August 2016

Sep 22, 2016 | Timothy Parrow

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

Sep 22, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

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...

Praise is Comely for the Upright – Psalm 33:1-22

Sep 22, 2016 | Wednesday

Now that we’ve read this Psalm, let’s break it apart and make a sermon out of it. Among other things it is a call to worship. “Praise is comely for the upright.” For WHOM is praise comely? It is comely for the Upright. The word “comely” refers...

Blessed Intercession – Luke 22:31-32

Sep 19, 2016 | Sunday Evening

This afternoon let’s meditate for a few minutes on the Lord Jesus Christ as our Mediator and Intercessor. His intercession takes place in at least two major areas. For example, several scriptures stress that intercession in relationship to our salvation. To whom was...

Christ our Wisdom – I Corinthians 1:26-31

Sep 19, 2016 | Sunday Morning

Some Christians, after just a few years of church attendance, reach the summit of spiritual understanding. Other Christians think they climb to that summit with just a few months of Bible study. After that point, there is nothing else for them to learn. At that...

September 18

Sep 15, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Jeremiah Moore was one of those Virginia Baptists who was persecuted for his faith. He was assaulted by ungodly mobs, carried before magistrates, and on three occasions, jailed for preaching the Gospel without a license. Despite seeing the sufferings of his Father,...

A Road Less Traveled – Psalm 16:11

Sep 15, 2016 | Wednesday

Judy and I greatly enjoyed our trip down to Nampa, Idaho. Our primary purpose was to meet the people in our mission, the Nampa Sovereign Grace Baptist Church, and to administer the ordinance of baptism. Other than a few hours in a noisy hotel on Saturday night, I can...

September 11

Sep 8, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

If we knew more the life of the Philippian jailer, we may find that the life of Samuel Cartledge ran parallel to it. Samuel Cartledge was a young constable when he arrested Daniel Marshal. Samuel was born in 1750 nearly Rockingham, North Carolina, the son of a...

Why do People Pray? – Matthew 7:7-12

Sep 8, 2016 | Wednesday

In a few minutes we are going to “go to the Lord in prayer.” Have you ever thought about that phrase? We hear it from time to time, but maybe you don’t use it. Do we ever actually “go” to the Lord? Are we ever out of the presence of the Lord?...

Why should it be thought incredible – Acts 26:1-8

Sep 5, 2016 | Sunday Evening

Have you ever asked yourself why this church auditorium isn’t filled to overflowing during our services? Perhaps you haven’t, but it’s a question that I have often asked myself. Maybe you already have an idea about the answer. If the World Wrestling Federation or...