Dec 2, 2019 | Sunday Evening
One of the problems, if not one of the actual tragedies of modern Christianity, is that sanctification and justification are taught as one and the same thing. “Justification” is one of the words that we use to talk about our salvation. Justification is the act...
Dec 1, 2019 | Sunday Morning
When the Lord laid this message on my heart, I at first wondered if I was hearing Him correctly. It is related to a message we had a few months ago, and I feared that there might be too much repetition. And then as I began jotting down notes, I became concerned that...
Nov 29, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Today’s history note once again deals with Missouri, but this time only in the eastern part of the state and somewhat earlier. John Mason Peck was born – and born again – in Connecticut, but the Lord laid the spiritual needs of the West, upon his heart. On this day...
Nov 25, 2019 | Sunday Evening
We ought to be appalled when we consider the heroes of the early 21st Century. With only a few exceptions in a few exceptional people – American heros are unworthy of recognition, let alone respect or adoration. And history proves: as people’s heroes go...
Nov 24, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Last week, in our scripture reading, we read about Satan’s temptation of our Saviour. Jesus had been fasting forty days, so in His humanity He was hungry, and the Devil attacked at that point. “If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.”...
Nov 23, 2019 | Timothy Parrow
A Difficult Month The month of October was a difficult time for several of our regular attendees to the services. Sis. Elaine Maginnis has become very weak with what seems to be kidney problems and has not attended for several weeks. Bro. Ruben Torres’ wife...
Nov 21, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
In the 1830’s Polk County, Missouri, was a part of the “Wild West” with small log cabins rarely less than five miles from each other. The people living in those cabins needed the Saviour as much as those living in the large cities. D.R. Murphy was born on this...
