Matthew 10: 27-39 Maybe because of this text of scripture or that I was at Annual Conference this week, this illustration seems appropriate. Jesus was walking along one day when he came upon a man crying, and he said, “My friend, what’s wrong?” The man replied, “I’m blind. Can you help me?” Jesus healed the…
Author: Jeff Ponder-Twardy
I'm supernatural fruit of a supernatural God who does supernatural things through supernatural fruit.
Out of Compassion
Matthew 9: 35 – 10: 8 “The laborers are few,” the text says. The laborers are few. The interviewer said to the farmer who’d just won the lottery, “Congratulations on winning the eighty-million-dollar prize.” The farmer responded, “Thank you.” The interviewer asked, “Do you have any special plans for spending the money?” The farmer said,…
Watching What Jesus Did
Matthew 9: 9-13, 18-26 I think we’ll talk a little bit about sin this morning. A twenty-seven-year-old minister was assigned to his first church only a short time when he noticed that one of his parishioners, an elderly woman, had missed several Sundays in a row. He decided to see her and find out the…
What Should We Do?
Acts 2: 29-42 Those who heard Peter explain how Jesus was the Messiah and reiterated the promise of the Father to send the baptism of the Holy Spirit asked what they should do in response to what they heard. Peter said they should repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the…
What Does This Mean?
Acts 2: 1-21 Jesus told his friends and followers not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father – “You will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now” (Acts 1: 4, 5). Jesus told them before he ascended to wait for the promise of the Father…
What We Will Be
Acts 1: 1-11 A few minutes ago we confessed our belief he ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. Not to be disrespectful, but does that mean he flew? A lady was flying with her infant daughter. When they landed, they were met in the waiting area by…
Come and See, Come and Hear
Psalm 66: 5-7, 16-20 The greatest Mother’s Day tribute ever uttered came from a very successful businessman. He said: “Yes, I am a self-made man – but the blueprints came from my mother. The kids next door told their mother she wasn’t to lift a finger on Mother’s day. They were going to do all…
You Still Do Not Know Me?
John 14: 8-14 In his autobiography, The Ragman’s Son, actor Kirk Douglas told how much pride he felt in been recognized on the street by strangers. On one occasion, he was walking down the street when a taxi pulled over to the curb. A pretty woman smiled and called to him, “Mr. Douglas!” Figuring she…
From One World to the Next
John 10: 1-10 The thief comes to steal. In a confessional booth, a man confessed to his priest he’d been stealing building supplies from the lumberyard where he worked. In fact, he stole enough to build homes for himself, his son and his two daughters. “This is very serious,” the priest said. “I shall have…
What Things?
Luke 24: 13-35 Two brothers grew up in the country. One day one of them announced he was going to the big city to seek his fortune. The other one said he’d stay home, look after the farm and their parents. The brother in the city became a salesman, had great success, and eventually became…
Psalm 102 in The Message 