That I Might Know Christ – Philippians 3:7-11

Mar 13, 2025 | Wednesday

As we read this chapter, do we ever consider the emotion which must have originally lay behind it? I confess to reading these words academically – prosaically – without emotion or genuine concern. Paul says, “I was raised as a Hebrew of the Hebrews, a Benjamite of the...

How to Quench the Spirit – I Thessalonians 5:16-22

Mar 9, 2025 | Sunday Evening

This epistle to the church in Thessalonica is considered to be the first of Paul’s inspired letters. And most Bibles have this note after the end – “The first epistle unto the Thessalonians was written from Athens.” After preaching Christ in Thessalonica, Paul made a...

March 9

Mar 6, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History

William Hickle was born on this day in 1807. When quite young he put his faith in Christ and soon joined the Little Flat Creek Baptist Church in Tennessee. When he was twenty, and newly married, he surrendered to the Lord’s call to preach the gospel, and he faithfully...

Importance of Connection – Psalm 84

Mar 6, 2025 | Wednesday

The Bible illustrates Christ’s churches in several ways, two of which are a body and a family. I expect that you are familiar with both, because they come up fairly frequently in our messages. But just to refresh your memory, Paul, in I Corinthians 12 spends time...

January 2025

Mar 4, 2025 | Timothy Parrow

Dear Pastor and Church, As the new year begins, I look back at the blessings of our Lord upon our ministry and my health. During the last year I preached on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit and then on some of our Articles of Faith. Such a study was a great blessing to...

March 2

Feb 27, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History

A few months ago, I shared with you the salvation testimony of Samuel Houston.  It is from this man that the city of Houston derived its name.  Sam Houston is revered by most Texans, but he should also be honored by the children of God around the world. Sam was born...

Do it Now  –  Acts 12:1-10

Feb 27, 2025 | Wednesday

It is safe to say that Peter’s deliverance from Herod’s prison was miraculous.  That Peter was asleep under the circumstances was itself somewhat miraculous, but that is not the point.  More literally, it was a miracle that one of God’s angels appeared in a locked...

Setting the Stage – John 2:1-11

Feb 23, 2025 | Sunday Morning

As gold is to fools gold, so is the Bible to all other books. While many books are helpful for one reason or another, only one is of infinite value – the revelation of God. A knowledge of the Bible means an acquaintance with the God of eternity. Having said that, we...

February 23

Feb 20, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History

James Smith Coleman was born on this day in 1827. He was born again early in life and at the age of eleven was received into the Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Kentucky following his immersion. When he grew into maturity, he was elected the sheriff of his county, but...