March 20

Mar 18, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Samuel Straughan was born on a Virginia farm in 1783. His formal education was minimal, but the Lord blessed his mind nonetheless. He loved church and was fond of reading sermons and religious journals, earning, as a child, the nickname, “the preacher.”...

Loosing the Shoe-latchet – John 1:19-27

Mar 17, 2016 | Wednesday

It was never the business of John Baptist to attract followers to himself. He had a commission from the Lord to send properly prepared people to Christ Jesus. So he had no intention build a school, a monastic order, a religion, or even a church. He had no desire to be...

God’s People are the Light of the World – Matthew 5:13-16

Mar 14, 2016 | God's People Are ..., Sunday Evening

I can’t say that all of our Lord Jesus’ sermons were developed just like this Sermon on the Mount. But it appears that this message was developed in much the same way that I usually develop mine. There was an introduction, and now we are in the second subdivision of...

Paul’s Conversion – Instrumentally – Acts 9:1-8

Mar 13, 2016 | Sunday Morning

Last week we began a short study of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. Not only was Paul a significant person in the spread of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. But he was also instrumental in clarifying the truths of salvation – particularly in the books of Romans...

March 13

Mar 11, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

On this day in 1639, six men were arraigned before the general court in Boston charged with establishing a Baptist church in Weymouth a few miles to the south. They were found guilty and were punished with various fines, disenfranchisement and banishment. Of course...

THE ABC’S OF JOB – Job 1:1-8

Mar 10, 2016 | Wednesday

What does verse 3 mean when it says that Job was “the greatest of all the men of the east?” The context seems to suggest that his greatness was primarily a matter of money. The man’s flocks and herds were so large he had a hard time counting them – the...

Ye are the Salt of the Earth – Matthew 5:13

Mar 7, 2016 | God's People Are ..., Sunday Evening

Our scripture is just one point in Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. And one of the critical things to remember when studying and interpreting this Sermon is – the audience. It was preached to Christ’s disciples; God’s saints; Jesus’ spiritual brethren; His servants; His...

The Conversion of Saul – Directionally – Acts 9:1-8; 22:3-6

Mar 6, 2016 | Sunday Morning

Outside the Lord Jesus Christ, the single most important person in history of Christianity is the Apostle Paul. Not only did he explain the theology of the gospel, it was through him the gospel came in our direction. It was Paul who was the Apostle to the Gentiles –...

March 6

Mar 5, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Caleb Blood was born in Massachusetts in 1754. As a young man, while attending a dance, he came under great conviction for his sin. The voice of God seemed to say, “What doest thou here, Elijah?” Under the direction of the Holy Spirit Caleb repented before...

Walk of the All-Star – I Thessalonians 2:11-12

Mar 3, 2016 | Wednesday

Cal Ripken, Jr, has been nicknamed the “Iron Man of Baseball.” On September 6, 1995, he broke the record of 2,130 consecutive games in which he played. That is something like 13+ years without missing a game. But there were occasions when that consecutive...