High Schools, colleges, and universities typically teach only one theory of origins, that being evolution, and the students are not presented with a creationist or even an Intelligent Design viewpoint. In fact, they are often given the idea that no true scientist today is a creationist. Richard Dawkins, a brash atheist and anti-creationist, says: “Evolution […]
My Teen Years: Growing-Up!
The East side- Hendrix Street, Growing up Memories! Finally, Dad was able to buy a car. If I remember correctly, he bought his first car just before we moved from the Redding Street residence. It was an off color green, Nash Rambler. Soon after, we moved to Hendrix Street where he bought a 1951 Ford. […]
My Adolescent Years: The High Point Experience!
The Adolescent Years: The Flat Land Experience! Getting settled: High Point, North Carolina is not really flat land although it is about 225 miles from my mountain home. It is situated at the highest point of the 1852 Great Western Plank Road. This road intersected the 1856 North Carolina Railroad which ran between Goldsboro and […]
Did Jesus Really Die?
Did Jesus Really Die? Text: Mark 15:44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. Introduction: Jesus died by crucifixion: “Crucifixion is a method of deliberately slow and painful execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed […]
Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Text: Genesis 4: 1-15 *Several New Testament truths find their basis in this account: (1) Sacrifices should be offered to God from a heart of faith, and must be the best of the livestock, the firstborn. {Note verse 4}Jesus would be the ultimate Sacrifice! Heb 11:4 By faith Abel offered […]
Abounding Grace!
Abounding Grace! Text: John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:15-17 John bare witness of him,{Jesus} and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before […]
My Early Years: The mountain experience!
I was born in the western part of the Old North State. When I opened my eyes the first time in the new world, it was between two wars. World War II had ended by 1946, and the Korean War was waiting to happen. On January 29th of that year, I was born, unattended by […]
Priorities and Prayers of a Preacher
Active To have a real sense of my Lords presence! Lord, You are God, You are everywhere present! This work that You have called me too, would lead me to despair, if I did not know that You were near and that You really care.So, to know that You are by my side, brings joy […]
To Be Like Jesus!
Text: Acts 4:13 Introduction: This text says that when these men saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were ignorant and unlearned men, they marveled and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus! Obviously their association with Jesus had made a huge difference in them and in the way […]
Five Reasons We Should Obey The Truth!
Text: Galatians 3:1 Intro: This truth is the truth of the Gospel! Note 2:5 and 2:14 In Galatians chapter 3, Paul presents five arguments for the sufficiency of justification by faith alone! We should obey the gospel: I Because of the Negative Effect of Disobedience! 3:1-5 A. We became believers by turning to the gospel vs.1-2 B. We are […]