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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- 30 Years In Paradise
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- "God's Purpose For Your Life" (I Peter 2:4-5 sermon)
- "The Message of the Cross" (I Cor. 1:18-24 sermon)
- “When You Follow Jesus” (Mark 10:29-30 sermon)
- "Following Jesus" (Matthew 4:18-22 sermon)
- "Becoming An Acts 1:8 Church" (Acts 1:8 sermon)
- "Your Spiritual Armor" (Ephesians 6:10-20 sermon)
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Tag Archives: intercession
“Explore the Bible” Lesson Overview: II Kings 19:10-19, 32-34, “God Hears”
(A brief overview for Sunday school teachers and Bible study leaders of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of II Kings 19, for Sunday, August 21, 2022. A video version of this overview is available on YouTube at: INTRO: Ask your … Continue reading
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“Sowing In Tears” (Matthew 5:4 sermon)
I remember very well, listening to the young man in my church office a few years ago. He was burdened with some temptations to sin that he was experiencing. He couldn’t understand why he would have such feelings and temptations; … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine of Hippo, Beatitudes, blessed are those who mourn, character of Christ, children and salvation, Christian character, conviction of sin, guilt, intercession, Matthew 5:4, Monica prayer, mourning, prayer, repentance, salvation, sin
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The Prayer That Keeps Returning
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer kept returning to my bosom.” (Psalm 35:13) Can you remember a time when a prayer you were prayingfor someone was … Continue reading
The Intercessor-Guardian
“I am no longer in the world, and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even … Continue reading