Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
September 2, 2019
By Scott Brown First Baptist Church, Waverly. Focal Passage: Ephesians 1:15-23 It’s nice to be thought of. A thoughtful note, an e-mail, or just a quick text can really change your day. Paul was reminding the Ephesian believers that they were on his mind and in his heart. He wanted them to know they were […]
September 2, 2019
By Jerry Price Retired pastor Focal Passage: Philippians 4:4-9 I met one of my best friends in 1964 at Park Avenue Baptist Church in Nashville. We have been to school together twice, worked in the same place twice, and shared an apartment together at one school. He was the best man at my wedding 46 […]
August 26, 2019
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly. Focal Passage: Ephesians 1:3-14 This passage is a beautiful statement revealing each member of the perichoresis of God at work in salvation and our blessed receipt of that work. This beginning passage of Ephesians establishes that each person of the Triune Godhead is fluidly and actively working […]
August 26, 2019
By Jerry Price Retired pastor Focal Passage: Matthew 6:25-34 Merrill Tenney, my major professor at Wheaton Graduate School, often admonished those in his classes with this familiar statement: “Any text, taken out of context, is nothing more than a pretext.” He hammered that point home so often that it became ingrained in me and my […]
August 20, 2019
Mickey D. Brackin Senior Pastor, Mars Hill Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg Focal Passage: Titus 3:1-11 Found throughout the pages of the New Testament is the glorious truth and simple fact that nobody meets Jesus and stays the same. A crazed demoniac, living in the shadows of the tombs, an outcast Samaritan woman of questionable character and […]
August 20, 2019
By Mike Kemper Retired Baptist Pastor & Director of Missions Focal Passage: II Chronicles 17:1-13 Living life that sets a good example for others, especially for your own children and family is a worthy effort. King Asa, though he had his failures, had sought to do what was right in the eyes of the Lord. […]
August 12, 2019
By Mickey D. Brackin Senior Pastor, Mars Hill Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg Focal Passage: Titus 2:1-15 In today’s focal passage (Titus 2:1-15), Paul presents a level of godly expectations, not only for church leaders but for all believers. According to Charles Ray, “The goal of his instructions was for believers to be above reproach (v. 5), to […]
August 12, 2019
By Mike Kemper Focal Passage: II Chronicles 16:1-13 In review, we have learned that King Asa was the third king of Judah, the first “good” king. He had determined to do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, torn down idols, renovated the temple and commanded the people to seek the Lord. As […]
August 6, 2019
Mickey D. Brackin Senior Pastor, Mars Hill Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg Focal Passage: Titus 1:1-5, 10-16 Are you familiar with the term “smokejumper?” A smokejumper is a highly trained firefighter who specializes in fighting wildfires. Often, they must parachute into rugged and remote areas to provide a frontline defense against raging wildfires. Upon examination of a […]
August 6, 2019
By Mike Kemper Focal Passage: II Chronicles 15:10-19 As King Asa began his rule he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. However, before his time, worship and an obedient relationship with God had been token if at all. King Asa repeatedly insists that the people “seek the Lord.” Though Asa had […]
July 29, 2019
By Mickey D. Brackin Senior Pastor, Mars Hill Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg Focal Passage: II Timothy 3:12-17; 4:1-8 I grew up in Town Creek, Ala., a small town in northwest Alabama. My dad was a sharecropper and construction laborer. His formal education was completed in the sixth grade. Although lacking in formal education he was a […]
July 29, 2019
By Mike Kemper Interim Pastor, First Baptist Church, Dyer Focal Passage: II Chronicles 15:1-9 Honoring and obeying God always brings blessings and benefits. Good King Asa had initially done what was right by bringing spiritual reforms. Blessings came. But, consistency in doing right things for the entire nation of Israel had always been “off and […]