By Ben W. Curtis Pastor, First Baptist Church, Tracy City Focal Passage: Psalm 1:1-6 Almost a year ago, a group from our church trained for a 5K. Due to some miscommunication among the volunteers, most of us took a path that extended our run by six-tenths of a mile. As three miles came and went and the realization set in that we were still a great distance from the finish
By Nathan Washburn Pastor, First Baptist Church, Greenbrier Focal Passage: John 15:9-17 Jump like LeBron James. Sing like Carrie Underwood. Write like C.S. Lewis. Were we to be given these commands, we would fold under the weight of being unable to even come close to measuring up to these greats. When we hear Jesus’ words, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you” (John
By Charles D. Earl Former Director of Missions, Holston Valley Baptist Assoc., Rogersville Focal Passage: Matthew 28:16-20 We have arrived at our final session of this quarter from the gospel of Matthew having to do with the life, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of God’s only begotten Son, and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Our lesson for today is taken from Matthew 28:16-20, and is, of course, what we
By Mark D. Proctor Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 “What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.” Nothing can stop a man in love. That’s the message from George Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, in the Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” And
By Charles D. Earl Former Director of Missions, Holston Valley Baptist Assoc., Rogersville Focal Passage: Matthew 27:41-52 We come today to the 12th of 13 lessons that Matthew gives us in the life of our Lord. We have tried to look at many experiences in the life of Jesus, and we come now to that central prophetic event for which He came and toward which He has been marching since
By Mark D. Proctor Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Matthew 25:34-40 In the seventh grade, I scribbled a profound thought in my Bible: “You only really believe what motivates you to action.” It was brilliant, and it was stolen from the very lips of my youth pastor, who stole it from Jesus. Matthew records in Matthew 25:34-40 that Jesus told the same thing to His disciples: You
By Charles D. Earl Former Director of Missions, Holston Valley Baptist Assoc., Rogersville Focal Passage: Matthew 26:63-75 I fear loyalty is a characteristic we find in short supply as we look across the mainstream of Christianity today. The question stares each of us in the face: Just how loyal am I? We should ask that question of ourselves often. Well, let us give an answer. Really now, just how loyal
By Mark D. Proctor Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Colossians 3:22-4:1 When I graduated from college, my goal was to be a millionaire by the age of 30. (Today, at 53, my goal is still to be a 30 year-old millionaire!) My hard-driving, workaholism dishonored my family and God. As I tried to reconcile my ambitions with God’s Word, I listened to every sermon I could find
By Charles D. Earl Former Director of Missions, Holston Valley Baptist Assoc., Rogersville Focal Passage: Matthew 26:36-46 Lesson 10 of this quarter has to do with the last hours Jesus spends with His disciples before His crucifixion. The place is known as the Garden of Gethsemane, a place that seemed to be a very, very special place for Jesus’ prayertime. But this short text, covering only 11 verses, has a
By Mark D. Proctor Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Ephesians 5:22-28; 6:1-3 My house has a design flaw. When a visitor is in the living room, he or she can see right into the master bedroom if the door is open (we can cover how I learned this in another article). A poorly designed home affects the behavior of the residents. In our passage, Paul writes to
By Ben W. Curtis Pastor, First Baptist Church, Tracy City Focal Passage: Psalm 1:1-6 Almost a year ago, a group from our church trained for
By Nathan Washburn Pastor, First Baptist Church, Greenbrier Focal Passage: John 15:9-17 Jump like LeBron James. Sing like Carrie Underwood. Write like C.S. Lewis. Were
By Charles D. Earl Former Director of Missions, Holston Valley Baptist Assoc., Rogersville Focal Passage: Matthew 28:16-20 We have arrived at our final session of
By Mark D. Proctor Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 “What is it you want, Mary? What do you want?
By Charles D. Earl Former Director of Missions, Holston Valley Baptist Assoc., Rogersville Focal Passage: Matthew 27:41-52 We come today to the 12th of 13
By Mark D. Proctor Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Matthew 25:34-40 In the seventh grade, I scribbled a profound thought in my
By Charles D. Earl Former Director of Missions, Holston Valley Baptist Assoc., Rogersville Focal Passage: Matthew 26:63-75 I fear loyalty is a characteristic we find
By Mark D. Proctor Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Colossians 3:22-4:1 When I graduated from college, my goal was to be a
By Charles D. Earl Former Director of Missions, Holston Valley Baptist Assoc., Rogersville Focal Passage: Matthew 26:36-46 Lesson 10 of this quarter has to do
By Mark D. Proctor Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Ephesians 5:22-28; 6:1-3 My house has a design flaw. When a visitor is
