October 23

Oct 20, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History

In 1800 many churches in Kentucky were blessed with a soul-stirring revival. When pastor and historian Lemuel Burkitt heard of it, he traveled from North Carolina to experience and record what the Lord was doing. On this day in 1801, he wrote: “The first appearance...

Sin Free? – I Peter 4:1-5

Oct 20, 2022 | Wednesday

Before the 19th century, there were only two ways to travel from New York to Sydney, Australia. Usually those old sailing vessels went under the Cape of Good Hope at the southern end of Africa. But there was another route: sailing by way of the Drake Passage or...

Where Can I Find Christ Jesus? – I Peter 3:18-22

Oct 16, 2022 | Sunday Evening

The title to this afternoon’s message is: “Where Can I Find Christ Jesus?” I will begin with something for which I might get some flack, but I know I’m not the only guilty person here, so I might let you shield me if there is any push-back. Years ago, I read and...

The Baptism of Noah – I Peter 3:18-22

Oct 16, 2022 | Sunday Morning

You fishermen know that the best way to catch fish is to use some sort of bait or other enticement. The enemies of Truth – those who are trying to catch souls – usually use a little bit of bait as well. And like the lure which resembles a fish or some other food,...

October 16

Oct 13, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Gottlob Bruckner was born outside of Berlin, Germany  in 1783.  When he was twenty years old he moved to the big city to find work, and there he met a preacher whose sermons brought him to the cross for salvation.  Becoming a new creature in Christ, Gottlob desired to...

Those Incarcerated Spirits – I Peter 3:18-22

Oct 13, 2022 | Wednesday

Where would you prefer to live: on the planet Mercury or on whatever Pluto is being called today? Astronomers tell us that the surface temperature of Mercury is 354 degrees Fahrenheit. I don’t know if that is on our side of Mercury or on the Sun’s side, but it doesn’t...

To Bring us to God

Oct 10, 2022 | Sunday Evening

Elizabeth Barrett’s parents disapproved so strongly of her marriage to Robert Browning that they disowned her. Almost every week for years Elizabeth wrote letters to her parents begging for reconciliation. Not once did they ever reply. Then after 10 years of...

The Just for the Unjust

Oct 9, 2022 | Sunday Morning

As we read this letter from Peter, remember that each word is colored by things which he had experienced. Ie. there were negative things, like his denial of Christ, when the Lord was being questioned and tortured. And then there were his foolish suggestion to build...

October 9

Oct 6, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History

This little vignette is not about Christiania Polk, but I mention this extraordinary woman because she married Isaac McCoy, who was perhaps America’s the most important missionary to this country’s Indians. That Christiania was an important part of McCoy’s ministry is...

The Reason He Had Hope – I Peter 3:13-17

Oct 6, 2022 | Wednesday

Do you have a sister, who used to be very close to you, but who now refuses to let you see her children, because you became a Christian, and she became a Mormon? Or did you loose your job when you told your employer that you had been saved? Have you ever been teased...