June 21

Jun 18, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

George Pleasant Bostick was the fifth son of fifteen children.  Three of those children served the Lord for a total of 110 years in China.  George was converted to Christ at an early age and after his baptism joined Floyd’s Creek Baptist Church in North Carolina. ...

Reality and Catastrophe of Misplaced Love – I John 2:15-17

Jun 18, 2026 | Wednesday

John has an exhortation for us, whether we are young, in our prime, or reaching the end of our prime. “Love not the world, either the things that are in the world.” Then he gives us some reasons, such as: The world and the things of the world are not of God our...

Love Not What? – I John 2:15-17

Jun 14, 2026 | Sunday Evening

I intended to look at this little paragraph in its entirety this afternoon, but it’s too important not to study in depth. We may finish it on Wednesday, but it might even require a third lesson. In any case, you can consider this to be the introduction to what John is...

June 14

Jun 11, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Daniel Fristoe was born again during the days when there was much persecution against the preaching of the gospel in Northern Virginia.  Several years after his conversion, on this day in 1771, he was ordained to the ministry.  Perhaps as a prophecy of his future...

Four Stages of Life – I John 2:12-14

Jun 11, 2026 | Wednesday

There are well-meaning Christian publishing companies which produce Sunday School curricula. Sometimes they take a Bible book, or it might be a doctrine, theme or Bible character. With the plan to have everyone study the same thing at the same time, their experts...

Resurrected Requisite – I John 2:7-11

Jun 7, 2026 | Sunday Evening

John is writing to his Christian friends, sharing with them various evidences of Spiritual life. And spiritual life means eternal life. There are billions of people who are physically alive at this moment, but who will live not a single moment after they die. Their...

Christ Jesus is Passing this Way – Luke 9:51-56

Jun 7, 2026 | Sunday Morning

It’s important to know some of the background to this episode in order to grasp the lessons. Even though this is only the 9th chapter of Luke, Christ was on His way to the end of His earthly purpose. “That he should be received up” refers to His upcoming crucifixion...

June 7

Jun 4, 2026 | This Sunday in Baptist History

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

Jun 4, 2026 | Wednesday

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

May 31, 2026 | Sunday Morning

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...