October 9

On this day in 1825, the area which became known as Chicago, heard its first sermon in the English language. It was delivered by a man whose ministry was spent primarily among non-English-speaking people. Despite criticisms of some of his social policies, Isaac McCoy...

The Royal Law – Galatians 6:1-4

There is a foolish group of people in this world whom we might call “antinomians.” I have never heard of anyone calling himself an “antinomian,” but that doesn’t mean some are not. “Antinomian” is a derivative of 2 Greek words...

Let’s all Sing – Psalm 137

This Psalm was written by one of the children of Israel who were taken captive to Babylon. It is an historical and Biblical fact that the majority of Israel had became idolaters and rebels against God. So the Lord permitted the mighty Babylonian Empire to stretch to...

Prepositions of Protection – I Peter 1:1-5

The Lord Jesus once gathered His disciples around Him and gave them some instructions about their ministry. He said, “What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which...

October 2

On this day (October 2) 93 years ago, the Canadian Baptist contained an editorial entitled, “The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture.” It reads, “Some fifteen or twenty years ago the question of the inspiration and authority of the Scriptures...

A Millennial Anthem – Psalm 96:1-13

Some scholars think this Psalm might be especially sung by Israel at the beginning of the Millennium. And I can see why. After seven years of unfathomable persecution by man, and the pouring out of the wrath of God, the darkest days in human history will become...

Highest Comfort – I Thessalonians 4:13-18

How should we catagorize the last verse in this chapter? “Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” Is this a command – an authoritative “comfort one another”? If we make it into a command, doesn’t it loose some of its comforting...

God’s Pleasure – Ezekiel 33:1-16

  If I was more foolish than I actually am, I might say that this scripture is full of New Testament doctrine. This passage is full of New Testament doctrine, but New Testament doctrine is also Old Testament doctrine. My foolishness would be leaving you with the...

August 2016

A New Visitor and Special Visitors On the first Sunday morning in the month of August, we had a new visitor, Mr. Reuben Torres, visit with us. Reuben is a Mexican American and somewhat bilingual, a young Christian, the father of three children, separated from his wife...

September 25

Luther Rice died on this day in 1836. His Christian service began on board a ship bound for the mission field of India with Adoniram and Ann Judson. On the long voyage east, the three decided to read the New Testament in Greek, and in the process they discovered that...