Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
How many churches did the Lord Jesus directly start? (One). How many churches did the Holy Spirit directly start? (None). How many churches did God the Father start? (None). So how many churches did God start? (One). To how many churches did the Lord give His...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
To my mind, this is one of the most fascinating stories in the New Testament. It is a holy parenthesis in the history of the early churches. This unnamed visitor from Ethiopia bears some semblance to Melchizedek of the Old Testament; As far as we are concerned he has...
Jan 22, 2015 | Acts
I’ve mentioned my collection of books on pastoring and preaching; pastoral theology and homiletics. Nearly all of those books say something like: “Pastor, never preach your doubts.” If the preacher can’t be sure of his theme, then he needs to study it...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Do you believe that God controls the weather? Do you believe that sees the weather and responds to it, correcting and adjusting as necessary, or does He actually ordain what the weather will do on any given day? Would you be surprised, if just after the Jesus said...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
If the doctrines of Calvary Independent Baptist church could be likened to a range of mountains, Then one of the tallest peaks in those alps would be “King James Bible.” Our church was founded upon a King James Bible; Its sponsoring church used the King...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
I think that there ought to be a spiritual law that says that every church of Christ must have at least one Ethiopian every month. By that I mean that sometime during the month when the Word of God is preached, Especially the gospel. That there be someone who listens...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
These verses are all about God’s grace. The Lord went out of His way, so to speak, to bring the gospel to this retreating sinner. All around this evangelistic visit in the desert is the mysterious and gracious:. From the providence which brought these men together to...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
This is the day in which most of Christendom celebrates the resurrection of Christ. I have no problem with celebrating Jesus’ resurrection, But I do have problems with the superstitious fashion which this celebration so often takes. Tradition should not be allowed to...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The title of tonight’s message is: “The Creation of a Monster.” I want us to think about Saul of Tarsus as the ravening wolf of persecution. I’m not sure that many of us realize the magnitude and severity of Saul’s attack upon the Lord’s church. When the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
According to my records this is the 88th time that I have preached on the subject of evangelism. Soul-winning is not the most common subject that I preach, but 88 messages are a fair number. And this is the 4th time that I’ve preached on evangelism thus far in this...
