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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Top Posts & Pages
- Teacher's Overview of Lifeway's "Explore the Bible" lesson of Acts 2:41-47, "United"
- "The Growing Christian Life" (I Peter 1:22 sermon)
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- Teachers' Overview of Lifeway's "Explore the Bible" lesson of Acts 3:12-25, "Placed" for June 23, 2024
- "God's Purpose For Your Life" (I Peter 2:4-5 sermon)
- "How To Run The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
- "The Gift That Is An Insult" (I Kings 9:10-14)
- "Seeking Him First" (Matthew 6:33 sermon)
- Teacher's Overview of Lifeway's "Explore the Bible" lesson of Acts 2:5-16, 36-38, "Empowered"
- "Following Jesus" (Matthew 4:18-22 sermon)
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- "The Disciple's Character" series (Beatitudes Mt. 5:3-12)
- "The Disciplines of Disciples" series
- "This Is My Story" sermon series
- Beatitudes Series 2020 FBCA
- Book of James Sermons: What Real Faith Looks Like
- COVID-19 crisis assorted messages
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Tag Archives: platitudes
When The Platitudes Don’t Work
It’s easy to quote popular spiritual platitudes to ourselves and others in times of difficulty. But what happens when they don’t “work”? We find in Psalm 22 that David knew something about that. In :4-5 he says, “In You our … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies
Tagged Hebrews 11:, platitudes, Psalm 2:2, spiritual cliches, suffering, trial
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