RAILROAD TRACKS Salvation and sanctification are like railroad tracks… you crash and burn if you’re missing one! If you have sanctification without salvation, that’s called legalism. You’re trying to earn…
On Wednesday night, a couple of young men from a nearby neighborhood saw a crowd at the church and wondered what was going on, so they came in to have…
SPRINGTIME! Have you seen the trees? The dead leaves are gone and the new buds are growing. Springtime is here! Easter. Spring means Easter is just around the corner! We…
Today I’m starting a 10-week series leading up to our “Be Debt Free” Sunday on May 3. That will be our 39th anniversary, which means we could head into our…
Vice Lists Studying for tonight brought up several interesting vices within the many lists found in Scripture. Some of the “bad” things we know all too well. But what about…
Some exciting news… Our church was selected to host the 2029 Global Independent Baptist Fellowship (GIBF) meeting, and I am already excited about how God will use the meeting to…
I’m excited for you to meet my friend, Pastor Lamar Ard, who recently became the pastor of the Woodin Valley Baptist Church in the Seattle area. He had been an Associate Pastor for…
Strengths and Weaknesses I firmly believe in working within your Holy Spirit giftings, but not ignoring your weaknesses. Your weaknesses will be the limit of your ceiling, or your Achilles…
Be Debt Free For Ministry On Sunday I preached that if God directs your life and delivers your soul, he deserves to distribute the spoils. Giving is a recognition of…
A Theology of Admin Meetings Tonight, I want to talk about unity from John 17. This won’t be a full exposition of the text, and I won’t even be dealing…