Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
January 28, 2019
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Genesis 37:5-11, 19-27 Charles Spurgeon wisely said, “God is too good to be unkind. He is too wise to be mistaken. When you cannot trace His hand you must learn to trust His heart.” William Cowper, likewise, writes these lines, “Ye fearful saints, fresh courage […]
January 28, 2019
By Greg Steele Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jasper Focal Passage: Ephesians 5:15-21 What is the greatest need in our life? Is it people, money, clothes, water, love, value or happiness? All of those are things people need but those are not our greatest need. The greatest need we have in our life is what Paul […]
January 22, 2019
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Genesis 35:1-15 God uses this week’s text to remind us that He is always faithful. Jacob had been gone from home for what seemed like a lifetime and now God was calling him back. He was to go back to the place where God had […]
January 22, 2019
By Greg Steele Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jasper Focal Passage: Psalm 42:1-3,6-8; 43:3-5 There is a question that we like to ask when the trials and storms of life gather. “Why do bad things happen to good people.” Has this question ever plagued your mind? Of course, it has! One day, a woman asked R.C. […]
January 14, 2019
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Gen 1:27, 9:1-7; Matt.5:21-22 The sanctity of life is a beautiful, biblical belief that informs our convictions every life is precious because every life was wonderfully and fearfully made in the image of God. It’s simple to bang the pulpit one Sunday in January for […]
January 14, 2019
By Greg Steele Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jasper Focal Passage: Exodus 1:16-17, 22-2:9 I love to hear babies and kids in our worship services. Several weeks ago, we had one getting a little loud. When the mom got up to take him out he was telling everybody around them bye. The reason I love to […]
January 7, 2019
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Genesis 33:1-15 It had been 20 years since Jacob and Esau had seen each other, since Jacob tricked their Father and stole Esau’s blessing for himself. There is a saying, “Time heals all wounds.” I can tell you that’s not always true. I’ve seen people […]
January 7, 2019
By Greg Steele Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jasper Focal Passage: Ephesians 2:11-22 The Great Wall of China was built approximately 200 years before Jesus was born. It took almost a century to build. It was originally 3,000 miles long. Today there are only about 1,500 miles remaining. It varies in height from 15 to 50 […]
December 31, 2018
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Genesis 32:24-32 Jacob, fresh from the encounter with Laban and about to see his brother for the first time in 20 years, spends the night alone. Perhaps he wanted to pray, maybe he wanted to gather his thoughts, or he could’ve been convinced Esau was […]
December 31, 2018
By Greg Steele Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jasper Focal Passage: Matthew 2:1-11 There are some popular misconceptions about these magi. Most of us get our idea about these individuals from songs, cards and poems rather than from theologians. First, most people assume there were three because of the song, “We Three Kings,” and because they […]
December 24, 2018
By Scott Brown Pastor, First Baptist Church, Waverly Focal Passage: Genesis 31:2-16 For 20 years Jacob had served Laban far from his own home. God had blessed all of Jacob’s work and shown him great favor. As Jacob prospered, Laban and his sons took notice and their attitudes began to change toward Jacob.
December 24, 2018
By Greg Steele Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jasper Focal Passage: Luke 2:25-35 No one likes to wait. But we wait in traffic, in car lines, in grocery stores, in drive-thru’s, for the doctor, for a spouse, for a baby, for retirement, for sermons to get over and for Jesus to return. To set the story, […]