by Waylon Bailey ~ Yesterday I did something I don’t ever remember doing before. I asked people to raise their hands if they knew someone who once was faithful to God and His church but had become alienated from the church. Even I was amazed at how many hands went up. Restoration is obviously an important and vital subject for …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ My dad was a businessman, and I’ve always liked business and businesses. As a pastor, I enjoy hearing how people make a living and what they do as a career. It’s simply fascinating. We all have to make business decisions. We no longer live in simple times or in an agrarian society. We must all be …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ James the Apostle made one of the strongest appeals in Scripture for us to take our sin seriously (James 4:1-12). He called on believers to ask themselves why they had problems with relationships. He suggested that there is a war going within our lives. We struggle with relationships and create havoc for ourselves and the church. …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ You may have asked yourself or someone else, “I wonder what matters to God?” Based on James’ letter to the dispersed church, I can answer the question in two ways. First, everything matters to God. He is not simply the God of Sunday or the God of the worship service. His concern cannot be limited to …
9/5/18, 8:30 am: All Wednesday evening activities will proceed as scheduled. See you for a delicious dinner at 5:00pm! 9/4/18, 2:30 pm: Celebrate Recovery WILL MEET Tuesday, September 4th at 7pm. If you don’t feel comfortable getting out, we will look forward to seeing you next week. 9/4/18, 10:13 am: Martha Bailey’s Convinced Bible Study for women has been canceled for Wednesday, September 5th. The first meeting …
Sold in increments of 25 Thank you! To celebrate the 300th anniversary of New Orleans, we are partnering with The Gideons International to share the Gospel. You can purchase your own NOLA 300 New Testaments today! Please place your order below, the LAST DAY to order is September 11, 2018. You will be able to pick up your Bibles from …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ Throughout Scripture, wisdom is magnified and encouraged. Psalms, Proverbs, the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), and James are all examples of wisdom literature. God obviously wants us to hear wisdom and live by it. What should I do with wisdom? First, seek it with all your heart. God wants to give it to you. He …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ I don’t think I’m the only one who wonders how and why the apostle James said, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds“ (James 1:2). I don’t want to debate whether or not it should be pure joy. I deeply believe that all of God’s Word is true …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ While we pray for so many things–most of them entirely pleasing to God, do you pray for your church? Shouldn’t our churches be near the top of the list of our prayers? I want to encourage those who attend FBC Covington to covenant to pray for the church. For those of you who attend other churches …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ We often talk about making church membership meaningful. At our church’s Discovery Class we sometimes, ask the question, “What makes church membership meaningful?” Then we try to answer the question to help new and prospective members. Last week I read a report in Baptist Press, concerning a church in Kentucky that sought to make church membership meaningful. Their …
