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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“The Blood-Bought Life” (I Peter 1:17-21 sermon)
There is a man in Australia, James Harrison, whose blood is precious. Harrison has an antibody in his blood which is given to mothers whose systems would attack their unborn babies. When they discovered the antibody in his system, about … Continue reading
Posted in I Peter sermons, Sermon Illustrations, Sermons, Uncategorized
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Better Riches
In I Timothy 6, Paul commands Timothy in :17 to “instruct the rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches.” He then goes on to exhort them “to be … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies
Tagged be rich in good works, good works, I Timothy 6:18, riches
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