Dec 24, 2023 | Sunday Morning
At this time of year, every year, we are inundated with cliches. They are on Christmas cards; on billboards and in songs; we hear people repeat them; they are ubiquitous. In addition to the common greetings, we see and hear such things as, “Put Christ back in...
Dec 23, 2023 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren, In order to be able to attend our services one must have an interest in learning about the Lord Jesus Christ and His interests and activity as recorded in the old King James Bible. Our ministry is mainly a preaching and teaching ministry...
Dec 23, 2023 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren, This month started off with a visit to Bethel Baptist Church’s Bible Conference, Bro. Royce Smith, Pastor, in Choctaw, OK. We went down on the Friday night of the conference thanks to Bro. Phillip McGee who picked us up and brought us...
Dec 21, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Josiah Goddard was the son of a missionary couple. He was born in Singapore in 1840. When he was thirteen, he was sent to America for training at Worcester College in New York, but before he arrived it had closed its doors, and this young teenager was left on his own,...
Dec 17, 2023 | Sunday Evening
We have a special purpose this afternoon: the ordination of our first deacon in more than thirty years. Some time ago, in preparation for this day, we had five lessons on the office of deacon. I have no intention of repeating those lessons now, even though they may...
Dec 14, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History
One of the large, early earthquakes in American history occurred on this day in 1811. Its epicenter was under the Mississippi River, but it was felt as far away as Boston. Jacob Bower, living in Kentucky at the time, was so startled by the quake that he cried out,...
Dec 10, 2023 | Sunday Morning
This morning, I would like to tie together a New Testament scripture with something from the Old Testament. As you have heard, the New Testament is illustrated in the Old Testament, and the Old is fulfilled in the New. The pastor who preaches only from the first...