Introduction Good morning church family. I am so glad you are here today. Today I will be finishing up the the message I started on Hebrews 12:1-2 . The author of Hebrews is using the image of a racer to encourage a group of Jewish Christians. The way this passage is laid out reminded me of my high school…

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

In his book, Your Reactions Are Showing, J. Peterson states, “You may be surprised to learn that your reactions to the situations you face daily may say a great deal more about you than your actions say.” When you open up God’s Word - Do you open up God’s Word? - how do you respond? How do you react?…

Intro 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. If these people could come out of the stands and run with us, what would they say.…

Matthew 21:21–22 21 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. 22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you…

A bar called Drummond's, in Mt Vernon, Texas began construction on an expansion of their building, hoping to "grow" their business. In response, the local Southern Baptist Church started a campaign to block the bar from expanding - petitions, prayers, etc. About a week before the bar's grand reopening,…

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the…

Pass it on 39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: 40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every…

What is the H.E.A.R. Method? It is a way to devotionally read , engage , and respond to Scripture on a daily basis. STEP 1: PRAY FOR UNDERSTANDING AND INSIGHT STEP 2: READ THE SCRIPTURAL PASSAGE FOR THAT DAY STEP 3: HIGHLIGHT THE 1 TO 5 VERSES WITHIN THE READING THAT JUMP OFF THE PAGE STEP 4: EXPLAIN…

How do we find unity in a divided world? When we look at social media, or the news it may occur to you that the world is divided. If you talk to your friends, and relatives, it may seem like the world is divided. Even if you look at the church universal, or even in the local church, it appears there…

Good morning, We doing things a little differently today — We are starting with sermon and then Bob is going to be lead us in time of worship and will be ending the with communion… What we wanting to do this morning is to have set aside some time to respond to what God has been saying to us over the…

The ABC’s of Womanhood TEXT: Proverbs 31: 10-31 QUESTION: ASSERTION: INVITATION: Move 1: Introduction–M O T H E R In 1915 Howard Johnson wrote the most famous poem honoring mothers whether they are birth mothers, adopted mothers, or women who have nurtured us and inspired us with their faith. Johnson’s…

The Greatest Gift The word of God has been given to us to reshape our thinking about the world we live in. In a world that seeks power, we must understand the basis of all that we have in Him. God has given us powerful gifts. They are only evidence of the Greatest Gift of all. Though not listed it is…

How well do we know others? How well do we know ourselves? How well do we know the Lord?

Are you weary from everyday life? Are you tired of trying, with no apparent end or reward? Join us, as our visitor Pastor Jonathan Graham gives us the importance of running the spiritual race within Christ.

Why is this happening to me? Bro. Tom Doty Salem First Baptist Church February 6, 2019 Salem, Arkansas

Worship Team reads… Isaiah 52:13-53:12 See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Just as there were many who were appalled at him— his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness— so he will sprinkle…

On April 15th, 2013 two terrorist took part in a bombing at the Boston Marathon. There were many of us who took part in watching this right before our eyes. Three people lost their lives and hundreds were injured. A year after this tragic event took place on April 19th, 2014 I remember sitting down to…

Announcements Seed Sowing Saturday, this Saturday, January 2. This coming Sunday, we will be revealing the church theme for 2021. Evangelist Bruce Frye will be ministering to us on Sunday, January 17. Our Scripture Assembly is still planned for the weekend of January 29-31. Couple’s Overnight Retreat…