Preach The Word

The greatest fact of the past is: Jesus died for us. The greatest fact of the future is: Jesus is coming for us. He said He would. We should be familiar with John 14:1-3 : "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. (2) In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (3) And if I go and prepare a place f...

There are many accounts in the Bible that serve as an encouragement to our hearts. The life of Ruth is no exception. Many look at this book and see nothing more than a love story. It may be a love story of sorts, but that is the most shallow interpretation. The bigger picture is that of a lost sinner who, through divine providence, is brought into a relationship with God and is made to be an ances...

Some say the 7 churches of Asia represent seven distinct periods in history. Much of this is tied to Catholicism and the rise of Protestantism. Remember, true Baptists are not Protestants. We began before the Protestant Reformation and did not come out of the Catholic church. Another idea is that the 7 churches of Asia picture 7 distinct and dominant characteristics of churches that, again, coinci...

This morning I want to bring us a message of hope from God’s Word. Now, I believe some will hear this message and think, “The preacher’s lost his mind.” Some will hear it and think, “Yes! That’s right. It’s what I have thought all along.” And, others will hear it and say, “I want to learn more about this.” This message is about seeing the unseen.       As human beings we t...

There are some today who, in their version of so-called Christianity, want to separate the triune God. They say that the God on the left side of the Bible (the Old Testament) is different from the God on the right side of the Bible (Jesus and the New Testament). These want to present Jesus as some sort of watered down, kinder and gentler version of the God of the Old Testament. Their version of Je...

If you were driving by a house late and night and noticed that it was on fire, would you: 1) Drive on by, not wanting to make “too big a deal of it” and chance waking people up? 2) Or, yell loudly and beat on the door of that house to awaken the family that lived there (and even the whole neighborhood) to the danger of the fire? (I actually believe that most, if not all of us would try to awaken t...

I have been looking at titles of some “Christmas” messages that have been preached by Baptist pastors. Listen to some of these titles: “How The Grinch Store Christmas” (begins by reading from Dr. Seuss); “The Grinch That Stole Christmas”; “Don’t Let The Grinch Steal Christmas” (again citing the story by Dr. Seuss); “What Would ET See?” (begins, “This morning I am going to re-write a movie. Let’s s...

A little boy asked his father, “Daddy, what is a Christian?” His dad replied, “Well, a Christian is a person who loves and obeys God. He loves his friends and neighbors and even his enemies. He prays often, is kind, gentle, holy, and more interested in going to heaven than in earthly riches. That, son, is a Christian!”  The little boy looked reflective for a moment, then asked, “Have I ever s...

For the last few weeks we have been looking at things that are going to take place in these “last days” in which we live. We have concentrated primarily on what will happen to the saved. We have seen that the “dead in Christ,” those who have died trusting Christ as Savior, will rise first. Then, we which are alive and remain will be caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air. But, sadly, we h...

Over the past few weeks we have been talking about how near we are to the Second Coming of Christ, but today we are going to look at what happens when He comes. Many right now are feverishly preparing to observe the first coming of Jesus into the world (you may be one of them; you may not), but more than that we should be preparing for and looking for His Second Coming. The Second Coming of Christ...

Last week we were reminded of the greatness and glory of God and how He deserves our praise and our thanksgiving. The week before we were warned that conditions are right for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. This morning we are going to consider once again the coming of the Lord. After reminding the Thessalonians of “. . . how ye ought to walk and to please God . . . ” in the first Part...

As you are well aware, I am not known for my “special occasion” or “special day” preaching. However, I feel led today, especially since Thursday is the day we refer to as “Thanksgiving Day," to consider our giving of thanks and praise to our God. Thursday we will carry out a tradition as old as America. (The things you are about to hear probably are not taught in our public schools today since we...

Today we have apps for just about everything -- weather, news, health, the Bible. Earlier this week I was listening to my radio, listening to police calls, and I heard one that interested me, then confused me a little, and then caused me to consider some things about the day in which we live. I thought I heard the dispatcher say that a woman had received a “rapture warning” on her cell phone and w...

