The two words “thy mother” are found together four times in the book of Proverbs, which mentions motherhood quite a few times. Proverbs...

Many different passages in the Bible in several varied places give motivation to live for God and not for yourself or the world. We’re...

We live in what some have called “the church age.” This is a major theological designation for this era or time. It is also fitting,...

Psalm 110 is the most quoted passage in the New Testament. The Apostles obviously thought highly of it. Hebrews may be an exposition of...

Some of you reading may not be very familiar with the term, “apostasy.” You might hear me use the term. You may have heard the word,...

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the pivotal, most essential point of Christianity. Easter could be the celebration of it, but not...

God is not still speaking. He speaks through the completed Word of God. However, He did speak through the apostles, and the Apostle...

Last week I wrote about faithfulness. Closely related to that character quality is endurance or perseverance. To be faithful, you can’t...

A crucial concept in scripture is “faithfulness.” It starts with the faithfulness of God. God is faithful to us. He never stops...

Love for the Lord Jesus Christ can show up in numbers of different ways. It could take up every moment of every day. You could never...

How do things go wrong? People very often like to emphasize the “why” they go wrong. I asked, How? Maybe people have a reason why it’s...

What holds a church together into a cohesive unit? It is the truth. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth (John 14:17, 15:26, 16:13). ...

The Bible has been confirmed. It is God’s Word. A voice in the head or an impression that someone calls, “God told me,” is not...

How will Jackson County Baptist Church grow in numbers, what is termed, be built up? The main goal for church growth is evangelism. ...

There are two ways that any one of us stand before God. We stand before Him positionally and we stand before Him practically. A good...

When people think of joy today, in general they think of things that will make them happy. They are having a good day, which means that...

The world in which we live is somewhat like an obstacle course. Satan and the world system set up the obstacles for living for the Lord....

Perhaps you’ve heard the terminology, “bucket list.” The idea behind it is the list of things that you want to do before you kick the...

In a few short days, this church will begin, Lord-willing, the first full year in its history. I marked on our calendar the date of our...

The Lord Jesus Christ had fasted forty days and forty nights, and he was tested by Satan himself to turn stones into bread. It was not...