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Believing the Best Things - Barnabas and Mark
By: Dr. Robert Petterson and Pastor Trent Casto
Nov 13, 2011
The Irish rock band U-2 sings, “Sometimes you can’t make it on your own.” Frankly, none of us can ever make it on our own. Yet, if we are going to connect to each other, we need to trust each other. When young Mark cut and ran during their first missionary trip, Paul pulled the plug on him as a lost cause. But Barnabas refused to give up on Mark. He was convinced that the young man’s best days were still ahead. Later Mark became a great comfort to St. Paul, and even wrote the Second Gospel. Surely, Barnabas changed Mark’s life when he believed the best things about him.
Forgiving the Worst Things - Jesus and Peter
By: Dr. Robert Petterson and Pastor Trent Casto
Nov 06, 2011
Josh McDowell writes, “Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.” After Peter denied Jesus, he pulled the plug and ran. He was sure that he had forfeited his future with the best friend that he had ever known. Not only had he given up on himself, he gave up on the grace of God. But our Savior pursued his friend, determined to reconnect with him. He wanted Peter to know that failure is never final in the face of forgiveness. Failing forward is the very essence of growing in grace, if only we will discover the secrets to forgiving the very worst things—in ourselves and others.
Confronting the Big Things - Peter and Paul
By: Dr. Robert Petterson and Pastor Trent Casto
Oct 30, 2011
Edmund Burke famously penned this dictum: “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” In a culture of political correctness, good people must stand up and declare that some things are not only intolerable—they are downright dangerous. It couldn’t have been easy for Paul to challenge the preeminent leader of Christianity, but Peter was cutting the heart out of the gospel. Had Paul remained silent, irreparable harm would have been done to the family of God at Galatia. Grace never allows purity or people to be sacrificed in the name of peace-at-all-cost.
Overlooking the Small Things - David and Shimei
By: Dr. Robert Petterson and Pastor Trent Casto
Oct 23, 2011
Relationships might be easier if some folks came into our life stamped with a big warning: FRAGILE: HANDLE WITH CARE. These hypersensitive, easily-offended-at-the-tiniest-thing folk will always find a reason to pull the plug on relationships…if their victims don’t pull it first. Psychologist William James observed, “The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” In this ancient encounter between King David and Shimei we learn how to overlook the pebbles that people throw at us so that we won’t be distracted from reaching the destination that God has for us.
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