Jan 26, 2025 | Sunday Evening
After His resurrection, Christ’s disciples were not sure what to do or where to go next. Eventually the Lord told them to tarry in Jerusalem until they were endued with power. But at some point, Peter, with some time on his hands, said, “I’m going fishing. Anyone want...
Jan 26, 2025 | Sunday Morning
As Brother Fulton reminded us last week, Christ and His Gospel can be found throughout the Old Testament. There are over three hundred prophecies Old Testament of Christ, some of which preceded their fulfilment by a 1000 years. And even the passages which aren’t as...
Jan 25, 2025 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren, One would think that all the pressure Mr. Trump is putting on the Latino community would cause them to return to Mexico or their country of origin voluntarily. We have found that not to be true here in the Stillwater community. Our outreach...
Jan 23, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Johann Oncken was born on this day 225 years ago. After he began his life of Christian service his motto became “Every Baptist a missionary,” and those were not just words. By 1850 the Baptist church he started in Hamburg supported three missionaries, established...
Jan 19, 2025 | Sunday Evening
Our last Lord’s Day was so exciting that you might have forgotten the afternoon’s message. Its title was “Holyfication,” and its theme was “sanctification” – God’s process of making sinners holy. To refresh your memory, the saint’s holyfication began in eternity past...
Jan 16, 2025 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day in 1873, Baptist pastor, Noel, passed away at the age of 74. (I wonder how he pronounced his name. Was it “Noll” or “No-ell”?) I mention that because his name is almost a play on words. Noel was not born a Baptist, but rather as an Anglican. His family...
Jan 13, 2025 | Sunday Evening
A very famous sculptor has been commissioned to carve what will be the most magnificent piece in his career. His king would like him to create a life-size image of his only son, the prince, which is to be set in the palace on the day of his coronation. The sculptor...
Jan 13, 2025 | Sunday Morning
This scripture from Isaiah 28 is not particularly pleasant, but it is still relevant. It is directed toward a nation which once claimed to be God’s people, and which continued to make that claim in Isaiah’s day. And in that sense, it is a type of the United States,...