February 5

David Jones died on this day in 1820 at the age of 84. He was an amazing man with an amazing story. His family was Welsh, and he was saved by God’s grace in an American church where that was the spoken language. He attended the first Baptist school in this country,...

Got any Rivers? – Joshua 3:14-17

We have in our song books, a hymn with the shortened title: “Got any Rivers?” The lyrics ask: “Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? Got any mountains you can’t tunnel through? God specializes in things thought impossible; He does the things no one else can do....

Rahab – Change in Citizenship – Joshua 2:1, 8-15

Joshua chapter 2 is one of the most captivating passages in all the Word of God. It appeals to the imagination, to the heart, and to the faith of the child of God. It appeals to Christians; to Hollywood script writers; to children; to virtually everyone. It’s my...

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...