What activity defines the primary purpose of God’s Church?We do a lot of stuff.  Bible study, prayer, service, fellowship, outreach, and other aspects of submission are weekly expressions of our life with God.  I am so excited that Project 413 is beginning.  The early closure of school in the spring hurt my soul.  I have spent months missing the flood of young feet calmly walking through the halls...  Read More

Romans 10:8-15But what does it say? THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For t...  Read More

Many of you know that I drive a distance to work each day. There was a time when it really bothered me that I drove so far each day, but lately, I have had a different view. I now consider it a gift. You see, I get to spend time in Bible study each day with some of the best Bible teachers in the world. I hear the Word of God and daily it impacts my life. Often, Bro. Matt’s Sunday sermon will be re...  Read More

Gospel of Mark, Chapter 4, Verses 30-32And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air ...  Read More

Baptist Churches are known for their fellowship meals.  As a young boy, I loved to hear the announcement that the church would have fellowship.  My mind rushed to images of fried chicken, fresh vegetables, and fabulous desserts.The Bible gives us a much deeper meaning to this theme.  The Apostle John wrote…What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship wit...  Read More

Psalm 127:1-5 Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.  It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.  Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward.  Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,...  Read More

Problems seem to come out of nowhere sometimes! Daily it seems we are bombarded with the worries and cares of the world with rising tensions and civil unrest.  Added to all of those things, we are often blindsided by family issues, aging parents and work stress. It is always good to remember the following:Our Problems Cannot:Cannot separate us from the Love of God.Cannot separate us from the famil...  Read More

Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 4: 19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.Some of the best leaders this country has ever had came out of the United States military.President Dwight D Eisenhower said, "Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."  When I served in the Army / National Guard, we lived by the Army V...  Read More

Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.  If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living...  Read More

Philippians 1:6For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus....  Read More

Romans 12: 1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Paula and I had the privilege of raising two wonderful sons. Throughout their growing up years, I tried to instill in them that what they put in their mind would corrupt their heart if they were not careful. In other word...  Read More

James 1:12-15Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.  Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.  But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.  Then when...  Read More