Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 27:17

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...

November 10

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...

What Must I do to be Saved? – Acts 16:25-31

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...

November 3

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...

Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 27:12

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...

Faithful to God – I Corinthians 15:51-58

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...

The Faithfulness of God – I Corinthians 10:11-13; 1:4-9

Oct 27, 2019 | Sunday Morning

Have you ever felt betrayed?  Perhaps you shared an intimate secret with someone you trusted, but that person then shared it with others, causing you personal shame or harm.  Or perhaps you asked someone to help you in an important matter, and they promised to do so,...

October 27

Oct 24, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Vavsor Powell was born into one of the leading families in North Wales.  He was given an excellent education, graduating from Jesus College, Oxford.  As an unsaved man he was ordained an Anglican minister.  Then one day a Puritan found him breaking the Sabbath by...

Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 27:1

Oct 24, 2019 | Wednesday

I wonder if the Lord with His perfect record-keeping will ever tell me how many times I have quoted this verse.  I won’t even venture a guess, and probably the number doesn’t really matter.  It contains is a very good thought which demands to be a part of a great many...

Gideon’s Sword – Judges 7:9-22

Oct 20, 2019 | Sunday Evening

This afternoon I’d like to take a favorite children’s story and try to look at it from an adult’s perspective.  Most kids raised in Sunday School know the story of Gideon.  They know that he was a timid man, living in trying times, risking his life just to keep his...