Feb 6, 2017 | Sunday Evening
I begin once again reminding you of the symbolical significance of the Ark of the Covenant. That beautiful chest and the Tabernacle wherein it usually rested were the most important items in Israel. They were Israel’s Smithsonian Institute; its Congressional Library...
Feb 5, 2017 | Sunday Morning
It has been five years since I preached from this text of scripture. This is a different message, but the scripture is the same. Before that, according to my records, it had been fourteen years. I think that we can say that I have not over used these verses. Unlike my...
Feb 2, 2017 | This Sunday in Baptist History
David Jones was, it is said, the first Baptist to become a chaplain to the American military. In 1776 he was appointed to serve Colonel St. Clair’s regiment and later was chaplain under Horatio Gates and Anthony Wayne; he also ministered to the troops at Valley Forge....
Jan 30, 2017 | Sunday Evening
There are major events which stand above all others in history. Things like Noah’s flood and the crucifixion of Christ. There are things which are so far back in history we can hardly comprehend their importance to us today. Things like the Norman invasion of England...
Jan 29, 2017 | Sunday Morning
When Judah returned from her captivity in Babylon, it was not in power and great glory. She was but a remnant of her former self, almost slinking back home like the prodigal son. Despite the blessing of their foreign monarch, her people were an helpless, insignificant...
Jan 27, 2017 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day in 1620 Lucy Apsley was born. Her birth took place in the Tower of London where her parents were – not imprisoned – but where her father, Sir Allen Apsley, was governor. Lucy’s parents were dedicated Presbyterians. She was raised in a godly home surrounded...
Jan 22, 2017 | Sunday Evening
As you can see, this is a continuation of this morning’s message. My earlier purpose was to convey the idea that the Ark of God’s Covenant was a type of Christ Jesus. It was a picture, a figure, a foggy mirror of the Incarnate Son of God. But it would be a mistake to...
Jan 22, 2017 | Sunday Morning
When two young people marry, several major changes should revolutionize their lives. Particularly – if it hasn’t occurred already, their partner should become the center of his or her life. “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to...
