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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
Lester Roloff told about visiting a friend in Massillon, Ohio who had a number of pigeons. During the visit his friend showed him one of the birds and said, “See this bird. She just flew 500 miles from St. Louis to Massillon non stop.” Roloff interrupted his host: Come on, non stop! How do you ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23
Tags: Clean, Holiness, Sanctify
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
A young student in China decided to play a trick on his elderly teacher one day. He caught a small bird and cupped it in his hands behind his back. He then approached the sage with this plan in mind. He would ask the old man what he had in his hand. If he answered correctly, he would then ask ...read more
Scripture: Joshua 24:15
Tags: Eternity, Decision, Commitment, Salvation
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Pelagius. He was a British Monk who lived in the 4th century. He taught that Adam was created good and everything God creates is good. He went on to say that all human beings could be sinless, an never do an evil action if they chose. Nothing that some men have lived without sin. Adam’s sin, ...read more
Scripture: Romans 3:21-24
Tags: Grace Alone, False Beliefs
Denomination: Lutheran
AT THE CROSS Many years ago, I got a job at a paper mill. There was an older man working there who was a very dedicate Christian. My first few weeks there they had me working with him, He was the greatest guy I’d ever known. He asks me if I was a Christian, I replied that I was. One day I let words ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Tags: Commitment, Shame
Denomination: Pentecostal
Bill Crowder gives us a greatIllustration of Need for the Power of the Holy Spirit: "The first winter that my wife Marlene and I were married was marked by severe blizzards. I can vividly remember one Sunday when we awoke to find that the electricity had been knocked out by an ice storm. ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:11
Tags: Holy Spirit, Power, Acts 2, Church
The day the old church treasurer resigned, the church asked the local grain elevator manager to take the position. He agreed under 2 conditions: 1. No treasurer’s report would be given for the first year 2. No questions be asked about finances during that year The people were surprised but finally ...read more
Scripture: Malachi 3:10
Tags: Giving, Tithing, Money
There is a story about a college student who was desperately in need of a summer job. He discovered the local zoo was looking for help. He couldn’t think of a more creative way to spend the summer, but he wasn’t prepared for the job description. When he went to apply, the zookeeper explained ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8
Tags: Lion, Gorilla, Zoo
When we were young we did not have central heating and air. As a matter of fact I do not remember us having a window unit. What we had was a fireplace in the winter time and a screen door in the summer. I remember that old fire place. If it was real cold we would put a blanket over the door ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:10
Tags: Holy Spirit, Sharpening Your Ax
Denomination: Church Of God
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
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Ephesians 2:1-3 “2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-5
Tags: Born Again, Zombies, Spiritually Dead
Denomination: Methodist
I found this collection of funny prayers on-line: • Lord, I ask that you give me the superpower to eat as much pizza as I want without gaining any weight. It would truly be a miracle and make my life complete. Amen. • Lord, I ask that you make all the calories in donuts and ice cream disappear, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:5
Tags: Holy Spirit, Food, Prayer, Flesh
President Andrew Jackson is going to hell There was a fiery old revival preacher named Peter Cartwright who was famous for telling it like it is. One day he was preaching near Washington D.C. And the people of the church heard that President Andrew Jackson was coming to visit them. So, they ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46, Mark 9:43-48, Matthew 5:22, Luke 16:19-31
Tags: Andrew Jackson, Peter Cartright
Denomination: Anglican
So Peter wants them to remember something that is very important, something we tend to forget: God’s timing is perfect! Amen? This can be hard for us to comprehend because we are the created and God is the Creator. The created can never fully understand the Creator. I have begun experimenting ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8-9, Job 33:4, Psalm 139:14
Tags: Creator, God's Timing
One teenager view of prayer: “God answers prayer four ways: yes, no, wait awhile, ...read more
Tags: Prayer Answered, Prayer General
I heard of one Pastor who spoke up and said, ‘Bro. Brown would you please stand and ...read more
Scripture: John 17:20-23
Tags: Unity, Communication General, Christian Love, One
As Mrs. Cowman advised us in her classic devotional, “Do not push away the instrument lest you lose ...read more
Tags: God In The Hardships
Opportunities have time limits. We are all aliens on this earch and our alien residence card is ...read more
Tags: Love Of The Disciples, Call Of The Disciples
Denomination: Independent/Bible
(Old Irish Proverb) Give to a pig every time it grunts and to a child every time it cries and you will ...read more
Tags: Children
Denomination: Baptist
"Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive ...read more
Tags: Business And Marketplace
"To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen ...read more
Tags: Books And Literature
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