Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up. "There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?" John 6:8-9 There are some very unique things about Andrew, the disciple of Jesus. When the authors of the Gospels mention him, it is usually...
Continue ReadingFor the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 If Jesus Christ has radically changed your life, you can't help but share that information with others. God has rescued you from darkness into His wonderful light. This light...
Continue ReadingAndrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means "Christ"). John 1:41 About six months ago, we were sitting in a staff meeting when Todd shared his vision for The Difference One Life Can Make series. We had seen that our people at Sagebrush had...
Continue ReadingThen He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at My hands. Put your hand into the wound in My side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!" John 20:27 Every time I look down at my left middle finger, I am reminded of a dumb mistake that I made a year ago at Spartan Training. I was...
Continue Reading"If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn't wander away!...
Continue ReadingGive thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done. Psalm 105:1 When you find something that is good or life-changing, it is easy to tell other people. For instance, if you eat at a new restaurant and are blown away by the food and service, you are...
Continue ReadingThe Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He's a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!' But wisdom is shown to be right by its results." Matthew 11:19 When my kids were really little, they didn't have any fear of rejection...
Continue ReadingFor the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost." Luke 19:10 If you ever play board games with me, know that I have an essential. I get so locked in at times when I am trying to come up with a strategy to win that I stop talking. And if you know me, I am pretty talkative. At times...
Continue ReadingTherefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. Romans 15:7 One of the most awkward things about childhood is to endure a schoolyard pick when people are forming teams. If you're short, these occasions are dreadful because you see all the other kids...
Continue ReadingLater, Matthew invited Jesus and His disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. Matthew 9:10 One of the first things that the tax collector does after following Jesus is throw a big party. He invites all of his rich tax collector...
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