We are delighted to have John Chapman, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Spring Lake, NC, preaching for us this morning. John and Vickie are in town to celebrate the 70th wedding anniversary of John’s parents. ***** TAUGHT OF GOD For as...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
***** THE PROMISE OF ETERNAL LIFE “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began” (Titus 1:2) Those who believe God have a good, sure hope of eternal life. Their hope is sure because this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CHRIST IS OUR ONLY HOPE Scripture says that the wickedness of man is great and that every imagination of the thoughts of our heart is only evil continually. (Gen 6:5) Then, every way of salvation that man thinks up is wrong. The Lord said...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WOE IS UNTO ME IF I PREACH NOT THE GOSPEL I Corinthians 9:16 All of God’s preachers say with the apostle Paul, woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel. Woe is unto me if I preach anything other than Christ alone for all of salvation,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
THE FAITH OF CHRIST “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law:...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
BELIEVING THE DOCTRINES OF GRACE Does a person have to believe the doctrines of grace and the five points of Calvinism in order to be saved? No. A sinner must believe Christ alone in order to be saved. However, no regenerated person will ever...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Our Bible Conference this year is scheduled for April 24-26. ***** OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD FALSE RELIGION Should we speak in anger to people who disagree with us over the gospel? I don’t think we should speak angrily to them anymore than we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There will be no midweek service this week so everyone has time to celebrate Christmas with your families. We will have a New Year’s Eve service on Tuesday the 31st at 7:00 p.m. We will observe the Lord’s Table and have a time of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
WHAT DO I DO NOW? What do I do when I am under severe trial, enduring pain of body and mind, and am full of fear? What do I do when dying seems to be easier than living with the circumstances the Lord has given me? The answer for the believer...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
OUR HARD HEARTS All men are born with a heart of sin that is cold, dead, and hard. It is an evil, wicked heart that is hardened in sin. Nothing on earth can soften that natural heart. The tears of our mothers can’t soften that heart. The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]