A Southern Baptist pastor for almost 35 years, I currently serve as Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Angleton, Texas, and post my weekly sermons here. I am grateful to see these messages read in countries around the world, and pray that God will use His word to help individuals to walk with Him daily, and churches to glorify Him with their worship and obedience.
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“Pilgrim’s Progress” (I Peter 1:1-2 sermon)
The Bible is the #1 best-selling, most-read book of all time. But right behind it, is The Pilgrim’s Progress, widely considered the second most-read book in history. It was written by Puritan John Bunyan, in the form of an allegory: … Continue reading
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We Are Aliens
“Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who are chosen” (I Peter 1:1) Peter wrote to the Christians who were scattered throughout what is now the nation … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized
Tagged aliens, citizenship, eternal life, heaven, I Peter 1:1
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Don’t “Fit In”!
“Depart, depart, go out from there, touch nothing unclean; go out of the midst of her, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.” (Isaiah 52:11) Speaking of the return of the His people from captivity in Babylon, … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, compromise, culture, I Peter 1:1, Isaiah 52:11, separation, strangers
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Not of This World
Hebrews 11:9 says, “By faith he (Abraham) lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land …”. The Bible tells us that Abraham lived in the Promised Land, but he was different than the inhabitants … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies
Tagged aliens, Hebrews 11:9, holiness, I Peter 2:11, not of this world, Romans 12:2, strangers
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