The present culture in which we live views the gospel as a ticket to happiness.  Therefore, we have a push today to replace the true gospel with the social gospel.  Is the gospel of Christ a social band-aid?  While that may seem like a far fetched view by many true Christians today, consider the words of a group of people who attend different random congregations: -  There is no fire and brimstone here.  No...

W.A. Criswell once made a startling statement.  He said, “I would be shocked to find half of my church in Heaven.“  However shocking that statement is, he is not the only honest pastor or evangelist to make such statements.  In fact, many today are beginning to sound the alarm that the SBC (Southern Baptist Convention) desperately needs to hear. The gimmick of “easy-believism” has been utilized to puff up our...

As I began a three week Easter celebration preaching series this past Sunday titled, We Have a Reason to Celebrate I preached on the subject, The Gospel Before Time, from Acts 2:22-41.  In that passage of Scripture, we see Peter standing up in the faces of the self righteous Jews and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.  As we examine that passage of Scripture, we see several things that had to occur before time in order to bring about...

This past Sunday – February 15th 2009, I was invited to preach to a black congregation in downtown Nashville – Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. The purpose of the service was for a racial unity Sunday in conjunction with their celebration of black history month. The people of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church were extremely gracious and welcomed my wife and I into their congregation just as if we were part of their church family. It was a...

This past Sunday – February 15th 2009, I was invited to preach to a black congregation in downtown Nashville – Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. The purpose of the service was for a racial unity Sunday in conjunction with their celebration of black history month. The people of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church were extremely gracious and welcomed my wife and I into their congregation just as if we were part of their church family. It was a...

This past Sunday – February 15th 2009, I was invited to preach to a black congregation in downtown Nashville – Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. The purpose of the service was for a racial unity Sunday in conjunction with their celebration of black history month. The people of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church were extremely gracious and welcomed my wife and I into their congregation just as if we were part of their church family. It was a...