Jan 6, 2020 | Sunday Evening
Have you ever known a married couple who were opposites or were very different from each other? She was 6’2,” and he was barely 5′ tall. He was extremely handsome while she was as plain as a wooden post. She loved her Bible, while he preferred his...
Jan 5, 2020 | Sunday Morning
In which camp are you? There are people who believe each new decade begins on January 1, in a year which ends in 1. They correctly say that life began on the first day of the first year of time – January 1, 01. So our next decade will begin on January 1, 2021. Back in...
Jan 2, 2020 | This Sunday in Baptist History
On this day (January 5) in 1527 two well-known Anabaptists paid the price for their faith in Christ and their love for the Word of God. George Balurock was stripped to the waist and beaten nearly to death, and Felix Manz was drowned in Lake Zurich. Many historians...
Dec 29, 2019 | Sunday Morning
As an introduction to today’s message, let’s begin with an entirely different mini-sermon. Gambling. Gambling (betting, wagering, lotteries) is one of the lesser condemned vices of our modern society. But it stands in opposition to some important Christian...
Dec 26, 2019 | This Sunday in Baptist History
Phillipp Bliss died on this day in 1876, at the young age of 38. His name was originally spelled with 3 p’s and 2 l‘s – “Phillipp, ” but he didn’t like the spelling so he chopped it down and chopped it apart to Philip P. Bliss. Eventually he was known simply as P.P....
Dec 23, 2019 | Sunday Evening
I believe in God’s sovereignty and His predestination of events – both human and divine. Amen? Do you believe that God has predestinated ALL things? Not so many “amens” for that statement? Most Christians are agreed that the Lord has predetermined the really big...
Dec 22, 2019 | Sunday Morning
It goes without saying that one of the great themes of the Bible is “Christianity.” It is not the only theme or even the greatest, but it is near the top of the list. The Bible tells us how to become a Christian, and how a Christian ought to behave. But as many of you...
Dec 21, 2019 | Timothy Parrow
Dear Pastor and Brethren: A Month of Praise and Thanksgiving As last month we reported as being a somewhat difficult month, this month we have some answers to prayer to report. LaShonda Dale reported that the Lord has answered prayer for her concerning a new job. She...