The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThe Passionate DifferenceIn 1994, I made my second evangelistic trip to Russia. On this particular trip the group I was working with spent several days in a city of abou...  Read More

The Upward Look, By Jon ForrestA Bad WordThere is a word, or title, that is perfectly biblical, but has been ruled completely unacceptable in our society today. It is a word that offends most, especia...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThe Most Thankful Woman EverBased on Luke 7:36-50A family having a garage sale decided to include a mirror they had received as a wedding gift. The reason they were sell...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon Forrest“Honor One Another”Based on Romans 12:10The story is told of two goats that met each other on a narrow ledge just wide enough for one goat to pass. The two goats faced e...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestFulfilling RighteousnessBased on Matthew 3:13-17When I was a teenager, we had an amazing Vacation Bible School at the Panther Creek Church in the Kiamichi Mountains of S...  Read More

A TIME OF REMEMBRANCE AND REFLECTIONWhere Is the Healing?Based on 2 Chronicles 7:14Where were you on the morning of September 11, 2001? I’ll bet you remember exactly where you were, what you were doin...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestExplode Into LifeBased on Philippians 3:10-14It had been three days since their hopes and dreams had been crushed. They were sure that he was the one promised by God to ...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestAnyone Can ServeA first-grade teacher asked her students, "What do you do to help at home?"One little girl said, "I dry the dishes."One of the boys said, "I sweep the fl...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestA Thing Called LoveFor this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not...  Read More

God does not have a philosophy of government that matches any of our political party’s agendas. One could make a case that the record of each party is mixed from a Biblical standpoint.There are two ex...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestI Was Blind, But Now I See!Based on John 9:1-41Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the night...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestLooking at the LightA pastor told a story of a man in his congregation who had lost literally hundreds of thousands of dollars. He owed everybody. One day the pastor ask...  Read More