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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“Glorifying God as Salt & Light” (Matthew 5:13-16 sermon)
“(Victor) Frankl was a prominent Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist who lived in Vienna, Austria. In 1942, he and his wife and parents were arrested and transported to a Nazi concentration camp. At the end of the war three years later, … Continue reading
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Glorify God
“But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.” (Matthew 9:8) This verse describes the response of the people to Jesus’ raising up of the paralzyed man who was brought … Continue reading
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Tagged glorify God, glory, I Corinthians 10:31, Matthew 9:8
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For The Glory Of God
“… this gracious work, which is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself …” (II Corinthians 8:19) Here Paul, writing about the offering that he and his associates were taking up for the impoverished saints at … Continue reading
Not What You Are Here For
“If you have been foolish in exalting yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth …” (Proverbs 30:32) It is surely interesting that in this verse, “if you have been foolish in exalting yourself” is … Continue reading
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Tagged chief end of man, fame, glorify God, pride, Proverbs 30:32, purpose, purpose of life, Westminster Catechism
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The Purpose of Everything
Psalm 148 commands everything in creation to praise Yahweh: — “the heavens” :1 — “angels” :2 — “sun and moon … stars of light” :3 — “the earth” :7 — “sea monsters” :7 — “fire and hail, snow and clouds” … Continue reading
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Tagged glorify God, praise God, Psalm 148, true success
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