January 29

The Tower of London has been many things to many people, including the birthplace, on this day in 1620, of Lucy Apsley. Her father, a wealthy and powerful man, was governor of the tower at the time. So Lucy grew up in a privileged world, which included receiving the...

The Road Less Traveled – Exodus 14:13-16

How difficult was it for the children of Israel to face the Red Sea while feeling the rumbling of Pharaoh’s chariots growing stronger and stronger behind them? Moses tells them they are going to see God’s salvation, but it was difficult to look past the circumstances....

Jochebed’s Joy – Exodus 2:1-10

Think back with me to I Peter 1, where the apostle speaks about our Christian faith. He says that we have been begotten unto a lively, or living, hope by the resurrection of Christ Jesus. Therefore we have an “inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth...

December 2022

Dear Pastor and Brethren:  December Blessings               We have had a busy and blessed month in the work of the Lord. On the eighteenth of the month, we had a blessed service with 16 in attendance and a fellowship dinner after the morning service. One visitor was...

January 23, 2023

  Even though 2023 is just beginning God has been faithful and so good to us. We will have our first Bible study on January 27th and I will be casting our vision to our attendees that night. Please pray as we invite as many people as we can to this study. Our...

January 22

The Charlotte Baptist Chapel was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland about 1800. Christopher Anderson, who had been saved under the ministry of Robert and James Haldane, became the first pastor. The Holy Spirit abundantly blessed his ministry, and soon there were between...

Eliezer the Evangelist – Genesis 24:1-9

This is a fascinating chapter for anyone who loves the word of God. There are a great many things here, most of which I don’t have time to address. But I will ramble just a bit to point out several things about the world in which Abraham lived. It reveals things found...

The Sacrifice of Faith – Genesis 22:1-19

In the past, I have joined thousands of others, preaching this chapter as a gospel message. But that is not my intention this afternoon. We are in the midst of a series of lessons entitled: “Practical Faith.” If you are like me, we need to learn to take what we know...

January 15

On this day in 1549 a woman we know only as Elizabeth was arrested for possessing a Latin New Testament. For some reason, her trial was recorded and preserved. Many questions related to Catholicism were asked, such as, “What do you think of the most holy sacrament?...

Following God’s Dream – Genesis 12:1-4

What is your definition of faith? Google defines it as “complete trust or confidence in someone or something.” Does that summarize your definition? It’s not bad, but now consider what Noah Webster says. Two hundred years ago, faith was: “Belief; the assent of the mind...