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...

Humbling Hamartiology – Romans 3:9

Sep 4, 2016 | Sunday Morning

Before a person can learn to swim he must be able to put is face in water and permit his ears to get wet. Before a person can be an adult, he must first grow from a baby into a child and then into maturity. And before a person can be a Christian he must first be a...

July 2016

Sep 4, 2016 | Timothy Parrow

Latino Ministry As you all know, before I had my heart attack I went to the Payne County Jail every Sunday afternoon to preach to the Latino men incarcerated there. A few months ago I received a phone call from a Mexican man, father of one of the young men who had...

September 4

Sep 1, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Jeremiah Dale was born in 1787 in Danvers, Massachusetts. At the age of 18 he was converted to Christ. He immediately began to think about the ministry, but his lack of education prompted him to remain in the wheel-wright trade, intent on being the best Christian and...

Our Sorrowing Friend – Ephesians 4:17-32

Sep 1, 2016 | Wednesday

As some of you know, for my own pleasure, I am writing a book on three generations of the Gano family. Three years ago, the Stewarts gave me a biography on John Gano, the pastor of the first Baptist Church in New York and a chaplain in the Revolutionary War. That book...

The End Times’ Resurrection – Titus 2:11-13

Aug 29, 2016 | Sunday Evening

The grace of God is like a big Boeing 777 flying to your home from some exotic location. First, it brings to us our most precious loved one – Jesus, the Son of God. And down in the cargo hold there is a box of treasures with two names on it – Christ’s and yours. There...