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 on this site, as well as a brief overview for Sunday School teachers of the weekly Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson.
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- "The Message of the Cross" (I Cor. 1:18-24 sermon)
- Teacher's Overview of Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson of John 15:1-17, "Remain In Me"
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- Teacher's Overview: Lifeway "Explore the Bible" John 14:16-29 "Peace I Leave"
- "Following Jesus" (Matthew 4:18-22 sermon)
- "The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
- "The Purpose of God's Blessings" (Psalm 67 sermon)
- "How To Seek The Lord" (Isaiah 55:6-7 sermon)
- "God's Purpose For Your Life" (I Peter 2:4-5 sermon)
- "Lessons From Gethsemane" (Matthew 26 sermon)
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Tag Archives: Galatians 2:20
“The Greatest Verse in the Bible?” (John 3:16 sermon)
People often enjoy discussing who or what “the greatest” is in different areas of life. A new acronym has arisen in light of that: “GOAT,” which stands for “Greatest of All Time.” The first time I saw that, it was … Continue reading
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“He Loved ME”!
“… and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” (Galatians 2:20b) Martin Luther once wrote that “the heart of religion … Continue reading
The One Jesus Loves
“So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” (John 11:3) What an amazing little sentence the sisters’ call for help was: “Behold, he whom You love is sick.” One of the striking … Continue reading
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Tagged Galatians 2:20, God's love, he whom You love, Jesus, Jesus' love, John 11:3, John 3:16, Lazarus, love, the one Jesus loves
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Reasons For Giving Thanks (Psalm 136 sermon)
When our son Michael was a little boy, he was VERY plain-spoken; he would just say whatever was on his mind. Thankfully he has grown out of that (somewhat!) as he has matured, but when he was little he just … Continue reading
Radical Love For Some “ONE”
“What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying?” (Matthew 18:12) Here … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelism, Galatians 2:20, love, love the one, Matthew 18:12, ministry
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