By: Waylon Bailey ~ I hope you’ve had a wonderful time of rest, worship, and family during these past two weeks. Martha and I have had a great time with our own family and our church family. I hope you are ready to get off to a good start for 2015. Here are some of the things we will be …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ We all can be sure of one thing–everyone experiences hard times. Our heroes of the faith all experienced hard times. Hebrews 11 is filled with examples of faithful people who struggled with the hard times of life. What can we know about hard times? Here are four things we can know about the struggles of life. …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ Beginning in January, I will be preaching a series called “Starting Over.” I often feel the need and necessity of beginning again in life. We all know the hopes and dreams of a new year. We also know how wonderful and significant it us to get to start again. We’ll begin the new year by talking …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ Sometimes we think of Christmas as a nice story or a wonderful idea. Who wouldn’t want to have a time when families gather and children are blessed? Actually, the Christmas message is a story of sacrifice and commitment. Think of those who sacrificed for us. First, Mary gave up her reputation to be obedient to God. …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ Christmas is a time of giving. Most of the giving is short-term and without much thought. It is also giving toward those who give to us. In other words, it is a quid pro quo. But there is another kind of giving. It is giving with an expectation of nothing in return. It is not for …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ I’ve spent the better part of the past two weeks studying and reflecting on the message of Christmas as found in Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2. These chapters comprise what most of us call the Christmas story. Recently, I have abandoned the word story. For many people it sounds like something made up, much like a …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ I’m dreaming of a blessed Christmas. I want my Christmas to be a time truly spent with God, acknowledging His goodness and blessings. I desire the same for you. One of the highlights of Christmas is getting to sing Christmas carols. Our Sanctuary Choir will be leading us this weekend as we worship by hearing and by singing …
The Bible is filled with people–all kinds of people. You find the truly evil in the Bible. Herod the Great ruled Israel with an iron hand. He bought his kingdom and did everything in his power to keep it. He killed his favorite wife and several of his sons because he thought they threatened his kingdom. Near the end of …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ There’s one thing we all have in common–we all want a better life. While everyone might define a better life differently, we all want our lives to be better. What can we do to make our lives better? First, we can get on the same page with God. God wants you and me to have blessed …
By: Waylon Bailey ~ This is my preaching plan for Christmas. I am excited about teaching this to my church. You can view the worship services of First Baptist Church, Covington, Louisiana, live by going to the church website www.fbccov.org. Our services are Saturday at 6:00 PM and Sunday at 8:30, 9:45, and 11:00 AM. You can hear the sermon …
