June 25

Jun 23, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Most people have heard about the infamous, 1692, witchcraft trials of Salem Massachusetts. Two, often highly respected names, Increase Mather and his son Cotton, were at the epicenter of that horrible travesty. “If a woman was seen to gather herbs to boil, she was...

June 18

Jun 16, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

I am told that the Severns Valley was blessed to have the first Baptist Church in what was to become Kentucky. It was established on this day (June 18) in 1781 between today’s Louisville and Elizabethtown. Eighteen rough frontiersmen and women constituted the original...

How to Get God’s Work Done – I Samuel 17:45

Jun 15, 2023 | Wednesday

I make no apology for bringing another lesson from the battle between David and Goliath. There is so much to learn from this event, and I continue to see new things in it. For this lesson, I’m going to assume that you are familiar with the basics. Let’s briefly...

Satan in Christ’s Church – Acts 5:1-11

Jun 12, 2023 | Sunday Evening

I read a comment the other day and the Holy Spirit said, “You need to consider that for a message.” So I have. The comment was made by that man from India to whom I have referred several times recently. He wrote: “My hosts in a Southern (American) city…...

David’s Three Steps  –  Psalm 4:1-5

Jun 11, 2023 | Sunday Morning

In October, 1987, Walter Wyatt got into his Beechcraft airplane and took off from the Nassau airport.  Even though thieves had stolen his navigation equipment the night before, he felt confident that he could make the hour long flight to Miami, and there he would file...

June 11

Jun 8, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Hervey Jenks was the son of Godly parents. But like so many others, he grew up with his father’s religion, but not his Saviour. With plans to become a lawyer, he began attending Brown University, America’s first Baptist school of higher education. During his final...

Faith Casting – Ecclesiastes 11:1-6

Jun 8, 2023 | Wednesday

I briefly shared this scripture with the men last Saturday morning, but I didn’t develop it very far. It hadn’t developed in my heart very far. But the Spirit has kept it on my mind, and now I hope there might be a blessing in it for all of us. For those of you who...

The Heart of the Gospel – II Corinthians 5:18-21

Jun 4, 2023 | Sunday Morning

It is said that for several years, while the Roman Colosseum was under construction, that thousands of people throughout the city were starving. There was very little grain and other foods grown locally, and most of that went to the wealthy. For years Egypt had been...

June 4

Jun 1, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

In September 1772, William Elliot married Dorothy Merrill, the daughter of the pastor of the local Congregational church. Into this family six children were born, and as you might guess, they were all christened as babies. But as William continued to read and study...

The Davidic Kind of Prayer  – Psalm 5

Jun 1, 2023 | Wednesday

Generally speaking, we can’t go wrong if we make David one of our Biblical examples.  Of course, the man was a sinner, and especially while standing in God’s spotlight, we see his flaws and sins.  But twice in God’s Word we are told that he was a man after the Lord’s...