Celebrating Legendary College Coach Hank Norton (1927-2019)

It is with heavy hearts that we pass along the news that Ferrum's Legendary Head Football Coach Hank Norton has passed away. For all of us who have had the privilege of playing for him, our hearts are both sore and at peace that Coach has joined 'Momma Lucy' after she went to rest just two years ahead of him. We will always honor you both as 'your boys' Coach and Momma Norton!

On Saturday, February 2nd, Ferrum College held a Celebration of Life Service in grateful memory of Panther legend, former NCAA Hall of Fame Head Coach and Director of Athletics, Hank Norton, 1927-2019. Ferrum's President David Johns honored Coach Norton saying, “Ferrum College mourns the passing of Coach Norton, whose influence on our community and on generations of young athletes was monumental.”

In Coach's career, he was inducted into the NCAA Football Hall of Fame, and was a member of Ferrum College Alumni Sports Hall of Fame, leading Ferrum to win the National Football Championship four times (1965, 1968, 1974, 1977). Keith had the honor of playing as one of Norton’s Panthers on the 1974 winning team for the national title.

Ferrum sports fans and alumni athletes bid farewell to their dedicated leader, and tough, genuinely caring coach Hank Norton, on January 16. He was 91. As the Panthers head coach for 34 years, Coach Norton led Ferrum's football program to be hailed as one of the top college football programs in the nation, accumulating a record of 244-77-11.

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If you will read this book in its entirety, then you will be equipped to begin walking with the confidence and authority that Jesus Christ came and died to provide for us, in order that we may work *with* Him, be *fulfilled* in our work, lead a *successful life*, and...
      

Days #17 and #18 of 20-day Blog mini-series #2
Chapter THREE, "Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth"

    
"Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth"
            Have you received the gift of The Holy Spirit of truth? Now, please do not confuse the gift of The Holy Spirit with the diversities of spiritual gifts The Holy Spirit brings, such as, word of wisdom, word of knowledge, prophecy, speaking in tongues, and so on (see 1 Corinthians 12). These are manifestations of The Person of The Holy Spirit. The gift of The Holy Ghost precedes all of those. But we must ask The Heavenly Father to give us the gift of The Holy Spirit, "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your Heavenly Father give The Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?" (Luke 11:13)
            Moreover, if you have not asked for the gift, then you have not received Him; and if that is the case, then you cannot "know the things that are freely given to us of God" because your natural mind "receives not the things of The Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." Unless we learn the things that are freely given to us of God through The Spirit, we cannot fulfill the purpose for which God created us.

Question to ponder:

Is it possible to be fulfilled in life without The Person of The Holy Spirit being involved?   _________________________________________

Keith's "Comments from the Author":

          "This I have learned: In order to walk in fulfillment, we have to understand that God is The Consummate Family Man. The reason that you are here, and the reason that I am here, is to walk with God, and to work with Him, to fulfill His plan and purpose for all of His Creation. To take what God has given us, when the Scriptures say, ‘God created us for His good pleasure,’ what does that mean? In short, it means that God created us to work with Him 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. He created us to not only work *with* Him but, just as importantly if not more importantly, to rest and trust *in* Him and to *dwell* in Him continually.  Without The Person of The Holy Spirit, this cannot happen.

          Think about that for a moment. The ‘good pleasure’ that God receives from us is not in our fulfilling things f-o-r Him; it’s to be *with* Him constantly – God IN us and us IN Him. I struggled to understand this, early on in my Christian walk. I wondered, ‘How is it that God actually receives pleasure and joy from *spending time* with me?’ This is exactly the point God wants to get across to each of us. And He wants us to understand it so much that He sent His One and Only Son to fulfill His desire and passion to be able to be *with* us continually, *in oneness* with Him. This means that, even though we live on earth, we can, simultaneously, live *in God*, and it is Christ Jesus Who has made it possible for us to be in this world, yet have a dwelling place in God at the same time.  Equally as important is the part that The Holy Spirit plays in making the way for us to partake of *all* that Christ has done for us.  

          Fulfillment is when we use the gifts and the talents that we enjoy the most in our lives, and we use them, together, *with* God. To relay to those around us who don’t know that reality, that GOD IS WAITING with open arms to lead them, too, into fulfillment, is fulfillment as well. When I accomplished things in my business career, using the skills and talents God had wired in me, satisfaction was always temporary and sometimes even painfully so. Where I was channeling my abilities is what needed adjusting, by God. When I asked Him for and received His adjusting, that is when fulfillment came, and it was a lasting feeling like I had never imagined, and continues still, without end. I consulted Him as ‘Chief Operator’ in my life, as well as ‘Manufacturer’ of me and my life. And He continually fills me up, to full and overflowing. What are you waiting for? There's no better time than n-o-w. Selah."  


And we have such trust through Christ toward God.  Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, Who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit;[a] for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.  (2 Corinthians 3:4-9)

*See you tomorrow, and please make sure to invite your friends who are lost or who just need encouragement too! God bless you!*

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If you will read this book in its entirety, then you will be equipped to begin walking with the confidence and authority that Jesus Christ came and died to provide for us, in order that we may work *with* Him, be *fulfilled* in our work, lead a *successful life*, and...
      

