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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
A young man had an accident while driving his car that was quite spectacular. When the policeman arrived he found the young man standing near his car mumbling. As the officer approached he overheard the young man saying, ’Oh, my BMW, oh my BMW, oh my BMW’. Looking at the young man the policeman ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:5, Hebrews 10:1-10
Tags: Finding Fulfillment, Money
Illus.: “I Can’t Change Jesus” Bill Irwin, a man who is blind, has a talking computer he uses to study the Bible. He’s had a few chuckles over some of the pronunciations. "For a long time," Bill says, "the computer pronounced Holy Bible as ’holly bibble’ until I figured out how to modify it." ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:8, Hebrews 6:17-20
Tags: Jesus Teachings, God's Omniscience, Divinity Of Christ
Denomination: Wesleyan
Marriage is like flies buzzing around a screen door in the summer. All those on the outside want to get in and ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:4-5
Tags: Marriage General, Marriage Singleness, Marriage, Undefiled, Fornication, Honourable, Divorce (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Baptist
COMMUNION IN YOUR ‘CIVVIES’ Janet Daley writes in the UK Telegraph about a “movement among Church of England clergy in favour of going into civvies.” One of the things that the Church of England Synod is debating is the agitation some are having for dress-down Sundays, which would allow the vicar ...read more
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:6-7, Hebrews 13:1-16
Tags: Christmas, Hope, Humanity Of Christ, Lord's Supper
Bible Reading UpL Today, 45% of U.S. adults read the Bible during a typical week, not including when they are at church, up from 31% in ‘95. The rise is largely due to increased reading among Baby Busters and residents of the western states. 67% of born again individuals read the ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-8
Tags: Bible Study
Voices from the Past “It is the duty of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, and to recognize the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures, and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.” --Abraham ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:7
Tags: Patriotism
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
“Hope” Dedicated to All who have lost a child to a tragic early death, stillbirth, Miscarriage or even an abortion that was later regretted There is nothing quite as devastating as the loss of a child to an early death. There are always more questions than answers. There are many things we ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:8
Tags: Trials And Difficulties
Walking in the Confidence of God Marks of Contentment "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6
Tags: Helper, Fear, Confidence
TRANSCENDING TRADITION During these tough economic times, churches all across the country are seeing a sharp drop in their offerings. Thankfully, we haven’t seen that here, yet, but a lot of churches have, one of them being the Cross Timbers Community Church in Argyle, Texas. Their drop in income ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:5
Tags: God Brings Hope
Hudson Taylor on Contentment "The man who has God for his treasure has all things in One," said A. W. Tozer. 1. You have His assurance - "for he hath said..." Hudson Taylor the founder of China Inland Mission, was facing a lack of finances in his ministry. He retreated to office and read the ...read more
Tags: God's Provision
CULTURAL BLINDNESS IN MISSIONS David Livermore, in his book, Serving with Eyes Wide Open, talks about a friend of his, Ashish, who came from Northern India to visit him in Chicago. They were eating at Gino's Pizzeria, and there they ran into a youth pastor David knew, along with his youth group. ...read more
Tags: Missions
JAMES DOBSON'S FAITH-FULL PARENTS "Of all the values transmitted to me by my father, none made a more lasting impression than his attitude toward money. As an evangelist, he could never depend on the compensation he would be given. The local church would collect a freewill offering for my father, ...read more
Tags: Father's Day
I Am With You, No Matter What: The Story of Salty Those people believed the truth about Jesus, and they received Him as their Lord and Savior. But we see more here in Acts 17:4. We see a commitment of their lives. Verse 4 tells us that these new Christians "joined Paul and Silas." The KJV says ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:1-6, Matthew 28:18-20, Hebrews 13:5-6
Tags: Commitment, Faithfulness, Faithfulness Of God
HE WILL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER LEAVE ME! Written by Dr. Larry Petton Hebrews 13:5 is a rare verse. It has been simply translated by many as, "He will never leave you or forsake you." That is good English, but it is not good Greek in this instance. This verse contains an unusual triple negative. ...read more
Tags: Fear, Trinity, Loneliness, Presence Of God
Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. WE NEED A GREATER REVELATION OF WHO JESUS IS. DEEPER, DEEPER --- MORE, MORE ABOUT JESUS. WE CAN FIND THE GREATER THAN… My Mom ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:5, 2 Timothy 1:12
Tags: More, Deeper
Denomination: Assembly Of God
For almost four weeks now, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly have enjoyed some exceptional time together. It has been the rich experience I never thought I would experience until I retired from everything. But, if this is retirement, “Lord, let it be so.” Nothing to complain ...read more
Tags: Together, Rest, Pajamas
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
My wife told me about a dream where she is looking up at a cloudy sky with two arms sticking through the clouds and says, I love you. The arms sign back to her, "I love you." I am cautious about dreams and interpretations because most are just our brains doing what we call in the IT ...read more
Tags: Dark, Alone, Cloud, Silence, Sile, Arms, Love, Heart (view more) (view less)
A FATHER WHO WILL NEVER LEAVE US Devotional written by Dr. Larry Petton When I was pastoring in Texas, a sweet little girl came up to me once and said, "Pastor Larry, will Jesus ever leave me if I trust in Him?" I knelt down beside the little girl and said, "Why do you ask me ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-5
Tags: Holy Spirit, Assurance, God's Faithfulness, Our Father In Heaven, The Son Of God (view more) (view less)
[282]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE LORD WILL NEVER FAIL ME (possible song) This is a more unusual poem and in my mind, there was the possibility of a song. The poem has rhythm which is necessary for singing. The metre may defeat that though but not a problem for a good musician. I love ...read more
Scripture: John 16:33, Hebrews 13:5-6
Tags: Fail, Abide, Keep, Christian Poems, Failure (view more) (view less)
[299]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE WORLD IMITATES THE FOREST IN DROUGHT This poem is a comparison. The first 5 stanzas describe trees affected by a long, dry spell, and the remainder of the poem transfers those conditions to a sinful world suffering a spiritual drought. Sometimes I like to ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 13:5-6, Lamentations 3:22-23
Tags: Drought, Desertion, Sustain, Spiritual Drought, Christian Poems, Fallen Leaves (view more) (view less)
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