Apr 19, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
This event in Jesus’ life is recorded in Matthew, Mark and John – but not in Luke. John’s account is the most complete, even though we are still left with a lot of mystery. One interesting detail, missing from Matthew, is that the worshiping lady is Mary, sister of...
Apr 17, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
A J. Gordon wrote two hymns which we sometimes sing – “My Jesus I Love Thee,” and “In Tenderness He Sought Me.” Both of those hymns reflect his up-bringing in the doctrines of sovereign grace. “I love Thee because Thou hast first loved...
Apr 13, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
One of the things going on in Jesus’ day, something of which the Word of God only hints, was the volatile climate of the Jewish society. There has never been a more chauvinistic, self-glorifying people than the Israelite nation. As far as they were concerned they were...
Apr 12, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Background details about Hell: How many words are translated “hell” in the Old Testament (one; two; three; four)? One- Sheol “Sheol” is translated into (one; two; three; four) English words. Three Those translated words include (lake of fire;...
Apr 12, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
All four of the gospels speak about the Sanhedrin’s meeting to discuss the fate of Christ Jesus. Ever since the raising of dead Lazarus, there had been an intense and growing excitement about Jesus. He had entered the city like a conquering king, with the adoration...
Apr 10, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Robert Lowry was born on March 12 in 1826. His parents were Presbyterians, but after Robert was born again and began studying the Word of God, he determined that immersion was the Biblical mode to follow, so he was baptized by George Ide, pastor the First Baptist...
Apr 6, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
This message tonight could not in any way be called a “sermon.” By my definition a “sermon” should be a progression of thought with several distinct points reaching toward one or two logical objectives. There are thousands of preachers whose...
Apr 5, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
General details about Heaven: How many Hebrew words, in one form or other, are translated “Heaven” in one form or other (one; two; three; four)? Three – galgal; shachag (shak-ak); shamayim (shaw-ya-yim) – primarily the last How many Greek words, in one...
