Objective Delight
Romans 7:22 teaches us that the inward man of the believer delights in the law of God. Unsaved people might claim that they delight in...
The Cure for Jealousy
I Samuel 17 records the monumental story of when David killed Goliath. Afterward, King Saul talked to David. After that the Bible tells...
You Can Know for Sure! Who Can Know?
God wants people to know for sure that they are saved. Although many deny that a person can know, the Bible says that we can. The Apostle...
Why We Are Pre-Trib
The Tribulation Period is a seven-year span of great judgment on the earth. The Bible calls it the time of Jacob’s trouble (cf. Jer....
Be a Servant; Don't Act a Servant
One of the sermons preached at the preaching conference in Wyoming came from Philippians 2:5-8, where the Apostle Paul tells us that the...
50 Years of Prevailing
Recently, I traveled to Oak Harbor, WA to take part of the 50th Anniversary celebration for Bible Baptist Church. For a church to begin...
Like a River Glorious
The English hymnwriter, Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), was vacationing in the south part of Wales in 1876 when she caught a severe...
Iron Sharpeneth Iron
The Lord intends believers to live the Christian life connected to each other. We do this in the church. Since the church is the body of...
Marriage of the Lord
A week ago Friday, Mr. Joseph Watkins and Miss Katrina Stager became Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Watkins. The ceremony beautifully and gracefully...
God's Sovereignty over Life
One week ago, President Trump was shot during a campaign rally in Butler, PA. The bullet grazed his ear, but had his head turned at a...
Believer's Baptism
When a person receives Christ, the Bible teaches that he is to make known publicly his salvation through baptism. Baptism does not save....
If You Want to Know,...
As Jesus began the third year of His public ministry, Luke 11 tells us that He was praying in a certain place. Jesus often got alone to...
Study the Bible--Literally
When studying the Bible, the first thing we want to know is the meaning of the text. Unless we know the meaning, we will not know what a...
Watch Out for This!
Solomon wrote inspired advice to his son. In Proverbs 4:20 the king said, “My son, attend to my words; incline thine heart to my...
The Body Benefits the Body
The Lord likens His church to a body. Several times in the NT, the body analogy describes the function of the church (I Cor. 12:27; Eph....
Look to the Lord
The Lord miraculously brought the children of Israel out of Egypt. However, when they came nigh unto the Promised Land, they refused to...
How Others Will Follow
The Apostle Paul and his traveling companions sailed to Thessalonica on his second missionary journey. According to Acts 17:1-9, they...
Salvation is Receiving Christ
The Bible describes the act of salvation in many ways, such as, believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, turning from idols to God, drinking...
Stay Alert
Psalm 23 comforts believers in the shepherding of the Lord. David writes in v. 2: “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth...
Unto Him Be Glory
“Unto Him be glory in the church” (Eph. 3:21) was the theme of last week’s preaching conference. The opening sermon was from John...