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  • Pleasing To God Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 23, 2021
     | 3,147 views

    It is impossible to please everyone, of course, and so Paul chose it as his master motive to please God.

    Probably the most magnificent estate in the Western World is the California ranch of William Randolf Hearst. It is not a mere matter of film like the Ponderosa, but it is a matter of fact. It covers a quarter of a million acres of land, and stretches for 50 miles along the coast of the ocean. ...read more

  • God Is Love Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 25, 2021
     | 2,718 views

    We are never nearer God than when we love, and we are never nearer to being what he wants us to be than when we love.

    Tolstoy wrote a story called "Where Love Is, God Is." It is about an old cobbler named Martin who lived alone. One night as he read the story of Jesus visiting the Pharisee, and the poor welcome he received, he prayed that the Lord would visit him. In his sleep he heard a voice saying, ...read more

  • The Power Of God Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 30, 2021
     | 3,375 views

    Everything necessary for the abundant and godly life is potentially ours through the knowledge of God. Knowledge of God is the means by which we gain the power of God.

    In may of 1883 strange noises were heard over a hundred miles away coming from the island of Krakatoa between Java and Sumatra. Some Dutchmen chartered a boat and visited the island to investigate. They heard rumbling deep in the earth, and saw geysers of steam shooting up here and there. They ...read more

  • Asking God Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021
     | 3,209 views

    Effective praying is simply the result of effective Christian living. A good prayer life is the practical result of a life of commitment to Christ.

    Two brothers came to the U.S. from Europe in 1845 to make their fortune. The older brother had a trade for he knew how to make sauerkraut, and so he took a wagon train west to California to raise cabbages. The younger brother went to school to study metallurgy. Several years passed, and the younger ...read more

  • Partners With God Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 1, 2021
     | 2,742 views

    Man tries to say there are saints and non-saints, but Paul says, all who are in Christ are saints. Man says, there are clergy and lay people. Paul says to the Philippians, you are partners with me in the Gospel.

    Chuck Swindoll was told this true story of Joe Gibbs, head coach of the Washington Red Skins. Joe's friend Frank looked out the window one morning and there was his faithful Labrador Retriever sitting on the front porch with something hanging from the dog's jaws. A closer look revealed it ...read more

  • Honest To God Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021
     | 2,750 views

    Dishonesty will hinder the work of God in the soul of any man, whether they be believer or unbeliever. Honesty, therefore, or facing up to the full truth about ourselves in relation to God and the world, is a subject we cannot afford to neglect.

    Branch Rickey use to coach the University of Michigan baseball team before he became manager of the Dodgers. One day they were playing Brown University, and the Brown catcher, Walter Snell, hit what might have been a three bagger, but he stretched it into a home run. The first baseman, however, ...read more

  • Fighting God Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 7, 2021
     | 2,238 views

    The prophets made it clear that God had a universal love, but the people paid no attention to the prophets. Having this attitude caused them to fail in being God’s servant in reaching the rest of mankind.

    The first act of aggression by which one man attacked another with intent to kill was motivated by religious intolerance. Cain could not stand to see Abel in better harmony with God than himself, and the result was murder. This attitude of intolerance is found all through the Old Testament. ...read more

  • The Approachable God Series

    Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021
     | 2,659 views

    To find the Child-that was the goal. Anything that takes us off the path that leads to Christ is not part of God's plan. The job of the angels and the star was finished when the shepherds and the wise men bowed before the Christ-child.

    Lucy is expounding on the meaning of Christmas and she says, "this is the time of the year that we show kindness and good will, when we accept others and welcome them into our home." Charlie Brown says, "why can't we be kind and accepting all through the year and not just at ...read more

  • Children Of God Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Feb 14, 2022
     | 2,970 views

    I can’t be a child of God If I’m comfortable with my sin

    ENGAGE On January 7, 2016, Pope Francis released this video. [Show “Pope Francis' prayer intentions for January 2016” video] My purpose in showing this video is not to bash the Pope or Roman Catholics, but to call your attention to a statement that he made in the middle of that video that is ...read more

  • The God Of Jonah

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 18, 2022
     | 2,729 views

    The story of Jonah is so exciting that some people believe it is no more than a fairy tale filled with exaggerations.

    When it comes to exaggeration, we are reminded of the story of the little boy who was known for his problem with exaggeration. He came home from school one day and said, "Mom, I saw a dog as big as an elephant." The mother said, "Johnny, haven't I told you a billion times not ...read more

  • God And Creation

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 23, 2022
     | 2,118 views

    Someone has said that Genesis 1:1 is read more than any verse in the Bible.

    This is especially true in January, since many begin the year with the determination to read the Bible through that year, but often that is as far as they get. However, if they only read this one verse, it will tell them a great deal about the God of the Bible. This one scripture is considered ...read more

  • The Power Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 25, 2022
     | 4,754 views

    God is Omnipotent. When we say God is Omnipotent, we are talking about one of the attributes of God.

    This particular attribute means HE IS ALL POWERFUL! Illus: A young boy, traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents, sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. ...read more

  • The Power Of God

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 2, 2022
     | 4,494 views

    The Bible is an amazing book.

    For some: • There are favorite BOOKS of the Bible that they turn to regularly for devotional support • There are some favorite BIBLE PASSAGES that they turn to for daily living, to solve certain problems in their life • There are particular VERSES OF SCRIPTURE they go to for help Acts 1:8 is one ...read more

  • Relying On God Series

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Jan 11, 2022
     | 2,980 views

    Blessed are the poor in spirit - God is pleased when we rely on Him.

    Relying on God lanny smith Reboot / Dependence; Pride / Matthew 5:3   • Old saying that “God helps those who help themselves.” Attrib. to Ben Franklin but actually from an earlier source from the 1600. • In fact, different cultures across 100’s of years have had similar sayings. From Buddhism, ...read more

  • The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed by Val Black on Mar 28, 2022
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     | 3,595 views

    God's plan of the ages is to restore man back into the Kingdom of God

    The Kingdom of God Wed. - Oct. 27, 2004 Here's a statement that's going to rub some the wrong way: Man was not created to spend eternity in heaven: Man was created to spend eternity here on earth in the Garden of Eden. That was God's plan when He created the Garden. Eden was a kingdom ...read more