Why I Hate to See August Go I suppose I really have many reasons to hang on to the month of August, but I want to give you reasons from a church standpoint of why I hate to see the calendar turn from August to September. This has been the best monthly attendance in the history of the church. This …
God’s call of Jeremiah to be a prophet (Jeremiah 1:4-10) to the nations is a treasure chest for understanding service to God. Though Jeremiah had no special abilities or background, God called him to go to the nations with the message of God. His call teaches us about serving God. What are those special lessons about serving the Lord? First, …
My family and I want to thank you for your prayer and wonderful expressions of sympathy over the death of my mother. You, as a church have been everything we needed you to be during this time. Our pastors and our church staff members have supported me and carried on the ministry of the church. I am so thankful to …
~by Waylon Bailey The prophet Jeremiah lived and prophesied at the most pivotal juncture of the kingdom of Judah. God set apart Jeremiah to be His spokesman to call the Southern Kingdom to repentance and obedience. During this difficult time, Jeremiah stood tall in his faithfulness to God. Who was Jeremiah and what was his impact? First, Jeremiah was a …
My Favorite Bible Personalities Do you have a favorite Bible personality? In some ways, it is hard to think of a favorite personality in the Bible. Is that really the right thing to do? Should you have favorites? It’s also hard because we don’t “see” or “hear” anyone. We only get to read about them. For me, it’s really not …
~by Waylon Bailey If Christians care about anything, it’s our worship services. We have shown that care by our prayers but even more so by our arguments. In many respects we have acted as if we are being the one worshiped rather than God. In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul instructed the church in Christian conduct, first toward other believers (5:12-15) …
Secrets Churches Keep After looking at the title of this blog, you may be thinking about secrets which are sinister or unhealthy. But I’m actually thinking of things which are very healthy. It is my conviction that the Holy Spirit has put within us the desire to be like Christ and to grow in our faith, knowledge, and service. The …
~by Waylon Bailey Over the weekend, I preached from Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I have loved this passage of Scripture because of how it ministered to me through one of my friends at a time when I was struggling. My friend reminded me of this verse and …
Martha and I are happy to be home and thankful to be with you as we collectively seek to please God with all our ways. My sermon today comes from Psalm 37, an acrostic Hebrew poem that describes confident dependence on God. This psalm contains many well-known verses, but to me the greatest is verse four that tells us, “Delight …
~by Waylon Bailey Last month, Martha and I were in a business to make a purchase which took several minutes to complete. We met a delightful man who waited on us and did a good job showing us what we needed to know. After several minutes, I had this intense urge to ask him where he went to church. All …
