By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 2:1-15 Thousands jammed the streets of Jerusalem. Jewish law required all males living within 20 miles of Jerusalem to attend. Ordinary labor was prohibited during this national holiday, and all shops were closed. Many Jews had traveled from many other nations to stay for the Passover and Pentecost. Unknown to them, according to the divine plan
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 8:12-19 While attending the Tennessee Baptist Convention annual meeting back in the early 1990s, a storm approached Memphis knocking out the electricity as everyone was making their way across the parking lot. Without street lights, it was very difficult to find your way to your car. I needed light to help me find my way. The setting of
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 1:1-11 In Acts 1, the resurrected Lord is about to ascend to the Father. The Holy Spirit will descend in a matter of weeks and the New Testament church will be created. The book of Acts is volume two of the gospel of Luke (Luke 1:3-4) and is extremely important to understand the work of the
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 6:26-27, 35-40 Today people want more. Think of all the luxuries we have today that we did not have 50 years ago. We have cell phones for instant communication. We have bigger televisions with more than 500 channels. The problem with society is many are convinced that more is always better. The more prosperous we are, or the
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 13:1-13 (NKJV) Jesus used parables as a medium for His teaching ministry. Parables are stories that depict real life, with a spiritual meaning attached. They were designed to provoke thought, calling for action on the part of the hearer. Parables have always been a strength to me over the years including this one. Since Israel was primarily an
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Matthew 5:43-48 How can a person walk through life and learn how and why we love things, places, and people? When we think about what love is, we understand that love is not just something we say or a surface feeling. When we realize what the Bible tells us that is and how and why we must love, we
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 12:38-42, NKJV Lucy, Linus, and Charlie Brown were lying on a hill looking at the clouds. Lucy asked Linus what he saw in the clouds to which he replied, “I see what looks like Honduras and that one is the profile of a famous painter and sculptor and that group makes me think of the stoning of Stephen
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Matthew 5:33-42 It is often said that how we react to life is one of the most important things in life! When a follower of Christ walks through a situation the world around us often watches us go through whatever is happening. When they are watching us they may or may not remember all the details but one thing
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 11:20-30, NKJV During the course of our lives we will receive several invitations to do a variety of things. Sometimes the invitation is very specific, other times it is open ended. When an invitation is given the one issuing the invitation usually, if not every time, will expect a response as to whether the invitee will or will
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Matthew 5:27-32 What does being distinct in our relationships look like? We are now living in a world where the relationships of believers have very little differences from the relationships of non-believers. There was once a time when our churches and our families taught us that we have a biblical mandate to live a different life from that of
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 2:1-15 Thousands jammed the streets of Jerusalem. Jewish law required all
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 8:12-19 While attending the Tennessee Baptist Convention annual meeting back in the early
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 1:1-11 In Acts 1, the resurrected Lord is about to ascend
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 6:26-27, 35-40 Today people want more. Think of all the luxuries we have
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 13:1-13 (NKJV) Jesus used parables as a medium for His teaching ministry. Parables
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Matthew 5:43-48 How can a person walk through life and learn how and why
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 12:38-42, NKJV Lucy, Linus, and Charlie Brown were lying on a hill looking
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Matthew 5:33-42 It is often said that how we react to life is one
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 11:20-30, NKJV During the course of our lives we will receive several invitations
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Matthew 5:27-32 What does being distinct in our relationships look like? We are now