"Jesus must become greater…" John 3:30
kolbyking What do you get when a turkey lays an egg on top of a barn? An eggroll. Perhaps the correct question should be, “Why would a turkey be on top of a barn?” Sometimes we find ourselves in places that we don’t expect. When you look at your life…Where you’ve come from…Where you’re going…How do … Read more
Why did the turkey cross the road twice? To prove he wasn’t chicken! People are scared of many things but it has been said that the greatest fear is death. Did you know you don’t have to be scared of this? The Bible says, “But [God’s grace] has now been revealed through the appearing of … Read more
Why did the chewing gum cross the road? It was stuck on the turkey’s foot! Didn’t expect this answer? Here’s another you might not expect… Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven…” (Matthew 7:21). Many people will tell Jesus all the good things they’ve done but … Read more
Why did the turkey cross the road? It was the chicken’s day off. Here’s the Good News. If you’ve giving your life to Jesus Christ, you’ve crossed from death to life. Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does … Read more
What key won’t open any door? A Turkey. The Bible talks about a door too. Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20). What is stopping you … Read more
Imagine I bring you your favorite meal. It’s everything you want. It looks delicious but it’s not on a shiny plate. I bring it to you on a dirty trash can lid. Did it suddenly lose its appeal? Sometimes our problem in sharing God’s truth is not what we are saying but how we are … Read more
The story is told of how how Mark Twain in his later years was riding a steam boat up the Mississippi when the boat entered a patch of dense fog. The ship’s captain, however, didn’t slow down which greatly angered Twain. He immediately marched up the stairs to rebuke the captain for his carelessness. But … Read more
Imagine a fourth grade student meeting another child in the McDonald’s play area. They play for a while. Then he asks, “Can I tell you about the greatest thing that ever happened to me?” The new friend responds yes and the child begins to share his salvation testimony. Soon the student is drawing on the … Read more
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone cry so hard.” I sat next to a 47-year old man who had attended one of our events. In the service that day I had shared about Jesus and Peter walking on the water. “I just don’t know how much of that I can believe,” he said afterwards, … Read more
On Halloween night a few years ago, a 9-year old named Victoria came up to me after a fall festival event in their community. She was kind and sweet and I had seen her laughing as we had shared. “I know I’m going to Heaven,” she said proudly. “That’s great,” I said. “How do you … Read more
Around 1608 Captain Hunt and a group of English traders landed in the new world at Plymouth, Massachusetts. When the trusting Wampanoag Indians came out to trade with them, the Englishmen took many of them prisoners and took them to Spain where they sold them as slaves.* A boy, named Squanto, was bought by a kind … Read more
A while back we were leading a VBS at a country church. On the final evening, a tall man walked through the doors. Even though his wife and daughter came to church regularly, he rarely came with them. But on this night, his little girl had tugged on his heart to attend. She had heard … Read more
The following is written as an object lesson but can be used at home for a family devotion too: Keep some left-overs from your Thanksgiving meal. Introduce each of them one at a time—i.e., “I have some Turkey. How many of you ate Turkey on Thanksgiving?” Then put some of the turkey in a blender. … Read more
On New Year’s Day, 1929, Georgia Tech played UCLA in the Rose Bowl. In that game, a man named Roy Riggles recovered a fumble for UCLA. Somehow Riggles became confused and started running 65 yards in the wrong direction. One of his own teammates finally outdistanced him and tackled him just before he scored for … Read more
Bristol, England. Tuesday, February 8, 1842 Enough food remained in George Mueller’s orphan houses for that day’s meals, but that was it. There was no money to buy bread or milk for the following morning. And two of the orphan houses needed coal. Mueller believed that if God sent nothing before nine o’clock on Wednesday … Read more