Dec 29, 2019 | Sunday Morning
As an introduction to today’s message, let’s begin with an entirely different mini-sermon. Gambling. Gambling (betting, wagering, lotteries) is one of the lesser condemned vices of our modern society. But it stands in opposition to some important Christian...
Dec 26, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Phillipp Bliss died on this day in 1876, at the young age of 38. His name was originally spelled with 3 p’s and 2 l‘s – “Phillipp, ” but he didn’t like the spelling so he chopped it down and chopped it apart to Philip P. Bliss. Eventually he was known simply as P.P....
Dec 26, 2019 | Wednesday
There are three powerful, often quoted, verses in chapter 29. For example there is verse 1 – “He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.” That is a scripture worthy of memorization and regular repetition –...
Dec 23, 2019 | Sunday Evening
I believe in God’s sovereignty and His predestination of events – both human and divine. Amen? Do you believe that God has predestinated ALL things? Not so many “amens” for that statement? Most Christians are agreed that the Lord has predetermined the really big...
Dec 22, 2019 | Sunday Morning
It goes without saying that one of the great themes of the Bible is “Christianity.” It is not the only theme or even the greatest, but it is near the top of the list. The Bible tells us how to become a Christian, and how a Christian ought to behave. But as many of you...
Dec 21, 2019 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: A Month of Praise and Thanksgiving As last month we reported as being a somewhat difficult month, this month we have some answers to prayer to report. LaShonda Dale reported that the Lord has answered prayer for her concerning a new job. She...
Dec 19, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Andrew Tribble was one of the first Baptists in Virginia. He often declared that he was the fifty-third Baptist on the north side of the James River. Some of the people with whom he fellowshipped were Lewis and Elijah Craig, John Waller and James Childs. Bro. Tribble...
Dec 19, 2019 | Wednesday
I don’t think the Lord will mind if we take verse 14 and reverse the order of its presentation. Tonight, we’ll retain the parallel poetry, but start at the end. I’m doing this because the second statement helps to shed light on the first. And there is the fact that...
Dec 12, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Constantine was the Roman leader who united secular government to the “Christian” religion – a false and corrupted form of Christianity. From that day until the late 18th century, true Bible-believers have been oppressed and persecuted by both Catholics and their...
Dec 12, 2019 | Wednesday
Perhaps you have heard verse 13 quoted during either a gospel message or a message on Christian-living. It is a verse which sheds light on a great many sermons, and so it has become a noted supporting actor. It is so clear and obvious – transparent and simple – that...
Dec 5, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Andrew Marshall was born a slave in South Carolina. His first “master” was John Houston, the colonial governor of Georgia. Even though he was promised freedom upon the death of Houston, the promise was not kept and he was sold, becoming the property of Judge Clay, who...
Dec 5, 2019 | Wednesday
Yesterday, I was reading the biography of a 18th century preacher, named John Kerr, who left the ministry to become a US. Congressman. According to the essay the man was a really good preacher; he could really move the hearts of men. And I am sure that was a part of...
Dec 2, 2019 | Sunday Evening
One of the problems, if not one of the actual tragedies of modern Christianity, is that sanctification and justification are taught as one and the same thing. “Justification” is one of the words that we use to talk about our salvation. Justification is the act...
Dec 1, 2019 | Sunday Morning
When the Lord laid this message on my heart, I at first wondered if I was hearing Him correctly. It is related to a message we had a few months ago, and I feared that there might be too much repetition. And then as I began jotting down notes, I became concerned that...
Nov 29, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Today’s history note once again deals with Missouri, but this time only in the eastern part of the state and somewhat earlier. John Mason Peck was born – and born again – in Connecticut, but the Lord laid the spiritual needs of the West, upon his heart. On this day...
Nov 28, 2019 | Wednesday
There are two or three truly proverbial proverbs here in this chapter. By that I mean, they are so common that they are lifted from this book to become a part of many sermons. “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.”...
Nov 25, 2019 | Sunday Evening
We ought to be appalled when we consider the heroes of the early 21st Century. With only a few exceptions in a few exceptional people – American heros are unworthy of recognition, let alone respect or adoration. And history proves: as people’s heroes go...
Nov 24, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Last week, in our scripture reading, we read about Satan’s temptation of our Saviour. Jesus had been fasting forty days, so in His humanity He was hungry, and the Devil attacked at that point. “If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”...
Nov 23, 2019 | Timothy Parrow
A Difficult Month The month of October was a difficult time for several of our regular attendees to the services. Sis. Elaine Maginnis has become very weak with what seems to be kidney problems and has not attended for several weeks. Bro. Ruben Torres’ wife...
Nov 21, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
In the 1830’s Polk County, Missouri, was a part of the “Wild West” with small log cabins rarely less than five miles from each other. The people living in those cabins needed the Saviour as much as those living in the large cities. D.R. Murphy was born on this...
Nov 21, 2019 | Wednesday
My interest this evening is in verse 21 – “As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.” Doesn’t this essentially say – “As fire refines silver and gold, praise can also prove someone’s true value”? That isn’t something that I’ve...
Nov 17, 2019 | Sunday Evening
There is an old, old proverb which says, “What is well begun is half done.” There is a lot of truth in that thought. A most important part of the large construction project is making sure that there is a good foundation. And similarly, even without adding the...
Nov 17, 2019 | Sunday Morning
75 years ago, when WWII was still raging in the South Pacific, and 10,000 islands were held by the Japanese, the allies set up observation posts on remote islands; sometimes on islands still held by the enemy. These spotters would take up positions on the sides of...
Nov 14, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Juliette Pattison was born in 1808. After the Lord saved her, she was baptized by her brother, the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Providence, RI. While teaching in Charlestown he met her future husband, J. G. Binney. They married in 1833, and on this day ten...
Nov 14, 2019 | Wednesday
This is an oft-quoted proverb, but it is another that I haven’t seriously considered before. And I’m not sure that very many people actually have. Because, it has an easy application – “We can sharpen each others hearts and minds by rubbing our ideas together.” But...
Nov 4, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
William Cate was born in 1807 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. At the time, the religious condition of East Tennessee was said to be deplorable – overrun with lifeless paedobaptists. Nevertheless, here and there souls were saved by the grace of God, and among them...
Nov 3, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Last Wednesday, I was reminded how busy Brother Fulton is right now. He just got back from 11 days in Kentucky which included preaching in several churches and being in a missions conference. Yesterday he and Rachel hosted a House-warming party which we forced on...
Oct 31, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Richard Miller did nothing to become famous among God’s servants on this earth. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been rewarded in Glory for his sacrifice and service to the Lord. Richard M. Miller was born in Seveir County, Tennessee on this day in 1815. While a...
Oct 31, 2019 | Wednesday
There are several books in the Old Testament from which it is easy to preach the gospel. Isaiah is the first to come to mind; Isaiah 53 for example – “Surely he (Christ Jesus) hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of...
Oct 28, 2019 | Sunday Evening
This morning we looked at the somewhat unusual idea of the faithfulness of God. It is unusual only in that we have almost always skipped over those Biblical statements which declare it. It is strange to our ears, only because it is so much a part of the nature of...
