Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
If the doctrines of Calvary Independent Baptist church could be likened to a range of mountains, Then one of the tallest peaks in those alps would be “King James Bible.” Our church was founded upon a King James Bible; Its sponsoring church used the King...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
I think that there ought to be a spiritual law that says that every church of Christ must have at least one Ethiopian every month. By that I mean that sometime during the month when the Word of God is preached, Especially the gospel. That there be someone who listens...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
These verses are all about God’s grace. The Lord went out of His way, so to speak, to bring the gospel to this retreating sinner. All around this evangelistic visit in the desert is the mysterious and gracious:. From the providence which brought these men together to...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
This is the day in which most of Christendom celebrates the resurrection of Christ. I have no problem with celebrating Jesus’ resurrection, But I do have problems with the superstitious fashion which this celebration so often takes. Tradition should not be allowed to...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The title of tonight’s message is: “The Creation of a Monster.” I want us to think about Saul of Tarsus as the ravening wolf of persecution. I’m not sure that many of us realize the magnitude and severity of Saul’s attack upon the Lord’s church. When the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
According to my records this is the 88th time that I have preached on the subject of evangelism. Soul-winning is not the most common subject that I preach, but 88 messages are a fair number. And this is the 4th time that I’ve preached on evangelism thus far in this...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Are you a Christian? There is still a majority of people of the United States who would call themselves “Christians,” whether it was true or not. Are YOU a Christian? As Christians, we pattern our lives after what we find in the Word of God – amen? People...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
The New Testament uses two separate Greek words to describe new Christians as “babes in Christ.” In his first letter, Peter says, “Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as newborn...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
To me personally, one of the joys of this study is the way that I can read the same twenty-two verses again and again, and see different things every time I read it. There are often one or two things which jump off the page even to the most cursory reader, including...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
According to what I have learned, in 1990 the ten largest denominations in the United States, claimed to have 167,000 churches, and that number didn’t include our little congregation. I would guess that after14 years of growth, and if we added all those churches which...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Let’s say that I was visiting at your house sometime this week, And as I walked through your yard, I picked up a common-looking stone. All of a sudden I remembered from my high school geology class, that this stone was made of a mineral which indicated that there was...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Every three months or so, I get an envelop in the mail, inviting me to join the “Mystery Lover’s Book Club.” I’m not sure how I got on this list, but it probably has something to do with the fact that I’m a mystery lover. I like books and stories that...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
What would our lives be like, if suddenly it became illegal once again to worship the Lord as Baptists? This is certainly not out of the realm of possibility. There were days in American history when it was illegal to believe as we do today. And in many countries...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
Last Monday was the anniversary of a huge event – although I’m not sure that everyone would agree. Only the people my age or older can truly appreciate what this anniversary means. It was 50 years ago that an experimental oral vaccine was offered to the public in the...
Jan 21, 2015 | Acts
You may not realize it, but I am well aware that I repeat myself – a lot. After 14 or 15 years in one church it is regrettable but inevitable to some degree. For example, I know that I’ve used my broken leg as a sermon illustration several times. And I’ll tell the...
