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Aug 24, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Adoniram Judson was this country’s first foreign missionary – serving in Burma. When he and his wife left this country, sailing for the Orient, the couple were going as missionaries of the Congregational denomination. During the long voyage, in preparation for his...

Making the Most of the Moment

Aug 24, 2023 | Wednesday

There are churches whose primary doctrine is to have no doctrine at all. I know that sounds ridiculous, but what I mean is they deliberately have no doctrinal position on much of anything. For some denominations, like the Quakers, that is their official policy. They...

Confessing, Professing and Expressing – I Peter 3:18-22

Aug 20, 2023 | Sunday Evening

Let’s begin with a brief explanation of this scripture. Peter begins with the gospel – Christ died in order that wicked, ungodly people, like us, might be saved. “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to...

July 2023 Report

Aug 19, 2023 | Timothy Parrow

Dear Pastor and Brethren:  One New Visitor!              On the sixteenth of this month, we had an unusual visitor come into our service on Sunday morning, late and apologetic for so being, and very courteously acting for interrupting my preaching. We took the time to...

August 20

Aug 17, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Jehu Shuck was a Virginian, born in that state in 1812. He was born again as a young man, and the Lord called him into the ministry. Two days after marrying, Henrietta, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J.B. Jeter, the Shucks set sail for China as missionaries. Mrs. Shuck...

Ever Exulting – Philippians 4:4

Aug 17, 2023 | Wednesday

There are people who are willing to do the hardest and most extreme things in order to be saved. There are people who beat and cut themselves, thinking they earn God’s forgiveness for their sins. There are people who starve their bodies, and starve their emotions, in...

Submitting and Resisting – James 4:7

Aug 14, 2023 | Sunday Evening

The other day I was sitting at my desk, taking a break from my studies when I began to feel sorry for myself. Yes, your pastor is a sinner just like everybody else. There was no lust or envy involved, no jealousy, and I may be wrong, but I don’t think there was any...

The Anointed Saviour – Matthew 16:13-16

Aug 13, 2023 | Sunday Morning

In this scripture, the Lord Jesus and His disciples were taking a short break from their Israelite ministry. They were in the area of Caesarea Philippi, to the northeast of Galilee, under the shadow of Mt. Hermon. Taking the opportunity to do some doctrinal teaching,...

August 13

Aug 11, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

How many people are required for the proper establishment of a Baptist Church? Gustaf Palmquist was born in 1812 into a family of seven children in Sweden.  At some point, his mother came under Holy Spirit conviction, but turning to her Lutheran priest, she was told...

Walkin’ an’ Talkin’ – Colossians 4:5-6

Aug 10, 2023 | Wednesday

I know very little about the sport of boxing, and that suits me just fine. But I have heard of the boxer’s use of the “one/two combination.” As I understand it, if he can connect a second punch to a good first punch, he can score a point or two. And it makes sense to...