Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
December 28, 2015
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: I Corinthians 12:4-11 What are gifts? Are gifts the things we wrapped up in shining paper or placed in a decorative bag or maybe gifts are the things we place beautiful bows on! Maybe gifts are the things we shared with others just a […]
December 21, 2015
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 4:1-10 Temptation is a word that often causes us to shiver because of the connotation attached to it. John McArthur in his New Testament Commentary on I Corinthians says this about the word “temptation” found in I Corinthians 10:13. The basic meaning in […]
December 21, 2015
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: Ephesians 3:14-21 What is strength? How can we measure strength? What does strength look like? These are all questions that a person could ask. And on the surface these are questions that have simple answers. From a purely secular point of view, strength could […]
December 14, 2015
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 2:1-12 There is a song that is nearly always sung at Christmas time titled “We Three Kings of Orient Are.” The song assumes three kings based on the Scriptural fact that three gifts were presented to the baby Jesus (gold — royalty; frankincense […]
December 14, 2015
By Michael Crandall Senior Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Dyersburg Focal Passage: John 1:1-5, 9-14 Have you ever thought about what life would be like if you never married the person of your dreams or if you never had your children or grandchildren? At times when we think about things such as this, we wonder what […]
December 7, 2015
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 1:18-25 If you watch television any at all you most likely have seen the commercial advertising ancestry.com. The company specializes in helping people trace their ancestors in order to discover their roots. The gospel according to Matthew leaves no doubt as to the […]
December 7, 2015
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Focal Passage: John 8:2-11 When we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, our sins were forgiven by God. What a wonderful feeling that was. The question that we must answer in our own lives is this: Are we willing to forgive others when we feel they […]
November 30, 2015
By Ray Luck Pastor, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Athens Focal Passage: Matthew 3:1-12 Years ago I was serving a church in another state as associate pastor. One Wednesday I was in charge of the service and before the service someone came in and said there was a man sitting on the steps in front of […]
November 30, 2015
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC Focal Passage: 1 John 3:1-10 About a year ago, a friend of mine and his wife finalized the adoption of their son who is Ethiopian. The little boy was about five at the time, living in an orphanage with dozens of other children and had little more than […]
November 23, 2015
By Derek Westmoreland Senior Pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church, Savannah Focal Passage: Genesis 24:1-17 God had provided the son of promise (Isaac) that was to make Abraham the father of multitudes. However, when we arrive at chapter 24, Sarah, Abraham’s wife is now deceased and Isaac his son is 40 years old with no wife and […]
November 23, 2015
By Dr. Terry Kirby Senior Pastor, Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown Focal Passage: Acts 4:23-31 When Jesus was arrested His closest followers, including the apostles scattered. Peter was accused of being one of Jesus’ followers and denied Him three times. The only followers of Jesus that are mentioned at the cross are some women. The lone […]
November 17, 2015
By Derek Westmoreland Senior Pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church, Savannah Focal Passage: Genesis 22:1-14 The test. Verse 1 reveals that God tested Abraham. Tests are good for they reveal your faith or lack of faith. In verse 2 He (God) said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the […]