October 25

Oct 23, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Thomas Waford and Allen Wyley lived in or near Culpeper County, Virginia, at about the time of the Revolutionary War. They were both Baptists, but neither considered himself a pastor, and neither was ordained, but they were willing to suffer along with their pastors...

Four Witnesses to Good Character – III John 12

Oct 22, 2015 | Wednesday

We are not going to study all of this letter. In fact we aren’t going to study any of it. I just want to point you to a man mentioned in verse 12 – “Demetrius.” If you look up that name in your complete Bible Concordance, you’ll find three...

Prophets (#55) – Numbers 11:29

Oct 19, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia

Biblical Prophets: The primary Hebrew word translated “prophet” literally refers to a (prognosticator; seer; spokesman; visionary)? “Nabi” – spokesman The Greek word translated “prophet” refers to a (soothsayer; oracle; seer;...

The Anxiety of Evil – Matthew 27:62-66

Oct 19, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening

This will be a brief hypothetical sermon, because we don’t have any sinners among us today. There are no shady areas in our lives – no worldly tendencies – no inner sins. Furthermore, there are no false doctrines hidden away in our hearts – no radical Biblical...

Interment – Matthew 27:57-66

Oct 19, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning

C.H. Spurgeon suggested that the burial of Christ was the least often preached aspect of the crucifixion. In the light of that statement, I’ll ask you – “Have YOU ever heard a message on the burial of Christ?” If the only pastor you have ever had is me,...

October 18

Oct 16, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Originally, the American colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay were separate entities. Plymouth, first colonized by the Brownist and Anglican Pilgrims, was the southeastern corner of what is now Massachusetts. The two colonies merged in 1691. In a document dated...

Faith on a Stormy Sea – Luke 8:22-25

Oct 15, 2015 | Wednesday

I know that we studied this event only three years ago in the form we found it in Matthew 8. But there has been a lot of water under the keel of our little fishing boats during that time. And I’m sure that we can always look at this a little differently even if that...

Perimortum / Postmortum – John 19:31-37

Oct 11, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning

As you have been previously advised, I’m taking my text from a scripture other than Matthew. John is the only evangelist to deal with this aspect of the crucifixion. For this very reason some Bible-deniers say that this never occurred. Since Matthew and Mark don’t...