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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
Story from Bob Hostetler in Red Letter Prayer Life: Two of my dearest friends in the world, Dave and Becky, told me the amazing story of their mission trip some years ago to the mountain town of San Luis, Honduras. They traveled as part of a combined medical and evangelistic team that served the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:13
Tags: Protection, Deliverance
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Dignidad Humana Escritura: Mateo 6:5-6 Escuché a mi madre pedir sal a los vecinos. Sin embargo, había sal en la casa. ¿Por qué pedía sal a los vecinos? La interrogé. Ella me respondió diciendo: "Como nuestros vecinos no son ricos y con frecuencia nos ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:5-6
Tags: Human, Dignity
Denomination: Other
Dignidad ng Tao Banal na Kasulatan: Mateo 6:5-6 Narinig ko ang nanay ko na humihingi ng asin sa mga kapitbahay. Gayunpaman, may asin sa bahay. Bakit siya humihingi ng asin sa mga kapitbahay? tanong ko sa kanya. Tumugon siya sa akin sa pagsasabing: Dahil hindi mayaman ang aming mga kapitbahay at ...read more
When I was in High School, I had a teacher named Miss Mary Bartram. She taught English and Literature. One day she read a poem to us by Robert Frost, entitled “The Road Not Taken”. She read it with such commitment and passion that I believe she changed a lot of lives that day, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
Tags: Faith, Choice
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
The foundation of your house is important to making sure it continues to stand. The foundation of a skyscraper is even more important. Years ago, I read that the challenge for making buildings taller and taller was not adding floors on top – the challenge is adding to the base. Three ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27
Tags: Bible, Foundation
Denomination: Methodist
When we pray prayers that are not in God's will, we by ourselves enter into seasons of spiritual dryness. We may receive answers to our prayer requests, yet we may become spiritually dry. If you are experiencing a season of spiritual dryness, do check and correct your prayers. Prayers ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:20
Tags: Hope, Faith
I thought of a book I read years ago in German class. We were assigned the task of reading the Famous Novel by Franz Kafka entitled “The Metamorphosis”. It was about a young man who woke up one day and realized he had been transformed into, of all things, a large Roach. The story line of the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9
Tags: Transfiguration, God's Presence
No one will know? A man works at a car factory… getting paid a fair wage for a fair day’s work. His job is to grease the u-joint on the drive train. He gets busy joking around with his co-workers. One car gets by him. He misses applying the grease. He knows it will fail inspection. So he puts a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:25
Tags: Knowledge, Small Things, No One
Denomination: Assembly Of God
This a medical description of what happens: DEATH BY CRUCIFIXION: SLOW SUFFOCATION 1 - Shallowness of breathing causes small areas of lung collapse. 2 - Decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide cause acidic conditions in the tissues. 3 - Fluid builds up in the lungs. Makes the situation in ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 27:32-56
Tags: Crucifixion, Slow, Suffocation
A friend shared this story with me on Resurrection Sunday, it happened on the same day 20 years earlier. Proof God is still bringing the dead back to life - I wanted to share a resurrection Sunday testimony from around 20 years ago, I bought a very used small pickup and the seller claimed the AC ...read more
Tags: Resurrection, Miracles
Denomination: Charismatic
Jesus doesn’t just ask us to avoid revenge—he calls us to actively do good in return. Not because the other person deserves it, but because he deserves our obedience. And we’ve seen it lived out—not just in Bible times, but in our own history. Perhaps one of the clearest modern examples is Dr. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42
Tags: Evil, Martin Luther, Doing Good
You’re late for a connecting flight, hauling heavy bags through a terminal. Finally, you hand them over at the gate. That moment of relief? That’s what Jesus offers. He says, “Let me carry what’s crushing you.” Your weariness does not disqualify you—you are qualified by it. Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 11:28
Tags: Carry, Weary, Heavy, Burdens
There is a cry rising across the land. Every ear can hear this cry. This cry is heard in every nation, city and village. The cry is - "Behold the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him". The cry is resonating so much in the atmosphere- The bridegroom is coming; the bridegroom is ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:6
Tags: Faith, Hope
Story: The last but one time that I went to Israel , when we went to the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem our Guide pointed across Jersualem to some buildings and told us that is where Horatio Spafford used to live. Many on our trip didn’t know who Spafford was. Horatio Spafford, a well-known Chicago ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34
Tags: River, Perspective, Horatio Spafford, Peace, Worry (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Anglican
The Lord has a good sense of humour. In 1992, I was working as a patent attorney in a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company called Sandoz. I had been asked to fill out a form, in which Sandoz had asked me where I would be prepared to go and live - if the company wanted to send me abroad to ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:10
Tags: True Story, Humor
In the late nineteenth Century in South Africa, an old man was digging for gold in a river bed. He had been at it for many years. Every now and then he found a little bit of gold, not enough to make him rich – but just enough to maintain his interest. The part of river in which he was ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:21
Tags: Riches, Diamonds
William Haslam was a high church Anglican vicar in Cornwall in the 19th Century. In 1851, he had gone to stay with a friend, Mr, Aitken who had challenged Haslam that he wasn’t converted. During that week, Haslam was shocked that he had nothing to offer his congregation as they were dying. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 22:42
Tags: Revival, Corn, 19th Century
The reason we preach the Gospel is because we love God our heavenly Father and not to gain brownie points in heaven. Yes it will be hard work at times. Story: The well known Canadian missionary, Jonathan Goforth told this story about the joy that God has - when we are faithful in doing what he ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23
Tags: Father's Joy, Goforth
Story: A business manager went on holiday to an island in Greece. One day, while he was on the beach, he was called up on his mobile phone by his secretary, wanting some help. He gave her some instructions and told her to call him back when she had finished. As he was pacing up and down ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
Tags: Fisherman, Business Manager
A film crew ... was on location ... deep ... in the desert. One day ... an elderly Native American ... who had been watching the filming for several weeks ... went boldly up to the director and said, ... "Tomorrow rain." And sure enough ... The next day ... it rained. A week later, ... ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13
Tags: Appearances, Bridesmades, Fool, Foolish, Foolishness (view more) (view less)
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