One Who Went by Tony Cooke
One Who Went Tony Cooke The eyes of the world have been on Japan for the last few weeks as it experienced a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami that brought unimaginable […]
Entries by Tony Cooke
What Does “I’m Not Under the Law” Really Mean? by Tony Cooke
What Does “I’m Not Under the Law” Really Mean? Tony Cooke When a believer says, “I’m not under the law,” we usually assume that the person is really saying, “I’m […]
Things Aren’t Always As They Seem by Tony Cooke
Things Aren’t Always As They Seem Tony Cooke Charles Spurgeon and his wife owned chickens, and people noted that they never gave any of the eggs away, but would only […]
It’s a Great Time Not To Worry
It’s a Great Time Not to Worry Rev. Tony Cooke As I’ve traveled all over, it’s been interesting to see how people are handling the pressures and tensions in life. […]
Multi-Dimensional Ministry by Tony Cooke
Multi-Dimensional Ministry Tony Cooke One thing is certain about ministry; it is not one-dimensional. Ministry requires that we be able to adapt ourselves and our methods to different people and […]
The God of New Beginnings
The God of New Beginnings Rev. Tony Cooke Lamentations 3:22-23 22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; […]
More Than a Sermon – More Than a Preacher by Tony Cooke
More Than a Sermon – More Than a Preacher Tony Cooke It’s amazing how we can focus on certain aspects of Scripture at one point in our lives, only to […]
Another Look at Multi-Dimensional Ministry by Tony Cooke
Another Look at Multi-Dimensional Ministry Tony Cooke This is a sequel to a previously published article here. As a young Bible school student, I heard Brother Hagin emphasize three major […]
Mastering the Paradoxes of Ministry Tony Cooke
Mastering the Paradoxes of Ministry Tony Cooke A paradox involves the presentation of two ideas which seem to be contradictory, but are in fact, complementary. A few classic examples in […]
Loving the Old Testament By Rev. Tony Cooke
Loving the Old Testament By Rev. Tony Cooke For the past several months, I have been reading the Old Testament slowly and systematically, and it has done my soul good. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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