Written by John Coble I was involved with doing stand-up comedy many years ago and before I started doing evangelism. It was a fun hobby and I performed at a few open-mic nights in and near Nashville. In hindsight, it seems like God was using stand-up comedy to prepare me for something better – preachingContinue reading “Get in the Game: Preaching Tips Learned from Stand-up Comedy”
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Daily Devotional 2-16-21
Daily Devotional 2-16-21 Becoming Part of the Bride When Christ purchased His bride, He bought a bride who was “damaged merchandise.” His bride was sullied by manifest impurities. She was covered by spots and marred by wrinkles. Yet what He purchased He also sanctifies: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church andContinue reading “Daily Devotional 2-16-21”
Daily Devotional 2-15-21
Daily Devotional 2-15-21 Feelings Follow It happens all the time. Housewives and business people find their work piling up and they get depressed. The more the work stares them in the face, the more depressed they are. They become like children who never feel like doing anything. They want to feel good. But those goodContinue reading “Daily Devotional 2-15-21”
Get in the Game: Preach-A-Thon Report by Joshua Richards
Short report of the Preach-A-Thon in Tampa, FL Praise the Lord for bringing to us these 32 new evangelists who joined us in Tampa, FL for the SBO ’21. Below is a short report from the Preach-A-Thon as taken from the Facebook page of evangelist Joshua Richards. Praise Report Day 1 Tracts handed out –Continue reading “Get in the Game: Preach-A-Thon Report by Joshua Richards”
Daily Devotional 2-12-21
Daily Devotional 2-12-21 Comfort in Trial There is a perfect balance in this. God in His providence operates the scales; on one side He puts His people’s trials, and on the other He puts their consolations. When the scale of trial is nearly empty, you will always find the scale of consolation in nearly theContinue reading “Daily Devotional 2-12-21”
Daily Devotional 2-11-21
Daily Devotional 2-11-21 Revisiting our Father Martin Luther understood the second commandment as linked with the command to pray. He understood that the negative, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain,” was also to be understood in the positive, “You shall call upon the name of the Lord.” “ForContinue reading “Daily Devotional 2-11-21”
Daily Devotional 2-10-21
Daily Devotional 2-10-21 Have You Not Heard…? The resentment, bitterness and pain that many have experienced through the pandemic have tended to drive people further away from any sense of belief in God. ‘If God is there,’ I hear people say, ‘he certainly is not kind and compassionate. He can’t be good.’ Where can weContinue reading “Daily Devotional 2-10-21”
Daily Devotional 2-9-21
Daily Devotional 2-9-21 Longing For God’s Law A survey by George Gallup Jr. revealed a startling trend in our culture. According to Gallup, the evidence seems to indicate that there are no clear behavioral patterns that distinguish Christians from non-Christians in our society. We all seem to be marching to the same drummer, looking toContinue reading “Daily Devotional 2-9-21”
Get in the Game: Super Bowl Outreach
Super Bowl Outreach 2021 – Tampa Bay, FL Adam Gott loving his neighbor at the Super Bowl in Tampa, FL. “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”Continue reading “Get in the Game: Super Bowl Outreach”
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Daily Devotional 2-8-21 Christ’s Return Have you ever been to a sporting event and hollered at the officials? It’s becoming a national pastime. Why? We cry out for justice. In many cases our court system seems to be playing favorites rather than seeking the truth. And justice is perverted. So it goes. We long forContinue reading “Devotional”