Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
April 29, 2019
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 11:15-19; 12:41-44 In Mark 11, Jesus enters Jerusalem on the back of a donkey with a large crowd cheering for Him and welcoming Him. What were their motives? Were they welcoming the true Messiah or, were they welcoming a miracle worker? Were […]
April 29, 2019
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Luke 6:27-36 Two brothers were arguing at breakfast over the final pancake. Their mother walked in and said to them, “Boys! Is this how Jesus would act? I think Jesus would say, ‘Let my brother have the last pancake.’ ” At that, the older […]
April 22, 2019
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 10:35-45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Jesus came as a servant. He did not come the first time to be exalted […]
April 22, 2019
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Matthew 19:21-30 Have you ever watched a TV show called “Hoarders?” I did recently and to be honest, I was amazed and astonished at the degree to which some folks will hold on to things (stuff). This one particular lady (the hoarder), had so […]
April 16, 2019
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 15:27-39 When I see the word “saves” I think of the ninth inning of a baseball game. If the game is close by one or two runs, the team in the lead will typically bring in their closer to try and get […]
April 16, 2019
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: John 11:25-27; 20:24-29 John Paton is not a name that we hear very often when we think of great missionaries. Paton served for 10 years as pastor of a growing Scottish congregation, but God burdened his heart for the New Hebrides, a group of […]
April 8, 2019
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 9:14-27 In Mark 9:14-18, we see the obedience of a demon commanded by Jesus to come out of a man’s son who had sought Jesus but, initially found only his disciples. The disciples could do nothing with the demon. Jesus, however, commanded […]
April 8, 2019
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Matthew 12:22-32 It has jokingly been said that there are three types of people in this world: Those who can do math and those who can’t. What about the math of sin? How many sins is too many? How many can you commit before […]
April 1, 2019
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 7:25-37 In the episode recorded in Mark 7:24-30, Jesus encounters a Gentile woman who asks Jesus to cast out a demon from her daughter. Jesus seems to hesitate. His initial response to her seems to indicate the Jews were to take precedence […]
April 1, 2019
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:7-10; 12:12-14 There was once an elderly gentleman who loved playing golf. But he was almost 80, and his vision was not very good anymore. He always had partners with him when he went out to play so they could watch his ball […]
March 25, 2019
By Chris Chambers Pastor, Brush Creek Baptist Church, Brush Creek Focal Passage: Mark 6:7-13; 30-32 “Sends” is a verb. It implies action. This is something Jesus did with the 12 disciples in order for them to grow. This was a way to disciple the disciples. When Jesus sent His disciples to the villages in Israel, […]
March 25, 2019
By Clay Hallmark Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Lexington Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 Jean Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis in 1892. He was educated in California and attended Oxford University. He became an independent oil producer in 1914 and held presidential and directorial positions with several oil companies during the 1930’s.