Mentoring

Mentoring

This morning I received a phone call from a very dear friend. We chatted about family, ministry, and life in general. We shared, for just a few minutes, some of our frustrations and... Read More »
WRONG TIME

WRONG TIME

At about noon, Jesus came to Jacob’s well and sat down to rest (John 4:6). He was tired, alone, and hungry. While He was resting, a woman came to draw water (v.7). What the text does... Read More »
A Great Church (Part Two)

A Great Church (Part Two)

This week we are looking at some of the early chapters in the book of Acts to rediscover the marks of a great church. In our last study, we focused on a church of great power as found... Read More »

The Story of a Crucified Crook

Luke 23:32-43 Introduction: On a March afternoon in Cleveland, Ohio, I stopped at the house of my good friends’ mother. I was fulfilling a promise made to her sons serving in... Read More »
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet!

You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet!

His grace is sufficient; we walk not alone; As the day, so the strength that he gives to his own. —AUTHOR UNKNOWN Warm-up: Jeremiah 12:1–6 I read somewhere that Carl Lewis was once... Read More »
The Rod of God

The Rod of God

Naked I wait Love’s uplifted stroke My harness piece by piece Thou has hewn from me And smitten to my knees I am defenseless—utterly. —FRANCIS THOMPSON Warm-up:... Read More »
The Surprise of Repentance (Part Three)

The Surprise of Repentance (Part Three)

Now we get to it. After seeing the human condition of fallenness, even expressed in its disregard for God’s gracious patience, we now see the element of repentance that is, in... Read More »
The Surprise of Suffering (Part Two)

The Surprise of Suffering (Part Two)

This week we are looking at 1 Peter 5:9-10 and seeing some surprising things about suffering. Yesterday we saw the roots of that suffering, and the call to stand in resistance to our... Read More »
The Manner and Message

The Manner and Message

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. —2 Timothy 2:24 Christians never seem to fit in. As early as the... Read More »

THE GOD WHO SURPRISES

Text: Genesis 48:11 Introduction: My mother spent the closing years of her earthly life in a nursing home in Buffalo, New York. On one of our visits, we walked into a big birthday... Read More »
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