Encouragement from J.C. Ryle
Need some encouragement? Here are a few quotes from J.C. Ryle: We see in these verses, how well our Lord foreknew the weakness and infirmity of His disciples. He tells them plainly what they were going to do. 'All ye shall be offended because of me this night.' He...
“Church” Attendance and the Heart
If you refuse to faithfully attend services at a local church you have no strong reason to believe you’re a Christian. It doesn’t matter that you were baptized at age 7, that you prayed the “sinner’s prayer” when you were 15, or how good you feel when you read...
Men’s Group Study (Mark Dever’s “Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus”)
Letting you all know about an opportunity for a study. If you live in the area of Double Branch Free Will Baptist Church, the meeting place for the Church I pastor, I would love to invite you out to our Men's Group Study which starts back on Saturday, February 3rd, at...
You Only Ever Meet Two People
You only ever meet two people. Just two. No more. No less. The Bible has a wonderful way of simplifying. Psalm 1, the first of 150 Psalms (songs) in the book of Psalms, gives us a description of ever person to ever live and it does so in 6 verses: 3 for the blessed...
“Free Will Revisited,” by Dr. Robert E. Picirilli
Our next book in Great Christian Books: A Reading Community in Middle Georgia is "Free Will Revisited," by Dr. Robert E. Picirilli. We will meet at Double Branch Free Will Baptist Church to discuss on Saturday, July 23rd, at 12:00 noon. Lunch will be provided. This...
John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress,” Part Two
Our next book in Great Christian Books: A Reading Community in Middle Georgia is John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress, part two. Last time we met we read part one. We will meet at Double Branch Free Will Baptist Church on Saturday, March 26th.The time of day to have...
Beginning a Preaching Library
One of the best friends a preacher or pastor can ever have is his library. Every good resource is a gift from God and a gift to those hearing the preacher proclaim His Word. But where can a preacher start at? Or where can one begin who wants to be a blessing to a...
Are Local Association Meetings Doomed?
It appears that one thing that’s common place in Free Will Baptists, and other denominations I would guess, is the decline and lack of interest in local association meetings. Four times a year these meetings are scheduled, and for some, these dates aren’t looked...
Our Next Book, “Pilgrim’s Progress,” by John Bunyan
Our next book we will be reading in Great Christian Books: A Reading Community in Middle Georgia, is “Pilgrim’s Progress,” by John Bunyan. There are two parts to Pilgrim’s Progress, and we will be reading the first part about “Christian.” We will plan to meet on...
Are We Missing Books from the New Testament?
Series Home Page Here Many of you have heard and seen those who want to persuade you to believe that we are missing books from the New Testament. If you haven’t looked into these arguments before, they can be pretty tough on those who hear them. “How do we know if we...