The right foundation

People spend a lot of time, effort, and money trying to fix troubles in their life. There are various tools, treatments and therapy's that are available, yet the trouble is never fixed. All the effort is easily wasted when people build on an unstable foundation. When this is the case,

There are plenty of distractions

The pandemic wasn't the first distraction to keep Christian's separated and out of church on Sunday. There are plenty of other distractions that came first. Consider the following: 1970's had the TV 1980's had Computers 1990's had Video Games 2000's had Facebook 2010's had YouTube videos 2020's had a surge

100% Constant, Abiding Presence of Christ!

Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Only a born-again Christian has the abiding presence of Christ with them always. Believers benefit from God’s providence, guidance and

It's been 5 years

We've officially been in TN 5 years. However, Pilgrim Baptist is only 4.5 years old. With countless hours of labor, that includes sermon prep, prayer and well over 500 sermons preached, it's hard to imagine how much gets done. Our small assembly has a few laborers who are willing

Pick yourself...it's GO TIME!

You don't have to wait to be picked. Instead, pick yourself. Those that are doing, are not waiting. The bible says in James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. The exception would be if you're legitimately waiting on the

Don't be a Compromiser

Praise the Lord! There are still many Bible-Believing independent Baptist preachers and church members that hold the line by NOT compromising on the King James Bible issue, gender-specific dress standards, conservative music standards and the call for the great commission. But, if NOT compromising on those issues, causes someone to

A vocabulary lesson isn't necessary

It can be difficult to explain justification, sanctification, predestination, or propitiation to a lost person when witnessing to them. Additionally, giving them a biblical vocabulary lesson on these terms probably isn't the best approach. It will be a lot easier to start with simple terms like: Grace, Faith & Gift: Ephesians

When Satan interferes, Christ intercedes!

Romans 8:33-34 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Minister to the few.

YouTube can help you gain subscribers. Social media can gain you thousands of followers. A podcast allows thousands of listeners to tune in. But the reality is, you can only personally minister to a few people effectively. Instead of searching for the thousands, try ministering to the few. Luke 16:

It's time...

Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Prior to salvation, sinner are lost and dead in trespasses and sins. The moment someone is saved, they are purchased of God, rescued from hell, and made free from the law of sin and

Physical vs Emotional Pain

There are many remedies used to provide comfort and healing for physical pain. You can put an ice pack on a black-eye, a band-aid on a cut, and stitches on a deep cut. If you break your arm, the doctor will likely require you to wear a cast for 6

It takes TIME to train up a child.

All families have the same 24 hours in a day with their kids. Sleeping eats up 10 hours per day for most children. That leaves 14 hours in the day for parents to train their own children. If you send your child to private or public school, you're left with

Can you be saved by water?

1 Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. In 1 Peter 3, when God pictures salvation in the days of Noah, he

Get it done on Saturday

It's Saturday...it's a day to get it done! I hope the house was cleaned and yard was mowed. I hope the clothes were washed and dishes were cleaned. I hope the shopping was done, and the hobbies are complete. I hope sports were played, and the day at the

It is Finished!

Ron Hamilton has fought a good fight, and has finished his course, keeping the faith. He is now home, with his Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. He was known by my kids, and countless other Christians kids, as "Patch the Pirate". As a family, we've listened to just about every

Be Part of the Few

There are countless ways to be actively involved in the public ministry efforts of a local church. However, only a few men go, only a few preachers compel and only a few churches get involved. Here is a short list of ways individual Christians and churches can obey the command

Humility

Luke 9:46-48 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him, And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive

Serving...it's reasonable!

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. It's reasonable for all Christians to live their life serving God. God calls it a reasonable responsibility. In Romans 12:

Seek Peace

Matthew 5:9 says "Blessed are the peacemakers," NOT, blessed are the peace-HAVERS! Although it may not always depend on us to HAVE peace, we should still seek to MAKE peace. It's better to agree to disagree, rather than keep picking for a fight. We should strive to appease anger,

Look

One of the most powerful words spoken is the word 'look'. If you were to stand up and blurt out 'LOOK' among a group of people, just about everyone will turn their head in the direction you are pointing them to, in an attempt to see what's going on. No

By His Prophets in the Holy Scriptures

Romans 1:1-2 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) Under the Holy Spirit's inspiration, the Old Testament prophets wrote about salvation through Jesus Christ and the substance

Preach and Declare

A preacher is called to do 2 things: preach the word and declare unto you all the counsel of God. If you stay in the Bible, by default, you’ll end up declaring all the counsel of God. This means that eventually you’ll come across something in the Bible

Fearfully and Wonderfully MADE

I refuse to accept the terms "fetus" and "embryo". They are terms designed and used, to dehumanize and devalue unborn babies formed by God, in the womb. These terms are used to brainwash people into believing that what is in a mother's womb is not yet human. This lie from

Finding the difference

Some people are masters at finding the difference. Their life's ministry is to show up, figure out what the group believes by asking questions or having conversations until they get to the one thing that they believe different from the group. Their heart is purposefully looking for the difference. They

Windshield vs Rearview Mirror

When people get in their car to drive, they look through their front windshield to safely get to where they are going. If you tried to get to your destination by looking through your rearview mirror, it's likely you'll crash into a bunch of things. You may end up at