Fast Faith – Esther 4:10-17

Feb 19, 2023 | Sunday Evening

Esther, also known as Hadassah, the cousin of a Jew named Mordecai, became the wife of the Persian king, Ahasuerus. She was providentially (even miraculously) placed in that position by God in order to save Israel from genocide. Haman, an anti-semite, was able to...

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World – Acts 26:24-25

Feb 19, 2023 | Sunday Morning

What would you think if I walked up to you and said, “I’m mad?” Would you automatically think that I was angry, or would you picture something else? Would your opinion change if I said, “I am really, really mad?” Would you ask yourself: “Oh, no, what have I done?”...

February 19

Feb 16, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

In 1874, Victoria, British Columbia, had a population of about four thousand people, but it had no Baptist church. In December of that year, about a decade before there was a rail link between eastern Canada and the Pacific, Alexander Clyde and his family emigrated...

Faith of the Stolen Spear – I Samuel 24:1-7

Feb 16, 2023 | Wednesday

Generally speaking, all of our lessons thus far have been positive. Noah needed faith to trust the Lord’s revelation and to build the ark. By faith he completed the Lord’s will. Moses and Joshua needed faith to move forward, trusting God to across uncharted waters....

Gargantuan Faith – I Samuel 17:41-50

Feb 13, 2023 | Sunday Evening

The Bible which I use and study is a King James Version with notes edited by Frank Charles Thompson. It is called a “Thompson Chain Reference Bible.” I have used it for nearly fifty years. It isn’t perfect, so I also employ other tools, but I like it and don’t see...

The Vindication of the Gospel – Acts 4:4-10

Feb 12, 2023 | Sunday Morning

I would like to highlight the word “vindication” today. The title of this message is “Vindication of the Gospel.” Let’s pretend that in the course of this message, I tell you that I am the reincarnation of the prophet Elisha. I am the Elisha of the Old Testament...

February 12

Feb 9, 2023 | This Sunday in Baptist History

Henry Novotny was born in 1846. The place was Resetov, Czechoslovakia. At that time the official religion was Roman Catholic, but there were still a few Protestants meeting in various secret places. Somehow, young Henry visited one of those illegal meetings where he...

A Friend of Faith – I Samuel 14:6-14

Feb 9, 2023 | Wednesday

There are adrenalin junkies who climb sheer cliffs and rock walls for the thrill of accomplishment. And there are more rational people who do it because it has to be done. Sometimes the beaches of Normandy have to be assaulted, because there is no other way to...

Gibeon’s Fleece – Joshua 9:3-27

Feb 5, 2023 | Sunday Morning

  This evening in our on-going study of practical faith, we are going to look at Judges 6 and Gideon’s fleece. It should be a lesson about the clash between faith and unbelief, with the winner being a very weak faith. Gideon was unsure about the will of the Lord,...