Jul 10, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
During the days of the Reformation, a young man was born into a wealthy family of Naples. Algerius was given a good education, and he became exposed to the literature of Luther and then of the Anabaptists. He met another student who spoke openly of his personal...
Jul 6, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
Sometimes I feel like a reporter, or perhaps the publisher, for one of those grocery store tabloids. I rake up the muck in some people’s lives and spread them all over the front page. But I hope that no one ever thinks that it is for the headlines or for some sort of...
Jul 5, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Truth and Honesty. Moses wrote a psalm or song in which he ascribed greatness unto Jehovah; he said that God is our rock and (He is eternal; He is high and lifted up; He is just and right; He is a God of truth). Last 2 – Deut. 32:4 We may possess a strong...
Jul 5, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
I want to return to a subject which I directly address, on average, about every four or five years. I want to speak to you about repentance – specifically Judas’ repentance, and what it should teach us. I am probably getting the cart before the horse today. But I...
Jul 3, 2015 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Benjamin Watkins was born into an Episcopalian home on this day in 1755. His father died while he was just a baby, but his did her best to see that he was raised well – that he was moral, obedient and kind. She succeeded in her desires, but the heart of Benjamin was...
Jun 29, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Evening
If I am not mistaken, the general characteristics of fiction writing have changed over time. Correct me if I am wrong, but one, two and three centuries ago, most novels depicted the good-guy, the protagonist, in the best light. Of course there have always been...
Jun 28, 2015 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Lepers and Leprosy. Strong’s Concordance defines the Hebrew word “tsara‘ath” (tsaw-rah’- ath) thirty-five times and in only one way – (hiccup; lopsided; purple ugly scab; leprosy). Leprosy Although there is little conformation, Easton’s Bible Dictionary...
Jun 28, 2015 | Matthew, Sunday Morning
How can we prove to our unsaved friends that Bible Christianity true – that it is the only true faith? How can we prove to an unbeliever that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and God the Son? How can we convince someone that he is in desperate need of a Saviour?...
