Jesus’ Blasphemy – Matthew 26:57-68

  Without apology, I return to a subject which I have preached many times. We should pray that I never stop returning to the subject of the deity of Christ. The crucifixion of Christ Jesus must never be separated from the fact that He is God. As well as being the Son...

The Trial of the Century – Matthew 26:57-68

Most of you will remember the judicial debacle of Orenthal James Simpson – the football star accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman. In 1995 it was being called “The Trial of the Century,” probably because of O.J....

Biblical Laughter and Joy – John 16:24

Biblical Laughter: Generally speaking laughter in the Bible is (evil; joyful; innocuous; diverse)? Could be good or bad Hebrew words translated “laugh” or “laughter” speak of (derision; scorn; joy; playfulness)? All of these Greek words...

May 2015

Recovery Setback I had been doing well at the rehab center going three times weekly to exercise lightly for an hour each session. Then my cardiologist arranged an appointment with a electrophysiologist for a consultation on implanting an ICD, or in other words, a...

June 21st

Isaac McCoy was born in June of 1784 and died on this day (June 21) in 1846 at the age of 62. This Baptist missionary gave his life to Christ and to the Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations which were forced to relocated to what became...

The Queen before her King – I Kings 10:1-13

For the umpteenth time, I reading “Pilgrim’s Progress” on my Kindle. I have no idea how many times I have read this wonderful story by John Bunyan. I used to have a hard copy, but it has disappeared; if I could borrow one, I would really appreciate it....

June 14

In 1755, Daniel Fristoe was converted to Christ through the ministry of David Thomas and the Chappawamsick Baptist church of northern Virginia. On this day in 1771 Brother Daniel was ordained to the gospel ministry, knowing full-well the persecution that our brethren...

Achsah, the Anklet – Joshua 15:13-20

These middle chapters of Joshua describe the inheritance of each of the tribes of Israel. The distribution began with the tribe of Judah. The details are given to us in two different ways: In some places Joshua describes the boundaries of the tribe: Such and such a...

Jesus’ Friend, Judas – Matthew 26:47-50

Our title this evening is – “Jesus’ Friend, Judas” – taking, as our text, Christ’s words in verse 50 – “Friend, wherefore are thou come?” You might think, incorrectly, that this is more about Judas than the Lord Jesus. We had our message about...