Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
July 28, 2015
By Randy Harmon Pastor, Rock Springs Baptist Church, Greenbrier Focal Passage: Nehemiah 1:3-10 Someone has said, “You can do a lot of things after you pray, but you shouldn’t do anything before you pray.” There are no short cuts to prayer and there is no replacement for the relationship that is built with God as […]
July 20, 2015
Troy Styer Pastor, First Baptist Church, Grand Junction Focal Passage: Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 26-29; 3:5, 12, 21 There once was a man had trouble communicating with his wife. He thought she was having trouble hearing so he devised a test. He sat on the other side of the room and asked “Can you hear […]
July 20, 2015
By Randy Harmon Pastor, Rock Springs Baptist Church, Greenbrier Focal Passage: Revelation 2:1-7 The influence of the term, “Christian” seems to be decreasing in our culture. The word “Christian” describes a person who has come to God through Christ for salvation, but that seems to mean less in our world than it once did. Love […]
July 14, 2015
Troy Styer Pastor, First Baptist Church, Grand Junction Focal Passage: Revelation 1:1-8 One thing my father instilled in me when I was growing up was to finish what I started. One time I started to play a sport in school and soon discovered that I hated it. I wanted to quit but my father reminded […]
July 14, 2015
By Randy Harmon Pastor, Rock Springs Baptist Church, Greenbrier Focal Passage: Jonah 1:1-3; 3:1-5, 10 This week’s lesson begins a new unit of study related to awakening and renewal. The story of Jonah exhibits renewal in the life of Jonah, and awakening among the people of Nineveh. I like to think of the story of […]
June 30, 2015
By Randy Harmon Pastor, Rock Springs Baptist Church, Greenbrier Focal Passage: Joshua 22:11-12, 15-18, 26-27, 33-34 Some of us have a tendency to assume the worst. This can lead to misunderstanding and conflict. I have considered writing a book about some of the interesting disagreements that have happened in churches. In this account from the […]
June 30, 2015
Troy Styer Pastor, First Baptist Church, Grand Junction Focal Passage: I John 4:7-21 Many years ago there was a secular rock song entitled “I Want To Know What Love Is.” If that artist really wanted to know he should have checked I John 4:7-21 for the answer. John “the beloved” defines in absolute terms what […]
June 22, 2015
Troy Styer Pastor, First Baptist Church, Grand Junction Focal Passage: I John 4:1-6 The old Verizon phone commercial asked people the question, “Can you hear me?” The question that John wants his readers to ask is, “Should we hear you?” John wanted to prepare his readers to be able to discern between those who taught […]
June 22, 2015
By Randy Harmon Pastor, Rock Springs Baptist Church, Greenbrier Focal Passage: Joshua 7:13-15, 19-21, 25-26; 8:1 I remember those days playing high school football when occasionally the whole team was required to run extra laps because of the infraction of one player. At the time this didn’t always seem “fair.” However, at this stage of […]
June 16, 2015
Troy Styer Pastor, First Baptist Church, Grand Junction Focal Passage: I John 2:15-27 Many years ago, I took a youth group white water rafting down the Ocoee River. Shortly after starting our guide fell out of the boat. You can imagine my shock and horror at the thought of trying to navigate this river without […]
June 16, 2015
By Randy Harmon Pastor, Rock Springs Baptist Church, Greenbrier Focal Passage: Joshua 6:1-5, 12-16, 20 Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” It is a reminder that our own wisdom is limited and flawed. God, when He works, tends to do […]
June 8, 2015
Troy Styer Pastor, First Baptist Church, Grand Junction Focal Passage: I John 1:5-2:6 Jesus said in John 8:32, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” John shines the light of truth on the darkness of three lies in this passage. The three lies are the lies of fellowship, sin, and […]