Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
What would our lives be like, if suddenly it became illegal once again to worship the Lord as Baptists? This is certainly not out of the realm of possibility. There were days in American history when it was illegal to believe as we do today. And in many countries...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Last Monday was the anniversary of a huge event – although I’m not sure that everyone would agree. Only the people my age or older can truly appreciate what this anniversary means. It was 50 years ago that an experimental oral vaccine was offered to the public in the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
You may not realize it, but I am well aware that I repeat myself – a lot. After 14 or 15 years in one church it is regrettable but inevitable to some degree. For example, I know that I’ve used my broken leg as a sermon illustration several times. And I’ll tell the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Besides being one of the oldest, I think that Psalm 90 is one of the most beautiful of all the Psalms. It is a blend of theology, instruction, exhortation, and faith. It was written by Moses – not by someone with the name of Moses, but it was written by Moses. After...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Most of us have seen a diamond – at least a small and relatively inexpensive diamond. Many of you ladies wear a diamond on the ring finger of your left hand. Of course that is not the way that diamonds are found in nature. After the jeweler has cleaned the rough...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
When I was a brand new Christian, and very, very ignorant of the things of God, I had a Sunday School teacher who thoroughly embarrassed me one day. It was a small class of teenagers. The lesson had something to do with angels, although I can’t remember past the first...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
At the height of Charles Spurgeon’s ministry, the building of the Metropolitan Tabernacle had to be expanded. The church was forced to temporarily meet in the 7,000 seat Surrey Gardens Music Hall. Once during a packed-out service some wicked men shouted that the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The title to tonight’s message is: “Lessons from Prayer.” Over the years we have had about 35 sermons and lessons on the subject of prayer, and as poor as are, we probably could use about 35 more within the next week. But if you were listening carefully...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
In several verses, Paul couples two common words into a special theological idea. In Romans 6:6 he says, – “Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him (Christ), that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” In...
Jan 21, 2015 | Wednesday
Have you ever eaten angel-food cake? What did it taste like? Was it chocolate flavored? Then it wasn’t real angel’s food. Did it taste like honey-graham wafers? That’s coming a bit closer. Did mother make it out of a boxed mix? Then it wasn’t angel food. Was it as...
