King David waxed poetic in Psalm 122 when he said, “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD!’” Do you have that same sentiment when it comes to going to the church house? I pray so. Sadly we often think of church in terms of “I…
The stillness of the night is shattered by the howl of a hungry wolf, making the wool of the sheep stand on end in terror like an electric shock just ran through it. Those little sheep really have nothing to fear as long as their brave and strong shepherd stands watching, ready to defend his sheep with his very life. The shepherd,…
1. Make sure your faith is only something you live out in public Go to church… at least most of the time. Make sure you agree with what you hear the preacher say, and affirm on the way home what was said especially when it has to do with your kids obeying, but let it stop there. Don’t read your Bible at home.…
On October 20th, I had the privilege of delivering the doctrinal message at the Salem Baptist Association annual meeting. Lonnie Wilkey, who’s the editor of our state Baptist newspaper “Baptist & Reflector,” was in attendance and later asked me to turn a section of my message into an article for the “B&R.” The following is what I submitted to him. The article was subsequently…
In Galatians 6:16, the Apostle Paul promised, And those who will walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. It’s pretty simple to determine what the rule is that Paul is referencing. You only have to go back one verse to Galatians 6:15 to find it, For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but…