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Many Have Never Heard

For those of us who live in the South, it’s hard to imagine not knowing about Jesus. We have a church on every corner, it seems. Christianity is such an important part of our culture and community. It’s like Christianity is everywhere. But that’s not the case everywhere in the world. In fact, did you…

The Key to Unlocking the Bible

You and I carry around with us every day a set of keys. Each one is designed to unlock something. For instance, this key right here unlocks the ignition switch on my Silverado so that I can start my engine. This key here unlocks the door to my house so that I might enter in.…

Welcoming and Warm

From 2008-2014, I had the joy of serving as pastor of a Baptist church in the middle Tennessee town of Alexandria, which is about 50 miles east of Nashville. Alexandria doesn’t have a lot of people, but it’s filled with great people. Of course, we weren’t the only church in town. There were several, but…

A Stumbling Block

One of the worst things in the world is getting up in the middle of the night only to find out the hard way as you make your way across that dark room that somebody has left something in your pathway as you stumble over it. After you get over the initial shock, your first…

1st and 2nd Opinions

What’s your favorite book of the Bible? For many Christians, it’s either 1st or 2nd Opinions. People have opinions about lots of stuff, but what are we do when there is a difference of opinion? I’m not talking about a difference of opinion on facts or truths. When it comes to facts or truths, there…

Loving Your Neighbor

Do you love your neighbor? We are commanded to do so. But what does that look like? Well, the Holy Spirit through Apostle Paul tells us in Romans 13 that loving our neighbor begins with at least doing them no wrong. Even if you never do anything actively good for them. You can show them…

Obey Governing Authorities

If you have read the Bible, you know it’s full of hard sayings. One of those hard sayings is found in Romans 13:1–2, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists…

Change Begins in You (2023-02-06)

One day, Jesus told his 12 disciples that some of them would soon see him coming in the glory of his kingdom, and just six days later Peter, James, and John got to experience what most believe Jesus was talking about, what’s called His transfiguration. He led them up on a high mountain, and there Jesus was transfigured before them. His face…

Change Begins in You (2023-02-03)

Are you a follower of Jesus Christ? The telltale sign is whether or not you are carrying his cross with you. You see, Jesus tells us in Matthew 16, that that’s a requirement for his followers. Just as he carried his cross to the crucifixion, we must carry our cross. In other words, we must crucify our fleshly desires if we are…

Change Begins in You (2023-02-01)

The most important question that you will ever answer is, who is Jesus? In Matthew 16, Jesus asked his disciples who people said that he is. They responded that some thought he was the reincarnation of one of the dead great prophets like Elijah or Jeremiah. Some thought that he was John the Baptist come back to life. But then Jesus turned…