God Can: In 1988, I felt compelled to ask an ex-convict by the name of Harold Morris to speak to the athletes at the University of Kentucky. Less than a year later Harold was speaking to 24,000 in Rupp Arena (2,000 listened on speakers outside the arena). Nothing is impossible with God! “Jesus looked at …
You Can’t Live Right if You Don’t Think Right. It’s easy to get caught up in negative thinking. If we constantly talk about how only bad things happen to us we will lose the joy in our life and we will not be able to praise the Giver of that joy, the Lord Jesus. Listen …
Extraordinary: There are things we feel we can’t do…and we may be correct in assuming that. But God can do many, many things through us if we surrender to Him. “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”(Ephesians 2:10) “I can’t …
Faith: If we want faith, or if we want to grow in faith, we need to listen to sound preaching and teaching. And, we need to ask God to help us read the Word of God so that we can understand and grow in wisdom and faith. “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and …
Pray…Keep Praying: Sometimes we may pray for someone or something for months, years, even decades. Don’t give up. God will answer and it will probably be in a way we never expected. Be faithful in prayer…and be thankful. “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”(Colossians 4:2) “We have to pray with our eyes on …
Whole, Healthy, and Free: Someone needs this today. When someone misrepresents us, deceives us, or publicly offends, the pain runs deep. The wound can leave a scar and cause bitterness if left unattended. We can’t be in a right relationship with Christ if we are carrying bitterness. Jesus wants us to be whole. He wants …
Character, Integrity, Value: My good friend, Dave Keilitz, went home to be with the Lord yesterday. He was a man of character…a true leader. People respected him for many reasons, but mainly because he exuded integrity. Our communities, our states, our nation needs more men like Dave Keilitz. “A good name is more desirable than …
The Golden Rule: This morning in our “small group” of five coaches and one former coach, we discussed the Golden Rule from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. You know it: “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you…” (Matthew 7:12a) For coaches, this means, be the coach you would …
Be the Best at Whatever You Are. Throughout my youth I wanted to be a Division l Basketball player or a Major League Baseball player. I never achieved either goal. Disappointing? Yes and no. As I’ve matured, I see that God had a different plan for me, helping me to use gifts I never knew …
What Counts? When believers argue publicly about doctrine, I’m sure non-believers roll their eyes and distance themselves even more from faith in Christ. During the first century, one of the big debates was the question of whether Gentiles needed to be circumcised like their Jewish brothers. Paul, a Jew, said this: “For in Christ Jesus …