Job’s Confession of Sin – Job 7:20

Apr 7, 2016 | Wednesday

By the time we meet Job in chapter 7, he is a man wallowing in the depths of despair – for good reason. He has lost his most precious possessions – all the way from his wife, to his goats and everything in between. And now his four so-called “friends” are...

God’s People are Part of a Society – Acts 11:19-26

Apr 4, 2016 | God's People Are ..., Sunday Evening

Tonight we are taking our study of the names and titles of God’s people and turning a sharp 90 degrees. This is a transitional message, and it might seem to be completely off the subject, but we will come back. This is where I intended to begin five or six months ago....

Rejoicing in Heaven – Luke 15:1-10

Apr 3, 2016 | Sunday Morning

This might be a fun exercise, or perhaps it could be developed into a message of some kind – If you were asked to describe Heaven in a single word, what would you use? “Glory” might be appropriate – “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of...

April 3

Apr 1, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

William and Joseph Murphy were brothers, growing up in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Like their neighbors, they were raised as Anglicans, but unlike many of their neighbors they were wild and troublesome young people. They were known as “the Murphy boys”...

Self-Government – II Peter 1:1-6

Mar 31, 2016 | Wednesday

The story has it that a scorpion wanted to cross the river, so he asked the turtle to give him a lift. “No way,” said the turtle, “You’ll get me out in river then sting me until I drown.” The scorpion retorted, “Hey, that is not...

God’s People are His Building – I Corinthians 3:9-17

Mar 28, 2016 | God's People Are ..., Sunday Evening

Those of you who were able to stay awake through last week’s afternoon message, might remember that our scripture for this evening takes up where last week’s scripture left off. And I will begin with essentially the same introduction. Even though this epistle is...

The Conversion of Saul – Consequentially – Acts 9:19-31

Mar 27, 2016 | Sunday Morning

According to the calendar today is “Easter” – one of the “high days” of the religious year. This is one of those few Sundays when non-church-going people, for whatever reason, go to church. Now, I may be mistaken in this, until last Friday, but...

February 2016

Mar 26, 2016 | Timothy Parrow

Dear Pastor and Brethren, Despite being sick, both Roxanne and I, with respiratory infections the first Sunday in February, we have had a busy month. The first week, I dealt with Pedro Lopez, Agustin Segura, Alvaro Castillo, Pablo Gonzalez, and Raul Barcenas. Raul...

March 27

Mar 25, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

This little vignette is about two men who were double Baptists. On this day in 1828, a baby boy named Edward was born into the family of Pastor Edward Baptist. Edward Baptist Sr., was one of the leading pastors in Virginia at the turn of the nineteenth century. In...

What Makes a Friend – James 2:14-24

Mar 24, 2016 | Wednesday

Some people say that James’ teaching here contradicts the doctrine of sovereign grace. Martin Luther, for example, didn’t want to include James in his German Bible, because he misunderstood what the brother of the Lord Jesus was saying. Unfortunately, not only did he...