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To Grow Spiritually, You Must...
How do you grow spiritually? How do you gain strength in doing the right thing and in resisting and putting off sin? How do you become...
David Sutton
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Fatherhood, from God
Father's Day reminds us of the value and influence of fathers. Fathers have an essential role in the success of a family, a society, and...
David Sutton
Jun 24, 20231 min read
He Is Able
Have you noticed, with the Apostle Paul, how the Lord “is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to...
David Sutton
Jun 17, 20231 min read
"I Shall Know Him"
The great hymn writer, Fanny Crosby, attended a Bible conference in the 1890s, where she was asked about recognizing friends in heaven....
David Sutton
Jun 10, 20231 min read
John the Baptist and Faith
John the Baptist served God as the forerunner of Christ. He announced the coming of the King and preached the gospel. Jesus called him...
David Sutton
Jun 3, 20231 min read
The Final Authority in the OT
Historical Baptists have held to distinguishing marks of faith and practice, including that the Bible is the final authority for faith...
David Sutton
May 27, 20231 min read
Nurture Your Mothering
Motherhood contains a treasure trove of gems that build and beautify the lives of those nurtured. Mothers have a God-given role. To...
David Sutton
May 18, 20231 min read
Growing Our Children in Favor with Man
The final way in which Luke 2:52 says that Jesus, in His humanity, increased was in favor with man. People can be pleased. Our children...
David Sutton
Apr 8, 20232 min read
Growing Our Children in Favor with God
The Bible teaches that Son of God shared eternal glory and fellowship with His Father. But when He came to the earth as a child, the Lord...
David Sutton
Mar 25, 20233 min read
Growing Our Children in Stature
During His life on Earth, Jesus set aside the full exercise of His divine attributes to live in the frailty of humanity. As such, He...
David Sutton
Mar 18, 20232 min read
Growing Our Children in Wisdom
Jesus grew as a child in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and man. Since God made parents the caretakers of their children, parents...
David Sutton
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Wisdom, Stature, Favor with God and Man
The Lord Jesus Christ is our example in every area of life, including how He grew as a child. As man, He set aside the full exercise of...
David Sutton
Mar 4, 20231 min read
'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
The song “’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” was born out of great heartache and adversity. Its author, Louisa M.R. Stead, was born in...
David Sutton
Feb 25, 20231 min read
An Honor to Preach
It is a high honor to preach God’s Word. Preachers proclaim truth. They announce “Thus saith the Lord!” They don’t mute the message, they...
David Sutton
Feb 18, 20231 min read
Bible, Not Society
As Christians, we live in this world, but not of this world. Jesus asked the Father to keep believers (and specifically, His church) from...
David Sutton
Feb 11, 20231 min read
Do You Really Want to Follow?
Often people will state that they want to follow Christ, and that can be encouraging. But the test comes when they are challenged about...
David Sutton
Feb 5, 20232 min read
Be Not Weary in Well Doing
The Christian life can be described as a life of obedience. Paul calls it “being filled with the fruits of righteousness” (Philip. 1:11)....
David Sutton
Jan 21, 20231 min read
If Your Opportunity Is Brief
John 3:36 says, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath...
David Sutton
Jan 10, 20231 min read
Happy End Year!
“Five, four, three, two, one…Happy New Year!” In the United States, the most famous countdown on New Year’s Eve is in New York City’s...
David Sutton
Jan 7, 20231 min read
God's Great, Eternal Gift
“…but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” The Apostle Paul spoke these words in Romans 6:23. God is a giving...
David Sutton
Dec 31, 20221 min read
