May 13, 2015 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: Recovery and Recuperation During the month of March the Lord has enabled me to return to attending church services on the 15th but just to sit in the pew. Bro. Dick Gaches is doing a good job of preaching the Word from II Peter chapter one,...
May 6, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Old Testament Idols and false gods: The first time the word “idols” is used in the Bible it is the Hebrew word ‘eliyl (el-eel’) which means (nothing; worthless; of no value; Satan). The first three Is everything which is ‘eliyl a false god and worshiped by...
May 6, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
If, for some reason or other, you were invited to preach or speak in a Methodist church, at a Rotary Meeting, or at a city council meeting, would you select baptism as your subject? What would your subject be, if you were given an opportunity to speak privately with...
May 4, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
I confess to borrowing this outline from the 19th century Baptist preacher, Alexander MacLaren. About the time that Spurgeon was in London, MacLaren was preaching in Manchester. His best known work is the 31 volume, “Exposition of Holy Scripture” – a...
May 3, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
This scripture leads us into a Biblical word study. It is not our usual Sunday morning fair, but I believe that I can bring it to an evangelistic conclusion. The word under consideration is “betrayal.” The Lord Jesus, during the Passover meal, told His...
May 1, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
When Pastor Cantlow baptized that teenage boy on this day in 1850, he probably had no idea of the spiritual and historical significance of what he was doing. Perhaps no Baptist, since John, could begin to understand what lay a head for any baptismal candidate. On this...
Apr 27, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
The Feast of Unleavened Bread was a Spring festival which lasted for either seven or eight days, depending on your point of view. Prior to that week, Israel was to “clean house,” moving out all forms of corruption and leaven. Then, on the first day of the...
Apr 27, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
“I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.” How often is the word “hymn” found in the Bible in one form or other (1; 2; 3; 4)? Four How often is that word found in the Old Testament? Never “Hymn” refers...