What are we going to do?

Exodus 34:6 describes The LORD God as: merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. Since all of us could use another chance at something - longsuffering sure becomes a great blessing. Since we all are ignorant of some things - truth really does becomes a prized

Purposeful training

In the horse world, if you need a horse quickly and have the extra money, you'll likely purchase an older horse, already trained to do the specific tasks needed. On the other side of the market, there are also those who will only purchase younger horses who've had little to

2 Timothy 2 - Expository Sermons

A verse-by-verse sermon series on the book of 2 Timothy 2 Sermon #1: 2 Timothy 2:1-4 A bloody book in the midst of a spiritual war! Sermon #2: 2 Timothy 2:5 The American Idol of Sports. Sermon #3: 2 Timothy 2:6-7 It's time to labor for the

Reason, relate and think critically

The "traditional" education model became very good at teaching children how to be robotic "job-doers", who would grow into being robotic "job-givers." In this model, children are rewarded for "memorizing" what they're told to memorize. They would receive passing grades when they "did what they're told". Although, memorizing facts and

Gain obedience and wisdom

Romans 16:17-18 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the

2024 Algood Christmas Parade Outreach

Pilgrim Baptist Church had a great time, serving the Lord together at last night's Algood Christmas parade. There were 12 of us who were blessed to be able to wave our banner for Jesus. Hundreds of tracts were passed out with the saving gospel of God's grace. Our prayer is

Do we need another want?

We don't need much, but we tend to want a lot. Most of us typically won't settle for what we need, we tend to strive to get what we want. The thing is: after we get what we want, for some reason, there is always something else that we want.

Success defined wrong

The world defines success with carnal answers to carnal questions. For example: * How much money do you have? * What kind of car do you drive? * How many subscribers do you have? * What types of vacations can you afford? However, the BIBLE says: For what shall it profit a man, if

2 Timothy 1 - Expository Sermons

A verse-by-verse sermon series on the book of 2 Timothy 1 Sermon #1: 2 Timothy 1:1-5 How to encourage your friend from a jail cell? Sermon #2: 2 Timothy 1:6-7 Why God gives the spirit of power, love and a sound mind! Sermon #3: 2 Timothy 1:8

In the sight of men

2 Corinthians 8:21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. God knows your heart, and in His sight you may be an honest Christian, but the world is skeptical of you. Therefore, you must consider how things

Consider the offense

It's wise to take time and consider any offenses that may come our way. When we purposely delay our reaction, we're demonstrating the spirit of longsuffering. And longsuffering is a good thing! Proverbs 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass

The tie-down of charity

There is nothing worse than have a tie-down that snaps. This is not the case concerning the tie-down of charity. * Charity edifieth * Charity suffereth long * Charity is kind * Charity envieth not * Charity vaunteth not itself * Charity is not puffed up * Charity never faileth * Charity is the greatest! Without charity, Christians

The Virgin Birth of Christ

Please respectfully consider the following 4 truths. 1. In the Bible, there is no special season of the year when Christians are called to remember the birth of Christ. In actuality, the reason for ALL the seasons is because of Jesus Christ. The Bible says: "for thou hast created all

His Plan for our Life

Getting hung up on past regrets, does us no good. We can regret what we did, what we said, or how we acted in the past; but it's best to repent of it and move on. The spirit of true repentance means we turn from what we did, not get

Strive together

Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; Christianity will always be a threat to the devil-controlled world, as well as false religion. Remember

Stand, be still.

Psalm 4:4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Flippancy is a sin rarely preached against. We must never forget that ALL will stand in AWE of God. When believers stand, it will be AWEsome. When unbelievers stand,

Thou shalt not kill

Matthew 5:21-22 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of

A Look at Public Evangelism

The lesson below was taught 5 1/2 years ago when we were meeting for church services in a small conference room in Sparta at Dale Walker's place. Ironically enough, we met Dale while engaged in public ministry. This short sermon gives a biblical approach to public evangelism in relation

Psalm 136 - His mercy

Psalm 136 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. To him who alone

Our Lips Giving Thanks

Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Thanksgiving is the fruits that God's people produce with their lips. Continual praise to God, is one of the great duties of

Disassemble vs Dissemblance

To disassemble, means to take something apart. Dissemble, however, means to give a false appearance. It's used to describe someone's deceptive, dishonest and insincere behavior. The words disassemble and dissemble look and sound similar, making it hard to detect the difference. Likewise, is the behavior of a dissembled person. They

Appeasing Strife

Proverbs 15:18(a) A wrathful man stirreth up strife: Strife is a contest for superiority. The agitation and contention grows into larger problems when stirred up. Proverbs 15:18(b) ...but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. Appeaseth means to calm things down and bring to a

Knowing vs Knitting

Christian fellowship, prayer meetings, and public evangelism are 3 simple ways for the hearts of Gods' people to be comforted, and knit together in love. However, we can know and still not be knit. In other words, if people don't take action on the truth they know, they'll miss out

Run with patience

The Bible says we need to run with patience the race that is set before us. Sometimes we need to run a sprint. Other times we need to run a long-distance marathon. The hardest races, are the cross-country ones. The dirtiest races, are the mud-runs. All 4 are races that

Ability or Availability

All members of the body of Christ, have spiritual gifts and spiritual commands, given them by the Lord. So why the lack of labourers? Ability doesn't seem to be the problem. There are numerous ways to learn just about anything in today's world. Not to mention the fact, that a