The Hope of Christmas in the Psalms

Tonight’s sermon on Psalm 80:1-19 carried the advent theme of HOPE over from this morni...

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The Hope of Christmas

I Wordled (is that a verb?) this morning’s sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:4-9. Can you guess what the theme w...

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Christmas Family Devotional Guide

Starting tomorrow morning, I will be posting a daily entry from the 2008 Mountain State Baptist Association (MSBA) Christmas Family Devotional Guide. These entries will help you and your family prepare yourselves to celebrate the true meaning of Jesus’ first appearance and look forward to His second coming. This year’s theme is “The Titles...

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Giving or Receiving?

Who said that it’s better to give than receive?On several occasions over the past few months, I have heard and read about people in the ministry who are nearly panicking over the economic crisis. They see the impending financial doom of our American economy and are feeling the impact in their ministries’ pocketbooks. But why is that? Why...

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Black Friday

Before you head out the door for your annual “Black Friday” masochistic endeavor, here are some great gift ideas.The Voice of the Martyrs Bookstore has great gift items for all ages Look ma! No malls, lines, traffic or obnoxious shoppe...

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Why Be Thankful?

In short, because of Psalm 67:1-7. By merely creating us, God has shown us grace. But in the overflowing beauty and bounty of creation around us, God’s grace is poured out in its magnificent abundance. When we think of the richness of his provision, it is as if the glory of His face is shining on us. And as a matter of fact, it is. The glory...

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Sermon Series

Here is a list of my previous sermon series. Some have audio, some don’t. All of the audio files should be available in the player at the bottom of this page. New Testament complete book seriesGod’s Love Letter to the Church (Ephesians)Joyful Test Taking (James)That You Might Believe (John)New Testament shorter passage series7 Weeks of Urgency (Easter season series)Church Matters (Seven Churches of Asia)The Greatest Sermon Ever...

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Better Find Another Illustration

I remember this past week when my wife......ou...

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Why a New Blog?

Here it is just a few days before Thanksgiving, I have a million things to get done before Thursday, and what am I doing? I’m starting a blog. Now, the question I have to ask myself is why. Is it because my thoughts are so profound that it would be an injustice to keep them to myself? Hardly. Is it because there aren’t enough blogs on the...

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