1 Thess. 5:12-22Randy Jacoby, pastorFirst Baptist Church, FolkstonLet’s recapture the spirit of Thanksgiving.Someone needs to. The world skips Thanksgiving Day and goes straight from Halloween to Christmas, but the issue goes deeper.Thankfulness, or gratitude, is not about a day. When we follow Jesus, He calls for a gratitude that goes beyond a moment in time. […]
John 11:1-4, 38-45Randy Jacoby, pastorFirst Baptist Church, Folkston“It’s not about you.”With this declaration, Rick Warren opened his 2002 bestseller “The Purpose Driven Life.” He went on to unpack the reality that if you want to find your purpose in life, you need to look to God.Contrary to Warren’s words, many in the culture today, including […]
Rom. 8: 26-32Randy Jacoby, pastorFirst Baptist Church, Folkston At the heart of many issues surrounding the topic of “God’s will and my circumstances” lies the issue of trust. “Can I trust the Lord in my circumstances?” “Can I trust Him with my circumstances?” “Can I trust that God will bring good out of this?” “Does […]
Voices from beyond our gifting protects us from blind spots.
The wisdom of God always develops a person into a better version.
Psalm 19:1-6Brian Parker, senior pastorKingsland First Baptist Church I love Siri! She is a great assistant, especially when I drive. She provides me with written and spoken directions. The problem with Siri is that her directions are not always correct. Like Siri, God uses both written and spoken directions; but unlike Siri, God’s direction is […]
Rom. 11:33-12:2Brian Parker, senior pastorKingsland First Baptist Church According to AARP, on average 60% of people do not have a will – only 60%!. That number is affected most by age. Only 22% of millennials have a will in comparison to 81% of those age 72 and older. The more you know about wills, the […]
Sanctified relationships should be “empty of” and “full of.”
From “Explore the Bible” curriculum, LifeWayEph. 3:1-13Stephen V. Allen, senior pastorTabernacle Baptist Church, Carrollton There is a classic television trope called a “Hidden Purpose Test.” It occurs when a character undergoes a test to prove their readiness. Think about the show Kung Fu when the sage Master Kan instructs his student: “When you can snatch […]
From “Bible Studies for Life” curriculum, LifeWayGen. 2:1-3; Col. 1:15-17Jay Sanders, pastorTowaliga Baptist Church, Jackson My son likes to do trust falls. He’ll come and stand right in front of me and fall backwards, sometimes without any warning. Fatherhood requires extreme attention at all times. But most of the time, his trust falls aren’t really […]
From “Bible Studies for Life” curriculum, LifeWay1 Tim. 6:6-11, 17-19 Jay Sanders, pastorTowaliga Baptist Church, Jackson One of the first Bible verses I ever learned was the one that says that money is the root of all evil. It wasn’t until a littler later in life that I learned that verse isn’t in the Bible. Money […]
Salvation…is the dynamic in-breaking of God’s rule in our lives…