Valentine’s Day is a 20 billion dollar business. It's not an American holiday and it's not a Christian holiday. It’s a pagan holiday designed to celebrate Lupercalia. The Lupercalia festival started in Rome in honor of the false, pagan god of fertility named Lupercus! February 14-15 was a

If your team won the Super Bowl, great! But you weren't on the team. If your team lost the Super Bowl, sorry! But you weren't on the team. Your 'team' doesn't know you. It's only you, that knows them. Your 'team' doesn't call you, text you or notice you. It's

Dear Christian, Tomorrow, millions of people who claim to be 'evangelical Christians' will miss church services on purpose in exchange for Super Ba'al worship! Even more blasphemous is the shocking, sad reality that thousands of so-called 'evangelical preachers' will livestream the big game at their church house as a way

In business, one of the most important questions that must be answered is: Who is your product or service FOR? The reason is that you won't be in business very long if you're trying to sell trucks to people who want cars. If you're selling trucks, you need to market

Various things we say about our father while growing up... 4 years old: My daddy can do anything! 7 years old: My dad knows a lot, a WHOLE LOT!! 8 years old: My dad doesn’t quite know everything. 12 years old: Oh well, naturally Father doesn’t know everything.

Christians often ask: How do I walk with God? The answer is simple, and contains 2 parts: action and attitude. The action is taking a step. Start with one step today. When tomorrow arrives, take another step. The attitude is to walk wanting to learn something new. If you walk

Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Our faith is built upon reasoning. We better have a reason for what

1 Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. We've all heard the saying: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This verse cautious us about dangerous extremes. Below are 4 ways Christians are taught to have discretion by proving all things.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing GIVE THANKS: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. If you want to know the will of God for your life, you just read it: GIVE THANKS! This should be the "life verse" for every American Christian because

Many artists consider the Mona Lisa one of the most famous paintings in history. Countless art students are called to examine that painting as they attempt to reproduce the original. Their eyes are keenly captivated by every detail. As soon as an art student would take his eye off the

Galatians 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. BEWARE of conceited Christians. They are saved and have recognized they are no good before God. But before man, they now think they are too good for anybody else. These are

The countdown continues... We are 7 weeks away from kicking off our 2023 Bible Conference. Our theme this year is: 1 Corinthians 13 - A Heart Cry for Christian Charity! For more information, including the list of our guest preachers, as well as the conference schedule, visit: https://pilgrimbaptist.church/

Many people reject biblical truth because when they hear it preached, it wasn't what they've always believed. Many Christians have put themselves into different 'theological camps', and as a result, they become afraid to leave their doctrinal comfort zone. Even if their doctrine is wrong. People keep tradition or break

1 Corinthians 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. There's a lot to preach out of 1 Corinthians 6:20. However, have you ever considered the application of glorifying God with your body language? The

A lot of times in the Christian life, the problem isn't the devil or a friend trying to influence us to do wrong. More often than we would like to admit, the problem is US. The moment we trusted Christ, it was like nothing else mattered, but serving God! Then

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 says: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For

38% of pastors are thinking of quitting the ministry. 72% of the pastors report working between 55 and 75 hours per week. 84% of pastors feel they are on call 24/7. 80% believe pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families. Many pastor's children do not attend church now because

As Christians, this world is not our home. We are strangers and pilgrims just passing through. However, we ought not act as strangers to our fellow Christians. We are told to gather together, care for one another, and not forsake the assembling of ourselves together. If more Christians stopped treating

Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Because our human eyes will fail in guiding us, we need an unfailing compass that will guide our feet to stay on the right path. Along the coast, a lighthouse is what shows

In 1519 the Roman Catholic Church burned 7 believers for teaching their children the Lord's prayer & the 10 Commandments in English. The Catholic Church ruled wickedly and had laws in effect that if you translated the Bible into English, you would be condemned as a heretic and would receive the

Jesus said to the malefactor on the cross: "To day shalt thou be with me in paradise." After Jesus "gave up the ghost", he's got an appointment to keep with that malefactor. And he's got that day only to keep it. But what about the problem of the great gulf?

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: If you're a Christian, you have access to temperance. If you're being taken over by your own carnal passions, you are not using the fruit of temperance given you by God.

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness... Those of us that fear God, have an inner strength called meekness. The Bible says in: Ecclesiastes 12:13 Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith... Every soldier has a shield. The Christian's shield is faith! This world will bring upon you evil days, fiery darts, hardness, trials and temptations. For this reason, God gave His children the fruit

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness... A famous local painter was hired to arrange his paintings to hang on the walls of a well-known art gallery. This art gallery had walls that were always covered with paintings from numerous artists.