Sep 8, 2022 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
In July, 1750, Samuel Cartledge was born into the family of a Quaker/Anglican family. As a young man he became a constable for Richmond County, Georgia. In that capacity, one day he was sent out to arrest Daniel Marshall, because that man had been preaching Christ...
Apr 24, 2022 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Fifty years ago, when I asked people if they were going to Heaven, most replied that they didn’t know for sure. That question led to opportunities to explain that we CAN know the destination of our eternal soul. We can know without a doubt that we are children of God....
Nov 14, 2021 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Dear Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus the Lord, “In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after Him” (Ecclesiastes T:14)....
Sep 9, 2021 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
I don’t know if it is true of every pastor, but this pastor has been getting unsolicited suggestions to buy stuff. And one which has come up recently, over and over again, are materials dealing with “ministerial burn-out.” “Ministerial burn-out” is a term which...
Aug 24, 2021 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Dear Praying Brothers and Sisters, “Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ” (Colossians 4:2-3). Our witness and work for Christ is utterly...
Apr 26, 2021 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Your next door neighbor – the one who has lived there for fifteen years – tells you one day that he is selling his house and moving to a condominium. You are shocked. You didn’t see that coming. Then a week later the “For Sale” sign goes up. You see people coming and...
Mar 4, 2021 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
On this day in 1869, Oliver Willis Van Osdel was immersed and joined the Baptist church in Yorkville, Illinois. He had been raised as a Methodist, but he survived, and the Lord saved him when he was a child. He served in the army during the War between the States and...
Feb 11, 2021 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
It is believed by some that the Apostle Paul personally carried the gospel to the isle of Britain. Whether true or not, Bible Christianity was firmly established among the peoples of those islands long before the arrival of Catholicism. One area where the Baptists...
Dec 31, 2020 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
On this day (January 3) in 1644 the British Parliament, which was then controlled by the Presbyterians, passed a bill making sprinkling the official act of “baptism” in England. The bill read, “The minister is to demand the name of the child, which being told him, is...
Dec 13, 2020 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
I have shared this story with you several times, but never in its entirety. Let me correct that this morning. Years ago, I flew from Calgary, Alberta down to Lubbock, Texas to attend a Bible conference at the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Two of my closest friends in the...
Jul 16, 2020 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
It was Christmas day in 1766, in a poor Welsh home, that a baby boy was born. His parents decided to name him Christmas. As a child, after the death of his father, Christmas Evans had no opportunity for an education. When he was fifteen he still could not read. But at...
Jan 16, 2020 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Our subject this morning was a man with a very unique and interesting name; it is theological and prophetical. His family name was Noel, which you probably know means “Birth of God.” This man was born in England in 1799 and was raised in the Church of England. The...
Jun 12, 2019 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
William Baynham was born into a wealthy Virginian, Episcopalian family. At the age of 21 he earned his degree, intending to practice medicine. Then during the summer of 1834, through the preaching of William Broaddus, he was converted to Christ. It is reported that...
May 30, 2019 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Dear Pastor and Brethren: Springtime Blessings The Lord is blessing us with a most beautiful spring, rain, moderate temperatures, and verdant lush plant growth. Spiritual blessings are ours also by His hand with attendance numbers climbing for three of the four...
Mar 11, 2019 | Lessons on Bible Trivia
Paul mentioned to the Corinthians “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” God has not enabled any of the Apostles to perfectly reveal all the blessings...
