I'm a retired Southern Baptist pastor of almost 40 years. My wife Cheryl & I moved to Norman, OK in March of 2025. I share a weekly overview for Sunday School teachers of the weekly Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson, as well as texts of my sermons and other articles.
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Top Posts & Pages
- Teacher's Overview of Deuteronomy 33:1-5, 26-29, Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson, "God's Power," for 11/30/25.
- Teacher's Overview of Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson, "Fully Committed," for 11/23/25.
- Basebaal Strikes Out
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- Reasons For Giving Thanks (Psalm 136 sermon)
- "How To Run The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
- "Give Thanks to the Lord" (Psalm 118 sermon) Thanksgiving 2024
- "God's Purpose For Your Life" (I Peter 2:4-5 sermon)
- “Immanuel: God With Us” (Matthew 1:23 sermon)
- Teacher's Overview of Deuteronomy 28:1-6, 15-19, Lifeway Explore the Bible lesson, "Covenant Relationship," for 11/16/25.
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Tag Archives: speech
“What Real Faith Looks Like: Real Faith Affects the Way You Talk” (James 3:1-12 message)
James 3:1-12 “What Real Faith Looks Like: Real Faith Affects the Way You Talk” Francis Carpenter was an eminent American portrait painter back in the 1800s. Among the people he painted was President Abraham Lincoln. For six months he would … Continue reading
Posted in Book of James Sermons: What Real Faith Looks Like, Sermons
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Admiral Dewey, Book of James, C.J. Stroud, careless words, children, Christian life, convicted for being a Christian, cursing, Dwight Eisenhower, faith, forest fire, forgiveness, Francis Carpenter, fruit, George Patton, gospel, holiness, horse bit, Jacqueline Winspear, James, James 2, James 3, Jesus, John Wooden, language, Maisy Dobbs, mine ponies, parents, rudder, salvation, ship, sin, speech, swear words, talk, Theodore Roosevelt, tongue, Welch revival, What Real Faith Looks Like, words, works
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“The Way You Talk Gives You Away”
“A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, ‘Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.’” (Matthew 26:73) This verse describes what happened as Simon Peter denied Jesus for … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized
Tagged heart, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 26:73, speech, talk, words
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Avoid Such Talk
In II Timothy 2:16 scripture commands: “But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness”. There are two kinds of language the Bible enjoins in this verse: — First, we are to avoid “worldly” talk. This … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies
Tagged Ephesians 4:29, II Timothy 2:16, language, speech, talk
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