Biblical Confidence – Philippians 1:3-8 (6)

You have probably heard it many times: Bible Christianity is unique among world religions. I’m not saying that this CHURCH is unique. Some people might say that our church is “weird,” and by some standards that is probably true. They said a lot more terrible things...

September 2025

Dear Pastor and Brethren: Two Visitors Last month was a low month, but this month we had two young men visit with us. The first was Michael Dubarry, a crane operator for the electric power grid being installed for the power station called the Ripley Energy Center....

October 26

Lewis Lunsford was born in Stafford County, Virginia in 1753.  Early in his life, while listening to the preaching of William Fristoe, the Lord gave him faith to believe on Christ as his Lord and Saviour.  After being baptized by Fristoe, the young man began to preach...

What’s that Emanating from the Kitchen? – Philippians 1:3-8

You’ve been out all day. You left the house about 8:30 and now, at 5:45, you finally get back home. You’ve been working hard all that time, running here and there, and actually accomplishing quite a bit. You are feeling good about the day, but you are returning tired...

Incarcerated, but not Incapacitated – Philippians 1:3-5

In Acts 16 we see Paul and his little band of missionaries sailing northeast from Troas to Neapolis. As I said the other day, Neapolis was the port city of Philippi, but there were about nine miles between them. Today that might seem like nothing, but it was something...

October 19

Last week, I mentioned the 1803 Louisiana Purchase which greatly expanded the territory of the United States.  The purchase was almost a gift from Napoleon who was afraid it was going to fall into the hands of the English. Iowa was a part of that purchase. In 1834...

Four Salutational Pairs – Philippians 1:1-2

Tonight, we begin a study of Paul’s letter to the church which he planted in Philippi, Macedonia. Some of these messages will come on Sunday mornings, if they are evangelical or Christological, but as this is one of Paul’s more personal letters, most of material will...

Cold Hard Commands – Luke 18:18-27

If the Lord Jesus was here, walking around the earth, what would He think about the average Christian church? According to Yelp, one of popular survey and reviewing websites, here are the top five churches in Post Falls: Real Life Ministries, Fellowship Bible Church,...

October 12

There are “foreign mission fields,” even on the North American Continent.  Baptist churches, their preachers and missionaries are “foreign” to the Roman Catholics of Quebec even today, and this is somewhat true in Louisiana as well. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803...

Saying “Amen” to Praise – II Peter 3:18

A few months ago, I finished this about the Baptist pastor Abraham Booth, who died about 220 years ago. By the grace of God, rising from poverty and ignorance, he taught himself to read, eventually becoming one of the preeminent pastors and preachers in England. In...