Neither Let It Be Afraid, Jn 14:27

This is a follow up message to our broadcast from yesterday on Let not your heart be troubled.  I encourage you to listen to that message online.  In that message we discussed how to let not your heart be troubled.  Briefly, we said, Pray and ask God for help.  Patiently calm your feelings.  Turn your […]

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled, Jn 14:27

The Lord gave his disciples peace and told them, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. There are times when your heart is so troubled over a matter that it overwhelms your emotions and your mind.  You feel horrible and you cannot think straight.  The trouble dominates your prayer life, your […]

Draw Near to God, Ps 73:22-28

In Ps 73 Asaph said, Draw near to God.  This admonition is one of the greatest in the Bible.  Sin puts a wedge between you and God.  So, drawing near to him is essential to close the gap.  Draw near to God: Even when you’ve been foolish – Ps 73:22-23 – Asaph said that he […]

Preoccupied, 2 Cor 10:5

Preoccupied II Cor. 10:5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Your mind is preoccupied when a matter or a subject dominates or engrosses your mind to the exclusion of other thoughts.  It appears that many young Christians are preoccupied these days.  You can run a little two-part self-test to see if you are preoccupied.  First, sit down and […]

Bad Decisions, Jos 9:14

Bad Decisions Bad Decisions Click Title to Download Does it concern you that good men in the Bible sometimes made bad decisions?  It surely concerns me.  The concern, obviously, is that if they made bad decisions in their days, what’s to prevent us from making bad decisions in our days?  We need to learn from their […]

Thy Word is Settled, Ps 119:89

About God’s words, Ps 119 says, thy word is settled in heaven, it is true from the beginning, it is pure, and it is a lamp and a light.  From the verses containing these statements we learn some wonderful things about the words of God.  We learn that they are: The unalterable words of God […]

The Lord’s Delight, Is 42:1

Today, we are studying the Lord’s delight.  We want to know what they are so that we can please him.  If you are a husband and you know that your wife delights in flowers or chocolate, for instance, you’ll be inclined to bring her some fresh flowers and some delicious chocolate from time to time.  […]

The Saints’ Delight, Ps 37:4

These are the things in which the saints should delight.  The saints’ delight should be: The Lord – Ps 37:4 – “Delight thyself in the Lord…”. You delight in the Lord by loving him [Matt 22:36-37]; by knowing him [Phil 3:10]; by fellowshipping with him [1 Jn 1:3]; by praying to him [Prov 15:8]; by […]

The Sinners’ Delight, Ps 62:4

These are the things in which sinners delight.  We’re studying these in their chronological order as they appear in the Bible.  The Sinners’ delight is in:  Lies – Ps 62:4 – Jer 6:10 they have no delight in the word of the Lord.  Jer 5:30-31 they would rather hear someone lie to them and feel […]

Why We Are a Baptist Church

There are six distinct doctrines that distinguish Bible believing Baptist churches from all other churches and religions in the world.  Some non-denominational churches hold these doctrines, and, thus, they are Baptist in their doctrine though not in their name.  We are not ashamed of the name “Baptist” and we are not ashamed of these distinct […]