Lord, Increase our Faith – Matthew 17:14-21

Evidence suggests that during our Lord’s earthly ministry, Peter, James and John were His foremost disciples. They certainly got the most face time with the Saviour – the most ink; the most personal counseling and the most rebuke. In the first part of this chapter,...

November 2022

Dear Pastor and Brethren:  Thanksgiving Gratitude              Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year because the practice of it seems to be more in line with the graces of God’s Word and holy living. We are so blessed by all the good things that come from...

Goodnight, Irene – I Peter 5:14

When I was a kid, we didn’t have a television, but radios had been around for a few years, and we had one of those. My mother let it play throughout the day to give her some company while my dad was at work. There were days when she would be happy, and she’d sing...

The Kiss of Charity – I Peter 5:14

What was the first thing you did when you came into the auditorium today? For most of us it was a smile followed by a few handshakes. You used your right hand, not your left, didn’t you? You may have modified your handshake depending on the people you greeted. For...

January 1

I have told parts of this story several times, so I won’t go into any great deal of detail on this occasion. A few years ago, when our son and his family were living in Akin, South Carolina, my wife, Judy, and I drove a few miles across the Savanna River into Georgia,...

The Stable Boy – Luke 2:1-16

As we all know, this is the day that Christianity recognizes the birth of Christ. Sadly, from there, the day, and many of the celebrations, fall apart. By that I mean, much of the world celebrates Christmas while rejecting Jesus. Look at Japan for example. And much of...

December 25

Rueben Hill was born in a humble Kentucky home in 1808. Disciplining himself, he studied hard to become a physician. When he was twenty-five, two momentous blessings fell upon him: he was born again and he married. He joined the Knob Creek Baptist Church in Maury...

Three Brothers – I Peter 5:12-14

I have been trying really hard to develop this lesson into a sermon, so that I could have something to preach. But with the material before us, this will be little more than a Bible lesson with some teachable material. And yet, I did manage to find three points to...

Standing in Grace – I Peter 5:12

Paul, the other apostle, tells us in Ephesians that God has given to His people, and His churches, a number of different kinds of ministers. “He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the...

December 18

During the first half of the 18th century, the Lord brought spiritual enlightenment to Sweden, creating a polarizing effect in that country. While many souls were saved, even more became incensed, defending their Lutheran religion by persecuting the new converts to...