Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
February 21, 2022
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville Focal Passage: Daniel 9:4-19 We do not like being honest. Even the most honest person in the world has a difficult time in being honest about their own sinfulness. We are honest with God when we confess our sins and His Lordship over all things (Romans 10:9-13). […]
February 21, 2022
By Kenny Bruce Pastor Emeritus, Leawood East Baptist Church, Memphis Focal Passage: Genesis 50:15-21 When we see our lives from God’s perspective, His providence shines through the events that seem tangled or meaningless. 1. Providence revealed (vv. 18-19). After Jacob died, Joseph’s brothers were afraid Joseph was holding a grudge against them and would punish […]
February 14, 2022
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville Focal Passage: Daniel 7:1-14 Question: If you could know exactly what was going to happen tomorrow, would you want to know? Some might say, “Yes, I would want to know so that I could better prepare for what is coming my way.” Others might say, “No, […]
February 14, 2022
By Kenny Bruce Pastor Emeritus, Leawood East Baptist Church, Memphis Focal Passage: Genesis 45:1-5, 9-11 The climax of the story of Joseph is when he reveals himself to his brothers. I. The revelation of his person (vv. 1-5). Chapter 45 begins with Joseph’s meeting with his brothers. Joseph knew his brothers before they knew him. […]
January 31, 2022
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville Focal Passage: Daniel 6:10-24 According to GodTube.com, John H. Sammis was the writer of the Christian hymn Trust and Obey in 1887. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1846, Sammis died in 1919 in Los Angeles, Calif. He was a businessman and a preacher for the Presbyterian church. He taught at Biola […]
January 31, 2022
By Kenny Bruce Pastor Emeritus, Leawood East Baptist Church, Memphis Focal Passage: Genesis 41:28-32, 47-54 The greatness of God is seen in Joseph’s character. I. Joseph, the interpreter (vv. 28-32) In interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, Joseph explained that Egypt would have seven years of abundant harvests followed by seven years of famine. Because Pharaoh saw the power […]
January 31, 2022
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville Focal Passage: Daniel 4:28-37 God hates pride (Proverbs 6:16-19). In fact, James 4:6 notes that God resists the proud. So, let’s be clear. God doesn’t just hate pride; God hates the proud person. This is strong, but biblical language. Pride is not some disembodied sin that someone, […]
January 31, 2022
By Kenny Bruce Pastor Emeritus, Leawood East Baptist Church, Memphis Focal Passage: Genesis 39:21-23; 40:4-8, 20-23 Like Joseph, we need to press forward with our focus on God in spite of injustice. I. Prosperity in prison (Genesis 39:21-23) While Joseph was in prison, the Lord was with him and granted him favor in the eyes […]
January 24, 2022
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville Focal Passage: Daniel 3:14-26 The “Pledge of Allegiance” has become a controversial thing in recent years. For some, to pledge allegiance to a nation they feel has been unfair to them is beyond the pale. For most, however, the pledge to a nation that has […]
January 24, 2022
By Kenny Bruce Pastor Emeritus, Leawood East Baptist Church, Memphis Focal Passage: Genesis 39:1-12 Joseph was successful because the Lord was with him in all his circumstances. I. Joseph is trusted by a prosperous master (Ch. 39:1-6). Although Joseph had been sold as a slave to Potiphar, an Egyptian official, the Lord was with him […]
January 17, 2022
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville Focal Passage: Daniel 1:8-21 We are amid a massive cultural shift. Things that were once familiar are now strange; truths that were once cherished are no longer applauded. In his book, Reinventing Liberal Christianity, Theo Hobson traces the collapse of Western civilization through three steps: (1) What […]
January 17, 2022
By Kenny Bruce Pastor Emeritus, Leawood East Baptist Church, Memphis Focal Passage: Genesis 37:1-5, 19-24, 26-27 Joseph was loved and hated, favored and abused, abased and exalted. He truly was a man of God. (1) Joseph’s boyhood (vv. 1-5). Joseph is introduced to us as a young man 17 years of age. Jacob loved Joseph […]