By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 6:7-13; 30-32 “Sends” is a verb. It implies action. This is something Jesus did with the 12 disciples in order for them to grow. This was a way to disciple the disciples. When Jesus sent His disciples to the villages in Israel, He sent them with a mission. They were to take His message with them and
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 Jean Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis in 1892. He was educated in California and attended Oxford University. He became an independent oil producer in 1914 and held presidential and directorial positions with several oil companies during the 1930’s.
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 5:21-24, 35-43 The Random House College Dictionary defines “restore” as: “to bring back into existence, use, or the like; to bring back to a former, original, or normal condition.” As Brush Creek Baptist begins the process of remodeling our sanctuary, we are hoping to restore our pews that date back to 1902. Some are cracked and many
Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:18-23; 3:9-13 Somebody has well said that there are only two kinds of people in the world — there are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good morning, Lord, it is time to go to work” and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good Lord, it’s morning and time to go
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 3:23-35 Jesus says in Mark 3:24-25, “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” What divides us today? Politics, social agendas and religion are all issues that cause a massive divide in our homes, our nation and our world.
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:12-17; 7:23-29 In the movie “Forrest Gump,” the main character sat on a bench and said, “Mama always said, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.’ ” When we read Ecclesiastes 2 and 7, it appears that Solomon had a similar outlook on life.
By Scott Brown Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 2:1-12 “Son, your sins are forgiven” (Mark 2:5). For a brief moment, was that a disappointment to the man on the mat? He was a paralytic who had been carried to the house and let down through a hole in the roof where Jesus was because he was looking for healing. He wanted to walk. And the
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 A disciple of a great Rabbi asked, “Rabbi, I mean no disrespect, but why is it that each time I pose a question, you respond with a question.” The Rabbi asked, “Is it wrong for Rabbi to answer his disciple with a question?” Life is filled with questions. In 1991 James Peterson and Peter Kim wrote a
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 1:9-20 Urgency. That is the word that comes to mind as I read the first chapter of Mark. Mark begins his gospel with John the Baptist preparing “the way for the Lord” (Mark 1:3). Mark gives us a brief summary of John’s ministry but, he seems anxious to get to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry with his
By Clay Hallmark Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14 An 8-year-old boy came to his mother and asked, “Where did I come from?” The mother took a deep breath but was determined to answer it truthfully. So, she started explaining “the birds and the bees” in explicit detail. About 20 minutes later, her horrified little boy interrupted her and said, “But mommy, where did I come from?
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 6:7-13; 30-32 “Sends” is a verb. It implies action. This is something
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 Jean Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis in 1892. He was educated
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 5:21-24, 35-43 The Random House College Dictionary defines “restore” as: “to bring
Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:18-23; 3:9-13 Somebody has well said that there are only two kinds of people
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 3:23-35 Jesus says in Mark 3:24-25, “If a kingdom is divided against
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:12-17; 7:23-29 In the movie “Forrest Gump,” the main character sat on
By Scott Brown Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 2:1-12 “Son, your sins are forgiven” (Mark 2:5). For a brief moment,
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 A disciple of a great Rabbi asked, “Rabbi, I mean no disrespect,
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 1:9-20 Urgency. That is the word that comes to mind as I
By Clay Hallmark Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14 An 8-year-old boy came to his mother and asked, “Where did I come