Day #13 of 20-day Blog mini-series #2
Chapter THREE, "Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth"

    
"Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth"
            Given the testimony of these (1 Corinthians 2:9-14) verses, we conclude that Scriptural confirmation of any doctrine is by illumination of The Holy Spirit through the witness of God's Word rightly divided, "For there are three that bear record in Heaven, The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost: and these three are One. " (1 John 5:7) The phrase "bear record" translates from the Greek word "martureo". This word comes from martus, from which the English word "martyr" is derived. God The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost are the three witnesses in Heaven. They are The Holy Trinity and are always in agreement. Thus, for instance, the testimony of The Spirit of Truth will always agree with the testimony of The Word of God. We can trust The Person of The Holy Spirit to lead us into the truth regarding God's Word, as we apply ourselves under His tutelage to reading, studying, and meditating upon it.

Question to ponder:

How does it make you feel to know that, as a committed follower of Christ Jesus, you can read, hear, and be fulfilled by The Word of God, from beginning to end of every single day ... for eternity?   _________________________________________

Keith's "Comments from the Author":

          "Isn't it interesting how we can watch a kid get pushed around by others without feeling obligated to intervene, UNTIL that kid is one of our family members? When it's our own brother, sister, son, or daughter getting pushed around, it changes things in the way we feel and tend to respond to the 'bully or bullies' in the situation. Protecting and defending them is a reaction that comes, really, by nature of our bond. It reminds me of the phrase 'blood is thicker than water' that refers to the strong 'blood bond' that runs through those who are members of the same family.  

          If you've read or listened to many of my messages over the years, you've likely heard me explain God as being 'The Consummate Family Man' that He is. You see, everything that God does, and has ever done, is for the purpose of taking care of His Family. In fact, God so loves His Children that He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to make a way for every one of us to receive Him as Lord and Savior of our life, and to then be grafted into The Family of God, as His Family Member.  

          When you're in God's Family, you have the most wonderful benefit of enjoying the most loving and protective 'Big Brother' in the entire universe! Simply put, the devil knows, better than anyone else does, that picking on those who belong to God and His Family is, in fact, picking on God Himself. Rest assured, there will be a reckoning! Similar to this quote from my little brother to the new guy to our high school bus stop who I had 'confronted and corrected' for bullying him one day, 'Boy, if you EVER pick on me again, you're NOT gonna like how my big brother'll deal with you!!' When we are received as the Child of our wonderful Father God, Jesus Christ, and The Person of The Holy Spirit, it is a bond, and eternal celebration that we will find to be, greater beyond any that we could ever enjoy, or even imagine, here in this life. Only when we are standing with God will we truly bask in 'love', 'joy', 'fun', and 'family' that is everything our Creator intended for us ... from the very second He created love, joy, fun, and family. Selah."  


For there are three that bear record in Heaven, The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost: and these three are One.  (1 John 5:7)

*See you tomorrow, and please make sure to invite your friends who are lost or who just need encouragement too! God bless you!*

________________________________

Find this blog mini-series message, and more on the topic, in our book Keep the FAITH Keep Your VISION based on crucial, real-life matters for each of us. To ask questions, make a special donation, request a large quantity of books, or to share a testimony or prayer request with us, please click for e-mail, or write a letter and mail it to the address shown on our website, and as provided below.

We pray God bless you greatly as you have greatly blessed us and the entire Toward The Mark, Inc. Family!

Your friends & servants in Christ,

Keep PRESSIN' IN!

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           Take me to "The Abomination of Misrepresentation" post.

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To Show GOD BIG in a World that Sees Him small… 
sums up the reason Keith stepped out in faith 35+ years ago to focus full-time on reaching the lost and strengthening believers everywhere, through Toward The Mark, Inc.  Keith and Brenda's prayer is that you will be encouraged and edified by the Secrets from God's Word that Keith recounts in our written and recorded products.  The complete collection of original podcasts, music, blogs, books, CDs, and other resources of Toward The Mark, Inc. are made possible thanks to the faithful prayer and financial contributions of the TTM Support Family.  We'd like to invite you to join our family, and welcome you to become a special part of our regular sponsorship team TODAY!

We INVITE You ... to follow and share these resources that are also available, for helping build your faith in God, His Will, and His Ways: 

~  "Keith Shealy & Wisdom for Weekdays"  on Facebook  

      

~  "TTM Singing Sergeant"  on Twitter  

      

~  "Between The Lines Podcast"  by Keith and Brenda Shealy  

      

~  "VIDEO Versions of Between The Lines Podcast"  on Vimeo  

      

~  "NEW TowardTheMark MINUTE Podcast"  on our Libsyn Channel  

      

~  "Sharing with you Secrets God Whispers to Us"  on the website  

      

~  "I want to help TTM, Inc."  by giving a tax-deductible donation here:  

      

Keep PRESSIN' IN!

This blog mini-series, along with the rest of our inventory of Bible-based resources, is made possible by the support of our faithful monthly partners. Would you consider helping us expand our outreach capabilities by becoming a monthly financial partner? Your support will go toward fulfilling our God-given calling to help provide effective, contemporary outreach tools, available to everyone, the churched and un-churched alike, for getting to know the love, truth, and salvation of Jesus Christ. We invite you to partner with us as we "press Toward The Mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:14)

CLICK HERE to make a tax-deductible contribution securely by PayPal.

Every gift is tax-deductible and helps, and we thank you for it!

Mail tax-deductible contributions by check to the order of:
Toward The Mark, Inc., P.O. Box 1152, Yorktown, VA 23692-1152. 

Thank you in advance for sowing your financial seed into the fertile soil of this ministry! We pray God bless you with a 100-fold return for your generosity!

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