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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
For some reason, the last several weeks we have been getting many visitors at our door. I'm not sure if this is a general trend or if it is just our door. Some of them have been salesmen, religious people, scam artists, and a host of other people. They only had one goal in mind, and that was ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:31
Tags: Money, Telemarketers, Knocking On Doors
Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance
I’m talking about love that is a real, tangible – like candy! Since you are watching on video (or reading this at home), you will have to imagine I have a big bag of Hershey Kisses right here. I have LOTS OF CANDY! So - I can claim to be full of candy. What if this candy is the love we have to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:27-36
Tags: Love, Enemies
Denomination: Methodist
Canadian Folk singer (and believer) Bruce Cockburn wrote this song for his church in San Franciso. The story is told in Christianity Today, October 12, 2021. ORDERS; (Bruce Cockburn) The just the merciful the cruel The stumbling well-intentioned fool The deft the oaf the witless pawn The golden ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
Tags: Parables, Neighbor, Love
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Dr. James L. Snyder I am just now concluding that narcissism is a virus that has infected everybody in the world that is breathing air. I even apply this to my own life with a great deal of regret. Nobody wants to admit they have narcissistic leanings in their life. And yet, if you listen to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:23
Tags: Heart Attack, Narcissi Okaysm
On Easter Sunday, religious leaders and the disciples had all witnessed the same event. However, both saw something differently. A few years ago, I was getting ready to leave the house for a run and as my wife and I talked, I learned that she was soon going to run an errand. Jokingly, I told her ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:8-11
Tags: Easter, Resurrection
THE BRIDGE BUILDER By Will Allen Dromgoole An old man going a lone highway. Came, at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide. Through which was flowing a sullen tide The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for him; But he turned when safe ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:29
Tags: Builder, Bridge
Denomination: Assembly Of God
ACCIDENTLY, COINCIDENCE OR ON PURPOSE? There were two precious brothers. They loved each other. Their parents owned a huge farm. The brothers worked in harmony alongside their mom and dad for years. Suddenly and unexpectedly the father and mother died. One brother went to a lawyer about the ...read more
Tags: Anger, Forgive
A Good Tree A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her mom came in and softly asked her little daughter with a smile: my sweetie, could you give your mom one of your two apples? The girl looked up at her mom for some seconds, then she suddenly took a quick bite on one ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:39-45
Tags: Judgement, Good
Denomination: Other
un buen arbol Una niña encantadora sostenía dos manzanas con ambas manos. Su mamá entró y suavemente le preguntó a su pequeña hija con una sonrisa: mi amorcito, ¿le puedes regalar a tu mamá una de tus dos manzanas? La niña miró a su madre durante ...read more
Isang Magandang Puno Isang magandang maliit na batang babae ang may hawak na dalawang mansanas gamit ang dalawang kamay. Pumasok ang kanyang ina at malumanay na tinanong ang kanyang maliit na anak na babae nang nakangiti: aking sinta, maaari mo bang bigyan ang iyong ina ng isa sa iyong dalawang ...read more
"A missionary in Africa had a farm some miles from the mission station. The season had been very favorable, and he had a large crop of corn on the mission farm. When the crop was ready to harvest, he made a public appeal to the Africans, asking them to help him carry his corn from the farm to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:38
Tags: Harvest, Giving, Basket, Receiving
Denomination: Pentecostal
STORY: ONE EVENING THERE WAS AN OLD WISE MAN SITTING ON HIS PORCH WHEN A YOUNG MAN APPROACHED HIM. The young man said: HOW I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOUR WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING AND RICHES. The sun was setting. The old man said saddle that horse. The young man saddled the horse. The old man gave him two ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:17-19
Tags: Unfaithfulness, No Passion
Introduction: We don’t know her name, or much of anything else about her, except for one incident where she’s featured. What she did, and to whom, qualifies her to be an unsung heroine! Text: Luke 7:36-39, KJV: 36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:36-50
Tags: Forgiveness, Parables, Unsung Heroines
Denomination: Baptist
I hate to be the bearer of bad news… but there is a deep divide in this sanctuary. No – it’s not what you think. It’s not political parties. It’s not hot-button social justice issues. Nope, it’s our view of “What is truth?” Here’s a way to view our divide from Os Guiness: “Three baseball ...read more
Scripture: Luke 11:24-36
Tags: Baseball, Absolute Truth, Umpires
"The Transfiguration was not a new miracle, but the temporary pause of an ongoing miracle. The real miracle was that Jesus, most of the time, could keep from displaying His glory. “For Christ to be glorious was almost a less matter than for him to restrain or hide his glory. It is forever his ...read more
Scripture: Luke 9:28-36
Tags: Glory, Jesus, Humility, Leadership, Transfiguration, Miracle (view more) (view less)
I love the story of the stressed-out woman who was tailgating a man as they drove on a busy boulevard. When he slowed to a stop at a yellow light, the woman hit the horn, cussing and screaming in frustration and gesturing angrily. As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 14:25-35
Tags: Satan, Discipleship, Kingdom Of God, Hypocrites
A man was working in his backyard one day when his neighbor began talking to him over the fence. He said, “Yeah, my wife and I went to one of those seminars yesterday, you know, where they teach you ways to improve your memory and such.” His neighbor commented, “Really? What was the name of the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 22:19
Tags: Communion, Lord's Supper
THE WORLD NEEDS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS... who cannot be bought; whose word is their bond; who put character above wealth; who possess opinions and a will; who are larger than their vocations; who do not hesitate to take chances; who will not lose their individuality in a crowd; who will be as honest ...read more
Tags: Disciples, Witnesses, Examples
There was a young boy who was notorious for cleaning according to what his parents would inspect, but not necessarily what they would expect. In other words, he would do things like fold and put away the dirty laundry, and put away the dirty dishes thinking they were clean. Things looked tidy on ...read more
Tags: Expectations, Cover Up
I've been thinking about holy moments, how Christ has surprised me by his presence. One of those moments came when I visited and had Communion with a member who was dying of cancer. Near the end of the visit I asked her how I could pray or for what she would like me to pray for. She expressed ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:13-35
Tags: Power In Prayer, Power In Holy Communion
Denomination: Independent/Bible
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