Feb 1, 2024 | This Sunday in Baptist History
In February 1755, George Whitefield, preached in New Bern, North Carolina. He later wrote that his hearers were totally indifferent. His time there appeared to be wasted, but it did give him fuel to pray that God would miraculously intercede on the city’s behalf. It...
Jan 29, 2024 | Sunday Evening
This evening we will return to the short series, which this week, I entitled: “Sins among the Saints.” Many people in our quasi-Christian world think “saints” are sinless people, but true Christians know better. “Saints” are nothing more than sinners whom the Lord has...
Jan 28, 2024 | Sunday Morning
I’d like to start this morning by trying to paint a picture. Despite being common, I hope it will never be true of you, even though I’m painting you into the foreground. Your car has quit. You have no savings. You can’t afford to buy another vehicle. Sadly, because of...
Jan 25, 2024 | This Sunday in Baptist History
You have heard me speak of Shubal Stearns several times. That man was born on this day in 1745. He was raised in the Congregational religion, but he was saved through the influence of the one-eyed, Anglican Methodist, George Whitefield. Eventually he came to...
Jan 21, 2024 | Sunday Evening
We have probably all heard that “Christians are people living IN the world, but they are not OF the world.” As parts of speech, in this statement, the word’s “in” and “of” are prepositions. In the English language there are about 70 different prepositions. They are...
Jan 20, 2024 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren, From time to time, the Lord places us under physical circumstances that overcome us. Since the day after Thanksgiving until now we have been sick with some type of respiratory infection that does not seem to follow any of the declared...
Jan 18, 2024 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day in 1788, four ministers met together at the Baptist church in Northamptonshire, England, for a day of prayer and fasting. They shared a longing for God’s glory in themselves, in their ministries and throughout the world. John Ryland, recorded the events...
Jan 15, 2024 | Sunday Evening
After last week’s thrilling message on the Christian sin of worry, I decided to take another step into dark side. Let’s think about the common sins of anger. In addition to its evils, let’s try to consider, at least in part, some of the benefits of anger. Is...
