Be Strong! Keep Faith Stay Loyal Have Courage Share Christ Serve Others Go Deep The Heart of a Champion: Go Deep Luke 5:1-11It takes a lot to get me down in life—a whole lot! It happens only on the rarest of occasions. But on those rarest of occasions when it does...
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The Heart of a Champion #6: Serve Others
Be Strong! Keep Faith Stay Loyal Have Courage Share Christ Serve Others Go Deep The Heart of a Champion: Serve Others Acts 3:1-10I wonder why they called it "the Beautiful Gate". Did you hear it mentioned in the reading of the story from Acts 3? Listen again. "One day...
Bored To Tears Or Bold For Years?
Bored To Tears Or Bold For Years? Acts 4:5-12Just recently, a friend who teaches kindergarten told me about how she was teaching her children the "Popcorn Song". It's an action song which required the children to assume a squatting position and then at the appropriate...
Why Not You? Why Not Me? Why Not Now?
Why Not You? Why Not Me? Why Not Now? John 21:15-19Scott Levy was a pastor who was preaching for a friend on Sunday morning in Nebraska. He went early to the church on that Sunday morning to see what it was like and to get a feel for the church's atmosphere. He was...
The Power Of… #3: The Power Of Your Influence And The Influence Of Your Power
The Power of Spiritual Adrenaline The Power of the Master's Name The Power Of Your Influence And The Influence Of Your Power The Power Of Your Influence And The Influence Of Your Power Matthew 5:14-16He was, by any standard of measurement, one of the most dominant and...
The Touch Of The King
The Touch Of The King Mark 2:1-12One Sunday, several years ago, the Presbyterian Church in Spencerport, New York, was crowded to overflowing. Why? Because, the Sunday before the church bulletin carried this announcement: "Next Sunday both church choirs will sin...
Rising To The Occasion-Once And For All
Rising To The Occasion-Once And For All Luke 24:1-12Her name was Carol Johnson. She was the organist at her church. She was an outstanding musician, but she did something no organist or preacher should ever do. She overslept on Easter Sunday morning, and missed the...
Homeward Bound #12: The Choice Is Yours
Life Is Forever! Reflections On The Resurrection The Promise Of The Pearl Someday Our Prince Will Come Take Me Home To My Mother You Can't Take The Sheep From The Shepherd! Life Is Uncertain, So Eat Dessert First! Facing Death Unafraid Finishing What We Start Moments...
Tales With a Twist #3: A Forgiving God In An Unforgiving World
Eyes Too Busy To See A Forgiving God In An Unforgiving World It's The Little Things That Count The Cost Of Not Loving Is Too Great To Pay Who Said Life Is Fair? Jesus And The Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day God Threw A Party But Nobody Came! E Unum Pluribus...
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Christians #2: Tenderness
Trust Tenderness Goodness Commitment Mercy Reconciliation Purity A Postscript The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Christians: Tenderness Matthew 5:1, 2, 4It happened in April of 1984. It wasn't a big thing really. It didn't make the evening news. It had no...
Minor Men With a Major Message #10: The Man Who Forgot To Remember
The Man Who Snatched Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory The Man Who Wanted Somebody With Skin On The Man God Marked The Man Who Died With No One's Regrets The Man Who Chose The Wrong Friend The Couple Who Paid The High Cost Of Low Living The Man Who Put Profits Before...