Elder recommendation forms are being requested April 7-14. ...

Six questions for identifying men whom God is calling to be elders....

Since fasting might be new to some, I thought I would share a brief biblical description of what fasting is and why followers of Jesus should fast. ...

There is a kind of mourning that those in the kingdom of God feel and experience which those who are outside the kingdom do not. We grieve over the things which grieve God....

Church membership, accodring to Mark Dever, is a local church's endorsement of a person's salvation. To be clear, church membership does not mean you are saved neither does becoming a member make you saved. What we are saying when we vote on someone to become a member of our church is that based on what they are sayingand what we are seeing,we believe this individual is a ...

Jesus Christ is the Rock - God incarnate - split open on the cross for us in whom we hide and find shelter from the glory of God's holy justice....

It is good to be alone when such clarity rules out all other options ...

What motivates a young couple with two young children to move to the mission field in Argentina? Four words - "Jesus is worth it"....

New years do not give clean starts. But Jesus gives clean hearts. You will not be given a clean start so you can then try to make it to heaven. You will be given a clean heart that is fit for heaven....

We need to feel what the Psalmist wrote, "Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day" (Psalm 119:97). Memorize Romans 8 with our church family!...

“I’m so saved I could swing over hell on a rotten cornstalk”! Is it arrogant or presumptuous to exclaim such confidence? Not if I believe Jesus saves....

Salvation in the eleventh hour is possible, yet one should not ignore the gospel's warning today....

We believers are a strange lot, singing about and placing our hope in a message which involves an instrument of torture - the old rugged Cross....

In practice we are not righteous ...

Believers are not the final Judge having the last word about a person’s soul, but we do have the Judge’s Word. ...

Rodney King's infamous, "Can't we all just get along?" is a better attempt at unity than saying, "We're all God's children." ...

Good news of great joy. You can't purchase it on Amazon or anywhere else. But Linus knows where it comes from!...

God is not a cosmic Santa Clause who only gives gifts to good little boys and girls. The gospel gift of justification is a gracious gift from a righteous God. ...

How should believers respond to the possibility of opening our borders to Syrian refugees? We can vomit our opinions and vent through social media until we turn blue in the face. But in the midst of all this “talk” amongst each other, I’m reminded from Scripture about the priority believers must place on talking to God on behalf of our leaders. ...

Biblical fellowship involves much more than sharing a meal - it means sharing our lives. Sunday School provides an intentional context for biblical fellowship to begin....

Gospel Access: What Happens to the "Innocent Man on the Island" who has never even heard of Christ? There are no innocent men. Believers must get in the boat and take the gospel to him....

I’m delighted to be able to celebrate our first Easter Sunday together with you at First Baptist on April 5....

Church Family, "Everywhere, Every Day, Every Member on Mission". Do you have it memorized yet? I shared this phrase a few weeks ago with our church family as I preached from John 4:31-38. As mentioned several times, my desire is to lead the church to make disciples who embrace a missionary urgency and mindset. So what does it mean to be on mission? 1 Peter 3:15 but in yo...