August 2017 Report

Oct 4, 2017 | Timothy Parrow

Dear Pastor and Brethren: Two Work Days Two photos are included in this report showing some of the work accomplished to spruce up our old building a little bit. One is a picture of the brethren standing on the new porch of the main entrance to our building. Bro. Dick...

The Filling of the Spirit – Ephesians 5:18

Oct 2, 2017 | Sunday Evening

  Bro. Stewart has in his employ a young man who professes to have been recently converted to Christ. Of course, none of us can judge the man’s heart, but it sounds as though he might have been converted to the Holy Spirit rather than to Christ. Because of this man,...

The Holy Spirit and Regeneration – Titus 3:5-7

Oct 1, 2017 | Sunday Morning

  I hope you know the dictionary definition of the word “regeneration.” It is to re-generate; it is to make something alive once again. Once again? Yes, once again. Theologically, regeneration is the operation of God whereby, the human spirit – which once...

October 1

Sep 29, 2017 | This Sunday in Baptist History

In his history of New Hampshire, William Lamson wrote: “Unquestionably the constant persecutions and repeated litigations which the Baptists were subjected in those years had much to do with retarding their growth. The standing order (the Protestant State...

The Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 4:5-13

Sep 28, 2017 | Wednesday

  Once again, Solomon turns to the subjects of wisdom and understanding. Why does he so often instruct us about wisdom? Because, as he tells us throughout this paragraph, there is nothing of greater importance. And he is not speaking from the pedestal of the title...

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem – Psalm 122

Sep 25, 2017 | Sunday Evening

  Mrs. Charlotte Yeoman was a member of our church in Calgary thirty-five years ago. She has remained such a family friend that Judy and I refused to visit Canada a few weeks ago without driving eight hours out of our way to spend a day with her and her husband....

September 25

Sep 21, 2017 | This Sunday in Baptist History

While in Virginia, Baptist pastor John Leland was a neighbor to James Madison. The two men often talked about the state of the nation and of the Word of God. Leland once wrote, “Government should protect every man in thinking and speaking freely, and see that...

The Proverbs of Solomon – Proverbs 4:1-4

Sep 21, 2017 | Wednesday

  Let’s deliberately deviate from Solomon’s direction of thought, still keeping it mind while we move on. He is obviously telling young people to listen to their fathers – or more particularly to him. He may have been directing his thoughts toward his own children,...