Jul 19, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day (July 22) 1575 two men were carried from England’s Newgate prison to Smithfield where they were tied to stakes and burned to death. One was a husband with a wife and nine children and the other was married but as yet without a family. Their crime was...
Jul 15, 2018 | Sunday Evening
Our text this afternoon lends itself to a short lesson on the Christian’s responsibility toward government. You may think that you know this subject better than the preacher, and you may be right. You may say that you know this subject, and this kind of sermon...
Jul 15, 2018 | Sunday Evening
Many of you won’t recognize the name in the title to this message. You are too young to know “Buddy Holly” and your music tastes have never run down the same path. That is all right, because for the sake of an introduction to this message, I’m going to...
Jul 12, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History
As we have seen in these notes over the years, some of America’s Baptist churches have had unusual names. Imagine a visitor coming into your service. When you ask him about his spiritual condition he replies by saying that he is a Christian and a member of the Polecat...
Jul 9, 2018 | Sunday Evening
Not everyone should be a brain surgeon; most people don’t have the knowledge and skill. Not everyone should run marathons, because many don’t have the physical strength or health. Not everyone should be parents, because many people are nothing but 40-year-old...
Jul 8, 2018 | Sunday Morning
It is said that Sir Isaac Newton wanted to make some studies of the sun, involving looking directly towards it. He took all the precautions that he could think of and went off to his work. After a couple of hours, he jotted down his notes and went to bed. A few...
Jul 5, 2018 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day in 1663, after 12 years of lobbying, John Clarke, obtained a British charter which established Rhode Island as America’s first colony providing true freedom, including religious freedom. While many Baptists are aware of this fact, many are not aware of the...
