Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
July 13, 2020
By Travis Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton Focal Passage: Proverbs 14:8-15 When Jesus stood before Pilate, Pilate asked the question, “What is truth?” (John 18:38). He asked this in response to Jesus’ claim, “Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice” (John 18:37). Pilate demonstrated an unwise heart. As a result, he was unable […]
July 13, 2020
By Randy Keene Pastor, First Baptist Church, Minor Hill Focal Passage: Romans 13:1-10 Politics is not my favorite subject to talk about these days. It seems we are in a very sensitive era when it comes to politics and government. But as the child of God, we must reflect His attributes and not those of […]
July 7, 2020
By Travis Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton Focal Passage: Proverbs 8:6-21 We love rags to riches stories. It cheers our heart to see a person born into adversity only to make it big. Our text reveals just such a situation. In Proverbs 8:1-21 we see wisdom calling simple ones, and to those who answer we […]
July 7, 2020
By Randy Keene Pastor, First Baptist Church, Minor Hill Focal Passage: I Peter 5:5b-11 In this week’s lesson the writer really brings out the point that our hope in Jesus Christ will culminate with a destination. Peter writes a final word to his readers, the elders, on how to focus on the glory that awaits […]
June 29, 2020
By Travis Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton Focal Passage: Proverbs 5:3-11, 15-18 We live in a very permissive society. Sexual immorality has swept across the land. The porn industry is a multi-billion dollar a year business. That’s billion with a “B.” Both men and women have been swept up into the spirit of the age […]
June 29, 2020
By Randy Keene Pastor, First Baptist Church, Minor Hill Focal Passage: I Peter 4:1-2, 12-19 In this lesson we will look at the joy that can be a byproduct of suffering and how we can deepen our relationship with Christ because of it. Adrian Rogers once said, “Our faith is often developed in the darkrooms […]
June 22, 2020
By Travis Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton Focal Passage: Proverbs 4:11-27 Parenting can be a challenging occupation. Not the least of which is because children are curious. However, their curiosity can get them into trouble. They want to explore and can find themselves engaged in foolish activity that can bring harm to themselves. As Solomon […]
June 22, 2020
By Randy Keene Pastor, First Baptist Church, Minor Hill Focal Passage: 1 Peter 3:8-17 In this week’s lesson the writer really brings home the point that we can endure suffering because of our hope in Christ. The Bible says it rains on the just and the unjust, meaning that trials and suffering affects both believers […]
June 15, 2020
By Travis Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton Focal Passage: Proverbs 3:21-35 Wealth. It is something that people pursue every day. From simply going to work to pay the bills, to building corporations that span the globe and generate billions of dollars. From our earliest days we learn that, to some degree, we must spend our […]
June 15, 2020
By Randy Keene Pastor, First Baptist Church, Minor Hill Focal Passage: 1 Peter 2:4-15 This week’s lesson is packed full of nuggets. Like a train has a caboose, we continue on the old T and O railroad, “trust and obey.” Peter jumps right in setting the stage on how our hope in Christ should be […]
June 8, 2020
By Travis Biller Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Elizabethton Focal Passage: Proverbs 3:1-12 Life is a journey. As we travel the road of life, we discover that the journey can be long, arduous, and sometimes confusing. There are many signposts along the way; but if those signposts do not originate with the Lord, they will serve only […]
June 8, 2020
By Randy Keene Pastor, First Baptist Church, Minor Hill Focal Passage: 1 Peter 1:13-25 In this week’s lesson the writer really brings home the point that our hope in Jesus Christ should change our view on how we look at the world and on how we live in it. Hope is that precious commodity that […]