Hammering nails with your bare hands

There are only a few people in the world that can hammer a nail into a piece of wood with their bare hands. Fortunately, for my hands and yours, that skill is not needed today. There's a tool called a hammer that makes the job easier, less painful and gives

Control Yourself & Glorify God

James 3:6-8 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds,

Trees

I'm amazed at how many references to trees show up in the scriptures. Below is our 2023 Christmas sermon that teaches about God's relation to trees. It's a rather unique sermon, and it's entitled: "Unveiling the Importance of Trees in the Bible!" I hope it's a blessing to you!

A dead tree meets a Living Saviour

At the birth of Jesus Christ, the Saviour was placed in a wooden manger. At the death of Jesus Christ, the Saviour was hung on a wooden cross. The living God stepped down from heaven and took on human flesh. At both His birth and His death, He was wrapped

Oliver Cromwell vs Charles Dickens

A quick historical timeline concerning the rise, fall and rise of the Christ-mass. First, it's important to note a few things: * There is absolutely no biblical evidence that Paul or any of the apostles observed Jesus' birthday. * There is also no record of any first-century follower of Christ who celebrated

The Pagan Counterfeit Christ

Santa isn't real. He is a complete lie. If we tell our children he is real, all in the name of "imagination & fun", don't be surprised if someday your child wants to imagine they are a "cat", or your little boy wants to imagine he's really a little girl. You

Walk in wisdom

Close your eyes for a second and imagine that people are actually watching how you live your life. Now open your eyes and enter into the reality that: THEY ARE! It matters to God how you live your life before men. Colossians 4:5-6 Walk in wisdom toward them that

Bear Trail Baptist - 2023 Bible Conference

Please be praying for all the preachers and people attending Bear Trail's "Home and Family Bible Conference." This conference starts one week from today on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. All are encouraged to tune in through the livestream link below: Live Stream – Bear Trail Baptist ChurchBear Trail Baptist Church Recordings

Elect, before the foundation of the world.

Ephesians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before

Friendly Christianity

Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: Showing yourself friendly doesn't mean agreeing with people all the time, being a "yes man", or changing your convictions. It does mean we are to be as kind as possible, go out of our way to not hurt

Jiminy Cricket theology

Jiminy Cricket, the cartoon character created by Disney, preaches to children: "let your conscience be your guide." However, the Bible has an entirely different message concerning someone's conscience. Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but

My thoughts are NOT your thoughts

Rationalism is a complete denial of the supernatural. It's a belief system where Plato or Aristotle are the worshiped gods. Relativism believes that truth is relative. This is where culture rules the day, and college ethics professors become the thought rulers for young adults. Post-Modernism says nothing is absolute, and

Search the Scriptures

Everyone has a spiritual authority they appeal to for decision-making and truth. But, it's not found in the Roman Catholic Church or their Vatican and Ecumenical councils. Pope Francis is NOT a true spiritual authority, neither was Pope Benedict nor Pope John Paul II. True authority is not found in

Quick, powerful and sharp

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Your religious traditions and

Providentially Preserved

God, the authoritative creator of all things, has promised to providentially preserve His word. God has preserved His word, so we would have a final, written authority to appeal to, for all matters of spiritual nature. Psalm 12:6-7 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried

Supernaturally Given

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: * Supernaturally inspired by God! * 0% trust in human authorship. 100% trust in Divine authorship! 2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old

What reason, for what season?

What do you mean, Jesus is the reason for THE season? What season are you talking about? I didn't know the Bible taught there was a specific season where Jesus would be the reason? I thought Jesus was the reason for ALL the seasons! He's the reason for summer, spring,

God's Way is Love

John 1:14 describes Jesus as full of grace and truth. If parents want to embrace God's way of parenting, it must include BOTH grace and truth. For example: By showing gracious affection, parents are able to push out fear. This allows room for respect to build out of love.

The Permissive Parent

The opposite of the dictator parent is the permissive parent. These are the moms and dads that lack confidence and are always hoping for the best. Permissive parents are overly attentive to their child's so-called "needs". They believe the key to happiness in the home is to never allow their

The Dictator Parent

The dad and/or mom, that parents as a dictator, thinks like this: * I've got the rules! * The kids are getting MY rules! * No one is to question MY RULES! * All of MY rules must be carried out precisely and perfectly! Where's the nurture and comfort of the Lord in

Authority isn't a bad word

Our culture today mocks God ordained authority. However, the Bible is loaded with good, practical advice regarding authority and how beneficial it is to our society. Below are 5 Bible verses to meditate upon... ONE: Authority is a general Bible principle: Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority,

You don't want a big house IF...

You don't want a big house IF, you end up like what Proverbs 21:9 describes: Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. If you've got a sweet and peaceful wife, it might be

Outdated and Replaced

Here's a list of some things that I don't use anymore: * cassette tapes * a walkman radio * a compass * floppy disks * a VCR * pagers * record players * fax machines * the video game 'Pong' * a telephone attached to a wall * AAA foldable road maps I don't use these outdated things anymore because they've

Who Cares?

By General William Booth founder of The Salvation Army On one of my recent journeys, as I gazed from the coach window I was led into a train of thought concerning the conditions of the multitudes around me. They were living carelessly in the most open and shameless rebellion against

Cheap means more customers

If most people buy on price only, you've got to be the cheapest game in town, to win. This is how Walmart and Frontier Airlines stay in business, and how and why they've been so successful at acquiring clients. If you wanted to compete for their customers, you would need