Dear church family: Here are five reasons why we have no need to participate in Lent. I’ve published this before several times, but was recently reminded by another Baptist pastor when Lent starts assuming me and our church should be participating in order to “remember the Lord Jesus Christ and His walk to the cross and His walk out of the tomb!! The Lord gave me a … [Read more…]
By Virgil L. Walker My first football season was in 8th grade at Skelly Middle School. I wasn’t very good. I was smaller than most of the players, but if we were winning in the fourth quarter, the coach would say, “Walker, you’re up!” and put me in the game for the final three plays. … [Read more…]
By Pastor Tedd Mathis Why I am addressing this The mark of the beast should not bring anxiety to the Christian. I am told there is at least one video circulating on social media making a connection between the impending COVID vaccine and the mark of the beast referred to in Revelation. I have yet … [Read more…]
By Pastor Tom Ascol God wins. If I had to summarize the message of Revelation in just two words, those would be my choice. They not only convey the point of the book but also hint at its main storyline. Despite what some overly speculative interpreters would have us believe, the main character in the … [Read more…]
I wrote this back in 2016. While it contains a dose of attempted humor and practical observations, it is rooted in the expectation Christ’s people will be hospitable. And practicing hospitality invariably includes the use of our house. Our preaching series from I Peter brings up hospitality. “Be hospitable to one another without complaint” … [Read more…]
“One of these years I’ll get to vote in an election that won’t be the most important of my lifetime.” – Anonymous Adapted from an essay written in 2016 As we approach voting for a president this fall, consider the long and short of things. Look at what Paul tells people about marriage in I … [Read more…]
Lessons from the life of Saul of First Samuel See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God – that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble and by it many be defiled. – Hebrews 12:15 A Brief Summary of King Saul and His Bitterness The people of Israel wanted … [Read more…]
We have resumed our Sunday Service at 9:00 am with Sunday School following. Below is how we plan to conduct ourselves as a church. We seek to worship our Lord as He is worthy, faithfully, in spirit and in truth, in season and in out. Regarding meeting time and our building We will meet at 9:00 … [Read more…]
Novel corona, perennial issue. That issue is, we are all headed toward death. Death is the most final state any living human can enter, though we know there is life after death for some, and eternal dying after death for others. Our culture has forgotten our frailty. Or, it’s not so much that society has forgotten it, … [Read more…]
By Pastor Tedd Mathis Let me begin by addressing the common idea, “You can’t legislate morality.” Here’s the truth: Not only is morality supposed to be legislated, it always is. The issue is whose morality. According to the Bible, there are three permanent institutions God has ordained to uphold or establish laws and apply them … [Read more…]
