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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
I READ A LESSON ABOUT A WISE MAN THAT PEOPLE TRAVELED HUNDREDS OF MILES TO SEEK HIS WISDOM… The wise man stood up, he looked to his left side. Then to his right. He paused and looked at the crowd behind him. He quickly turned around and faced the crowd in front of him. He looked down. He looked ...read more
Scripture: Proverbs 17:28
Tags: Wisdom, Silence
Denomination: Assembly Of God
I READ A LESSON ABOUT RUNNING OUT, NOT ENOUGH… THERE WAS A PIZZA PARTY THAT DEMONSTRATED TWO ATTITUDES… 1. GROUP ONE SAW THAT IT WAS OBVIOUS THEY WOULD RUN OUT OF PIZZA, SO THEY GRABBED 4 OR 5 PIECES OF THE PIZZA TO MAKE SURE THEY WOULD HAVE ENOUGH. 2. THE SECOND GROUP SAW THERE WAS NOT ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 135:6
Tags: Party, Attitudes
Matthew 14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 14:27
Tags: Faith, Walk On Water
Franklin D. Roosevelt said: We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13, Psalm 26:2
Tags: Give, Hope
5 WEEKS OR FIVE YEARS? IN THE FAR EAST THERE IS THE CHINESE BAMBOO TREE? The farmer has to plant a seed in soft ground, water and nurture the ground every day for five years. The farmer can’t see anything. The neighbors might say: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? How long have you been working the ground? ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 42:5, Genesis 14:14
Tags: Wait, Patience, Time
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
WHAT KIND OF CHURCH WOULD MY CHURCH BE, IF EVERY MEMBER ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:25
Tags: Better, Bitter
NO ROOM… THE SAD STORY CONTINUES… In the early 70’s Linda and I were at my Mom and Dad’s for Christmas. We had no children. My Dad pastored 65 years, 42 in Frankfort, Ky. There were 5 of us children. We had a traditional spot where we all sat around the tree. Mom, my wife and my sister distributed ...read more
Scripture: Luke 6:33, 2 Corinthians 9:6
Tags: Giving, Purpose
FAITH IS AN ACTION WORD… Is this real? I place a metal chair in front of the crowd. I talk about how strong the chair appears to be? Then I ask the crowd do you think this chair is strong enough to hold one of us? We discuss why we think this chair could possibly hold a human’s weight. What would ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-9, John 15:13-16, Luke 24:7
Tags: Faith, Love, Action
HEARTBEAT? DO WE EVER SAY: THANK YOU? DO WE EVER GET TIRED AND WEARY? DO WE EVER LISTEN TO HEAR THE HEART BEAT OF GOD? John 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. On the average your heart beats around 70 times a minute, 100,800 TIMES A DAY. ...read more
Scripture: John 13:23
Tags: Heart, Faithful
I read of a wealthy woman that owned a very rare and expensive MACAW. It was so beautiful. It was so smart it could talk unbelievable. Over a period of time the MACAW developed an extremely irritating and terrible hacking cough. The lady called the local vet and they discussed the problem and ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 24:19, Romans 8:28
Tags: Pretender, Wounded
I have several different pairs of glasses. I really focus on one pair. A rose colored pair of glasses makes everything appear rosy. Everything you see will be rosy as we have a rose filter. Years ago I read about a pet dog. The little girl bottle fed the puppy and raised it to adult ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 23:25-26, Romans 12:2
Tags: Change, Paradigm, Attitudes
The little boy walked home from Sunday School and the family were sitting around the old pot-bellied stove talking. The boy told his dad and Pa about the lesson. The boy was so excited. He told them he had gone to the altar and accepted Jesus as his personal Savior. The boy said he was going to ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Tags: Time, Serve
CONCLUSION: There was an old frog that gathered the little tadpoles around him to teach them a lesson about endurance and persistence. He told of the farmer and his wife that had milked all the cows and set the milk cans out by the road. He told how the frogs loved to jump up and sit on top of the ...read more
Scripture: Mark 5:36, Hebrews 11:1
Tags: Persistence, Never Quit
LET US STUDY THE EAGLE! I read about this boy that grew up in the city of New York. The boy fell in love with “EAGLES.” He checked every book out of the school library and the public library about “EAGLES.” As he got older he watched every movie, video and documentary he could find about ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 40:31
Tags: Sin, Roots
TROUBLE? JOE WAS TROUBLE! SOMEONE IS HURTING! I had taught school in Virginia several years. I was assistant principal. I often observed the kids in the younger classes and thought someday I will teach that child. There was a young boy named Joe. Joe was in the office pretty often in some kind ...read more
Scripture: Micah 6:8, Mark 12:29
Tags: Help, Trouble, Ministry
TO SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS DATES BACK TO THE 1700s. Ships were required to fly flags at sea. These flags would identify where the ship was from and the type of cargo. PIRATES OFTEN HID THEIR REAL IDENTY BY FLYING FALSE FLAGS. By doing doing this the PIRATES WOULD DECEIVE OTHER SHIPS TO NOT RAISE ...read more
Scripture: James 1:3
Tags: Faith, Flag
HOW EASY IS IT TO STIR UP A MESS? THERE IS A HIDDEN AGENDA AND MOTIVE WITHIN. There was a cowboy who road into town to visit a saloon on the edge of town. The cowboy tied his horse to the hitching post in front of the bar. He then went inside to drink. The devil came by and saw the cowboy ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:18, Jeremiah 17:9-10
Tags: Anger, Hidden Agenda
REMEMBER THE STORY ABOUT THE DOG AND HIS BONE? There was a real smart dog that had searched and searched for just the right bone. After several hours the dog found a real big wonderful bone. He picked the good bone up and started home with his prized bone. On the way home the dog had to pass over a ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:18
Tags: Comparison, Satisfied
There was a man that looked around the barren community where he lived. The man wanted to do something to help the lifeless areas around his community. The man decided there was nothing he could do to help his neighbors. He prayed and asked God to help him help his family and his friends to bring ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:22, Ezekiel 11:19
Tags: Help, Encourage, Make A Difference