As I read some of the great prayers of the Bible I cannot help but ask, “Why can’t God’s people pray like that and with that kind of power today?” Maybe I should ask, “Why don’t we pray like that and with that kind of power today?” Look at the prayer in our text. Peter and John had been arrested for preaching Jesus. They were released and told never to preach in His name again. Peter and John repo...

Paul had preached the Gospel at Thessalonica, but the unbelieving Jews had run him out of town. So, he went to Berea and preached. But when the Jews of Thessalonica heard that the word of God was preached at Berea, they went there and stirred up the people against Paul. There will always be someone who does not want the Gospel preached to the lost. Of course, the main one in this category is Satan...

We have seen things occur in our nation and in the world, not just in our lifetimes but more so in recent years, that we never imagined that we would see. But with all of that I believe there are things coming to the world and to the United States that are "not yet seen” and that we, in our wildest dreams, could never imagine. In I John 2:18 the Apostle John said, “Little children, it is the last...

This morning we are going to examine “3 Things Not Preached The Bible Way In Churches Today.” Of course in this message we are not necessarily referring to every church because I believe there are still some churches where the pure, unvarnished truth of God’s Word is declared without any attempt to “round the corners” or “soften the edges” of it. And, I want to believe that this is one of those ch...

We have already seen that Satan attacks God’s Word, the believer, and the Christian home. Today we are going to examine Satan’s attacks on the Lord’s true churches. Satan’s attacks upon the Lord’s true churches began almost immediately with the establishment of that first church. The one that Jesus started. Jesus and His disciples were constantly harassed by the religious elite of that day, the Sc...

The Word of God is under attack today and, in fact, has been since the beginning of creation. Satan hates the Bible when it is preached in truth and power, but he loves it when he, or men, twist it and pervert its teachings in order to lead unsuspecting souls into hell. Right now some, either because they do not know any better or because they don’t care, are preaching false messages from the very...

God has created only two institutions upon this earth - the home (or family) and the church. The home (family) is the first and oldest of the two. Today the term “nuclear family” is often used. "Nuclear family" is (online definition) a couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit. “Nuclear” had a long history of figurative use before its main association with “nuclear energ...

We saw last week that we who are saved have an enemy who is not of this world. His name is Satan. He is a fallen angel who was once known as Lucifer. He does not work alone. He has demon spirits (fallen angels) to do his bidding. And he is nefarious in his deeds. And Satan has a plan for every man, woman, boy, and girl in this world. That plan is to keep them from ever hearing the Gospel of Jesus...

Many today scoff at the idea of a devil and demons. They place demons in the category of mythology. Many seek to deny their existence because of the immature attitude that others have toward them. Some deny them because “educated” people don’t believe in that stuff. But we are only hurting ourselves to deny the existence of demons. I heard a story of a boxer who was getting badly beaten by his opp...

A wise older preacher once told me, “When you don’t know what to preach, preach about God and about Jesus.” That has proven to be good instruction over the years, and that is what I am going to try to do today. This one verse has several things to say about the God we serve. First of all it says He is slow to anger. He is longsuffering. Psalm 86:15 says “But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compass...

How terrible it must be to hear God say, “You are not mine!” It can happen to a nation. It happened to Israel. In Hosea 1:9 God says, “Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.” God is saying, “You have had every other god and rejected me, so I am turning you over to them.” When Israel was told that God would no more have mercy on them did not regard it, but inst...

Abraham Lincoln was walking with his 2 sons, and both boys were crying. A passerby asked, “What’s wrong with the boys?” Lincoln replied, “Exactly what’s wrong with the whole world. I have 3 walnuts and each boy wants two.” Our text deals with the sin of covetousness. It is probably one of the most common sins among mankind and even among those who profess Christ as Savior, and here is why. “Thou s...