Author: Administrador

Topics: Heaven; Hope; Resurrection Reference: Philippians 1:21–24 A woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness. As she was getting her things in order, she contacted her pastor and asked him to come to her house to discuss some of her final wishes. She told him the songs she wanted sung at her funeral service, the … Continue reading “KEEP
YOUR FORK”

Topics: Caring; Childlike Faith; Children; Compassion; Example; Generosity; Giving; Good Deeds; Money; Sowing and Reaping; Stewardship; Talents References: Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 11:25; 25:14–30; Luke 10:21; Acts 20:35; 2 Corinthians 9:7; Galatians 2:10; 1 Timothy 4:12 Jackson Rogers, ten, raised enough money to put up a house for the homeless. The young entrepreneur said he took … Continue reading “RAISING
HOUSES”

Topics: Calling; Caring; Direction; Generosity; Giving; Good Deeds; Guidance; Help; Leadership; Ministry; Needs; Outreach; Service; Testimony; Witnessing References: Matthew 5:13–16; Acts 20:35; Galatians 6:9–10; Ephesians 2:10; 2 Timothy 4:5; James 2:15–16 Clarence Jordan, a philosopher-farmer in Americus, Georgia, was convinced that poor people living in dilapidated shacks could improve themselves with a little support. “They … Continue reading “START
WITH A HAMMER”

Topics: Eternal Life; Heaven; Money; Riches; Wealth References: 1 Corinthians 15:19; 2 Corinthians 4:16–18; 5:1–5; Revelation 21 For his first sermon in a preaching class, Lawrence, an African student, chose a text describing the joys we’ll share when Christ returns and ushers us to our heavenly home. “I’ve been in the United States for several … Continue reading “PREACHING
HEAVEN”

Topics: Day of the Lord; Grace; Judgment; Repentance; Urgency References: Matthew 25:1–13; Romans 2:4–10; 2 Peter 3:9–12 Unlike other countries that have a pay-as-you-use toll system on major roads, Switzerland expects drivers using its autoroute system to pay an annual fee of 40 Swiss francs. When you pay, you get a windshield sticker you display … Continue reading “LIMITING
GRACE”

Topics: Assurance; Christ, Our Righteousness; Heaven; Jesus Christ; Justification; Righteousness; Salvation Reference: Galatians 3:26–29 I make no claim to being a good golfer, but I love to play golf and watch golf, and on good nights I even dream golf. So when I was invited to attend the Masters Golf Tournament, I was thrilled. A … Continue reading “DRESSING
FOR HEAVEN”

Topics: Conviction of Sin; Faith and Works; Final Judgment; Godliness; Hell; Repentance; Salvation; Truth References: Matthew 7:13–27; 13:40–43; 2 Timothy 2:19 In A Painted House, John Grisham describes seven-year-old Luke Chandler’s reaction to a Sunday school teacher’s eulogy for a mean boy, Jerry Sisco, who had been killed the night before in a back alley … Continue reading “BULLYING
REWARD”

Topics: Afterlife; Children; Despair; Eternal Life; Family; God; Home; Longing; Parenting; Sadness References: Ecclesiastes 3:11; Matthew 11:28–30; John 14:1–4; 2 Corinthians 4:18; 5:1–5; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21; 22 My son, Brian, and his wife, Becky, were heading south to the Florida Keys for their fifteenth wedding anniversary. I had volunteered to housesit and watch … Continue reading “HOMESICK
AT HOME”

Topics: Afterlife; Children; Death; Eternal Life; Expectations; Heaven References: Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16; John 14:2 Kayse, five, was more and more excited about her first day of kindergarten. Jayme, three, watched her big sister with fascination. On the Sunday before the first day of school, Kayse fell and skinned her knee. As Kayse … Continue reading “HEAVEN
AND KINDERGARTEN”

Topics: Afterlife; Assurance; Beliefs; Desires; Eternal Life; Heaven; Hope; Human Nature; Immortality; Promises; Religion; Seeking God References: Ecclesiastes 3:11; Luke 23:43; John 3:16, 36; 14:2; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 2 Corinthians 4:18; 5:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21; 22 Australian aborigines pictured heaven as a distant island beyond the western horizon. The early … Continue reading “LONGING
FOR HEAVEN”