Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
September 12, 2016
By Hoyt Wilson Pastor, Flatwoods Baptist Church, Holladay Focal Passage: I Peter 2:1-10 Charlie Brown said to Lucy: “Lucy, wouldn’t it be great, knowing what we know now, to get to live our lives over?” Lucy responded: “Charlie Brown, what do we know now?” Not even Christians get to live their lives over, but persons […]
September 5, 2016
By Hoyt Wilson Pastor, Flatwoods Baptist Church, Holladay Focal Passage: I Peter 1:3-9 A boy scrubbed clean and dressed in his Sunday best went outside to wait for the rest of the family before church. He could not, however resist the puddles from the night’s rain. He was wet and dirty when he went back […]
September 5, 2016
By Justin Randolph Pastor of Zion Hill Baptist Church, Sevierville Focal Passage: Psalm 33:6-9, 13-15; Colossians 1:15-17 One of the things I do not love to do is put things together for my children. I love getting things they need and sometimes want. I also love helping them learn to use the things in question, […]
August 29, 2016
By Hoyt Wilson Pastor, Flatwoods Baptist Church, Holladay Focal Passage: I Peter 1:3-9 Some years ago a submarine sank off the coast of New England. Rescue operations began as soon as possible and divers located the vessel on the bottom of the ocean. As the divers approached the ship, they heard metallic clanging — someone […]
August 29, 2016
By Justin Randolph Pastor of Zion Hill Baptist Church, Sevierville Focal Passage: Psalms 33:6-9, 13-15; Colossians 1:15-17 “The Bible is not a science book.” Have you ever heard this? There is some truth to this statement. The Scripture was not ever intended to be a treatise on science, and yet being the very Word of […]
August 22, 2016
By Al R. Hodges Retired IMB Missionary Focal Passage: I Samuel 30:6-8, 18-25 In my early years as a missionary in Africa, Alan, a missionary from Ireland, was a close friend. When I experienced times of loneliness or difficulty, Alan would smile and say through his Irish accent, “Brother, we are not on the winning […]
August 22, 2016
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: Luke 10:25-37 Jesus encounters an expert in the law. This expert knew the first five books of the Bible backwards and forward. Jesus uses this occasion to teach a very important truth. That truth is that a person cannot separate their relationship with God […]
August 15, 2016
By Al R. Hodges Retired IMB Missionary Focal Passage: I Samuel 26:7-12, 21-25 Although hated and abused by King Saul, David maintained his respect for Saul and for the Lord who had anointed him king. It is a story of the old king, still reigning but fading, and the new king in waiting, also anointed […]
August 15, 2016
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: Proverbs 11:23-29 Proverbs offers practical instructions on the use of money. Money is essential for living; however, believers are to recognize that God requires accountability. No matter how hard a person has toiled, in reality God is the source of all blessings. God’s blessings […]
August 8, 2016
By Al R. Hodges Retired IMB Missionary Focal Passage: 1 Samuel 25:14-17; 32-38 “There but for the grace of God go I” is a statement attributed to 16th century English protestant John Bradford. Such was Bradford’s humility, that upon seeing the execution of hardened criminals, he understood God had protected him from falling into such […]
August 8, 2016
By Gene Price Pastor, Tumbling Creek Baptist Church, Gleason Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 God desires for His children to be good stewards both in their life and finances. Herschel Hobbs said, “Throughout the book of Ecclesiastes the writer identified two key concerns connected to wealth: (1) Don’t be consumed with the quest for wealth; and […]
August 1, 2016
By Al R. Hodges Retired IMB Missionary Focal Passage: 1 Samuel 22:6-17 Selfish ambition creates a spiritual blindness detrimental to one’s own soul and to the well-being of others in the family of God. David was loyal to King Saul because Saul was God’s anointed. David trusted God’s timing for when he himself would become […]