Creation and Faith

Our faith is exercised regarding how we view creation. The nature of our faith rests upon the belief that God created. Our faith strengthens when we believe in the 1st declaration of truth in the Bible - God created! By faith, we believe the 10 times Genesis 1 repeats: And

Deceitful Workers

2 Corinthians 11:13-14 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. For those of us who study our bible, we put a lot of time in learning right doctrine to

The Deception of Deceit

The tongue can utter a lot of deceptive damage. Job 27:4 says: My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. The tongue is also good at framing deceit. Psalm 50:19 says: Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. The Bible also

The Way of Cain

Genesis 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. Cain brought to God his own way, with his own works, as an offering to God. And that's the sad deception of

Assuming vs Discerning

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Assuming can become a dangerous habit. The assumptive art of creating narratives in our head, containing incomplete information, limited facts, and biased thoughts can get us in a lot of trouble. Applying

GOD created

In the beginning GOD created... The devilish theory of evolution has deceived many into falsely believing in the following 6 lies! * In the beginning matter * In the beginning RNA molecules * In the beginning a primordial soup * In the beginning hydrothermal vents on the floor of the ocean * In the beginning

Original Only, or Only Wise God?

There are theologians who argue for the inerrancy of scripture found only in the original autographs. In that same argument, they will also admit that there are no original autographs that exist anywhere on earth; instead, we only have copies of the originals. When theologians argue that inerrancy is found

The ultimate fact-checker

It's wise to filter everything you that you read or listen to, through the truth of God's word. Anything we choose to believe in the present, or have believed in the past, should also be filtered through the truth of God's word. If we

2 Timothy 4 - Expository Sermons

A verse-by-verse sermon series on the book of 2 Timothy 4. Sermon #1: 2 Timothy 4:1-2 The Pulpit's Purpose: Faithfully Preach the WORD! Sermon #2: 2 Timothy 4:3-4 Unpopular Truth in an Age of Itching Ears! Sermon #3: 2 Timothy 4:5-6 Become an All-Weather Christian

2025 Bible Conference

Pilgrim Baptist Church's 5th Annual Bible Conference is slated for April 23-25, 2025. The theme this year is "The Way of Wisdom" For more information, visit: https://pilgrimbaptist.church/bible-conference/ Proverbs 4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee

Waking up

Proverbs 26:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. The slothful man has trouble getting out of bed in the morning. He's often tardy, slow and lazy. The problem with waking up late, is that it forces

I was blind, now I see

John 1:1 says, "the word was God." John 1:14 says, "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt amoung us, (and we behold his glory." 1 Timothy 3:16 says, "great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh," The

The King vs the Servant

John 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. Having light from Jesus and knowing Jesus are not the same thing. John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

In darkness vs On darkness

John 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. The light didn't shine ON darkness, it shined IN darkness, with the divine purpose of overcoming darkness. It's WHY the Bible says in John 1:14 - And the Word was

Stop choosing easy

The flesh makes being short-tempered easy. The flesh makes being selfish easy. The flesh makes skipping church easy. The flesh makes not reading your Bible easy. The flesh makes sinning easy. But, since when was choosing easy, the goal? It's time we endure the hardness of crucifying the

Personal name branding

John, the apostle, had no interest in personal name branding. As a matter of fact, the book of John refers to the apostle as the “disciple, whom Jesus loved”. As such, John never directly names himself in the book. The focus of the book of John is entirely on Jesus

I'm annoyed!

Life is full of small annoyances, that by themselves are not a big deal. However, when we allow each of these little annoyances to take root in our heart, we are "seeding" a harvest that will blossom into bitterness, resentment and anger. God help us to be diligent

Wise Council

We all can use wise council, but I think the phrase "Biblical Counselling" has been overused and overrated. If you were to read all the times in the New Testament where the word "council" appears, you would find the word appearing in a negative context. However,

It's up to Dads

Children aren't convinced that their father is a Christian, based on the doctrine he believes. As a matter of fact: dads who gloat in having right doctrine, yet deal with their children harshly; or worse, are absent from their life, will only teach them that they're

Are you happy?

Richard Wurmbrand was a preacher who was arrested in 1948 when the Communists wanted to take control of the churches in Romania. Richard suffered 14 years of imprisonment and torture for the cause of Christ. Here's what he says about happiness: "It was strictly forbidden to preach

2 Timothy 3 - Expository Sermons

A verse-by-verse sermon series on the book of 2 Timothy 3. Disclaimer: This chapter is not a cupcakes and rainbows chapter. It's a pretty rough chapter because it deals with the last days. For this reason, some of the material is very hard-hitting. However, if you can "

Revival equals Commitment

The commitment of football FANS is what makes football a multi-million dollar business. The FANS, aren't part of the team. Many of them have never even played football. However, they are specially dedicated to supporting "their team". As a matter of fact, if you talk about

The Eternal Word

The Word is the creator. That same Word was said to have dwelt among us in a body of flesh. John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things

Is it right?

Don't ask: Does it work? Ask: Is it right? Don't ask: Will this be fun? Ask: Will this be right? Don't ask: Is there another way? Ask: Is the other way, right? Don't ask: Can we get better results? Ask: Will the

Parental Sentiment

The following article was written by Pastor Thomas Irvin. It's a great reminder of the importance of faithful parenting. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Undoubtedly, Proverbs 22:6 is