Focal Passage: Matthew 18:21-35 Love leads us to forgive. Not only that, being loved empowers and compels us to forgive. This discourse presents an incredible example of a man who had been forgiven an impossible debt, only to threaten and abuse another whose debt he would himself not forgive. When we realize the great, infinitely immeasurable debt we owe, it is impossible for us to then withhold forgiveness from someone
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: II Kings 17:7-20 Most of us have heard of Babe Ruth, but have you heard of Babe Pinelli? Pinelli was an umpire in Major League Baseball who once called Babe Ruth out on strikes. When the crowd booed in disapproval of the call, Babe turned to the umpire and said “There’s 40,000 people here who know that pitch
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Romans 12:9-21 We’ve all likely heard stories of church hurt, crazy church splits and generally rowdy business meetings. It’s a shame so many are true. I’ve been in churches where you can smell the animosity in the air almost immediately. I knew one that paid an off-duty officer to sit in just to keep the peace. Why do I tell
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: II Kings 12:4-16 Several years ago a man and woman in California went through a McDonald’s drive-thru like most people do. They gave their order through the speaker and proceeded to the first window and paid. They paid for their order and headed to the second window to receive their bag of food. Like many in a hurry,
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Charles Spurgeon said, “No man can do me a truer kindness than to pray for me.” It is a wonderful privilege to intercede for others, standing in for them and crying out to heaven on their behalf. There are three things I’ve learned about praying for others. First, it takes intention. I can’t leave it up to
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: II Kings 7:1-15 Charles Spurgeon told a story of his grandfather James and his unwavering faith. “He had a large family and small income, but he loved God, and he would not have given up his preaching of the gospel for anything.” One day the family cow suddenly died. It was their source of milk. He was concerned
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: I Corinthians 13:1-13 Love gives aim to our gifts and our service. Love gives not only purpose but substance to our lives. So, what does love look like? This is a word that has been poorly defined and abundantly misused in our world today. Love is something more than affection, it is deeper than pleasure, something altogether different from infatuation.
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: II Kings 5:1-14 Naaman is the story of one man’s miracle and how he was healed from leprosy. It’s not a long story, but it is rich and rewarding in its account. Naaman was a great man, but he had a great need! If this happened today, there would be some kind of headlines in the Jerusalem
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Luke 10:25-37 An expert in the law, testing Jesus, began questioning Him about the law. This wasn’t the inquisitive questioning of a heartfelt seeker but an arrogant questioning seeking only to trap Jesus through cross examination. This lawyer sums up the law rightly with the Great Commandment. He seems to be missing the point, though. A consuming love for God
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: 1 Kings 19:9-18 A story is told of a pastor who was well known to express thanksgiving in his pastoral prayers. One day, he stood to pray on a bleak, nasty, snowy and icy Sunday morning. One of the church members whispered to another, “Surely, he will find nothing to be thankful for on such a dreadful day
Focal Passage: Matthew 18:21-35 Love leads us to forgive. Not only that, being loved empowers and compels us to forgive. This discourse presents an incredible
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: II Kings 17:7-20 Most of us have heard of Babe Ruth, but have
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Romans 12:9-21 We’ve all likely heard stories of church hurt, crazy church splits and generally
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: II Kings 12:4-16 Several years ago a man and woman in California went
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Charles Spurgeon said, “No man can do me a truer kindness than
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: II Kings 7:1-15 Charles Spurgeon told a story of his grandfather James and
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: I Corinthians 13:1-13 Love gives aim to our gifts and our service. Love gives not
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: II Kings 5:1-14 Naaman is the story of one man’s miracle and how
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Luke 10:25-37 An expert in the law, testing Jesus, began questioning Him about the law.
By Dustin Allman Pastor, The Fort Church, Kingsport Focal Passage: 1 Kings 19:9-18 A story is told of a pastor who was well
