Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
October 20, 2015
By Dr. Terry Kirby Senior Pastor, Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown Focal Passage: Daniel 2:13-21, 26-28a I don’t know if you are like me when it comes to shopping but I can only endure it under certain conditions. I only like to shop when I have a predetermined list and a set number of minutes. These […]
October 12, 2015
By Derek Westmoreland Senior Pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church, Savannah Focal Passage: Genesis 12:1-9 As chapter 12 begins, we find Abram who was introduced in chapter 11 (v. 26) pushed to the forefront of the story. In verses 1-9 Abram is called to leave his place of comfort for the land God promises to give to […]
October 12, 2015
By Terry Kirby Senior Pastor, Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown Focal Passage: Daniel 1:3-5, 8-13, 17-19 Think about it! Will anyone remember that you lived in 1,000 years? Will anybody remember that you lived in 100 years? Sad for some, only a fraction of one percent of the people who have ever lived will survive in […]
October 7, 2015
By Derek Westmoreland Senior Pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church, Savannah Focal Passage: Genesis 11:1-9 It is a humbling situation (i.e. foreign land) when you cannot verbally communicate with those around you. In Genesis 11:1-9 we find God responding to the rebellion of man by confusing their language. As a result of what happened that day, we […]
October 7, 2015
By Terry Kirby Senior Pastor, Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown. Focal Passage: Revelation 21:1-8 Some of my older retired friends talk about never wanting to move from their homes. They do not want to think about moving all of their stuff (junk). They are settled in for the remainder of their days. They have everything placed […]
September 28, 2015
By Derek Westmoreland Senior Pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church, Savannah Focal Passage: Genesis 8:15-22; 9:1, 11-16 I. God directed. The flood waters had receded but Noah had not yet received permission to disembark the ark. Noah did not know what to do next and then in Genesis 8:15-19 the Lord provided permission to exit and provided […]
September 28, 2015
By Terry Kirby Senior Pastor of Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown Focal Passage: Romans 8:28-39 Many fathers and sons hunt or fish together for fun and relationship building. With me and my dad, we watched football and cut firewood. He would run the chain saw. He could “fall” a tree on a dime. At the time, I […]
September 23, 2015
By Derek Westmoreland Senior Pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church, Savannah Focal Passage: Genesis 6:11-18, 7:11-14 I. The earth is corrupt. Verse 11 says, “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence (NASU). The earth refers to the people living on earth. The earth was corrupt. Violence was […]
September 23, 2015
By Terry Kirby Senior Pastor of Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown Focal Passage: Luke 11:5-13 With names like: bag, brick, flip, slide, and smart, cellular phones have come a long way in a few short years. Today’s smart phones are handheld computers that can do just about anything. Besides talking, smart phones are our calendars, cameras, flashlights, […]
September 14, 2015
By Derek Westmoreland Senior Pastor, Hopewell Baptist Church, Savannah Focal Passage: Genesis 3:1-7, 14-19 I. Temptation. In verse 1a the serpent tempted Eve. As the devil (Revelation 12:9, 20:2) tempted Eve, he began in verse 1 by addressing her intellect when he said “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of […]
September 14, 2015
By Terry Kirby Senior Pastor of Alpha Baptist Church, Morristown Focal Passage: Psalm 34:4-14 When I was in middle school my parents, my twin sister, and I traveled, with our church, to Brookings, S.D., on a missions trip. Our team stayed in the dorms at South Dakota State University. We worked with the local Baptist […]
September 8, 2015
Derek Westmoreland Senior Pastor of Hopewell Baptist Church, Savannah Focal Passage: Genesis 2:4-9, 5-18 In Genesis 2:4 we find a new reference to “God.” In Genesis 1:1 – 2:3 we find the word “Elohim” in the Hebrew which is translated “God.” The word refers to God as the Creator. In Genesis 2:4, we find the […]