Lost at sea

It's a horrible tragedy to be caught in water, unable to swim and in danger of drowning. If this was ever the case with you, you would need someone to throw you a lifeline or send you a lifeboat in order to live. The fact is, all mankind does need

A transformed mind

Christians need pure minds, that include a cleansed memory. The hard drive of our minds need to be deleted from unclean thoughts. We need minds that are free from the horrible recollection of sin. God wants us to download and store in our minds: GOOD things, PURE thoughts, TRUTHFUL ideas,

Kinda' perfect or perfect?

Is God's way kinda' perfect, or perfect? Psalm 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. Is God's work kinda' perfect, or perfect? Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his

Ancient and archaic

Archaeology is the study of the ancient and archaic. In order to understand the archaic, an archeologist will conduct an archeological dig. These digs involve hard work and they take time. When something is finally dug up, it's often hard to understand. Therefore, what is found must be studied to

Almost pure or pure?

Almost pure or pure? Let's take a look... Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. God didn't inspire His word, to give us His "almost pure" words. Rather, God inspired His word, to give us

A very special event

There's a very important event taking place soon that all Christians should be excitedly talking about. It's called Sunday church services. There's a group of singers that will show up, that you'll definitely want to be around to sing along with. They are your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ,

Plenary Inspiration

The term PLENARY INSPIRATION involves the belief that every and all parts of the Bible are equally inspired and equally authoritative. Romans 15:4 says: For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Notice, the

Verbal inspiration

The term VERBAL INSPIRATION involves the belief that every word found in the Bible are the very words of God, and are given to us by God. Verbal inspiration also repudiates the false belief that the Bible is just a general idea of God's message, that allows us to learn

Today has choices

God has given us TODAY, and we have a choice to make! We can either grumble and mumble and find something to complain about, or we can rejoice and be glad. Psalm 118:24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in

1 Timothy 3 - Expository Sermons

A verse-by-verse sermon series on the book of 1 Timothy. Sermon 1: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 What is the office of a Bishop? Sermon 2: 1 Timothy 3:8-13 The Bible Honoring Qualifications for a Deacon! Sermon 3: 1 Timothy 3:14-15 Proper Behavior in the House of God Sermon

Progress of new church-house

Thank you to all those who've been praying for Pilgrim Baptist Church's new building renovation project. We appreciate all those who've been able to help with the various jobs that need to be done. A BIG thanks to Bible Believers Baptist Church from Virginia Beach, for scheduling time to come

Do you skip church on Sunday?

In the false religion of Roman Catholicism, church members are taught that if they miss Mass on Sunday, they would have committed a mortal sin and would be separated from God in hell-fire if they were to die with this particular sin on their soul. This is a blasphemous fear-driven

American Christians vs American Drivers

The picture of this "STOP" sign, with the additional sign underneath it, proves either 1 or BOTH of the following truths. ONE: People that are driving don't read signs. TWO: People that do read signs while driving, don't obey what they read! The first problem with American Christianity is that

Great leadership cares

Getting the word out about your local church isn't as important as establishing trust with the people that are already there. Walking this path to credibility will allow the current church members to experience Christ-like care from you. This will likely motivate them to show Christ-like care to others in

Biblical Sociology

All of us start off in life, sinfully wrong before God. After the Lord saves us, He then prepares us for a life of Christian service. However, our behavior can still be sinfully wrong before men; and will squelch any effort of true service toward God, within the society He

2024 Bible Conference Announcement

Pilgrim Baptist Church's 4th Annual Bible Conference will be held April 24-26, 2024. This year's theme is: Christ-Centered Leadership! More information can be found on our church website listed below. If you're interested in attending this conference, you may register online here: Pilgrim Baptist Church | KJV Bible-Believing Church in Cookeville,

Romans 11 - Expository Sermons

A verse-by-verse sermon series containing 11 expository messages from the Book of Romans 11. Sermon #1: Romans 11:1 Israel's Future: Hath God cast away his people? Sermon #2: Romans 11:2-5 Elijah, you're NOT the only one left! Sermon #3: Romans 11:5-6 A Remnant according to the election

The tattler

Proverbs 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. Giving out information that IS needed is not being a tattler. If a crime has been committed, tell what you know. If you or someone you know has been harmed, tell what

The Trinity in Romans

The book of Romans gives a full and complete view of our Great Triune God. In Romans 3:21 – 5:21 we are justified by the SON. In Romans 6-8 we are sanctified by the SPIRIT. In Romans 12-15 we learn all about serving for the glorification of the FATHER.

It's all about His Righteousness

Romans 1-3 describes what we are by nature - condemned sinners with absolutely NO righteousness IN us. Romans 3-5 describes what we receive when we become a Christian - Christ's righteousness ON us. Romans 6-8 describes how to live as a Christian - with HIS righteousness IN us. Romans 9-11

What is Serving God?

Serving God is not SELF-effort. It’s the OUT-living of the IN-living Christ.

Revelation, Illumination, Inspiration.

God’s has truth prepared for us, and He is ready and willing to disclose that truth. This is called: REVELATION. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath

The 3 Tenses of the Stone

Jesus Christ is the past, present and future Stone. The Bible says in Matthew 21:42... Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is

Your testimony of salvation

For a Christian, your testimony of salvation is your personal story. It's called a testimony because we get to testify about how God saved us, by His GRACE. Even though each of our individual past circumstances and lifestyles are different, the stories we tell all point to the wonderful Cross-work

Making decisions

Decisions need to be made, each and every day. Some decisions aren't for you to make, other decisions are. It's ok to rejoice in the decisions that don't involve your input. However, the ones that do, you must not shy away from them. For many people, they are in a