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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- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- "Following Jesus" (Matthew 4:18-22 sermon)
- "The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
- "How To Seek The Lord" (Isaiah 55:6-7 sermon)
- "The Message of the Cross" (I Cor. 1:18-24 sermon)
- "Your Best Investment" (Matthew 6:19-24 sermon)
- “When You Follow Jesus” (Mark 10:29-30 sermon)
- "Seeking Him First" (Matthew 6:33 sermon)
- "The Disciple's Character: Purity of Heart" (Matthew 5:8 sermon)
- "Ambassadors For Christ" (II Corinthians 5:20 sermon)
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Tag Archives: Kingdom of Heaven
Poverty In Spirit: “I Need Help” (Matthew 5:3 sermon)
A pastor who served in California for a number of years shared the testimony of a Hollywood celebrity he knew, who had struggled for years with a drinking problem. But one of the most difficult things they had to deal … Continue reading
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Are You A Stumbling Block?
“You shut off the Kingdom of Heaven from people.” (Matthew 23:12) The harshest words Jesus spoke here on earth were not directed to the immoral or to heretics, but were for the religious hypocrites He condemned in Matthew 23. He … Continue reading
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Tagged curses, evangelism, heaven, hell, hypocrisy, hypocrites, Kingdom of Heaven, lifestyle, Matthew 18, Matthew 23:12, Matthew 5:9, peacemaker, salvation, scribes and Pharisees, stumbling block, woes, wrath
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Who Is “The Greatest”?
“At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?’” (Matthew 18:1) We might do well to ask why the scripture tells us that it was “at THAT time” that the … Continue reading