Are You Making Pearls or Just Getting Irritated? Rev. Tony Cooke
Are You Making Pearls or Just Getting Irritated? Rev. Tony Cooke There is a great lesson for us in understanding the formation of pearls. Natural pearls are formed when a […]
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Are You “Looking After” or “Looking Up?” by Tony Cooke
Are You “Looking After” or “Looking Up?” Rev. Tony Cooke Perhaps you’ve heard about the little boy who was given an orange by a man. The boy’s mother asked, “What […]
Living Deliberately
Living Deliberately By Tony Cooke Every time January rolls around, people begin speculating about what the New Year will bring. One individual said, "My interest is in the future because […]
What Do You See When You Look on the Table?
Someone once said, “I might pick a rosebud off a tree, and it would be a rosebud and no more. The one I love in all the world might pluck a rosebud off a tree and give it to me, and it would be a rosebud and a great deal more. The meaning would be changed because she gave it to me.” … read more
Process, Event, and the Little Red Hen By Tony Cooke
Process, Event, and the Little Red Hen By Tony Cooke Many years ago at a church service, I gave an altar call and a handful of people responded; one of […]
Is it Live, or is it Memorex? By Tony Cooke
Is it Live, or is it Memorex? By Tony Cooke I remember a decades-old television commercial from Memorex, a company that made cassette tapes. A glass was shown sitting on […]
Lessons From a Fallen King by Tony Cooke
Lessons from a Fallen King Rev. Tony Cooke We are going to look at a person in the Bible who never realized his full potential in God. The person I […]
Limitations: The Ones We Respect and the Ones We Transcend by Tony Cooke
Limitations: The Ones We Respect and the Ones We Transcend Tony Cooke There are two types of limitations. There are legitimate limitations that we should respect, and there are perceived […]
The Last Skill Spiritual Leaders Learn by Tony Cooke
The Last Skill Spiritual Leaders Learn Tony Cooke Video Message: Skills Part 1 Video Message: Skills Part 2 Whether it’s learning to tie your shoes or driving a stick […]
Jurassic Park and the Incarnation by Tony Cooke
Jurassic Park and the Incarnation Rev. Tony Cooke You’ve probably seen the movie, Jurassic Park. It’s the story of some ambitious geneticists who embrace the undertaking of creating living dinosaurs […]
When Labels are Fables by Tony Cooke
When Labels are Fables Tony Cooke I’m curious. Who has defined reality for you? What is the basis for how you see yourself, the people around you, your circumstances, your […]
A Jealous God? Rev. Tony Cooke
A Jealous God? Rev. Tony Cooke Jealousy is often thought of only in a negative light, and there has been no shortage of negative examples to reinforce such thinking. In […]
Was Jesus a Jedi? by Tony Cooke
Was Jesus a Jedi? By Tony Cooke Biblical Texts: 1 John 1:5; Acts 17:16-34; John 14:6 Introduction and Overview Very few people in this country are unfamiliar with the term, […]
Involuntary Heroes by Rev. Tony Cooke
Involuntary Heroes Rev. Tony Cooke John F. Kennedy is a great figure in American history, and is well-known as our thirty-fifth president. After graduating from Harvard in 1940, he entered […]
Are Indulgences Making a Comeback?
Are Indulgences Making a Comeback? Rev. Tony Cooke One of the movies I’ve enjoyed in recent year was about Martin Luther’s ministry leading up to and through the Protestant Reformation […]
Image vs. Substance: Avoiding the ‘Saul Syndrome’ and Cultivating a ‘David Heart’
Image vs. Substance: Avoiding the ‘Saul Syndrome’ and Cultivating a ‘David Heart’ By Tony Cooke There wasn’t anyone who seemed to be better “kingly material” than Saul. Scripture tells us, […]
In Memoriam Barbara Bennett Cooke (1923 – 2011)
In Memoriam Barbara Bennett Cooke (1923 – 2011) While sitting at the breakfast table on Monday morning, January 24, Barbara Cooke slipped peacefully into eternity. Like many of her era, […]
Gurus, Groupies, and Gullibility by Tony Cooke
Gurus, Groupies, and Gullibility Tony Cooke If you are my age or a bit older, you may remember the hysteria surrounding the Beatles when they first became popular. In addition […]
The God of the Hills, Plains, and Valleys by Rev. Tony Cooke
The God of the Hills, Plains, and Valleys By Rev. Tony Cooke In the Old Testament, the enemies of God’s people made a serious miscalculation. Having lost a battle against […]
Grace, Repentance, and Confession
Grace, Repentance, and Confession Tony Cooke I recently had the privilege of doing some extended meetings at Pastor Jerry Weinzierl’s church in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and was able to teach […]
Great Missions Quotes by Tony Cooke
Great Missions Quotes "God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply." – Hudson Taylor "God isn’t looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready […]
Building God’s Dream Team by Tony Cooke
Building God’s Dream Team by Tony Cooke The Apostle Paul used athletic imagery on occasion to emphasize certain aspects of the Christian life and of ministry work. I’ve enjoyed seeing […]
A Gospel of Irresponsibility by Tony Cooke
A Gospel of Irresponsibility? Rev Tony Cooke As I travel, I’m hearing more and more thought that is circulating in the Body of Christ regarding an “understanding” of grace that […]
The God of Increase by Tony Cooke
The God of Increase by Tony Cooke What do you think of when you hear the phrase, “The God of Increase?” Do you think of God simply helping you have more, […]
Getting Along By Tony Cooke
Getting Along By Tony Cooke Every book of the New Testament has something to say about how we are supposed to get along with other people. Every single NT book […]
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