Basic for Baptism – Acts 8:26- 38

Feb 21, 2016 | Sunday Morning

Let’s say that I am coming to visit you at your house. My approach to your house might come in a variety of ways. I most likely would drive my car, but on the other hand I might walk all the way, talking days to get there. I could take a taxi, catch a ride with...

February 21

Feb 19, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Robert Hall passed into the presence of his Saviour on this day in 1831. Shortly after his birth in 1764, it was predicted that he would never amount to anything. As the youngest of fourteen children, his ability to speak and walk was far slower than any of his...

Opportunity and Opportune – Ecclesiastes 3:1-10

Feb 18, 2016 | Wednesday

In this chapter Solomon makes a change in his writing style. He drops the autobiographical form of the first two chapters and begins to wax philosophical. He could have put this to music and made another million dollars. Although what he says is obvious, the way in...

God’s People are Christians – Acts 11:19-26

Feb 15, 2016 | God's People Are ..., Sunday Evening

This is our fifth message in this series. One theme which has come up in each lesson thus far has been “worthiness.” It is not whether or not the lessons are worthwhile, because I am convinced that they are – to me if not to anyone else. Rather than...

The Most Influential Man in My Life – Romans 5:12-21

Feb 14, 2016 | Sunday Morning

For a week now, I have been telling myself I would not bring up the subject of last Sunday’s football game. I told myself that if someone brought up the game to me, I would respond, but I wouldn’t initiate things. After all, no matter which team won or lost, it really...

February 14

Feb 12, 2016 | Lessons on Bible Trivia

There is quite a bit of evidence for the very ancient history of the Baptists in Wales. There are some who believe that the first Baptist church in that country was started by Paul himself, but whether or not that is true, Baptistic people were there long before the...

The Value of Prayer – John 16:24

Feb 11, 2016 | Wednesday

Here on my left hand, around my third finger, is a ring of white gold. How valuable is this ring? The other day my wife looked at it and suggested that it might be difficult to get it off. It would be impossible to take if off – without using some sort of saw. Like...

God’s People are His Children – Romans 8:10-15

Feb 8, 2016 | God's People Are ..., Sunday Evening

I have here a little envelope – an envelope which is over 120 years old. My grandmother was a little girl when this was put into the Canadian mail system. It is a bit stained and has a few smudges of dirt, but it is a nice little cover. It is addressed to a Mr. Harris...

The Long Trip Over – Isaiah 53:1-12

Feb 7, 2016 | Sunday Morning

I know that some of you think that the closest thing to Heaven on earth is somewhere along the Washington or Oregon coast. But you live in the Spokane Valley, 300 miles away from Seattle and all those beautiful places farther west. There are several ways for you to...

February 7

Feb 5, 2016 | This Sunday in Baptist History

I mentioned George Blaurock a few weeks ago. Let me add a little more about the man. He was born in a small village in Switzerland in 1491 under a different name. His family intended for him to become a priest, but he chose rather to marry and further his education in...