Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
March 22, 2016
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 11:17-27 Jesus tells the disciples that He is going back to Judea because Lazarus has fallen asleep (died). The disciples are surprised that Jesus would want to go back there, because in John 10:31 the Jews tried to stone Him on his last […]
March 14, 2016
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 2: 41-47 Speaking boldly under the power of the Holy Spirit, Peter challenged those who heard him to repent and show the sincerity of their decision by being baptized. He told the crowd that Jesus was the Messiah, God had raised […]
March 14, 2016
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 10:7-15, 27-30 Jesus said, “I am the door.” A door basically is an entrance or an exit. When you walk through a door, you enter into one place and exit another one. When we walk through the door named Jesus Christ, we exit […]
March 8, 2016
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 2:1-15 Thousands jammed the streets of Jerusalem. Jewish law required all males living within 20 miles of Jerusalem to attend. Ordinary labor was prohibited during this national holiday, and all shops were closed. Many Jews had traveled from many other nations […]
March 8, 2016
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 8:12-19 While attending the Tennessee Baptist Convention annual meeting back in the early 1990s, a storm approached Memphis knocking out the electricity as everyone was making their way across the parking lot. Without street lights, it was very difficult to find your way […]
February 29, 2016
By Ken R. Speakman Member, Tulip Grove Baptist Church, Old Hickory Focal Passage: Acts 1:1-11 In Acts 1, the resurrected Lord is about to ascend to the Father. The Holy Spirit will descend in a matter of weeks and the New Testament church will be created. The book of Acts is volume two of the […]
February 29, 2016
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: John 6:26-27, 35-40 Today people want more. Think of all the luxuries we have today that we did not have 50 years ago. We have cell phones for instant communication. We have bigger televisions with more than 500 channels. The problem with society is […]
February 22, 2016
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 13:1-13 (NKJV) Jesus used parables as a medium for His teaching ministry. Parables are stories that depict real life, with a spiritual meaning attached. They were designed to provoke thought, calling for action on the part of the hearer. Parables have always been […]
February 22, 2016
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Matthew 5:43-48 How can a person walk through life and learn how and why we love things, places, and people? When we think about what love is, we understand that love is not just something we say or a surface feeling. When we realize […]
February 15, 2016
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 12:38-42, NKJV Lucy, Linus, and Charlie Brown were lying on a hill looking at the clouds. Lucy asked Linus what he saw in the clouds to which he replied, “I see what looks like Honduras and that one is the profile of a […]
February 15, 2016
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Matthew 5:33-42 It is often said that how we react to life is one of the most important things in life! When a follower of Christ walks through a situation the world around us often watches us go through whatever is happening. When they […]
February 8, 2016
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 11:20-30, NKJV During the course of our lives we will receive several invitations to do a variety of things. Sometimes the invitation is very specific, other times it is open ended. When an invitation is given the one issuing the invitation usually, if […]