in November. Some celebrate by busily preparing food, watching football and gathering with family. These are great Thanksgiving celebrations. However, Christians have a greater blessing in the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10, Exodus 15:1-21
Tags: Lodebar, Thanksgiving Holiday
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
"Godlessness Whether you call it by its right name or another, it is at the root of the disintegration of any people or nation. Godlessness is not atheism ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:5, Philippians 2:13
Tags: Cults
THE PEARL OF GREATEST PRICE A Christian missionary in India had befriended a devoted Hindu, and had explained that salvation is a gift. Then one day the Hindu told the missionary he was going to crawl many miles on his knees to Delhi as a means of earning salvation. But before he leaves he gave ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:10-14, Ephesians 2:8-9
Tags: Salvation
Denomination: Assembly Of God
THE AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVER In Santa Cruz there's a strip called Pacific Avenue, and there's a number of bars. And I remember walking down Pacific Avenue, and it was getting a little rowdy. And there was two or three very burly guys in kinda tight T-shirts that looked like they could kill you, ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14, Luke 4:31-38
Tags: Authority
HISTORY OF CALVINISM In 1610, just one year after the death of James Arminius (a Dutch Seminary professor) five articles of faith based on his teachings were drawn up by his followers. The Arminians, as his followers came to be called, presented these five doctrines to the State of Holland in the ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:24-25, Ephesians 1:3-5
Tags: Warning, Calvinism
ANGER VS. ANNOYANCE A young girl who was writing a paper for school came to her father and asked, "Dad, what is the difference between anger and annoyance?" The father replied, "It is mostly a matter of degree. Let me show you what I mean." With that the father went to the telephone and dialed a ...read more
Scripture: James 1:19-20, Ephesians 4:26
Tags: Anger
HEALING HOUSE: "I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD." Healing House is in Kansas City, Ks. It's a home for drug addicts started by a woman named Bobbie Jo. Bobbie Jo had been walking the streets for many years but then someone cared enough to share the Gospel with her and she was born again. At the same time, ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Ephesians 2:1-10
Tags: Giving General
Denomination: Methodist
SINS ARE HABITS I’m reading a book right now called "The Power of Habit" (http://charlesduhigg.com/the-power-of-habit/) about how so much of our daily life is lived by habit. We have to. Our brain needs habits in order for us to be able to function. Just about everything we do is habitual. How ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:28, Romans 12:2
Tags: Temptation General
THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS An African woman gave her heart to Christ. Her husband was the chief of a Zulu tribe. When she told him what she had done, the chief beat her brutally. As she was lying in the floor bleeding, the man mocked her and said, “Now, what can your Jesus do for ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:31-32, Luke 23:34
Tags: Forgiveness, Enemy, New Birth, Forgiving Others
In the 1995 movie ’The Usual Suspects’ the character Verbal utters these thoughtful words ’ The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20, Luke 4:1-13
Tags: Satan Is Real, Reality Of Satan, Devil's Deception, Beware Of The Devil
When my grandchildren were young, introduced them to my dog, Chuey. They were not well received by the old Chow. The dog would stalk around and shoot dirty looks when the kids were present. He finally got used to them and now pays them no attention. The other day, we were all in the back yard. ...read more
Scripture: James 3:6, Ephesians 4:14
Tags: Obedience, Selfishness, Immaturity
Early on in my ministry, I was called to the home of one of the people in the congregation who said they had a Christmas gift for me. Shortly after getting out of my vehicle I heard shouting coming from the house that I was called to. I gently knocked on the door and the woman of the house opened ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 6:23
Tags: Christmas, Grace, Forgiveness, Gift
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
Victor Frankl was a survivor of the holocaust. His famous book is called "Man's Search for Meaning." The reader they ask me why I did not try to escape what was in store for me after Hitler had occupied Austria. Let me answer by recalling the following story. Shortly before ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:12, Ephesians 6:1
Tags: Sacrifice, Honor, Family, Purpose, Meaning, Selfishness, 10 Commandments (view more) (view less)
Introduction: with the exception of Adam, who was created; and Jesus Himself, Who was born of the Virgin Mary, every man in the Bible had a father. That some were good and others were evil is clear, and it would be nearly impossible to list every father and son in the Bible. The Books of Chronicles ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:4, Romans 1:18-32
Tags: Father's Day, Fathers, Raising Children
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