Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
If you were able to take an historical electro-magnet and pull every fragment of Jesus Christ out of human society, how much different would the world be today? From what date do most of the world’s calendars mark time? By what Name do most blasphemers curse?...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
When the Apostles were first preaching Christ, what three kinds of things did they mention in order to prove His Deity and Messiahship? His miracles. On the day of Pentecost Peter preached: “Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
When the Apostles were first preaching Christ, what three kinds of things did they mention in order to prove His Deity and Messiahship? His miracles. On the day of Pentecost Peter preached: “Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
We have seen that Jesus’ resurrection is a very powerful way to prove that He is “special.” And we’ve noticed that the Lord Jesus’ miracles prove to us that He was no mere man. We’ve looked at the fact that both Jesus and His...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
So far we have looked at the general importance of prophecies in proving the veracity of the Lord. What does the word “veracity” mean? (Truthfulness.) We’ve seen that both the Lord and His disciples used prophecy to authenticate His claims of...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
Thus far in proving that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, we have looked at His own claims to that fact. Picture a courtroom after two weeks of witnesses. There have been those who have testified that they saw the accused commit the crime. And yet there have been...
Jan 5, 2015 | Apologetics
Thus far in proving that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, we have looked at OUR LORD’S OWN CLAIMS. In a court-of-law how decisive is the profession of innocence by the accused? But should his testimony be written-off? After the testimony of Christ there was...
Jan 4, 2015 | Apologetics
This morning we’ll try to finish up the prophecies about the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. Thus far we’ve notice that He would be betrayed by a friend. It was prophesied that Christ would be sold for how many pieces of silver? What then would...
Jan 4, 2015 | Apologetics
I realize that I’m going to be accused of repeating myself. But that is acceptable behavior among old people. Not only am I an “Old”-field, but at long last, I am a grandfather, so I might qualify now. We have been jumping back and forth throughout...
Jan 4, 2015 | Apologetics
Why is this scripture one of the most important in all the Word of God? Because this gives us one of the key pieces to the jig saw puzzle of prophetic chronology, and because it opens up some of the secrets of other passages. First let’s reset the ground rules...
Jan 4, 2015 | Apologetics
One of the things which sets Bible Christianity apart from all other religions is our doctrine of the incarnation. What is the dictionary meaning of “incarnate”? (Having a bodily form.) What is the Biblical definition of “incarnation”? (That...
Jan 4, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
The English word “angel” has been transliterated from which language (Latin; Swahili; Anglo-Saxon; Greek)? Defined literally, “aggelos” refers to (angles; angels, messengers, servants) Messengers Because “angel” is not a Hebrew...
Jan 3, 2015 | Apologetics
Does God exist? How do you know that God exists? (Intuitively, design, revelation, miracles, universal belief, etc.)Assuming that God exists should we be surprised at the existence of miracles? One of the reasons that we know that there is a God is through the reality...
Jan 3, 2015 | Apologetics
What are some of the arguments that we hear when we are presenting the gospel to the lost? One of the major arguments proposed against the truth is that the Bible is untrustworthy, it has contradictions. How serious is this argument and misconception? Why? We have...
Jan 3, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
The words “altar” and “altars” are found between (101 & 200; 201 & 300; 301 & 400; 401 & 500) times in the Bible. 360 People should not confuse the word “altar” with the word (adder; apter; later; alter). Any of...
Jan 2, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
William Staughton was born on this day in 1770 in Coventry, England. He had a brilliant mind and became a published author of poetry when he was but twelve-years old. He was born again early in his life and graduated from Bristol Baptist College in 1792. He knew...
Jan 2, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Synonyms for “allegory” might include (figure; metaphor; story with a moral lesson; picture). All of these Synonyms for “parable” might include (a couple of male cattle; a story with a special lesson; an illustration; a byword). The last three...
Jan 1, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
The only place where we can definitively learn about God is in (nature; the Bible; Biblical theology; Calvary Baptist Church). The Bible The Bible is crystal clear on every subject it addresses (true; false). False When the Bible clearly states something, we are to...
Dec 31, 2014 | This Sunday in Baptist History
The work of foreign missions must be the most difficult of all Christian ministries. Probably no American Christian can fully understand the work and responsibility which falls on that servant of God laboring in a strange culture and strange field. On December 26,...
Dec 31, 2014 | Wednesday
Every new year is like a new chapter in a book. It is still the same book, with the same characters and a continuation of the same plot. But that new chapter usually means some new event or events which will help to develop the story-line. You may expect that 2015...
Dec 31, 2014 | Missions
Dear Brethren, I am sorry for my lack of correspondence in the last few months. The Lord allowed me this year to be in the United States at which time I graduated from high school. Since I have been back home in Xulha, Quintana Roo, I have given myself with renewed...
Dec 29, 2014 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
Let’s say that you were raised by non-religious parents in a thoroughly secular home. You have been taught the principles of evolution; you believe that life began with a big bang or something. Saturated with a non-Christian world-view, you have grown up anticipating...
Dec 28, 2014 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
A group of Sadducees had come to Christ Jesus with a question about life beyond physical death. That is both interesting and confusing, because the Sadducees didn’t believe in life after death. As Acts 23:8tells us, “the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,...
Dec 25, 2014 | This Sunday in Baptist History
The First Baptist Church in Boston was born in the midst of persecution. Its first pastor, Thomas Goold was in and out of prison for more than ten years. He was robbed of his home, property and health. He may not have been beheaded or burned at the stake, but he died...
Dec 19, 2014 | Missions
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.Galat.4:4-5 Dear David, your family and church of the Savior at you, Mercy, Love...
Nov 30, 2014 | Missions, Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: A New Visitor! The phone calls and emails we received in October finally resulted in the visit of Mrs. Mona Raines to our services. She is the widow of the former pastor of another Baptist church here in Stillwater and had stopped going to...
Nov 29, 2014 | Missions
The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad Ps.126:3 Praise, Honour and Glory, to the Almighty sovereign for ever and ever!!! Dear in the Christ, David, your family and church of the Savior at you, The grace to all of you, yes will be increased for...
Nov 25, 2014 | Wednesday
The Thanksgiving Psalm – Psalm 100 What place would be better to find a text for Thanksgiving than in the Jewish hymn book? Our own hymnal? Perhaps, but I’m not sure of that. What better Psalm for Thanksgiving than this one? Notice the title to Psalm 100 – “A...
Oct 31, 2014 | Missions
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Luke10:2 Dear in Christ, God blest, David, your family and church of the redeemer of the...
Oct 30, 2014 | Missions, Timothy Parrow
October 2014 Report Dear Pastor and Brethren: Return Trip On our return trip to Stillwater from Pennsylvania, we stopped on Sunday morning to attend services at Landmark Baptist Church, Bro. Darren Myers, Pastor, in Rolla, Mo. We had notified him ahead of time that...
