June 7

On this day in 1835 Joseph Morrow was born into the family of an itinerant Methodist preacher. At the age of nineteen, Joseph was converted to Christ and joined the Green Fork Baptist Church, south of Augusta, Georgia. After attending Mercer University he became a...

Knowing that We Know – I John 2:3-6

This chapter begins with John telling his “little children” that if they sin they have an advocate with the Father. Of course, the Father of whom he writes is God the Father, the one we call, “First Person” of the Trinity. And the Advocate is Jesus Christ, the...

The Solicitor’s Satisfaction – I John 2:1-2

I hope that we all agree that we must not edit the Bible to match the preconceptions or our theology. It is the Bible student’s job to bring his doctrine into agreement with the Word of God. There are multitudes of religious people who magnify their creeds and...

May 31

On this day in 1969 Judy Lynn Price said “I do,” when asked if she wanted to marry David Oldfield Also on this day in 1784, John Bryce was born in Goochland County, Virginia.  He was raised in the Episcopal denomination, but when he was twenty-one, under the preaching...

Don’t You Do It – I John 2:1-2

There are various ways to do the math, but many observers say there are between three and and major divisions of Christianity, including – Catholicism, Protestantism, Orthodoxy and Independents. Some of those experts subdivide their major divisions into an...

April 2026

Dear Pastor and Brethren:  Resurrection Day                For our “Resurrection Day” service, I asked Bro. Dick Gaches, faithful attendee to our mission services, to preach. He did so on the subject, “The Best Is Yet to Come,” showing us from I Peter 1:1-10 some of...

Corollary to the Cross: Confession – I John 1:7-10

You won’t find this in the Bible, but one day the Lord Jesus and His disciples were eating a meal together. It wasn’t much, just a few fish and some barley cakes. As usual, as they were dining, the Lord was sharing some instruction on how to live the Christian life....

That Cleansing Blood – I John 1:7

The other day, one of the members mentioned that he was enjoying his study of the Book of James. He said there is a lot in common between James’ Epistle and this First Epistle of John. But then he said something that made me snicker. He said that James was probably...

May 24

In 1786 James Lemen, with his wife and family, along and several others, settled in Illinois.  A few weeks later Mrs. Lemen’s sister and her husband were killed by Indians and their two children were taken to Wisconsin, where one died and the other was eventually...

The Sheep’s Big Problem – I John 1:8 (#08)

I trust we’ve established that John was writing this epistle to Christians. Thus far, I have called those recipients: “Christians,” “Sons of God,” “Disciples” and “believers.” Let me throw another familiar Bible term into the mix: “God’s sheep.” Psalm 100:3: “Know ye...