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.
Tag Archives: prophecy
“The Sacrifice That Satisfies God” (Leviticus 1:1-4 sermon)
Our little grandbaby girls are learning to read! But before they can actually understand the great concepts they can learn from reading, they must first master the “A-B-C’s.” The “A-B-C’s are the building blocks of reading, and all those big … Continue reading
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Tagged A Tale of Two Cities, blood, foreshadowing, forgiveness, In Christ Alone, Isaiah 53, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus only way, John 14:6, John the Baptist, lamb, Leviticus 1:1-4, male without defect, Passover Lamb, prophecy, sacrifice, salvation, satisfaction, substitution, substitutionary atonement, Sydney Carton, The Man With The Golden Arm, theological ABC’s, wrath of God was satisfied
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“For The Mouth of the Lord Hath Spoken It” (Isaiah 40:1-8 sermon)
A few weeks ago, we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation which Martin Luther initiated when he questioned the unbiblical teachings of the church of his day. Emory University in Atlanta actually has a big collection of Lutheran … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible application, Bible Reading, Every Day With Jesus, God's word, inerrancy, Isaiah 40:1-8 sermon, Isaiah 53:6, prophecy, salvation, scripture, scriptures, substitionary atonement, the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it, Tom Sawyer, Voltaire 100 years Bible, William Tyndale, word of God
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The Purpose of Prophecy
“From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when does occur, you may believe that I am He.” (John 13:19) This is true not only regarding Jesus’s impending death and resurrection, but of ALL … Continue reading
Trusting Providence In A Fallen World (Matt. 2:13-23 sermon)
I hope that you are among those who had a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year — but I know that not everyone did. Our lives are often very difficult, and if you’ve never noticed, problems don’t usually take … Continue reading
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Tagged A.W. Tozer, Bible prophecy, creation, Ephesians 1:11, fallen world, God's providence, Isaiah 65, Matthew 2:13-23 sermon, nature, prophecy, providence, Romans 8:19-22, Romans 8:28, sin nature, sovereignty, The Knowledge of the Holy, theodicy
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Jesus’ Family Tree (Matthew 1:1-17 sermon)
Someone told me not long ago that they have a relative who is really into researching their family genealogy, but this person does not share that interest. They said, you know I hate to admit it, but whenever my relative … Continue reading
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Tagged archeology, forgiveness, genealogy, historicity of Christianity, historicity of Jesus, I John 1:9, Jesus, Jesus' family tree, Matthew, Matthew 1, Matthew 1 genealogy, Matthew sermons, Pope Benedict abortion, prophecy, repentance, salvation, sons of Korah
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In A Night
“The oracle concerning Moab. Surely in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined. Surely in a night Kir of Moab is devastated and ruined.” (Isaiah 15:1) God revealed in Isaiah 15 His impending judgment on the nation of … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance, fear, future, Isaiah 15:1, judgment, materialism, prophecy, security, trust
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