Dec 4, 2022 | Sunday Morning
A lot of people are very interested in the appearance of their bodies, but they don’t care a penny’s worth about the condition or appearance of their souls. They spend thousands of dollars on beauty creams and treatments – injections of gels and poisons. They may even...
Dec 1, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Nathaniel Chambles was born in 1762 in Sussex, Virginia. Even though his parents were faithful and godly Baptists, Nathaniel didn’t see himself as an unworthy sinner and in need of Christ until he was twenty-six. After his conversion he was received into the...
Nov 28, 2022 | Sunday Evening
In Acts 7 Stephen was being called to defend his faith in Christ as he stood before Israel’s high council. Someone had said, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.” His blasphemy was in declaring that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of...
Nov 27, 2022 | Sunday Morning
“The more things change, the more things stay the same.” It is fun to research the history and origins of common phrases like this. That research can be done today on the computer. But years before the internet, I used a book called: “Morris’ Dictionary of...
Nov 24, 2022 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Lee Compere and his wife were British missionaries in Jamaica before the climate drove them out and up to Charleston, S.C., where they met Richard Furman. After some time in the Carolinas they moved to Alabama to work among the Creek Indians. It was there that their...
Nov 20, 2022 | Sunday Evening
Luke 24 describes Jesus’ first visit with His church after the resurrection. He had already revealed Himself to Mary at the tomb, and He had met the 2 disciples on the Emmaus Road. But this was His first appearance before the assembled church. The members were...
Nov 19, 2022 | Scott Silvers
Greetings in Jesus’ Name, Fall has finally arrived for us here in Smithville, Oklahoma. It was an extremely hot, dry summer but the winds have changed and as I write this letter it is much cooler and the Lord has sent us some much needed rain. Our God displays...
Nov 19, 2022 | Frank Tottingham
Dear Pastor and Church The Lord gives the increase! In August I received the following text from a Pastor in the Philippines. “Hello, Pastor Tottingham! This Bro. Javier of Bible Way Baptist Church, Cubao, Metro Manila, Philippines. I send this message just to...