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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...

God’s People are His Husbandry – I Corinthians 3:1-9

Mar 20, 2016 | God's People Are ..., Sunday Evening

To whom was this letter – this epistle – written? There is no doubt but that it was written to the church in Corinth. I hope that you and I have no problem understanding that a church is not a physical building. This letter was not written and mailed to post office...

The Conversion of Saul: Naturally – Acts 9:1-20

Mar 20, 2016 | Sunday Morning

Many believe that the conversion of Saul of Tarsus is second most important event in the Book of Acts. And there are many who feel that it is third most important event in all history. These people say that only the descent of the Holy Spirit on day Pentecost and the...

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...