New Permanent Home

16 May

The new permanent home for the Baptist City blog is : http://baptistcity.posthaven.com/

Transforming Power

9 May

Transforming Power

Psalm 119:130
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”

Throughout my life I have heard of some miraculous stories of people who were transformed from a life of sin to a great tool whom God used. Continue reading

FBC Bulletin

8 May

The FBC Hammond bulletin for 5/05/13 is now up at www.baptist-city.com.

Whet the Edge

8 May

Whet the Edge

Ecclesiastes 10:10
“If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.”

When I lived in West Virginia, our home had a wood stove that we used to heat the home in the winter time. Continue reading

Being a Blessing to God

7 May

Being a Blessing to God

Psalm 103:2

“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:”

We often talk about how God was a blessing to us, but I wonder how often we are a blessing to God. Continue reading

Job’s Lessons for Child Rearing

6 May

Job’s Lessons for Child Rearing

Job 42:14

“He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.”

We can learn a lot about child rearing from Job. Continue reading

And Next Unto Him

3 May

And Next Unto Him

Nehemiah 3:2

“And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.”

The rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem was no small task. Continue reading

The Fire Did It!

2 May

The Fire Did It!

  • Midnight Singing is the Sweetest
  • The Fire Did It
  • The Gospel
  • The Spirit Filled Life

 

These four great sermons for the week of 4/28/13 are now available at www.baptist-city.com.

What If?

2 May

What If?

2 Chronicles 26:5

“And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.”

The verse above says that King Uzziah did right as long as “God made him to prosper.”   Continue reading

Does God See You?

1 May

Does God See You?

2 Chronicles 16:9

“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.”

Asa made the same mistake that we often make in that he got impatient with God and relied on man for help. Continue reading